Classic Marathon Infinity vs Microsoft Jewel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Marathon Infinity
Experience the epic conclusion to a classic sci-fi shooter trilogy. Engage in single-player campaigns with exploration, puzzles, and combat, or test your skills in intense multiplayer battles. Features enhanced graphics and sound.
- Single-player campaign with story and missions
- Multiplayer cross-play support
- Enhanced HD graphics
- 3D positional sound
- New weapon: KKV-7 SMG
- 25 main levels and 5 hidden levels
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Rage hard.. Marathon Infinity® is the climactic conclusion to Bungie's groundbreaking Marathon® Trilogy. Learn the the truth about the events of Classic Marathon® and Marathon: Durandal® first hand in "Blood Tides of Lh’owon", the single player portion of Infinity. ENHANCEMENTS • High frame rate support • Updated HD Sprite set • 3D positional sound with HRTF • Texture parallax mapping • Multiplayer cross-play with Linux, Mac, PC, and Steam • Fan soundtrack by Talashar FEATURES • 25 levels divided into four chapters • 5 hidden levels • missions include exploration, puzzles and extermination • "Carnage is as easy as point and shoot." ~Marathon Manual • introducing a new weapon: KKV-7 10mm SMG Flechette submachine gun ===== to.be.a.vidmaster ==== What does it mean to be a Vidmaster? It is being balanced in the calm center of a whirling and untouchable tornado of destruction, while showers of grenades patter harmlessly around you and bullets crawl toward you in slow-mo. It is when your brain develops a new bundle of nerves whose only function is to re-route impulses directly from your eyes to your finger muscles, so that you can twist and snap off a rocket long before you’re conscious of the yellow blip in your motion detector. It is when the difference between a roomful of alien warriors and a carpet of them is a matter of seconds. The word "vid" entered the Marathon lexicon during development of the first game, to distinguish the excellent players (particularly in net games) from the fodder. The Oath of the Vidmaster was inscribed into the skip-levels dialog (Command-Option-Begin New Game), to remind players of the highest level of excellence they could aspire to: "I pledge to punch all switches, to never shoot where I could use grenades, to admit the existence of no level except Total Carnage, to never use Caps Lock as my 'run' key, and to never, ever, leave a single Bob alive." To do these things is to invite maximum peril, and requires one to play the game as hard and unrelentingly as possible, at the highest level of skill; to play as a Vidmaster. These three games, the Marathon® saga, are the best training and testing ground for Vidmasters. You can play against aliens alone or in a networked group through more than 80 levels. But the true challenge is surviving in one of the 50 included netgame arenas against other people. It is in such trials by fire that mighty Vidmasters are forged. Rage hard.. ===== BUNGIE™, MARATHON® and the Bungie and Marathon logos are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Bungie, Inc., used with permission.
Microsoft Jewel
This match-3 puzzle game offers endless levels and daily challenges. Strategically place gems to create powerful combos, trigger chain reactions, and clear the board. Unlock achievements and compete for high scores.
- Endless levels
- Daily challenges
- Collect Bonus Jewels
- Create Power Jewels
- Challenge Mode
- Xbox Achievements
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Microsoft Jewel is the ultimate Match-3 game! Make matches to fill the meter & collect Bonus Jewels. Place gems from your collection anywhere on the board to create longer matches, trigger chain reactions, create Power Jewels, & clear all jewels from the board in Challenge Mode. Conquer fresh Daily Challenges, unlock Xbox Achievements, and dazzle in the brilliance of a high score! Get ready to shine in Microsoft Jewel. Features: • Endless levels • NEW Challenges daily • Collect Bonus Jewels & Create Power Jewels • Elevate your game in Challenge Mode • Xbox Achievements Benefits with Xbox Game Pass • Play Ad-FREE • Earn extra bonuses!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Microsoft Jewel at none against Classic Marathon Infinity's 10. Microsoft Jewel also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Classic Marathon Infinity's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Classic Marathon Infinity sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Microsoft Jewel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Microsoft Jewel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 160 and 190 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Classic Marathon Infinity's written reviews are positive against 50% of Microsoft Jewel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Classic Marathon Infinity | Microsoft Jewel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (160 ratings) | 4.7 (190 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 160 | 190 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dome-C Studio LLC | Microsoft Corporation |
Customer experience
Classic Marathon Infinity
Microsoft Jewel
Bugs and requests
Classic Marathon Infinity
Reported bugs
15 issues- Game crashes on iOS 8 and later versions
- Crashes when loading specific levels (Level 1, Despair)
- Cannot progress past end screen
- Stuck in 'Rage' chapter loop
- Level 0 to 1 transition crashes
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- Black screen except HUD visible
- Cannot open doors
- Texture rendering issues on Level 3
- Sky texture rotated 90 degrees
- Game Center broken
- App Store purchase features not accessible
- Screen zoomed in and distorted on iPad Mini
- Menu covering half screen on iPhone 4s
- Levels advancing out of sequence
- Achievements bugged (level progression)
Requested features
16 requests- Controller support (Backbone, MFi controllers)
- Multiplayer/network gameplay
- Custom map support and community maps
- Map builder tool
- Inverted aim option
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- Adjustable sensitivity settings
- Field of view customization
- Auto-center view toggle
- Run/swim toggle option
- Rearrangeable on-screen controls
- Bluetooth keyboard support
- Bootable from Backbone app
- Texture filtering options
- Scenario packs (Marathon Evil, Rubicon, Tempus Irae)
- Pathways Into Darkness port
- Desktop/CPU version
Microsoft Jewel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Marathon Infinity
- Master Chief Mode$0.99
- Enhanced Reticules$0.99
- Just a tip$0.99
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- HD Mode$1.99
- Not the smallest tip$1.99
- A good tip$2.99
- A pretty good tip$4.99
- An excellent tip$7.99
- The best possible tip$12.99
- Better than the best tip$20.99
Microsoft Jewel
No in-app purchases
Questions
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