I was disappointed that the game wasn't longer. Seemed to be a lot of mini games/puzzles, which I don't like. Long hint and skip recharge. I liked the mix of HOS and puzzley game play, but I think I would have preferred just HOS. Nice graphics and environmental sound effects. Some of the game play was fun, unique and interesting.
I recommend this game!
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Secrets of Great Art
Secrets slither within the canvas and only you can uncover the truth behind the brush strokes.
There are 60 levels/hidden object scenes, consisting of famous and classical paintings. Oddly, there is also a sort of men in black/sci fi/parallel world/time travel story that runs through it, in text and sketches. There are only three hints allowed per scene and there are a fair amount of Spot The Difference puzzles too. It was fun and relaxing. i just love looking at these gorgeous paintings, but remember, if they list a hamster, be prepared to find a guinea pig.
I recommend this game!
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Hidden World of Art
Lana was the best student in art school and now she is swamped with customers!
Love these basic HOG's where you just play hidden object scenes, one after another. I wasn't overly keen on the Spot The Difference, and there were quite a few of them. I think there were 45 scenes in all, all famous and not so famous works of art. There was a lot of James Tissot's work in there. The added bonus is of course looking at, and learning about, all the wonderful paintings.
I recommend this game!
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Jo's Dream: Organic Coffee
Help make Jo’s dreams come true! Join her in a challenging journey to build a coffee shop. Learn to make different brews, take orders and manage staff!
Very addictive time management game. It's sort of a blend of time management and simulation. You start off with one expresso machine and one Americano machine and progress to dizzy heights,making all kinds of various coffee concoctions. It's quite challenging at first but you soon have the money to buy a barista, then a waiter, then a courier etc. and tons of decorations and equipment for the shop. I could never remember how to make the more complicated coffee mixes, anything more complicated than an iced expresso or an English tea made me confused and irritable. However, I found a way round it. I got a barista as soon as possible, let them have the coffee mix headaches and served all the food instead. Using this method, I was able to have lots of fun with minimum stress. There are 28 levels but you can play for as long as you want. Towards the end, when you're just waiting for money to buy the last little bits and pieces, you can actually leave the game and do something else, while your staff serve customers and complete the level.
I recommend this game!
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Tesla's Tower: The Wardenclyffe Mystery
In a fading world devoid of color, the ghost of Nikola Tesla reaches through the Ether and invites you on an incredible adventure through time and space.
I'm a bit of a fan of Tesla and that's why I bought the game. There's puzzley game play, which is well paced, a smattering of HOS and lots of mini games. I liked the graphics, environmental sounds, voice overs and storyline. There's a fair bit of time travelling and machine tinkering going on here, so if you like that kind of thing you might like this.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Spooky Mall
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Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
It was great seeing the old characters from the circus and they kept very closely to the original artwork regarding them. Unfortunately, I found the game play very repetitive. You woud have to keep finding film reels to play, which I understood, as it can help tell the story and set a good pace. It didn't end there however, you have to do the same puzzles over and over and it felt like groundhog day. I'm not talking about mini puzzles or mini games but rather the puzzles in the game play. There are hardly any HOS either and fans of the early games in the series tend to like lots of HOS and challenging HOS at that. The actual mini puzzles were good though. I liked the ending too.
I don't recommend this game.
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Spooky Mall
Run a Spooky Mall that is stocked with the goods that ghosts love in this ghoulishly fun Time Management game!
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Halloween: The Pirate's Curse
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Fun Factor
2/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
2/ 5
Well, okay, it's not really an evil game but it isn't a good game. I played it a year ago and I was actually dreading playing it again, so that I could do a review this time round. I got so much further last time, about three quarters of the way through. I got stuck even earlier this time. I've forgotten what I did to get out of it. Good graphics, there's humour there, it doesn't hold your hand, makes you think outside the box and I was excited when I first began to play it. After a while though, it just stops being fun.
I don't recommend this game.
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Halloween: The Pirate's Curse
Everybody is having fun at the Halloween fair until the pirate captain casts his ghostly spell over it. Survive and expel the curse!
Another shortish game but it is atmospheric, fun, spooky and quirky. There are cute little Dracula's to find in each scene, which is a nice little side task/challenge, in an otherwise basic HOG with mini puzzles.
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Current Favorite:
Halloween:Trick or Treat
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Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
This is the same style, graphics, sound effects and gameplay as Park Rangers. It's like a Halloween Park Rangers, without the Park Rangers. There are golden pumpkins to find in each scene and there are objects to find as a side task. There are also trophies to get and money to collect, to buy souveniers from the shop. It's mostly hidden object scenes with mini games, which have a two minute skip button. It's also very nicely spooky.