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Can you free Prometheus from Zeus's eternal punishment?
Overall rating
2
/
5
118 of 210 found this review helpful
A GREEK TRAGEDY FOR EIPIX
PostedJuly 6, 2017
sunnyglow
fromIs Lysandra the Greek version of Elsa from “Frozen?” Reflecting on this game, she needs to modify the theme song to fit this travesty to the Greek tragedies: - “Let it Go - Away”
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
OVERVIEW: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE EIPIXIAN EMPIRE! At one time, this developer had the best games on the BFG site. I used to look forward to each new game! Nowadays, plagued by cookie cutter games lacking creativity along with stereotypical characters, this is not the case. One word describes this game for me – DREADFUL! I would rather be Prometheus bound to a stone, on fire with a bird eating my flesh than to continue playing this depressing and boring game. Perhaps it does get better after the demo; however, I don’t want to purchase it to find out.
This game is another cookie cutter version of many others from this developer, lacking any originality nor creative effort! The gaming pace is slower than the turtle from Aesop’s Fables. There is a great deal of back-and-forth movement within the game with boring repetitive actions and the same HOP scenes and puzzles seen in all their games. One of the puzzles is lacking sufficient directions to solve it. The musical accompaniment with chanting was so irritating to me, I finally turned it off! You get a gimmicky orb which turns items and people into ice cubes. You collect omega signs. This is the same game you have seen a dozen times before.
I still hold out hope! Hopefully, we will see much better offerings in the future! Like the Ancient Greeks, perhaps EIPIX will reflect upon its past successes and regain some its former glory. Also, hopefully, we will see them sailing away from Europe for some new ideas for those “Myths of the World,” not “Myths of Europe.” Again, this is my opinion of this game. For those who enjoy it – I am happy for you! Enjoy!
STORY: Grab your toga and get ready to battle the gods of Ancient Greece! Play Lysandra, Goddess of the Eternal Frost. Your father, Prometheus, stole fire from Mt. Olympus is now being held by the gods for treason. As punishment, Zeus has chained your father to a rock at the end of the world, setting him on fire, with a bird slowly pecking away his flesh. As a dutiful daughter, you are off to save him; however, that won’t be easy as Zeus has removed your godly powers. Your father, however, gives you an orb which allows you to return to Ancient Greece to get help from the Oracle of Delphi. Go through the orb and return to Ancient Greece. Be careful in your Hellenic journey – you are now mortal!
HOP SCENES: Expecting some new creative scenes? Well, you won’t find them in this game. Going back to the ancient past has also inspired EIPIX to resurrect their now ancient HOP scene in which you locate five of one items which just happens to open a list of items to locate. To create that truly Hellenic feel, EIPIX provides a scene in which you look for Greek letters. There are the usual cryptic, silhouette and storybook scenes. You can also play the same old skipping stones game in lieu of the HOP scene.
PUZZLES: The puzzles are all easy! There is an assembly puzzle creating circles, a logic puzzle with the same design as a nonogram puzzle. Again, you can bound up ledges by choosing the correct stones to break your fall. There is a LESS than “a-maze-ing” maze puzzle in which you move triangles to align with each other. Become a pinball wizard with a modified pinball machine. There are also a rotating tiles puzzle and a sequence puzzle to lull a snake to sleep. (And it worked – it put me to sleep as well)
EIPIX – YOUR SLIP (UP) IS SHOWING: Please EIPIX! Your “slip-ups are showing” within the puzzles. Please provide better details on solving the puzzles. This is NOT the first game which I found the directions lacking in detail.
LEVELS: Mortal, Hero, Demigod, Olympian
Hint: 10 to 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
Hint: 10 to 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
You get special power to zap items into ice as indicated by a handy dandy orb on your inventory bar.
12 Achievements – Some with 3 parts
Collect 38 Omega Signs
Replay 9 HOP scenes and 20 puzzles
8 Wallpapers, 2 Concept Art, Video, Music, Souvenir Room, Skipping Stones
Map is provided as you play the game
You get special power to zap items into ice as indicated by a handy dandy orb on your inventory bar.
12 Achievements – Some with 3 parts
Collect 38 Omega Signs
Replay 9 HOP scenes and 20 puzzles
8 Wallpapers, 2 Concept Art, Video, Music, Souvenir Room, Skipping Stones
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: You can play a skipping stones game in lieu of the scenes.
(A) Multiple-step. (1) Locate 5 spearheads. (2) List of items. (B) Multiple-step. (1) Cryptic clues. (2) List of items. (C) Good ole EIPIX HOP scene seen in EVERY game (1) First locate 5 each of two types of items. (2) Each one opens a list of items. (D) Silhouette. (1) Look for Greek letters. (2) List of items. (E) Storybook. Items listed in BOLD letters.
(A) Multiple-step. (1) Locate 5 spearheads. (2) List of items. (B) Multiple-step. (1) Cryptic clues. (2) List of items. (C) Good ole EIPIX HOP scene seen in EVERY game (1) First locate 5 each of two types of items. (2) Each one opens a list of items. (D) Silhouette. (1) Look for Greek letters. (2) List of items. (E) Storybook. Items listed in BOLD letters.
PUZZLES: They are all easy
A. Assembly puzzle. Move segments of two symbols until they create two circles. Is this truly a puzzle?
B. Logic puzzle. Based on nonogram puzzles. Place tokens into a grid so that the tokens match up with the numbers given on each side.
C. Physical puzzle. Go down a ledge choosing the correct stones to break your fall.
D. Maze puzzle. Move blue triangles so they interconnect. I found this puzzle confusing. Directions not explicit.
E. Geometric puzzle. In a modified pinball “machine,” move a ball to a hole by creating a path moving bars to angle them so they hit their mark. 2X
F. Rotating Tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to restore a picture.
G. Logic/Sequence puzzle. Play the proper strings on a lyre to lull a snake to sleep. Figure out the sequence by figuring out the logic behind the sequence.
H. Same as G but with two more strings in the lyre.
A. Assembly puzzle. Move segments of two symbols until they create two circles. Is this truly a puzzle?
B. Logic puzzle. Based on nonogram puzzles. Place tokens into a grid so that the tokens match up with the numbers given on each side.
C. Physical puzzle. Go down a ledge choosing the correct stones to break your fall.
D. Maze puzzle. Move blue triangles so they interconnect. I found this puzzle confusing. Directions not explicit.
E. Geometric puzzle. In a modified pinball “machine,” move a ball to a hole by creating a path moving bars to angle them so they hit their mark. 2X
F. Rotating Tiles puzzle. Rotate tiles to restore a picture.
G. Logic/Sequence puzzle. Play the proper strings on a lyre to lull a snake to sleep. Figure out the sequence by figuring out the logic behind the sequence.
H. Same as G but with two more strings in the lyre.
I don't recommend this game.
