Furthermore, these power ups cost “gems,” of which you’ve always got a limited supply. What’s interesting here is that you’re limited in terms of how many power ups you can take into any give 60-second game. The game is entirely controlled through the touch screen, and it’s both responsive and easy to work with. Games are limited to 60 seconds a time, and the idea is to try to earn high scores by the usual process of chaining and activating power ups.

The game itself is a basic match-3 puzzler in the vein of Bejewelled Blitz. While it tries hard to make people pay to unlock all the goodies, it’s perfectly playable without playing a cent – it’s just going to take a while to get the good stuff. It’s from Alawar, so its heritage in iPhone/ Android gaming is obvious from the outset, but that’s not to say it isn’t worth looking to. See, Montezuma Blitz is a lot of fun, and has had me dusting off my poor Vita more than anything else of late. We don’t usually review free games at Digitally Downloaded – after all, what’s the point when you can simply try the game for yourself, but I felt compelled to review Montezuma Blitz on the Vita, simply to point out its existence if nothing else.

Downloading Montezuma Blitz!