<s>
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Warlords	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Fawkner	O
for	O
Australian	O
game	O
developer	O
Infinite	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
D3	O
Publisher	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
role-playing	O
with	O
tile-matching	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
board	O
similar	O
to	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
,	O
and	O
by	O
making	O
matches	O
of	O
colored	O
gems	O
,	O
the	O
combatants	O
can	O
cause	O
damage	O
to	O
their	O
opponents	O
,	O
cast	O
spells	O
,	O
or	O
perform	O
other	O
abilities	O
that	O
affect	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
ports	O
included	O
extended	O
content	O
:	O
"	O
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
Plague	O
Lord	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
releases	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Attack	O
of	O
the	O
Golem	O
Lord	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
"	O
Revenge	O
"	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Switch	B-Application
version	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Puzzle	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Returns	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
science-fiction	O
variant	O
,	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Galactrix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
template	O
for	O
licensed	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Marvel	B-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
–	I-Application
Puzzle	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
is	O
conducted	O
entirely	O
via	O
turn-based	O
puzzle	O
action	O
similar	O
to	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
or	O
Zoo	B-Device
Keeper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
raising	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
experience	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
distribute	O
skill	O
points	O
to	O
affect	O
how	O
the	O
tile-matching	B-Application
combat	O
plays	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
activities	O
require	O
completing	O
a	O
mini-game	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
tile-matching	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Fawkner	O
became	O
hooked	O
on	O
Bejeweled	B-Device
,	O
often	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
the	O
late	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
night	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
realized	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
wrap	O
the	O
core	O
match-3	B-Application
concept	O
into	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
Magic	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Gathering	I-Application
elements	O
and	O
create	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
Tactics	I-Application
,	O
forming	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Puzzle	O
Quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
consisted	O
of	O
40,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
version	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Fawkner	O
these	O
sold	O
out	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
shipment	O
,	O
in	O
part	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
mention	O
and	O
difficulty	O
to	O
acquire	O
by	O
the	O
popular	O
webcomic	O
Penny	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
D3	O
raced	O
to	O
publish	O
more	O
to	O
meet	O
demand	O
,	O
though	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
limited	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
provide	O
black	O
DS	B-Device
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
side-by-side	O
comparison	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
by	O
Kotaku	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
challenging	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
along	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
screen	O
and	O
more	O
in-game	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
bug	B-Error_Name
relating	O
to	O
in-game	O
companions	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
;	O
the	O
companions	O
 '	O
stated	O
special	O
abilities	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
game	O
designer	O
Steve	O
Fawkner	O
has	O
acknowledged	O
this	O
bug	B-Error_Name
,	O
he	O
claims	O
that	O
only	O
Vicious	O
Cycle	O
,	O
the	O
port	O
developer	O
,	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSN	B-Device
and	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
releases	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
consoles	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
,	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
built-in	O
networking	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
online	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
matches	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
and	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
,	O
named	O
Puzzle	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Legend	I-Device
Returns	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Revenge	O
of	O
the	O
Plague	O
Lord	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
23	O
July	O
,	O
2008	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
9	O
October	O
2008	B-Application
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
managed	O
to	O
combine	O
the	O
best	O
aspects	O
of	O
both	O
[	O
puzzle	O
and	O
RPG ]	O
genres	O
into	O
one	O
nice	O
little	O
package.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpy	O
awarded	O
it	O
"	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
of	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
version	O
was	O
listed	O
as	O
the	O
6th	O
best	O
title	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
that	O
platform	O
by	O
the	O
IGN	O
staff	O
in	O
a	O
September	O
2010	O
compilation	O
.	O
</s>