Travel to the underworld and save your love from Death's embrace!
Overall rating
5
/
5
102 of 206 found this review helpful
DOES LOVE CONQUER ALL?
PostedJuly 1, 2017
sunnyglow
fromThis game caused me to “resurrect” all my old romance novels “buried” deep in boxes from the “underworld” of trash in my garage!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
5 Chapters Plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 44 Pages
OVERVIEW: Does love conquer all? Well, in this game, you are going to find out as you play love-sick Aaron. Aaron – how much do you love your bride-to-be? Is it enough to defy the laws of nature – to upset the balance between the two worlds of the living and that of the dead? As a promising up-and-coming mage, you have magic within your fingertips! However, it is not enough to save your bride-to-be, Ophelia from death. Now your grief and love have propelled you to defy the laws of nature and enter the World of the Dead, fighting its lord to reclaim your bride. They say love is blind and in this case, you will deal with a blind witch and make a deal with a demon to enter this dark world. Is your love strong enough to doom the world to darkness in order to fulfill your selfish desire to save your beloved? Or perhaps, you can somehow find a way to save both.
There are many activities within this game to keep you “hopelessly in love” with this game! This game will appeal to all those hopeless romantics devoted to the quest for “true love” or those who like romance novels. The graphics are beautiful with opulent scenes. The story is loaded with saccharine, but is well-written and easy to digest. This is a beautiful romantic sequel to this series with an excellent pace. There is a gimmicky dark compass which indicates items which are hidden from view. Personally, I don’t think this compass adds anything to the game and would be better without it. I say only one collectible - hearts. I generally hate this developer’s games due to their excess use of helpers. However, for once, this is a decent game from them with NO helpers leaping out from the underworld. I recommend this game but it is a little too much of a sugar-fest for me. I cannot handle that much “undying love!”
HOP SCENES: The scenes are creatively designed. There is a multiple-step one in which you search for silhouette items followed by replacement of items back into the scene. There is a storybook scene in which you locate four (4) symbols within each of five (5) screens.
PUZZLES: There are quite a few puzzles and they vary in style and difficulty. Puzzle lovers should love this game. There is the option between Casual and Hard versions for some of the puzzles; however, the “hard” versions are not difficult. The other puzzles are extremely easy. There are quite a few physical puzzles. In one you try to get a grappling hook centered on a boulder. I found the two items which need to be centered to place that grappling hook on the boulder difficult to maneuver. There is another one which has an optional Casual and Hard option, which finds you stabbing a specific number of bubbles before the time runs out. Other puzzles include matching puzzles, switch puzzles, several rotating rings puzzles.
LEVELS: Mage’s Apprentice, Wizard, Sorcerer, Warlock
Hints and Skips: 5 to 240 seconds
Hints and Skips: 5 to 240 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Dark Compass to help you see what is hidden from view.
Achievements – I did not see any in this game
Collect 26 Hearts
10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art, Music,
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Dark Compass to help you see what is hidden from view.
Achievements – I did not see any in this game
Collect 26 Hearts
10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art, Music,
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Multiple step. (A) Silhouette. (B) Replacement. Replace items back into a storybook.
B. Silhouette. Locate 4 each of 2 items to assemble a dreamcatcher.
C. List of items.
D. Storybook. Locate 4 symbols as they are presented individually on the center of the screen for 5 scenes
A. Multiple step. (A) Silhouette. (B) Replacement. Replace items back into a storybook.
B. Silhouette. Locate 4 each of 2 items to assemble a dreamcatcher.
C. List of items.
D. Storybook. Locate 4 symbols as they are presented individually on the center of the screen for 5 scenes
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
A. Matching puzzle. Match up like amulets. Rating: 1
B. Multiple step. (A) Switch puzzle. Switch tiles to restore an image. (B) Matching puzzle. Combine two halves of a series of keys to restore them. Rating: 1
C. Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate rings until an image is restored. Rating: 1
D. Search puzzle. Using the Dark compass locate 8 symbols. Rating: 1
E. Choice between Casual and Hard. Manual dexterity puzzle. Using a sword, stab the number of bubbles for each hand before your time runs out.
F. Choice between Casual and Hard. Assembly puzzle. Place parts of a fish within the fish to restore it. You are timed in the hard version.
G. Bullseye puzzle. Click on a slider when it hits the center of a grid to center a grappling hook. Rating: 1
H. Switch puzzle. Switch door handles so they match up with the faces. Rating: 2
I. Rotating rings. Rotate hexagons to move colored lights into those spaces which are the same color. Rating: 3
J. Choice between Casual and Hard. Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate rings so they are all horizontal. Moving one affects the others.
K. Jigsaw puzzle. Place pieces of a symbol back into place to restore the symbol. Rating: 1
A. Matching puzzle. Match up like amulets. Rating: 1
B. Multiple step. (A) Switch puzzle. Switch tiles to restore an image. (B) Matching puzzle. Combine two halves of a series of keys to restore them. Rating: 1
C. Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate rings until an image is restored. Rating: 1
D. Search puzzle. Using the Dark compass locate 8 symbols. Rating: 1
E. Choice between Casual and Hard. Manual dexterity puzzle. Using a sword, stab the number of bubbles for each hand before your time runs out.
F. Choice between Casual and Hard. Assembly puzzle. Place parts of a fish within the fish to restore it. You are timed in the hard version.
G. Bullseye puzzle. Click on a slider when it hits the center of a grid to center a grappling hook. Rating: 1
H. Switch puzzle. Switch door handles so they match up with the faces. Rating: 2
I. Rotating rings. Rotate hexagons to move colored lights into those spaces which are the same color. Rating: 3
J. Choice between Casual and Hard. Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate rings so they are all horizontal. Moving one affects the others.
K. Jigsaw puzzle. Place pieces of a symbol back into place to restore the symbol. Rating: 1
I recommend this game!
Your brother gets in trouble during the filming of his ghost hunting show!
Overall rating
5
/
5
106 of 165 found this review helpful
DOMINI HAS RESURRECTED ANOTHER 5-STAR PLUS GAME
PostedJune 29, 2017
sunnyglow
fromGossip has it that Count Valack is getting his own reality show, “Midnight Magic with Count Valack.” Filming live from the Afterlife Time Studios, our Count will try “revive” the “dead” careers of Hollywood has-beens.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
5 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 51 pages
OVERVIEW: Detective! More family drama awaits you! What trouble has your brother gotten himself into this time? Race against time to save your brother and his assistant, also his fiancé. As a producer for the reality television show, “Ghost Riders,” he has gotten more than he bargained for while filming an episode in a desolated, spooky old mansion, once inhabited by the serial killer, Count Valack Arden. While filming this show, the Count takes over your brother’s body and his fiancé is kidnapped by this dastardly ghost! This Count is planning to use black magic to resurrect his daughter’s soul into the body of his assistant. You better act fast or you may end up with a serial killer for a brother!
