ratpack's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:47
- Reviews Submitted:12
- First Review:September 9, 2013
- Most Recent Review:July 8, 2020
- Featured reviews0
Open restaurants and cafes. Make delicious meals fast. Become a cooking star!
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
Don't Quit! Leaves explained!
PostedJuly 8, 2020
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
In the first restaurant I almost gave up! I'm so glad I didn't! Basically, there are four restaurants, each with 45 levels. The 45 levels are further divided by three "chapters." You have to finish the first chapter (first 15 levels) of each restaurant to unlock the possibility of getting 5 stars. So, I played through each restaurant once, and then again (with all the upgrades) to get 5 stars.
The LEAVES/LAUREL/WREATHS -- It took me until I was almost done before I figured this out. Basically, there is a set number of customers for each level. The level ends when EITHER the clock runs out or the number of customers runs out. In other words, you can end the level with time on the clock because you've run out of customers. If you serve all of the customers for a level, ta-da! You get the wreath.
(And developers: I almost rated lower because this is explained NO WHERE.)
I recommend this game!
Help Emily through the ups and downs of her pregnancy in the latest Delicious adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
Why No Easy Level?
PostedDecember 17, 2019
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I have no delusions that I'm some ace gamer, and no desires to be one either. I have enjoyed the Emily games because they had this option, and I'm beyond frustrated that they took it out.
Primrose Lake is not as quaint as it seems. Experience a new Time Management mystery where everyone has a secret.
Overall rating
5
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
This Is the Game I've Been Waiting for...
PostedDecember 4, 2019
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
Fun, great story line, excellent.
Start this madcap quest with Princess and her Lady-in-waiting.
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Very blah... and GLITCHY
PostedJuly 8, 2019
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
1) I played it with the ability to cue tasks, but every time a level ended with undone tasks, it CRASHES. I'm gonna stop playing until there is an update... so aggravating.
2) Gameplay and story are extremely repetitive.
3) On one hand, the levels are challenging, but on the other, you know exactly how much metal sheets to make, bricks to make, etc. Takes strategic thinking out of it.
I don't recommend this game.
Enter the enchanted 'Netherworld' where your destiny was written in blood and which whispers of true love.
Overall rating
3
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5
14 of 18 found this review helpful
Puzzles, pretty good -- story line, just awful.
PostedJuly 21, 2018
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
1
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5
I am really upset that yet another game is put out with all white/caucasian characters. This story line is about Indian (subcontinent India) mythology, and yet every single character is drawn as white Euro-American.
The puzzles aren't half bad, pretty good for some of them. It just that picking up a deer-shaped puzzle piece on the screen to put it in a deer-shaped slot on the same screen is something that should be in pre-school games.
I agree with other posts that the mouse click mapping is off; and like so many other games these days, the English translations are just awful.
I recommend this game!
Explore newly created islands, teeming with bizarre creatures and heart-stopping danger!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Play again and again
PostedJuly 9, 2018
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Current Favorite:
Tales of Lagoona 2: Peril at Poseidon Park
(83)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
All the Moia games are terrific, including Moai V. This one is particularly good for hours of play -- and with the CE, the bonus content is as large as many stand-alone games. Great value, great fun, great game.
I recommend this game!
Return to the bottom of the sea for a new Hidden Object adventure to save Poseidon Park from the ploys of the crafty Mayor Peabody!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Literally the same as 2, but...
PostedJune 25, 2018
ratpack
fromFlorida, US
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Large File
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Okay, I haven't yet read other reviews, but I guarantee someone else has said this. This the same game as Lagoona 2. They literally used the same graphics, HO scenes, and puzzles.
What I don't like:
1) Same exact scenes. I have replayed Lagoona 2 and just feel like I did it again.
2) Sad that they got rid of the "food" search and feeding the ponies. I didn't like feeding the ponies, but I did like a running category of something to search for.
3) Like the first two games of Lagoona, you'd have to play for eons to get some trophies/achievements. You finish 95% and there's still some tiny thing that you'd have to re-play levels over and over to get -- just not worth the tedium.
4) I don't care what language you speak (and yes, so many languages are so much more beautiful than English), but if you don't have a grasp of the language, you shouldn't be writing clues. A menorah is not a candlabra, a spur is not the gas pedal for a horse (ewww), and there is no such word as "handkering."
1) Same exact scenes. I have replayed Lagoona 2 and just feel like I did it again.
2) Sad that they got rid of the "food" search and feeding the ponies. I didn't like feeding the ponies, but I did like a running category of something to search for.
3) Like the first two games of Lagoona, you'd have to play for eons to get some trophies/achievements. You finish 95% and there's still some tiny thing that you'd have to re-play levels over and over to get -- just not worth the tedium.
4) I don't care what language you speak (and yes, so many languages are so much more beautiful than English), but if you don't have a grasp of the language, you shouldn't be writing clues. A menorah is not a candlabra, a spur is not the gas pedal for a horse (ewww), and there is no such word as "handkering."
What I like:
1) Darn it if I don't just love these games. I got this one on sale and so a few bucks for non-CE game and it does provide hours of fun. (I would NOT have been happy if this was a CE and I paid full price!) Just maybe add something new next time besides just flipping the graphic.
2) I did like the games moved to one section to play as their own levels. I really like games that have lots of mini-games like this.
1) Darn it if I don't just love these games. I got this one on sale and so a few bucks for non-CE game and it does provide hours of fun. (I would NOT have been happy if this was a CE and I paid full price!) Just maybe add something new next time besides just flipping the graphic.
2) I did like the games moved to one section to play as their own levels. I really like games that have lots of mini-games like this.
In the end, I probably won't buy the next one. This one was a gimme with so much copied content, not sure if I'll risk it next time.
Mystery Trackers: Blackrow's Secret Collector's Edition
You’re about to uncover the secret that’s been haunting Blackrow!
Overall rating
3
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
Great, but SO VERY SHORT????
PostedAugust 30, 2014
ratpack
fromKissimmee, FL
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
That's just cruel. Not up to the usual "Mystery Trackers" level at all. Very short. I didn't worry so much about finding the collectibles because I thought that I had loads of time yet. Wow, then, bam! It's over? Shortest game ever. I gave it three stars because what WAS there was stellar.
I recommend this game!
Fill and Cross: World Contest
Solve 120 unique puzzles in six elegant locations and win the world contest!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
A Beautiful Game
PostedMarch 11, 2014
ratpack
fromKissimmee, FL
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Brain Teaser, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Very nice game! Wonderful music.
I recommend this game!
Be a King: Golden Empire
Defend your kingdom from raiders in Be a King 3: Golden Empire! Rebuild cities and protect the population in this fun Strategy game!
Overall rating
2
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Disliked some of the changes from parts 1 and 2
PostedJanuary 10, 2014
ratpack
fromKissimmee, FL
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
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5
I have loved the "Be A King" franchise up until this one. Wow. It just seems so cumbersome, so much clicking! And, before, you could have some creativity in how you solved each level. Now it's just "solve it this unique way or fail." Visually, yes, it's head and shoulders above the others, but as intuitive, strategic game-play, it just stinks.
I don't recommend this game.