A proper sequel to the addictive color-matching puzzle-RPG Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is slated to hit Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 (as an Xbox Live Arcade download) in the spring of 2010, D3Publisher officially announced today.

Original developer Infinity Interactive is handling the sequel, with studio owner D3 promising "an enhanced real-time experience using all-new weapons, spells, and shields that make every decision meaningful...in the deepest puzzle adventure yet."

As before, the game's battle system relies on matching three or more gems of the same color, with four character classes--War Mage, Inquisitor, Barbarian, Assassin--playable across its four announced modes: Story, Instant Action, Tournament, and Multiplayer.

The original Puzzle Quest debuted on Nintendo DS and PSP in early 2007, and was subsequently ported to a variety of platforms. A space-themed spin-off, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, arrived earlier this year, but was not as well-received critically.

Infinite Interactive's addictive puzzle-RPG effort Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will receive a downloadable PlayStation 3 release this fall, publisher and studio owner D3 has announced.

The PlayStation Store version will bundle the original Puzzle Quest, along with the Revenge of the Plague Lord expansion, for an undisclosed sum. The original game initially sold for $15 on Xbox Live Arcade, butdropped to $10 prior to the arrival of the $8.75 expansion pack.

The PlayStation 3 marks the last major console to receive Puzzle Quest, with the game having already hit PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP. PS3 owners can already buy and download the PSP version from the PlayStation Store, though they must transfer it to a PSP in order to play.

A sci-fi sequel, Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, is expected to release on PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS early next year.