Such a great game! It also appears to be a lengthy game as well. This is another top-notch, puzzle-intense game from Domini. (Side note: I looked all through the game, and there are no annoying helpers hiding anywhere in the rafters of this old mansion!) It will appeal to those who love detective stories and paranormal reality shows. The graphics are dark and somewhat spooky. The story is unique and well-written. The pace if good with plenty of activities and intrigue to keep the player’s interest. As with most Domini games, there are quite a few collectibles. You collect butterflies to purchase items for a Cursed Objects Exhibit, morphing objects, figurines, and cards of people. You get a set of gimmicky spectral glasses to see the spirit world. It was an automatic purchase for me!
HOP SCENES: They are creatively designed. They include a list of items which include a puzzle within the scenes. The puzzle is a switch puzzle reversing the placement of black and white tiles. There are two silhouette scenes, one of which requires the player to match up two like items before the silhouette is removed. There is also a spot-the-difference scene. You also have the option to play a Match-3 game in lieu of the scenes.
PUZZLES: Domini games are puzzle-rich. They also are one of the few developers who offer the choice between “casual” and “hard” versions of their puzzles. They are varied, numerous, and are all very creative. They include a moving tiles puzzle to restore an image, a spot-the difference puzzle between two pictures, a variation of a chess puzzle to trap a ghost, a sequence puzzle, a paint-by-number puzzle, a sequence puzzle, a connection puzzle to link to connect gems, and a lock pick puzzle. There is also a variation of a Twenty Questions puzzle to answer questions in which you pick a card with the correct response.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, Custom
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
34 Achievements
Replay of 18 HOP scenes (Saw nothing concerning puzzles)
Collect 44 butterflies to purchase objects for the Cursed Objects Exhibit, 15 figurines, 16 Cards of people, and 15 Morphing objects
Spectral glasses to see the spirit world
13 Wallpapers, 11 Concept Art, Music
Map is provided as you play the game
34 Achievements
Replay of 18 HOP scenes (Saw nothing concerning puzzles)
Collect 44 butterflies to purchase objects for the Cursed Objects Exhibit, 15 figurines, 16 Cards of people, and 15 Morphing objects
Spectral glasses to see the spirit world
13 Wallpapers, 11 Concept Art, Music
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: You can play a Match-3 game instead.
(A) List of items (there is puzzle within this scene). (B) Silhouette. (C) Spot the differences between items and their mirror images. (D) Silhouette. Very interactive. Must match up items with each other before removing them.
(A) List of items (there is puzzle within this scene). (B) Silhouette. (C) Spot the differences between items and their mirror images. (D) Silhouette. Very interactive. Must match up items with each other before removing them.
PUZZLES: Choice between casual and hard settings for most puzzles.
A. Moving tiles puzzle. Rotate four circles to create four images. Moving one affects the other.
B. Switch puzzle (within first HOP scene). Switch the position of black and white tokens on a grid.
C. Spot-the-differences puzzle. Spot differences between two pictures.
D. Variation of a chess puzzle. Move tokens to a corner and trap two ghosts to remove them.
E. Lock pick puzzle. Bend a bobby pin to match the tumblers in a lock.
F. Sequence puzzle. Using arrows, move a planchette on a Ouija board so that tiles are removed to restore a picture.
G. Switch puzzle. Switch books to restores 3 images.
H. Twenty Questions. Novel puzzle in which you answer a series of questions from picking the proper card from a series of given cards.
I. Paint-by-Number. Paint a picture by matching up colors with numbers. You will need to do some math to come up with some of the colors.
J. Matching puzzle. Match up bottles on the outside with those on the inside.
K. Connection puzzle. Connect all gems without crossing lines.
A. Moving tiles puzzle. Rotate four circles to create four images. Moving one affects the other.
B. Switch puzzle (within first HOP scene). Switch the position of black and white tokens on a grid.
C. Spot-the-differences puzzle. Spot differences between two pictures.
D. Variation of a chess puzzle. Move tokens to a corner and trap two ghosts to remove them.
E. Lock pick puzzle. Bend a bobby pin to match the tumblers in a lock.
F. Sequence puzzle. Using arrows, move a planchette on a Ouija board so that tiles are removed to restore a picture.
G. Switch puzzle. Switch books to restores 3 images.
H. Twenty Questions. Novel puzzle in which you answer a series of questions from picking the proper card from a series of given cards.
I. Paint-by-Number. Paint a picture by matching up colors with numbers. You will need to do some math to come up with some of the colors.
J. Matching puzzle. Match up bottles on the outside with those on the inside.
K. Connection puzzle. Connect all gems without crossing lines.
I recommend this game!
Follow Emily on her quest to trace the mysterious woman, elude death and ultimatly catch the killer in Ghost Files: The Face of Guilt.
Overall rating
5
/
5
100 of 155 found this review helpful
NO VACATION FOR YOU EMILY – LOCATE THE GUILTY MAN IN A SERIAL KILLER CASE
PostedJune 27, 2017
sunnyglow
fromNo vacation for Emily! While Emily’s partner in crime is killing off a few Bloody Mary’s at a 5-star resort hotel, Emily is analyzing the bodies of a few bloody Mary’s in a seedy hotel.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
4 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 61 Pages
OVERVIEW: A serial killer, “The Guilty Man” is on the loose! Play Emily, a detective for the Boston Police Department. When your partner in crime alerts you that he is leaving for vacation, it is up to you to solve this case on your own. No sunny beaches for you, Emily! Instead, you will be collecting and analyzing evidence while trekking through the alleys and broken-down, rat-infested tenements in the seamier side of Boston. However, you will be offered some unsolicited help from Sarah, a psychic detective. In this case, you may want to take any help you can get! This case won’t be easy, Detective!
This is a good whodunit for murder mystery buffs and wannabe detectives. The game is old-school with scenes which are dark and dreary showing the seedier part of a big city. The characters are one-dimensional. You play a detective with your own forensic kit to collect and analyze blood samples and fingerprints. You even carry your own microscope with you as you amble through those tenement houses. There are several collectibles including pictures of serial killers, tarot cards, and pieces of forensic equipment. And here is a final note for your case file - this case won’t be easy but the puzzles are!
HOP SCENES: The HOP scenes are replicas of those seen in other HOP games. There are two types in the demo – lists of items and silhouette. In one of the silhouette scenes you locate the items and then interact with them within the scene. They are somewhat interactive and the lists of items have morphing objects within the scenes. You have the option to play a Matching game in lieu of the scenes.
