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Revision as of 09:47, 15 January 2020

Bejeweled 2
Bejeweled 2 cover
Developers
PopCap Games
Engines
PopCap Games Framework
Release dates
Windows November 5, 2004
macOS (OS X) November 15, 2004
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Bejeweled 2 on MobyGames
Bejeweled 2 on Wikipedia
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Bejeweled
Bejeweled 2001
Bejeweled 2 2004
Bejeweled Twist 2008
Bejeweled 3 2010
Bejeweled LIVE 2013

Key points

Missing achievements, online leaderboards, and lacks a 16:9 option compared to the Xbox Live version.

General information

Official website (archived)
Bejeweled 2 on the Bejeweled Wikia
Answers HQ
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
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 Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Bejeweled 2 Deluxe is the full version of the game
Browser version is also available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3300/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %PROGRAMDATA%\Steam\Bejeweled2\users[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3300/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Low FPS on modern versions of Windows

Improves performance
DirectDraw emulation is broken in Windows 8 and later
Use a DirectDraw wrapper[1]
  1. Download the DirectDrawCompat wrapper
  2. Extract the contents from the .zip file into the game's installation folder <path-to-game>

Notes

Alternatively, a normal DirectX wrapper can be used for the same effect.

3D Acceleration not supported error on modern versions of Windows

Bejeweled 2 Deluxe is required.
Install the Bejeweled 2 Deluxe patch[2]
  1. Download the Bejeweled 2 Deluxe patch here
  2. Open the .zip file and open the bejeweled-2-deluxe folder.
  3. Extract the relevant folder of the edition (Steam, PopCap) of the game to <path-to-game>.
  4. Copy the Bejeweled2-nosig+vmem+vcard.exe and compat.cfg to <path-to-game>.
  5. Rename the .exe file to Bejeweled2.exe.
  6. Run the game and enable 3D acceleration. Change the resolution as desired.

Notes

If 3D acceleration still refuses to be enabled, run the included Test3D-clean.reg file.
The original .exe for Bejeweled 2 Deluxe is included as a backup if something breaks.

Alternative workaround for low FPS

There are three ways of fixing the problem:

  • Use the DirectDraw/DirectX wrapper method mentioned above previously.
  • Disable hardware acceleration if fullscreen is on.
  • Play the game in a window. Hardware acceleration works fine while the game is windowed.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 7
OpenGL 1.3 OS X only.
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio BASS

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98 ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 7 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8 10.6.3
Processor (CPU) G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM) 256 MB 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/3300/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (3300) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
  2. ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References