Nintendo World Report reviews the Nintendo DS game, Cradle of Rome. They describe it as decent for a puzzle game but nothing special. Overall, they only gave it a 6 out of 10.

Cradle of Rome is a puzzle game originally for the PC made by GameHouse, which has also made games such as Text Twist and Feeding Frenzy. It tries valiantly to be like Puzzle Quest (Bejeweled with a twist), but it is not nearly as intriguing as Puzzle Quest's RPG elements, and its being a very barebones PC port doesn't help.

While nothing too original, Cradle of Rome isn't that bad of a Bejeweled clone. The difficulty gets brutal, but the game is relatively forgiving. If you're interested in a short, fun puzzle game for DS, you could do much better, but you could also do worse.

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