PUZZLES: Easy breezy sailing through this game! There are plenty of activities and puzzles within the game. There is a fingerprint puzzle in which you pass a magnifying glass over a fingerprint to locate five identifiers. There is a lock puzzle using a code. Other puzzles include a chess puzzle involving a knight, another lock puzzle using a numbered code, and two matching puzzles.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hints (HOP scenes): 2 to 240 seconds Hints: (General) and skips: 10 to 120 seconds
Hints (HOP scenes): 2 to 240 seconds Hints: (General) and skips: 10 to 120 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
22 Achievements
Forensic kit to help in solving the cases.
Collect 10 Pictures of Serial Killers, 20 Tarot cards, and 5 pieces of equipment
Morphing objects (within the HOP scenes)
Nothing given on wallpapers, music, or videos
Map is provided as you play the game
22 Achievements
Forensic kit to help in solving the cases.
Collect 10 Pictures of Serial Killers, 20 Tarot cards, and 5 pieces of equipment
Morphing objects (within the HOP scenes)
Nothing given on wallpapers, music, or videos
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: Play a Matching Game instead.
(A) List of items (B) Silhouette (C) Silhouette – Locate and interact with the scene with the items (D) List of items
(A) List of items (B) Silhouette (C) Silhouette – Locate and interact with the scene with the items (D) List of items
PUZZLES: They are all easy
A. Lock puzzle. Unlock a safe by entering in the combination which is given to you.
B. Matching puzzle. Look for 5 similarities on a fingerprint.
C. Matching puzzle. Match up pairs of 3 microbes between two slides with blood samples.
D. Lock puzzle. Open a latch on a lock by gliding it on a path just as you would in your own house.
E. Matching puzzle. Play a song on a piano by matching the notes on a piece of music with the piano keys.
F. Chess puzzle. Move a knight in its normal “L” shaped move as in chess around a box so that all lights are lit surrounding the box.
G. Storybook puzzle. Search for symbols within scenes of the book.
A. Lock puzzle. Unlock a safe by entering in the combination which is given to you.
B. Matching puzzle. Look for 5 similarities on a fingerprint.
C. Matching puzzle. Match up pairs of 3 microbes between two slides with blood samples.
D. Lock puzzle. Open a latch on a lock by gliding it on a path just as you would in your own house.
E. Matching puzzle. Play a song on a piano by matching the notes on a piece of music with the piano keys.
F. Chess puzzle. Move a knight in its normal “L” shaped move as in chess around a box so that all lights are lit surrounding the box.
G. Storybook puzzle. Search for symbols within scenes of the book.
I recommend this game!
A young journalist following a wanted felon chases him to a golden elevator that takes her to other worlds, where huge danger threatens everything.
Overall rating
5
/
5
90 of 175 found this review helpful
GET ON THE ELEVATOR, PUSH A BUTTON AND ENTER A 5 STAR PLUS GAME – ANOTHER MAD HEAD MASTERPIECE
PostedJune 24, 2017
sunnyglow
fromMad Head not only has my heart, but the “heart of my pocketbook” as well! True gaming genius!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
4 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter – Strategy Guide: 42 pages
A BIG THANK you to BFG for providing this fantastic game from Mad Head.
Miss Chambers – you are off for the biggest scoop of your life! Investigate Mark Tailor, an escaped prisoner who is armed and dangerous! However, what should be a run-of-the-mill story will expand into a fight to save the world. Find yourself traversing between the real world and the world of fiction via a cosmic elevator. Your villain is out to steal the “heart” out of every work of fiction with devastating consequences. Entering an abandoned publishing house, you find a portal to open literary worlds. Jump on the elevator! Next stop – The Twilight Zone, or perhaps the Wild, Wild West, or even your own Bat Cave. You can do it! You are a Wonder Woman off to become a true Superhero!
A TESTAMENT TO A DEVELOPER’S GENIUS! What a fantastic game! This game is a well-crafted game. It is a great game for about everyone, including children. It could instill an interest in children to explore the wonderful literary worlds which can be entered through reading. The graphics provide surrealistic portrayals of the different literary worlds our heroine enters. There are plenty of activities within the game and most of them are creatively designed. There are quite few collectibles including morphing objects, books with hearts, and treasures. You can replay the HOP scenes. I did not see any indication in which to replay of the puzzles, although the introductory blurb for the game states there is this option.
HOP SCENES: THE PRESENCE OF THE CREATIVE GENIUS OF MAD HEAD GAMES! The developer provides the same types of scenes seen in most developers’ games. There are lists of items, storybook, silhouette and replacement scenes. However, the presentation is unique and creative. In one scene, you get the list of items on a typewriter sheet. Another has lists of items located on the shelves of a post office. In yet another, you piece together a cell phone which contains a list of items to locate. My favorite is a surreal scene in which you locate parts for an elevator.
PUZZLES: THE HEART OF THIS GAME: The puzzles are varied in content and difficulty and cleverly designed. In the demo, they include a matching puzzle, switch puzzle, assembly puzzle and a logic problem.
CREATIVE REPETITION NEVER GETS BORING! There are two repetitive puzzles. One is a physical puzzle in which you locate clues by maneuvering two lines, aligning them until they meet at the center of a circle. This is much more creative device to search for clues than just clicking on a scene looking for them. Another repetitive puzzle is one used to operate the hotel elevator by pressing on a symbol. After that you will be give four choices of symbols which appear in a larger symbol. This is no easy task. To me, most of the symbols seemed to be part of the larger symbol.
FAVORITE PUZZLE: My favorite is the last puzzle of the demo, a logic puzzle which involves pushing on squares of a large grid to light up the squares of three smaller grids. All the lights on the smaller grids must light up and all the grids must contain the same pattern.
LEVELS: Amateur, Published, Best-Seller, Literary Giant, Critic
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Get x-ray goggles which allow you to track clues
24 Achievements (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
Collect 36 Books with Hearts and 36 Treasures
Replay 17 HOP scenes
17 Morphing Objects
4 Wallpapers, Concept Art, Music, Scrapbook, Profile Icons
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Get x-ray goggles which allow you to track clues
24 Achievements (Gold, Silver, and Bronze)
Collect 36 Books with Hearts and 36 Treasures
Replay 17 HOP scenes
17 Morphing Objects
4 Wallpapers, Concept Art, Music, Scrapbook, Profile Icons
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Silhouette. Locate items imprinted on a typewriter. Very creative!
B. List of items
C. List of items – items in a series of shelves at a post office.
D. Storybook. Look for parts within a scene which are missing on an elevator. Gorgeous graphics
E. List of items. Very creative. Search for pieces of a telephone code to unlock the phone and then get items to search from the phone.
A. Silhouette. Locate items imprinted on a typewriter. Very creative!
B. List of items
C. List of items – items in a series of shelves at a post office.
D. Storybook. Look for parts within a scene which are missing on an elevator. Gorgeous graphics
E. List of items. Very creative. Search for pieces of a telephone code to unlock the phone and then get items to search from the phone.
