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  • Average Rating:
    2.3
  • Helpful Votes:
    2,261
 
  • Reviews Submitted:
    133
  • First Review:
    December 30, 2011
  • Most Recent Review:
    February 13, 2025
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Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
54 of 69 found this review helpful
Others ---- take note
PostedAugust 3, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
This is a game that borders on perfection.
This what casual gaming should strive to be.
Going way beyond a mish-mash of cluttery hidden objects and mini games of ancient technology, this beautiful game features a good story, fantastic graphics, intelligent and intriguing gameplay that will command your attention, and bonus material that actually is meaningful.
This is why I come to BF ---- games that go infinitely farther than little animals and busy work. I like to relax when I play but I also like a bit of mental stimulation.
THANK YOU TO THESE EXCELLENT DEVELOPERS for reminding us how great casual games can and SHOULD be.
Excellent game with the highest recommendation!
I recommend this game!
+39points
54of 69voted this as helpful.
 
Search through odds and ends for tons of Hidden-Object fun!
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
36 of 99 found this review helpful
Just Awful
PostedJuly 29, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
So here's Tiny Little Lion with yet another clutter style clone that has absolutely nothing new (even the same number of useless wallpapers) and serves no real "gaming" purpose.
I will be delighted when the gaming community gets tired of these duds that are nothing but repetitious busy work with no point, no end game, no story, and ---- worst of all ---- no fun.
Completely boring rehash of the first 2 in this series which has now become a silly caricature of itself
I honestly believe that the good gamers that gush and rave about these duds have forgotten what good casual games should be.
these games are "colorful" ---- so what?
these games are "relaxing" ---- take a nap, they're free!
these games have great puzzles ---- straight out of the first generation of casual games
these games are "different" ---- so is watching paint dry.
And I am sure these next 3 or 4 "So Much" games are already set to go as Tiny Little Lion rubs their tiny little corporate hands together in greedy anticipation of how soon can they be released.
I think Tiny Little Lion should come up with something outside their monotonous box of rubber stamp same old, same old games or just go away ---- these games are terrible.
-27points
36of 99voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
31 of 67 found this review helpful
Over and Over and Over
PostedJuly 11, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
Tiny Little Lion has now officially become my least favorite developer.
I am so tired of these weak and weekly offerings that use the same template and were probably created sometime last year and just chopped into sections to be released over time.
And now, even the devs are having a hard time coming up with original titles! We have had I Love Finding Cats and I Love Finding Pups ---- so here is I Love Finding Both! LOL
But that's Ok because it is nothing but a continuation of the same tedious, boring, and old fashioned HOGs that they think we are going to be duped into thinking there is something original here.
I promise you there is not. Just find a bunch of things including the animals and move on to the next scene. Absolutely pointless.
An aside to Tiny Little Lion. Stop trying to convince intelligent players that each of you developers own what is now probably up to 25-30 animals each that you just love to pieces. You don't and your developer diary claiming you do is insulting.
I remember when Boomzap claimed financial hard times was what was behind these simplistic games. Still having tough times? Or, can you get off this trend of weekly junk and get back to creating the games that were what got you your fame and admiration to begin with.
I really can't believe BF allows or even promotes these horrible games.
As an aside, I want it known that I love animals very much with a multiple kitty household that until a short time ago was governed by an adorable little pup that was with me 16 years.
I am also proud to say that I donate to the Humane Society when I can, and would never consider supporting these games with money I could use to take care of my own or donate to help real animals.
Enough of this line of "games".
-5points
31of 67voted this as helpful.
 
Step in and test your skill with a stunning collection of challenging puzzles!
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
74 of 130 found this review helpful
Just As Predicted
PostedJuly 8, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
So here is the 2nd release of this series of who knows how many to come from this developer that does nothing but slap together a few antediluvian game styles (swapping, matching, spot the difference, etc.) ---- assemble them with wallpapers that no one gives two hoots about, a music player that no one uses, divide the level select so you can call it a CE ---- and voila! ----- you have today's new game ---- a collection of old, uninteresting, been there done that games. Pitifully insulting to casual games.
I am not a fan of Tiny Little Lion, or Boomzap, or whatever they are going by ---- because I am tired of being shown these games that use the same format, offer the same chores, have zero story, and offer nothing new in any game, and present them as "new" games. They are not. They are redundant, they are throwbacks that have been gussied up, and they are very weak additions to the BF catalog.
This one may have something "new" though ---- concentration called "memory"! (Where is Hugh Downs when you need him?)
But I am sure there will be those that praise this total lack of effort and the result will be more of this type of gaming junk ---- now being released as CEs at least once a week.
I think about Thursday's excellent offering, then this. Once again, it is penthouse to outhouse.
Tiny Little Lion ---- your games are inexcusably boring. Time to find something else and stop with the same old, same old games.
+18points
74of 130voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
13 of 19 found this review helpful
Great Game
PostedJuly 7, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I completely agree with the positive reviews ---- everything about the game is entertaining, captivating, and fun.
So clearly several levels above the "busy work" games we have been bombarded with lately. This game makes them look like the weak offerings they are, and games like this are what I come to BF to play.
Highest recommendation!
I recommend this game!
+7points
13of 19voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
17 of 24 found this review helpful
Like pennmom ---- not playing
PostedJuly 2, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
Had no problems with #2 (bought at another site) but this one yields the result described by pennmom. And, after switching users to get out of the mess, it showed an access violation.
So, is the game good? I guess I'll find out when I can buy it elsewhere.
Shame on BF.
I don't recommend this game.
+10points
17of 24voted this as helpful.
 
