Key points
- Low FPS on modern versions of Windows, see "Issues fixed"
- Missing achievements, online leaderboards, and lacks a 16:9 option compared to the Xbox Live version.
General information
- Official website (archived)
- Answers HQ
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Bejeweled 2 Deluxe is the full version of the game.
- A faithful, higher quality icon can be found on SteamGridDB.
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| Planet Pack |
A free pack containing 12 more backdrops. Was never officially released, but the installer is still available for download from PopCap here. (If the installer cannot locate the game's directory, the images can be extracted from the installer using a tool like 7zip, placed in <path-to-game>\Bejeweled 2 Deluxe\images\backdrops, and the file backdrops.lst edited accordingly.) |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Spanish |
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Issues fixed
Unable to enable Hardware Acceleration on modern versions of Windows
- Fixes hardware acceleration, improves performance and graphical effects.
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Install the Bejeweled 2 Deluxe patch[4]
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- Download the Bejeweled 2 Deluxe patch here
- Open the
.zip file and open the bejeweled-2-deluxe folder.
- Extract the relevant folder of the edition (Steam, or PopCap) of the game to <path-to-game>.
- Copy the relevant Bejeweled 2
nosig+vmem+vcard.exe and Test3D-clean.reg to <path-to-game>.
- Rename the relevant
nosig+vmem+vcard.exe file to WinBej2.exe (Steam) or Bejeweled2.exe (PopCap).
- Run the game and enable Hardware Accelerate and High resolution.
Notes
- If Hardware Accelerate 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.
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Alternative workaround for low FPS
There are three ways of fixing the problem:
- Use the 3D acceleration patch 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.
BASS_ChannelPlay function not found in bass.dll
This is a DLL version conflict. Bejeweled 2 is looking for bass.dll in c:\windows\system32 or c:\windows\syswow64, and it's a version different than what it expects.[5]
- Backup and remove the DLL file from the window folder.
- Note that downloading the latest version from the Un4Seen website will not help.
Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| DirectDraw |
7 |
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| OpenGL |
1.3 |
OS X only. |
| Executable | PPC |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
BASS |
Version 2.3.0.1 |
System requirements
| Windows |
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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) |
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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
References