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
A. Matching puzzle. Click on four tokens, changing them to match up with the shape of the slot in which they are located. Rating: 1
B. Assembly puzzle. Select from a series of up to four symbols based on their shape and appearance on a given diagram. Rating: 2
C. Switch puzzle. Move 5 colored lights in a grid so they match up with the color of the slot in which they are located. Rating: 1
D. Assembly puzzle. Rotate rings, matching up pieces of symbols to create larger symbols. Then place those symbols into the blank spaces created by the combination of symbols. Rating: 2 (What makes this puzzle interesting is that the symbols must also point in the same direction as well). Rating: 3
E. Physical puzzle. Using a “tracking device” point in all directions until two lines intersect each other in the center of the device. 3X Rating: 2
F. Same as B
G. Same as E
H. Logic puzzle. On a large circular grid, push on squares upon the grid so that only green lights on 3 smaller grids are lit. The patterns must also match on all 3 as well. Rating: 3
A. Matching puzzle. Click on four tokens, changing them to match up with the shape of the slot in which they are located. Rating: 1
B. Assembly puzzle. Select from a series of up to four symbols based on their shape and appearance on a given diagram. Rating: 2
C. Switch puzzle. Move 5 colored lights in a grid so they match up with the color of the slot in which they are located. Rating: 1
D. Assembly puzzle. Rotate rings, matching up pieces of symbols to create larger symbols. Then place those symbols into the blank spaces created by the combination of symbols. Rating: 2 (What makes this puzzle interesting is that the symbols must also point in the same direction as well). Rating: 3
E. Physical puzzle. Using a “tracking device” point in all directions until two lines intersect each other in the center of the device. 3X Rating: 2
F. Same as B
G. Same as E
H. Logic puzzle. On a large circular grid, push on squares upon the grid so that only green lights on 3 smaller grids are lit. The patterns must also match on all 3 as well. Rating: 3
I recommend this game!
Can you recover your memories and save a missing girl in time?
Overall rating
4
/
5
92 of 156 found this review helpful
WHAT IS LURKING IN THE SHADOWS OF AN ABANDONED OBSERVATORY?
PostedJune 22, 2017
sunnyglow
fromWhat is Elf’s sign? Hopefully it is EXIT! Let’s hope the next game will give him an optional Agent Elf Badge giving us the option to allow him to play or stay away.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
5 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter
OVERVIEW: Try to remember Detective! What happened at the Shadowfield Observatory? While searching for eighteen-year old Ann McPherson at this site, something happened to cause you to develop episodic amnesia. What events are hiding within the shadows of your mind? A psychologist is helping you pull back the curtain of your memory to sort out the details. Something “monstrous” happened there. Get ready for a case in which entails much more than locating a missing girl. You will have to watch your back at every turn, question everyone, at the same time clear up your mind as to the details of this case. There is more to this dilapidated observatory than meets the eye.
The story is an excellent detective story with a sci-fi theme. This game will appeal to aficionados of this series. The graphics are breathtaking as usual for Elephant Games. I do love the blending of the elements of astronomy coupled with the pseudo-science of astrology throughout the game – absolutely, stellar! As usual, there are quite a few activities within the game and quite a few collectibles as well including screen segments which, when all are collected, reveal a starry sky. You also collect the twelve (12) signs of the Chinese Zodiac and there are morphing objects to collect as well. Elf returns as a canine helper. However, it is a non-purchase for me due to the overuse of the helper in this game.
HOP SCENES: The scenes are very creative. They include a list of constellations located on a star map. Unique and creative! There is a replacement scene and the typical storybook scene to help further the story.
PUZZLES: They are stellar! Many are based on the stars (astronomy and astrology), and all are all moderately difficult. They are beautiful, and very creatively designed. incorporating the astronomy/astrology theme within them. There is a multiple-step puzzle using the Zodiac in which you match up signs with their person or animal token. There is one which uses a sky globe which you whirl around to locate three (3) dissimilar stars. Other puzzles include a maze puzzle,an easy sequence puzzle and a rotating rings puzzle. My favorite puzzle involves a clever variation of a key puzzle in which you match up wedges with “teeth” so they interconnect.
OPTIONAL AGENT ELF BADGE! I WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS GAME IF I COULD OPT OUT OF USING THIS ANNOYING “HELPER” DOG. He is used excessively and is a major distraction. He prances, barks excessively, and his antics are time consuming. He is out-of-place in this game. Please remember, not all your customers are enamored by these helpers! MAKE THEIR USE OPTIONAL!
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Hardcore, Detective
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
Hints and Skips: 15 to 90 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
22 Achievements
Collect 40 screen fragments to create a night sky and 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac.
Collect Morphing objects (no number given)
8 Wallpapers,8 Concept Art, Music, Secret Room
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
22 Achievements
Collect 40 screen fragments to create a night sky and 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac.
Collect Morphing objects (no number given)
8 Wallpapers,8 Concept Art, Music, Secret Room
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: (A). Silhouette. (B). List of items. Search for constellations on a star map. (C). Replacement puzzle. Replace items back into the scene. (D). Storybook. Listen to the story of the observatory and locate items listed in BOLD letters.
PUZZLES: They are of Moderate Difficulty.
A. Maze puzzle. Move a tool box token along a straight path from left to right removing obstacles within its path.
B. Multiple step. (A) Moving tiles puzzle. Move tokens with astrological signs on them to match up to the appropriate person or animal associated with that sign. (B) Matching. Match up signs of the Zodiac.
C. Sequence puzzle. Remove brambles using a glove in sequential order.
D. Multiple step puzzle. (A) Matching puzzle. On a circular wheel containing notched tokens, whirl the wheel around to locate each token’s matching one to make a connection. (B). Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate segments of a jigsaw puzzle to restore an image.
E. Multiple step. (A). Alignment puzzle. Align planets so they are in a straight line. Moving one affects the others. (B) Matching puzzle. Place tokens into the correct slots to correspond to a given diagram. Moving one affects the others.
F. On a sky globe, locate three stars of different sizes.
A. Maze puzzle. Move a tool box token along a straight path from left to right removing obstacles within its path.
B. Multiple step. (A) Moving tiles puzzle. Move tokens with astrological signs on them to match up to the appropriate person or animal associated with that sign. (B) Matching. Match up signs of the Zodiac.
C. Sequence puzzle. Remove brambles using a glove in sequential order.
D. Multiple step puzzle. (A) Matching puzzle. On a circular wheel containing notched tokens, whirl the wheel around to locate each token’s matching one to make a connection. (B). Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate segments of a jigsaw puzzle to restore an image.
E. Multiple step. (A). Alignment puzzle. Align planets so they are in a straight line. Moving one affects the others. (B) Matching puzzle. Place tokens into the correct slots to correspond to a given diagram. Moving one affects the others.
