Puzzle Quest 2 combines its trademark style with an enhanced real-time experience using all-new weapons, spells, and shields that make every decision meaningful and never passive in the deepest puzzle adventure yet.

Puzzle Quest 2 features its hallmark blend of match-3 gem matching and fantasy, with a simple but meaningful role playing experience where players can choose any of four character classes; War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian or Assassin. Each character class provides interesting twists during multiple play-throughs as players reclaim the once peaceful village of Verloren from the evil clutch of the demon Gorgon. Players will be able to level up each character to progress through the adventure in Story Mode or even dive into Instant Action, Tournament Mode, or Mutliplayer Mode for a rich and diverse experience. With the entire Puzzle Quest world accessible on your fingertips in real-time action, players will be able to get a more streamlined experience for instant gratification.

In the tradition of the original Puzzle Quest – Puzzle Quest 2 combines an easy-to-play match-3-based puzzle system with the a compelling fantasy adventure and strategic turn-based combat found at the heart of all great role-playing games.

Gamers can play four distinct characters — Templar, Sorcerer, Barbarian or Assassin — that provide interesting twists on class-specific mechanics. While progressing, characters can be leveled up through the adventure in Story Mode, Instant Action, Tournament Mode or Multiplayer Mode. Other new game features include:

• Online Leaderboards – players can experiences new levels of challenges with their customized characters;
• More active elements – like swinging weapons with both hands, using sidekicks to access spells, and equipping shields to wield in battle;
• Tons of mini-games using a variety of puzzle activities that reward gamers with constant treasure and experience while introducing new challenges – picking locks, bashing through doors and disarming traps;
• Puzzle Quest’s original, award-winning score blended with hundreds of hand-painted pieces of art, and new gem colors.

“Puzzle Quest is an award-winning franchise with numerous accolades like an Interactive Achievement Award for ‘Best Downloadable Game of the Year’ for Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords,” said David Schwartz, general manager of PC games, Namco Networks. “We’re excited to be working with D3P to introduce PC gamers to Puzzle Quest 2, a game that delivers everything you would expect from this impressive franchise.”

The PC game will be digitally distributed from Namcogames.com and other leading portals.

Puzzle Quest 2 further intensifies the puzzle-RPG blend as action points are awarded for deeper combat experience.  Exploration of the dungeon-crawling variety also brings with it new puzzling mini-games when finding loot, discovering and disarming traps, breaking down doors, picking locks, and more.

Level your hero, learn new spells, acquire new deadlier weapons, better armor, and put your puzzle skills to the ultimate test against more dangerous foes as you descend deeper and deeper into this dungeon.  What lies in wait? It is said “No Daemon sleeps forever...”

Puzzle Quest 2 is rated “E10+” by the ESRB,