mrbecker's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:62
- Reviews Submitted:9
- First Review:September 28, 2012
- Most Recent Review:December 5, 2021
- Featured reviews0
mrbecker's Review History
When Santa’s sleigh is damaged as he’s leaving the North Pole on Christmas night, only one person can save the holidays. You!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Always a Wonderful Start to the Christmas Season
PostedDecember 5, 2021
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I always enjoy these games from Casual Arts. I too was a little disappointed at seeing the same scenes and people from earlier versions. However, I realize that the UK has been hard hit by Covid. It's very possible the developers were doing their very best considering isolation mandates and labor shortages. I'm just pleased they were able to give us another Christmas Wonderland. Thank you.
I recommend this game!
A careless accident causes big problems when Hercules breaks time itself!
Overall rating
5
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5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Latest in this Series is Excellent
PostedJuly 12, 2021
mrbecker
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Time Management
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
I found this game to be more creative, more interesting than several of the previous ones. Really enjoying it.
I recommend this game!
Help the brave caveman tribe build a new and safe paradise to live in happily ever after!
Overall rating
3
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5
8 of 9 found this review helpful
Not sure this is worth the Collector's Edition Price
PostedJanuary 23, 2020
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
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
3
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5
Enjoyed playing it--both relaxed and normal.. Got all gold stars.
NO BONUS LEVELS!
NO STRATEGY GUIDE TELLING YOU HOW TO GET TO THE BONUS LEVELS!
NO FORUM THAT MIGHT HELP!
Head on back to beautiful Pinecreek Hills and use your outdoor experience to help the rangers in this hidden object adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
11 of 13 found this review helpful
Always Enjoy this Series
PostedSeptember 24, 2018
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
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
I have all the Vacation games. I was pleased to see that this latest release had new scenes in it. I was getting a little tired of seeing the same Park Ranger scenes in what were supposed to be new releases. These are nice hidden object games. I'm not a fan of the mini games, but I know a lot of people enjoy them so I just wait for a few seconds and skip most of them.
Guide Hika-Ri and Kao-Ri on the adventure of their lives and enjoy countless hours of time management fun on the enchanted island of Tapa-Tui!
Overall rating
4
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5
14 of 17 found this review helpful
Really Like this Series
PostedJuly 24, 2018
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Was glad to see a new installment in this series. However, the transparent message are driving me insane. Hard to read the message and hard to see what's behind it.
I recommend this game!
Help Flavius expand the Roman Empire! Haggle with shopkeepers, collect supplies, build bridges and more in this exciting time- and resource-management adventure!
Overall rating
4
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5
Good Game
PostedJanuary 12, 2018
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
These are the types of games I like--no supernatural stuff, just a nice road-type game. However, I do wish these developers knew that there is an apostrophe key on their keyboards! I don't think that a single contraction in the entire game has one. Yes, I can figure out what the text is, but everything else is pretty good quality, why can't they get those apostrophes where they belong?
I recommend this game!
Young archaeologist Anna Windsdoe learns that her missing father, a great explorer, was looking for a secret city. Can you help her find him?
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Poor English is Really Distracting
PostedDecember 9, 2016
mrbecker
fromFlorida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I enjoy TM games and own several. This is a basic example of the genre. It's not as good as the Weather Lord, Moai, or Roads of Rome series, but it's worth playing. The poor English sometimes disrupts the play because you have to stop so you can try to figure out what they're saying. I have noticed other games that have a slight English problem, but this one is the worst I've seen. I don't understand why so many game developers don't have their text proofread.
I recommend this game!
Midnight Castle is yours - but it holds so many secrets and such mysterious inhabitants! Uncover them all in Midnight Castle!
Overall rating
2
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5
18 of 20 found this review helpful
It's Fun at First
PostedApril 24, 2014
mrbecker
fromCentral Illinois
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
4
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5
This game had such potential at first, but after you reach a certain point it's just not fun any more. I'm on Level 21 so I've given it a fair try. There is more repetition than I have seen on any other game--over and over. . . . and then over and over again. I am not exaggerating here. You will have to play the same hidden object scene hundreds of times, looking for the same items. And you will have to wait an hour before you can play that scene again. How could anyone possibly think this would be fun or interesting? I don't get it. Someone has seriously misjudged how to create an interesting and popular game.
I don't mind spending a little money on a game--they worked hard to develop it. I don't expect a free lunch. But to avoid having to play the same scenes over and over and over I would have to spend hundreds of real dollars and that's just ridiculous.
I write for a living and I cannot find words strong enough to describe what a failure this game is.
I don't recommend this game.
Put together the beautiful jigsaws included, or make your own new puzzles from photos or screen captures in Jigsaws Galore!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Best Jigsaw Puzzle Game Ever
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
mrbecker
fromCentral Illinois
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, 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
I have played many and own several jigsaw puzzle games, but this is the best ever. I can control how difficult the puzzle is, the shapes of the pieces, whether I want to rotate the pieces or not. I can create new piece shapes and puzzles of my own pictures...and I can create new folders to put my new puzzles in.
I recommend this game!