F. On a sky globe, locate three stars of different sizes.
I recommend this game!
Can you find the Flower of Life, before the Dragon Clan does?
Overall rating
3
/
5
66 of 127 found this review helpful
THROWING A MONKEY WRENCH INTO AN EXCITING ADVENTURE GAME
PostedJune 17, 2017
sunnyglow
fromShout-out to Tarzan – Please come pick up your monkey! His presence is messing up what could have been a fantastic game!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
6 Chapters plus a Bonus Chapter
OVERVIEW: Ready for some heart pounding adventure? Get behind the cockpit, Sarah Pennington and soar off into the sky - high above the Amazon rain basin – and then crash land into trouble! Get ready for an adventure into the thick of the Amazon jungle, laced with relics from an Incan settlement! Your quest – the Flower of Life, a plant which is a cure-all for all ailments. Your mother is in trouble, being kidnapped by the Dragon Clan for her knowledge of the location of this plant. Now you must trek through this jungle trying to locate and save her and grab that flower before it ends up in the wrong hands!
This is a beautifully illustrated game which should appeal to adventure lovers, airplane aficionados, and monkey lovers. It is an Indiana Jones style adventure, keeping you only a few paces ahead of the game’s villains. The story is excellent and the graphics are amazing! Quite breathtaking! The pace is excellent with quite a few activities to keep you busy. There are quite a few collectibles including posters, jungle animals, and morphing objects. There is a side bar to indicate if there are any collectibles within a scene. You get a cube to give you the ability to see hidden places. HOWEVER, THIS GAME, WHICH I WAS ANXIOUS TO PURCHASE - IS A NONPURCHASE FOR ME. WHY?
MONKEYING AROUND WITH A GREAT GAME. Unfortunately, on your way to battle the baddies in the teeming jungle, you inherit a monkey as a helper. Our little tree swinger, appears suddenly and performs his cutesy antics twice in the demo. Why couldn’t this annoyance be optional within the game? This would have been an automatic purchase for me, but I don’t want to play a game with an annoying monkey smirking at me. However, I will fight him for that banana! Back off orangutan breath! Why does every game lately have to include some idiotic helper? This “helper” is out-of-place in an adventure game.
HOP SCENES: Most of the scenes are list of items. They do have some interactivity. The first scene I though the best. It requires you to search the scene for medical supplies.
PUZZLES: They are superb and the best part of the game. They vary in difficulty and type. My favorite puzzle is one which has you searching for items on an Incan stone wall and then placing them in the right location. This is NO easy task. The items are well-hidden within that wall. It is beautiful and creatively designed. Another amazing puzzle is a calculation puzzle which finds you pouring liquid into 3-liter and a 5-liter beakers, throwing out excess liquid to come up with exact measures of liquid in a series of colors. Very creative. This puzzle is an old puzzle seen in many games; however, it has been remastered beautifully. Other puzzles include an untangling rope puzzle, moving rings puzzle, and an assembly puzzle.
LEVELS: Casual, Advanced, Expert, Custom
Hint: 5 to 90 seconds (5 to 60 seconds in HOP scenes). Skips: 5 to 120 seconds
Hint: 5 to 90 seconds (5 to 60 seconds in HOP scenes). Skips: 5 to 120 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided at the beginning of the game.
12 Skill Based Achievements and 12 Story-Based Achievements
Collect 7 Posters
Collect 28 jungle animals
Morphing objects
Replay of HOP scenes and Puzzles
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art, Cutscenes, Soundtracks
Map is provided at the beginning of the game.
12 Skill Based Achievements and 12 Story-Based Achievements
Collect 7 Posters
Collect 28 jungle animals
Morphing objects
Replay of HOP scenes and Puzzles
15 Wallpapers, 15 Concept Art, Cutscenes, Soundtracks
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: You can opt to play a Matching card game in lieu of the HOP scene.
(A). List of items. (Add medical supplies) Very interactive. (B). List of items. (C). Silhouette. (D). List of items.
(A). List of items. (Add medical supplies) Very interactive. (B). List of items. (C). Silhouette. (D). List of items.
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
Cube Puzzle. Every time you use the cube, play a matching puzzle. Search and locate symbols identical to those on the cube. Rating: 1
A. Rope puzzle. Untangle a rope so that segments of the rope do not cross. Rating: 1
B. Calculation puzzle. (A) Create a medicine by combining colored liquids as to color. (B) Then using a 3-liter beaker and a 5-liter beaker, measure out the exact amount for each color. Rating: 3
C. Moving rings puzzle. Slide two rings into place to set given coordinates for a plane. Rating: 1
D. Assembly puzzle. Connect two wires so that the symbols they connect combine to match those given along the side of the panel of a plane. Rating: 2
E. Mathematical puzzle. Solve some basic math problems to get the numbers to enter to open a lock. Rating: 1
F. Storybook scene. Multiple step. (A) Learn about the Incas. Interact with the scene switching tokens and placing them in the correct position. (B) Switch puzzle. Switch tokens to complete a mural on the Incas. Rating: 1
A. Rope puzzle. Untangle a rope so that segments of the rope do not cross. Rating: 1
B. Calculation puzzle. (A) Create a medicine by combining colored liquids as to color. (B) Then using a 3-liter beaker and a 5-liter beaker, measure out the exact amount for each color. Rating: 3
C. Moving rings puzzle. Slide two rings into place to set given coordinates for a plane. Rating: 1
D. Assembly puzzle. Connect two wires so that the symbols they connect combine to match those given along the side of the panel of a plane. Rating: 2
E. Mathematical puzzle. Solve some basic math problems to get the numbers to enter to open a lock. Rating: 1
F. Storybook scene. Multiple step. (A) Learn about the Incas. Interact with the scene switching tokens and placing them in the correct position. (B) Switch puzzle. Switch tokens to complete a mural on the Incas. Rating: 1
THIS WEEK I WILL SAVE MY MONEY AND HOPE FOR A FUTURE GAME WHICH IS NOT A FAIRY TALE NOR INVOLVE SOME TYPE OF HELPER. WAY TOO MANY OF BOTH LATELY.
I recommend this game!
Can you stop darkness from taking over the kingdoms?
Overall rating
3
/
5
31 of 57 found this review helpful
TIME TO DEFEAT THE QUEEN AND TO PUT THIS PRINCESS AND THE GAME SERIES TO BED
PostedJune 15, 2017
sunnyglow
fromSince all the princesses have been captured, it is time to look for some new applicants to fill the job. Required: Pretty “poofy” pink party dress, big hair, and a side-kick nanny.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
OVERVIEW: Princess – You are the last person standing to save the Kingdom from the clutches of Queen Mortis! As the Fire Princess, you have a tall order to fill including saving the other princesses from their imprisonment under this ruthless monarch. You are good stead, however. Prophecy has already predicted that you as the champion in this conquest, equipped only with a bow and quiver. In this game, your nanny is captured by a beast and you are off to get her back. You will fight off monsters which are illusions created by the dastardly queen. Underneath those monsters, you will discover some common folk who will help you in your fight.
