Facebook smash Bejeweled Blitz coming to iPhone as free Bejeweled 2 update

If you’re the sort of person who likes playing jewel-based match-three puzzlers on Facebook then you’re no doubt already acquainted with Bejeweled Blitz.

PopCap released the game this year, and by the time it came out of beta in June it had served more than a billion games, with five million registered players on Facebook.

Now, inevitably, it’s coming to iPhone. A blog called Games.com has got hold of a preview build, and apparently it’s looking good.

Bejeweled Blitz is a riff on the Bejeweled formula in which you have a minute to rack up as many points as you possibly can. This iPhone version is equipped with Facebook Connect, so you’ll be able to participate in the great social scrimmage for superiority away from home.

Aside from that, it’s looking pretty much the same as the Facebook version. And what more could anybody ask of it?

Bejeweled Blitz isn’t a standalone game, in case you go searching for it by name when it hits the App Store. It’s an add-on pack that you’ll be able to get for free if you own Bejeweled 2. If you don’t, it’s $2.99/£1.79.