Gyromancer

I was looking around on the Xbox Live Arcade after purchasing Puzzle Quest when I saw this game called Gyromancer. It looked kind of the same as Puzzle Quest, but with a different story and look. I decided to look into to see if it was the same kind of Puzzle/RPG as Puzzle Quest, better, or worse.

After looking around on gamespot, I found that it looks like the same basic game, although with some key differences. Instead of fighting with skills, you summon creatures to fight for you. This kind of brings a card game feel to it (gamespot actually said "Puzzle Quest meets Magic: The Gathering). Also, you have to start thinking about your moves because you can't line up gems with the enemy monster or else it will help them, and some gems get locked so you can't move them after awhile of playing.

This game doesn't seem as good on the RPG side as Puzzle Quest because it only mentions leveling up. There is no customizable citadel like in Puzzle Quest, and you can't tame creatures (although you can summon them so I guess that doesn't matter as much). It is also criticized for a poor tutorial and short playthrough, although it has replay value because you can't go into some paths on you first playthrough. So this game doesn't seem quite as good as Puzzle Quest, but it does still look like a good game.