This is a great game for fantasy game lovers, those who like easy breezy games, those who are aspiring pretty-in-pink princesses, and children. The story is a continuation of this series, which to me, needs to end. How many more battles can our princess fight before losing her “pretty-in-pink” princess looks? The series is becoming stale. The graphics are beautiful as usual for ERS. They have the most beautiful graphics of all the developers. If I wanted a portrait painted, I would contact the ERS graphic artist! You collect jigsaw puzzles and morphing objects. You get a gimmicky illusion mirror which helps destroy illusion magic. Much of the game is like the last seven (7) games in this series.
HOP SCENES: They are varied and exactly like the ones from previous games. They include the usual storybook scenes in search of items in BOLD letters. Others include silhouette and lists of items. Nothing exceptional within these scenes.
PUZZLES: All the puzzles are easy. To use the gimmicky illusion mirror, first you use the mirror to find those hidden symbols then you trace a series of chains. Other puzzles include a rotating rings puzzle, moving tiles puzzle, and a rope puzzle,
LEVELS: Princess, Heiress, Queen, Brave Lady
Hints and Skips: 5 to 200 seconds
Hints and Skips: 5 to 200 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Replay 15 Puzzles and 22 HOP scenes
14/15? Achievements (Some have 3 parts)
Collect 36 jigsaw pieces for 6 puzzles
Illusion mirror to destroy illusion magic. (Must be charged each time it is to be used)
Morphing objects - look like shields
13 Wallpapers, 23 Concept Art, 6 Screensavers, Music,
Map is given to you at the beginning of the game.
Replay 15 Puzzles and 22 HOP scenes
14/15? Achievements (Some have 3 parts)
Collect 36 jigsaw pieces for 6 puzzles
Illusion mirror to destroy illusion magic. (Must be charged each time it is to be used)
Morphing objects - look like shields
13 Wallpapers, 23 Concept Art, 6 Screensavers, Music,
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES:
A. Storybook. Search for items in BOLD letters.
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate items to replace in a picture.
C. Silhouette. Locate constellations to open a portal
D. List of items. Locate a specific number of one item.
E. Silhouette.
F. List of items
A. Storybook. Search for items in BOLD letters.
B. Mini-HOP scene. Locate items to replace in a picture.
C. Silhouette. Locate constellations to open a portal
D. List of items. Locate a specific number of one item.
E. Silhouette.
F. List of items
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
MIRROR PUZZLES: (A) Hidden Illusion puzzle. Using the Hidden Illusion mirror, find all the hidden illusions within the scene. (B) Tracing puzzle. Trace a chain without touching the sides or you must start over. Eliminate them in segments. The tracing puzzle becomes more difficult as it advances in the game Used 3 times in the demo.
A. Rotating rings puzzle. Rotate rings so that they interlock within each other. Rating: 1
B. Multiple step. (A) Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to restore a picture. (B) Rotating tiles puzzle. Click on tiles to uncover a picture. Clicking on one either opens or closes others. Work on the scene until all tiles are uncovered. Rating: 2
C. Rope puzzle. Untangle ropes so that none intersect with each other. Rating: 2
D. Replacement puzzle. Place tiles on a board so that each tile matches another on the board. You must use all the tiles. Rating: 2
E. Moving bars puzzle. Move bars so that images appear in the middle according to a code. Rating: 1
F. Weights puzzle. Drag down chains according to clues until they are in the proper position. Moving one affects the others. Rating: 2
B. Multiple step. (A) Moving tiles puzzle. Move tiles to restore a picture. (B) Rotating tiles puzzle. Click on tiles to uncover a picture. Clicking on one either opens or closes others. Work on the scene until all tiles are uncovered. Rating: 2
C. Rope puzzle. Untangle ropes so that none intersect with each other. Rating: 2
D. Replacement puzzle. Place tiles on a board so that each tile matches another on the board. You must use all the tiles. Rating: 2
E. Moving bars puzzle. Move bars so that images appear in the middle according to a code. Rating: 1
F. Weights puzzle. Drag down chains according to clues until they are in the proper position. Moving one affects the others. Rating: 2
I recommend this game!
It’s Fantasy Mosaics 22! Join the penguins on their summer vacation to the South Pole.
Overall rating
5
/
5
27 of 57 found this review helpful
ENJOY SUMMER VACATION WITH THE PENGUINS IN THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
PostedJune 12, 2017
sunnyglow
fromTake a dip into the ice-cold waters of this game with the Penguin family in the land of the Midnight Sun!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
OVERVIEW: What a wonderful Monday surprise! It is summer! Our Penguin family is looking for a “cool” place to spend their vacation. Why not enjoy some time away from the heat and spend it at the friendly ice-filled waters of the South Pole? Our Penguin family is off on a family vacation to this frosty retreat to catch up with some old friends.
A BIG THANK you to BFG for offering a game in one of my favorite genres. This is another excellent 5-star game from Match Gems. I have been anxiously awaiting a new game from this developer. I have played every game in the series and this game is designed exactly like the others. There are some new colors to enjoy in this game as well!
I LOVE these games and Match Gems is one of the BEST developers for this type of game. This puzzle has many different names (AKA O’Ekaki, Griddlers, Paint-by-Numbers, Pic-a-Pix, Nonograms or whatever you call them); however, no matter the name they are a fun puzzle game.
HOW TO PLAY: This is variety of a Sudoku puzzle. In this puzzle, create pictures by filling in squares in a grid. The grids in this game will vary in size. Each side of the grid will have numbers for each line of squares indicating the number of squares which are to be filled in for that row of squares. Squares are filled in where the squares intersect between the two sets of numbers on each side.
GAME FACTS:
• Levels: Casual and Advanced.
• Colors: The game has up to six colored screens which can be switched at any time while playing the puzzle.
• Autofill: There is autofill so you do not have to fill in the unused boxes. However, you can use your mouse to right click “X’s” for unused spaces.
• Hints: Hints are given as you proceed and are based on the difficulty of the puzzle and how well you perform in solving the grid
• Number of Levels and Puzzles: There are 100 puzzles – 20 levels with 5 puzzles per level in the game.
• Aids: You have a pickax as an aid in the game
• Awards: There are 3 trophies: a gold trophy for no mistakes, a silver trophy for 1 mistake, and a bronze trophy for two mistakes. If you make 3 mistakes, you must start the game over again.
• Collectibles. When you complete one level of 5 puzzles, you receive an item to place in your garden.
• Colors: The game has up to six colored screens which can be switched at any time while playing the puzzle.
