sereneorchid's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:6,145
- Reviews Submitted:156
- First Review:November 13, 2011
- Most Recent Review:March 4, 2021
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Look after and feed fun 3D fish and watch them play and interact with each other as you complete exciting match-3 levels to earn money for decorating your aquarium!
Overall rating
5
/
5
What a splash!
PostedDecember 31, 2012
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
I've griped about a few nuisances in previous Fishdom games, like the matching icons being too small, but it seems like Playrix has outdone itself in polishing the best of this game into a whole new luster. It's all good: the animations, the music, the tank decor, the brilliant colors, the fish dialogue. Since I don't have 3D glasses, I can't attest to that aspect, but the animations are excellent. The bump up in size of the matching tiles is a huge improvement -- thank you from all of us who are near-sighted, have tired eyes, older eyes, or even children's eyes. The larger sizes of everything just make it a more lush visual experience. This will be my first Fishdom purchase (although not my first Playrix purchase).
I recommend this game!
Defeat the forces of darkness and defend Emerland by uniting the races of the world against the evil sorcerer, Sat, in this magical card game!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Magical
PostedOctober 17, 2012
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Very nice solitaire game with a magical theme. What makes this one different is that as you uncover cards, you "discover" items that help you on a magical quest. The wizard/narrator was a nice touch. Other game developers who take shortcuts on quality should take note of the very nice music in this game. While it repeats a little too soon, the selections add a lot of atmosphere to the game and really enhance the playing experience. I've bought enough solitaire games that I don't need another one, but this is different enough to be worth the purchase.
A helpful tip: in one of the early mini-games, you are asked to click on an item to shoo away flies. I have an extensive vocabulary, but I've never heard of the word they used for "mushrooms." Oops. I just saved you a trip to the dictionary.
I recommend this game!
You've been invited to take part in the World Tournament of Mahjong!
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 13 found this review helpful
Nothing special
PostedOctober 10, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
/
5
I was disappointed with this game. Except for the premise -- entering a mahjong tournament -- there is nothing special or different about this game. There are three tile designs: a traditional, one composed of numbers and letters like children's blocks, and the third set looks like a deck of cards. It was odd playing them. None of them are very attractive or crisp and clear, nor were there any exciting animations or power ups. The music, however, was nice. This one deserves a trial run before purchase or using a credit to be sure it suits you.
Heaven & Hell
Journey with Angelo to retrieve the stolen artifacts
Overall rating
1
/
5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
A long way from heaven
PostedOctober 2, 2012
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
1
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5
The title catches your attention, and sucks you into trying the game. But from where I'm sitting, somewhere between heaven and h*ll, I'd rather be crucified than play this game. (Well, not really, but it's just that bad.) The music is horrible, and not suited for the game theme at all. The story line is weak, and the text is grammatically poor (How dear [sic] you talk to me like this.) The matching icons have creatures that are too large for the tiles, with not enough negative (empty) space between them, so the game board is just too busy to play on. As a free game, I would refuse to download it. But then that is just one humble soul's opinion.
I don't recommend this game.
Dive into and explore an underwater country, and help Dorothy find out the truth about her family and save her daughter!
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
Like stinky fish
PostedOctober 1, 2012
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
2
/
5
The mermaid is just one of the cast of characters. I gave two stars for the decent graphics, but the game play is excrutiatingly simple and dull. You chain-link gemstones on a small playing field. And that's all. The only indicator of your accomplishment is the percentage of how many more gems you need to match. And there's no excuse for the poor grammar. Preschool kids might like this as a way to learn gemstone colors or how to manipulate a mouse. Everyone else will be bored.
I don't recommend this game.
Garden Dash
Help Barb transform urban lots into green gardens! Care for plants with quirky needs and grow produce for the DinerTown community.
Overall rating
3
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5
Gardening was fun, but a little hectic
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Cute, colorful, cartoon graphics are nicer than they appear in the screenshots. I like gardening, so I enjoy trying any related games. But as with so many time management games, the Dash developers forgot about TM novices, and how hard it can be hard to get up to speed when that speed is a little fast. There was a lot of repetition in the tasks, which is helpful (or boring, your choice), but trying to get everything done takes some work and thought in planning ahead in order to beat the timer. If there were an easy or untimed option, I would enjoy playing this more, but stress and casual gardening are not supposed to be synonymous!
Manage a haunted hotel for comical creatures of the night! Haunted Domains will have you howling with delight!
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Fun any time of year, not just Halloween
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
I don't play many time management games, so the game lost a star because a third, easier, mode would be appreciated by TM novices. Although the game is good about introducing you to each addition to the game, the pace can pick up pretty quickly. Out of 4 levels, I had to repeat 2 because a couple of vampires turned into bats and flew away before I could give them a hotel room.
Witches arrive with cats which you are supposed to retrieve, but the game didn't tell me how, and I clicked and dragged every which way I could think of, but didn't figure it out. So I think the game is over for me. But I did have fun, although it must take A LOT of playing in order to earn the upgrades and see the changes shown in the preview pictures. Re kids: in the trial hour, I didn't see anything scary or inappropriate. The cartoon guests I waited on were chubby ghosts, wine-drinking vampires (no blood), and attractive witches.
I recommend this game!
Travel to the edge of time and back! Follow John Swift and Jane Graham as they travel through the past to keep history intact.
Overall rating
3
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5
19 of 24 found this review helpful
Hidden objects can be really hidden
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Wasn't thrilled with the hidden object scenes. Many objects were small and didn't really look like anything. In spite of other high ratings, this game just didn't have much to appeal to me.
I don't recommend this game.
Keep your customers content in Coffee Rush 3! Take each order and then use your Match 3 skills to serve up your delicious java!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Lacks flavor
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
This was my first experience with Coffee Rush, and it looks and plays like a 10-year-old game, not a new and improved version 2. Initially, I was turned off by the very basic, flat-looking matching icons and game board. And let's face it: if the matching part isn't fun, why bother with the rest?
The matching is enhanced by exploding coffee pots and money that you click on for extra profit. As you play, new customers, drinks, desserts, and sandwiches are added. But it still seemed like the same old thing level after level. I played in relaxed mode and had no problem meeting the goal for each day. I guess I'd play this now and again for something a little different, but it's not the most interesting, dynamic, or colorful match 3 or time management game I've played. Just average. If the game were a cup of coffee it would be black, weak, and old (no flavor!).
Open Antique Shops all over the world and earn enough money to finance an archaeological expedition to Greece!
Overall rating
2
/
5
12 of 13 found this review helpful
An antique shop with very few items
PostedSeptember 28, 2012
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
This is a decent enough game if you like time management (not one of my favorites), but I found it extremely repetitious and boring. The shop owner only walks back and forth between customers. The assistants go into the storeroom to get some really strange items, and you only start out with a handful. And it's the same items requested over and over.
I got to day 16, and felt like I had been playing forever. Try this before you buy it so you're not disappointed.
I don't recommend this game.