<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
and	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Demiurge	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
match-three	B-Application
Bejeweled-style	O
puzzle	O
battle	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Marvel	O
universe	O
,	O
featuring	O
293	O
playable	O
,	O
unlockable	O
,	O
recruitable	O
Marvel	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
high-definition	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
WayForward	O
Technologies	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
;	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assemble	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
three	O
Marvel	O
superheroes	O
or	O
supervillains	O
from	O
various	O
storylines	O
,	O
controlling	O
the	O
team	O
against	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
superheroes	O
or	O
supervillains	O
in	O
match-three	B-Application
,	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Irvine	O
also	O
wrote	O
other	O
player	O
versus	O
environment	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
“	O
Webbed	O
Wonder	O
,	O
”	O
where	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
teams	O
up	O
with	O
Howard	B-Application
the	I-Application
Duck	I-Application
to	O
find	O
out	O
Aunt	O
May	O
's	O
whereabouts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
array	O
of	O
classic	O
Marvel	B-Device
heroes	I-Device
and	O
villains	O
,	O
including	O
Spider-Man	B-Device
,	O
Captain	O
America	O
,	O
Wolverine	O
,	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Thor	O
,	O
Black	O
Widow	O
,	O
Storm	O
and	O
Magneto	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
lesser-known	O
characters	O
like	O
Moonstone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Thor	O
:	O
Goddess	O
of	O
Thunder	O
,	O
the	O
female	O
version	O
of	O
Thor	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
on	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
making	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
;	O
Wolverine	O
(	O
Samurai	O
Daken	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
Wolverine	O
's	O
son	O
takes	O
on	O
his	O
father	O
's	O
codename	O
as	O
an	O
atonement	O
for	O
killing	O
him	O
;	O
and	O
Deadpool	B-Application
(	O
Spirit	O
of	O
Vengeance	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Deadpool	B-Application
that	O
became	O
a	O
Ghost	B-Device
Rider	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
game	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
,	O
was	O
conceived	O
and	O
designed	O
by	O
Australian	O
game	O
designer	O
Steve	O
Fawkner	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Warlords	O
computer	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
created	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
creating	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
,	O
Fawkner	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
his	O
love	O
of	O
the	O
tile-matching	B-Application
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
was	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
mobile	O
followed	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
late	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
and	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
on	O
October	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
titled	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
,	O
before	O
the	O
subtitle	O
"	O
Dark	O
Reign	O
"	O
was	O
dropped	O
following	O
a	O
July	O
2014	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Sega	O
Networks	O
acquired	O
Demiurge	O
Studios	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
acquisition	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
505	O
Games	O
purchased	O
D3	O
Go	O
!,	O
and	O
upkeep	O
of	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
passed	O
over	O
to	O
Broken	O
Circle	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.1	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
has	O
taken	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
strategic/role	O
-playing	O
element	O
overlay	O
,	O
and	O
turned	O
it	O
into	O
an	O
intricately	O
crafted	O
,	O
remarkably	O
deep	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	O
Arcade	O
awarded	O
it	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
compulsively	O
,	O
sickeningly	O
playable	O
"	O
and	O
writing	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
other	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
games	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
more	O
calculated	O
and	O
strategic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
team	O
fighting	O
rather	O
than	O
individual	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacLife	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
does	O
a	O
good	O
job	O
of	O
spicing	O
up	O
the	O
match-three	B-Application
genre	O
for	O
comic	O
fans	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
Tabby	O
Award	O
Best	O
Android	B-Application
Apps	O
and	O
Games	O
winner	O
in	O
the	O
Game	O
:	O
Puzzle	O
,	O
Cards	O
&	O
Family	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