• Autofill: There is autofill so you do not have to fill in the unused boxes. However, you can use your mouse to right click “X’s” for unused spaces.
• Hints: Hints are given as you proceed and are based on the difficulty of the puzzle and how well you perform in solving the grid
• Number of Levels and Puzzles: There are 100 puzzles – 20 levels with 5 puzzles per level in the game.
• Aids: You have a pickax as an aid in the game
• Awards: There are 3 trophies: a gold trophy for no mistakes, a silver trophy for 1 mistake, and a bronze trophy for two mistakes. If you make 3 mistakes, you must start the game over again.
• Collectibles. When you complete one level of 5 puzzles, you receive an item to place in your garden.
I highly recommend this game if you like Sudoku games or any type of mathematical puzzle.
I recommend this game!
This may be the Amazing Garibaldi Brothers’ final performance!
Overall rating
3
/
5
70 of 149 found this review helpful
THE BIGGEST ILLUSION IS THE LACK OF MAGIC GENERATED BY THIS GIMMICKY GAME
PostedJune 10, 2017
sunnyglow
fromAbracadabra! With a flicker of a wand, this game has disappeared from my screen!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
OVERVIEW: Play screenwriter, Ms. Douglas (no first name), author of the “Dead Reckoning Series,” writing a screenplay for Jean Miles, film director. Your director wants the real thing for his next movie -illusions instead of special effects in hopes to finally get that coveted Academy Award. Get ready to travel to New York City to see the awesome magic of the Garibaldi Brothers, Santiago and Fernando! You will need to convince them to hand-over those illusions to your boss; however, that may take some doing as neither wants to give up the blueprints for these illusions. You will get more than you bargained for when one of those brothers of the magical duo, Fernando, is killed while performing a magic trick. Your sleuthing abilities will come into play in solving this whodunit. The suspects all seem to have a motive including Fernando’s wife, Elisabeth, his own brother, Bruno Murphy (a stage hand), Robert Stevens (wealth investor), or perhaps someone else. Could even your boss be involved?
POOF! The demo produced no “magic” for me. Hiding behind the illusion of all the gimmicks and purported magic, is the same game with the same format which we have played a dozen times before! For me, EIPIX did NOT pull a rabbit out of the hat with this game. The pace slows down as you continue in the game. There are way too many gimmicks, tricks, and back-and-forth action within the game. It should appeal to those who love magic, mystery novels and mid-level to expert players. You get a gimmicky tablet which “wows” you with the behind-the-scene details of the illusions you witness. You collect rabbits which vary in size. You can replay the HOP scenes and the puzzles. The same old boring Bubble Shooter game returns to play in lieu of the HOP scenes. For me, I would rather watch the awesome David Copperfield create the illusion of a disappearing building than play this game. However, I am certain there are those who will enjoy it. If you’re an aficionado of this game – I hope you find some magic within it. It is way too tedious for me!
CLICKING IT UP WITH SOME CLUES: Ho Hum – So boring! There are the usual investigative questions which are in all the EIPIX detective games (no matter the series) which has you identifying clues on those suspects or corpses under surveillance. Click, click, click away until you locate that evidence to support the statements. So tedious!
HOP SCENES. There are more HOP scenes than puzzles. They are the best part of this game. They are for the most part creatively designed. They are the standard ones seen in most EIPIX games. There are several multiple-step ones which include lists of items combined with silhouette items. There is also a storybook sequence to further the story and a scene with rebus clues. You can also play the same old “Bubble Shooter” game (so tired of this game) in lieu of the scenes.
PUZZLES: The puzzles from the demo are thematic. There are not many in the demo; however, they are of middle difficulty with one which is slightly difficult. There is a cube puzzle in which you must stack three (3) cubes in a specific order. There is a sequence puzzle in which you must sequentially unbuckle the buckles of a straight jacket. There are two maze puzzles. I did enjoy one of the maze puzzles in which you must move four (4) colored balls to slots of the same color. You must strategize a path by pressing on the correct sequence of eight (8) buttons with movement patterns upon them.
LEVELS: Apprentice, Magician, Illusionist, Wizard
Hint: 10 t0 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
Hint: 10 t0 120 seconds Skips: 10 to 400 seconds
EXTRAS:
Map is provided as you play the game
14 Achievements
Collect 36 Rabbits
Replay 14 HOP scenes and 19 Puzzles and the Bubble Shooter game
7 Wallpapers, 4 Concept Art, Videos, Music
Map is provided as you play the game
14 Achievements
Collect 36 Rabbits
Replay 14 HOP scenes and 19 Puzzles and the Bubble Shooter game
7 Wallpapers, 4 Concept Art, Videos, Music
HERE ARE THE DETAILS (SPOILERS) FOR THOSE WANT MORE INFORMATION ON THE HOP SCENES AND PUZZLES IN SEQUENCE
HOP SCENES: You have the option to play a bubble shooter game instead.
A. Storybook sequence. Locate items listed in BOLD letters in a scene which contains several posters.
B. Clue search. Look for 2 items for 3 categories on Francisco Garibaldi to indicate moods and personal situations.
C. Multiple step. (A) List of items (B) Silhouette
D. Multiple step. (A) Silhouette. Interact with the scene with the items. (B) List of items
E. Same as B except for Elisabeth Townsend
F. Rebus clues
A. Storybook sequence. Locate items listed in BOLD letters in a scene which contains several posters.
B. Clue search. Look for 2 items for 3 categories on Francisco Garibaldi to indicate moods and personal situations.
C. Multiple step. (A) List of items (B) Silhouette
D. Multiple step. (A) Silhouette. Interact with the scene with the items. (B) List of items
E. Same as B except for Elisabeth Townsend
F. Rebus clues
PUZZLES: (1) Easy 2) Moderate difficulty (3) Difficult
A. Assembly puzzle. Stack cubes on top of each other using various levels to move the cubes. Cubes cannot jump on top of each other. Rating: 2
B. Sequence puzzle. Unbuckle buckles on a straight jacket in sequential order. Rating: 2
C. Maze puzzle. Move a ball through a maze using stopgaps throughout the path. Rating 2
D. Maze puzzle. Move a series of 4 colored balls to a slot of a matching color through a 3-dimensional maze. Strategize a path for each ball by using 8 buttons along the sides which contain movement patterns upon them. Rating: 3
A. Assembly puzzle. Stack cubes on top of each other using various levels to move the cubes. Cubes cannot jump on top of each other. Rating: 2
B. Sequence puzzle. Unbuckle buckles on a straight jacket in sequential order. Rating: 2
C. Maze puzzle. Move a ball through a maze using stopgaps throughout the path. Rating 2
D. Maze puzzle. Move a series of 4 colored balls to a slot of a matching color through a 3-dimensional maze. Strategize a path for each ball by using 8 buttons along the sides which contain movement patterns upon them. Rating: 3
I recommend this game!