Embark on a magical adventure in Thicket Wood to help fairies in this magical hidden-object game!
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
95 of 108 found this review helpful
Just Another Busy Work Copycat
PostedJune 29, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
Jump on that bandwagon!
"Create" a "game" where you go from screen to screen doing chores that lead nowhere!
No story necessary ---- recent reviews indicate that some gamers only want something pretty with nice music and next-to-nothing to do.
Obviously, someone loves these pointless games that go nowhere except to the next screen of busy work ---- so now that is the majority of what we are seeing in new games.
This one features several screens of finding pairs of symbols that can barely be seen, fragment hunting (FROG), guess the word games, swap puzzle pieces, and jigsaws.
How unexciting and boring can you get?
Oh, well ---- I suppose there will be the usual glowing comments about how much fun these games are and how lovely the scenery is, and soothing the music.
And because the devs have graciously given us a music player, some wallpapers, and a few extra levels ---- they want CE money!
If I could give this game zero or minus stars, I would.
I don't recommend this game.
+82points
95of 108voted this as helpful.
 
Immerse yourself in a world of subgames inspired by the essence of America!
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
18 of 41 found this review helpful
Let's Go Back About A Dozen Years ----
PostedJune 24, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
---- and play this collection of old fashioned, uninteresting. pointless group of busy work games that really belong in an occasional pop up appearance in a HOPA, or really on a shelf with old games like pong.
I was so enthused and delighted with the outstanding offering of just a couple days ago and could not click on "buy" fast enough and was anxiously awaiting today's game ---- then we get this. Talk about penthouse to outhouse!
This particular offering is actually an insult to gaming intelligence ----- a mash up of "subgames" that belong in gaming's history books ---- not as a "unique blend of entertainment and engagement". I assure you, there is nothing unique or original to be found here. All the games are the same pattern and style this dev has used over and over again. Nice background music, useless wallpapers, a music player? lol and a claim of 38 extra levels I could not see or find.
Seriously, this is the bottom of the gaming barrel ---- there is no supporting story, not even a thin one, the scenes are suspiciously inaccurate, and the whole affair of playing these "subgames" is totally pointless with zero sense of accomplishment.
And the "subgames" are so laughably OLD! Jigsaw? Crossword? Match? Guess the word? Oh, and, of course, some copy cat clutter thrown in. Would it be too much to ask for a couple of original puzzles?
But, for now, it seems this dev is basking in the glow of all the praising reviews (and downloads and, unbelievably, sales) for their previous games that feature the same old things ---- to the point of foisting this really poorly done entry on us. I will be delighted when the gamers get tired of these "games".
And, I find it a bit offensive that some of the high points of America are being used to showcase these very lame "subgames".
So, if you like minigames that were in vogue about a dozen years ago, give this a look.
But, for me, we have a new winner for worst offering of the year ---- could not uninstall fast enough. (Yet I am sure there will be a couple of sequels since I'm betting these cookie cutters are all "developed" at once, then spread out over time.)
-5points
18of 41voted this as helpful.
 
Medium: Can you navigate three chilling stories and find a new path?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
15 of 17 found this review helpful
Back to the days ----
PostedJune 24, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
---- of excellent HOPAs that are so completely entertaining.
This one is nostalgic in that sense, has some challenge to it, a good story, with great visuals and a sense of a complete CE
This one shows what can be really done for casual gamers as opposed to the "busy work" style that we have seen far too much of. imo.
Congrats to the devs for an outstanding offer. Give it a try!
+13points
15of 17voted this as helpful.
 
Overall rating 
Hated it.
1 / 5
5 of 17 found this review helpful
More (cl)Utter Junk
PostedJune 17, 2023
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cbtx
fromTexas
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Awful
1 / 5
I can't believe that players are lining up for the same game 14 times! Played one, played them all, imo.
But here it is anyway, and as a collector's edition no less (Outrageous!)
These games ---- it would appear ---- are taking over the majority of BF's inventory of new games. And one reason ---- one big reason ---- for that is the continuous rush of gushing reviews describing how wonderfully engaging and fun these games are.
Sorry, I completely disagree ---- they are elementary HOGS and simplistic minigames that have been jazzed up with nice graphical presentation accompanied by the developer's constant yakking about how amazing the game is.;
For me, the game is a total waste of time, nothing but one busy work presentation after another, and, as far as I'm concerned, the absolute bottom of the gaming barrel.
And, btw dev, the hats and shoes levels need attention insofar as the timer and disappearing objects are concerned. As far as that goes, the overly gabby "instructions" only get in the way.
So, keep on praising and buying these clunkers, and this is what we will continue to get. That's a dismal future for casual gaming, unfortunately..;
Worst I have seen here in a long time, sorry.
-7points
5of 17voted this as helpful.
 
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