- December 14, 2015
- Queen Birdface Productions
Gem Wars: Attack of the Jiblets
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About
"Gem Wars: Attack of the Jiblets" is a local/online multiplayer party game for up to 4 players, focused on constant power-up collection and weapon customization. Gather elemental gems to gain strengths and weaknesses, and combine them with Lethal Arms for deadly results. The game also features a variety of unique Tactical Arms, such as teleporters, bear traps, and shields, for added strategic depth.





- Gem Wars offers a fun and chaotic multiplayer experience, especially when played with friends, making it a great couch game.
- The game features a unique elemental weapon system that adds depth and strategy to gameplay, keeping it fresh and engaging.
- Despite its flaws, the game has a charming art style and character customization options that players enjoy.
- The game suffers from poor controls and floaty physics, making gameplay feel unresponsive and frustrating.
- Online multiplayer is virtually non-existent, requiring players to arrange matches with friends, which limits its replayability.
- The developers abandoned the game shortly after launch, leading to a lack of updates and support, leaving many players disappointed.
- gameplay32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
Gameplay reviews highlight significant issues, including clunky controls and untested support for modern displays, leading to a frustrating experience. While some mechanics, like elemental weapon mixing, add strategic depth, the overall gameplay is often described as dull and derivative, resembling a lesser version of "Super Smash Bros." Despite having potential with its single-player challenges and survival mode, the multiplayer aspect is criticized for being nearly non-existent.
“It has all of the right game mechanics to be a great entry in the genre.”
“There’s a lot of depth to the single player mode with quite a number of different challenges and a great survival mode giving the game extended gameplay.”
“The one new mechanic that stands out with this title is that you can mix weapons with different 'elements' (fire, water, etc.), which adds another layer of strategy to play.”
“Gameplay consisted of troubleshooting the developers' bungling and untested support for modern gaming displays, then discovering while a few slightly different mechanics are in play, the game is dead because it's just a lame 'me too!' Super Smash Bros. ripoff, only worse.”
“Not that great, looks good and interesting but controls feel a little floaty and clunky, gameplay turns out to be too simple and not very satisfying, and it's dead multiplayer so you can play with bots or arrange a game with friends.”
“Gem Wars: Attack of the Jiblets, honestly it is really rough, visually and mechanically.”