Gem Smashers is a puzzle game developed by Frame Studios and published by Metro 3D

Metro 3D

For information about the American video game developer/publisher, see Metro3D, Inc.Metro 3D is a video game developer and publisher based in the United Kingdom. They specialize in creating budget titles suitable for the entire family. Many of their titles, such as Ninjabread Man and Anubis II,...

 for the Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

The is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured, and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2001; in North America on June 11, 2001; in Australia and Europe on June 22, 2001; and in the People's Republic of China...

. The game was released in North America on July 1, 2003, and in Japan on November 21, 2003.

The game is also ported to Wii

Wii

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 and Nintendo 3DS

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 on November 8, 2011.

Reception

The game received mostly positive reviews. IGN

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noted that the game was "one of the most original puzzle games on the GBA so far."