RevKellie's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:1,364
- Reviews Submitted:119
- First Review:December 10, 2011
- Most Recent Review:December 20, 2019
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Help Detective Angelina track down an elusive jewel thief in the Hidden Object game, Cruise Clues: Caribbean Adventure!
Overall rating
1
/
5
14 of 20 found this review helpful
Repetitive and Pointless
PostedJanuary 17, 2012
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
This is the first and only game I have ever quit. I only paid 2.99 for it, so it wasn't much of a loss. Still, not a good game.
1. Scenes are repetitive - you go the same places - the cabin, the dock, the atrium, the pool, over and over.
2. Story is repetitive - How many times can you hear "Oh no. the King of Diamonds was in my cabin again." - It happened at least 4 before I quit playing. She's supposed to be an FBI agent, but a thief has regular access to her cabin? Basically she gets a clue, she goes there, he's been there, she finds the jewels somewhere else. Put that on an unending loop and you get this game.
3. Technical Difficulties - many of the objects are small and indistinct. It is easier to just click around (even with the annoying penalty cursor swirls) that try to see and click items.
4. Technical Difficulties - sometimes items don't pick up - even when you click because they are small or a graphic crowds them out.
5. NO SKIP - there aren't many mini-games but the few that exist don't have a skip feature so its solve it or get stuck there. The games are that hard - but boring and you have to see them to the end.
It just was more like a job than a game. There are too many good games out there to waste time on this one.
I don't recommend this game.
Save your people from an invading force of supernatural Terractotta Warriors in this incredible Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Nice Game, Good story
PostedJanuary 11, 2012
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
Some nice developments in this game. It ran just the right amount of time - as the story got old, it ended. Not as creative as the Jade game, but fun parts.
Like the hidden object sections where you have to do a complex skill to uncover some, good variance between things truly hidden and things laying on top.
very straightforward - go here, go here, go there. Not too much back and forth, but a nice help from the map which shows you when a HO scene is active.
Simple and relaxing. I didn't have to skip puzzles, and they were all easy to understand.
Art is pretty - animation very remedial.
I recommend this game!
Shaolin Mystery: Tale of the Jade Dragon Staff
Travel across ancient China and help Yu as she searches for the mythical Jade Dragon Staff. Save your wrongly imprisoned friend!
Overall rating
5
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5
99 of 102 found this review helpful
Perfect, mid-level game
PostedJanuary 5, 2012
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
A great game for folks who want a little challenge but don't want to work too hard at their play.
Interesting story and great graphics. Background music relaxing. The puzzles and ho scenes are challenging but all resolved with a little effort. It's the perfect match - not too easy but not too hard. I didn't have to skip any of the puzzles, but I did work on a few a bit.
One of the few games that seems the right length. Not too short, but the story didn't drag out either.
Great game all the way around.
I recommend this game!
Visit the legendary Roman Empire! Love, treachery, adventure, and jeopardy await you in this amazing Hidden Object game.
Overall rating
5
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5
46 of 50 found this review helpful
I loved this game!
PostedDecember 30, 2011
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
This is a quirky little game but it's as fun as can be!
I loved the odd little comics between each episode and it was really cute to build my character into a noble of Rome, and see him find his love interest.
The hidden object scenes are well developed and very challenging. I ended up using the hint button quite a bit. Some objects are small and the little gold coins add an extra flair to the scenes. The story has it all - love, a villain, a challenge, etc. The "trophies" make you smile as they pop up throughout the game, giving you a bite of Roman mythology with each trophy.
It's cartoony, but was on of the most enjoyable light games I've played. I would say it was short - but it isn't - I just wanted it to keep going.
I recommend this game!
Help Detective Croft solve the case of the Baker Street Murder and uncover the conspiracy about the murder of her partner!
Overall rating
4
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Short but fun
PostedDecember 26, 2011
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Fun little game - elementary graphics, but a lot of focus on hidden object scenes - and some fun mini-puzzles as well. The story is good but more of an outline than a story.
Make sure to collect the bullets to open the bonus. It's more challenging than the game.
I recommend this game!
Experience the Fall of Caesar firsthand in this Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game! Discover why Brutus betrayed his mentor!
Overall rating
4
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5
18 of 20 found this review helpful
Neat little history lesson
PostedDecember 24, 2011
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Current Favorite:
Amazing Adventures: Around the World
(25)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Put together by Nat Geo games - it gives a good history lesson about Brutus and his flight from Rome after the assassination of Caesar. Graphics nothing special but the story does propel you from place to place.
Hidden Object sections are small and the stuff is pretty much sitting there - no challenge. But the puzzles required to further the game echo everything from code breaking to minesweeper (that was my favorite part).
Game is very short - catch it on sale if you can. A fun way to spend an hour or two!
I recommend this game!
Uncover the Hidden Mysteries in the Forbidden City!
Overall rating
4
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5
14 of 17 found this review helpful
Fun game, good time passer
PostedDecember 21, 2011
RevKellie
fromCentral VA
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Good Hidden Object Game -- interesting to find which item goes in each room and a little challenge when some items are locked in others. However, the challenge is light compared to many. Most clues are figured out through a process of elimination.
A good introduction to HO Adventures. The story is straight-forward. Graphics are fine until the "animation" part - then they are just silly and choppy.
Short game - but a nice afternoon time killer.
Help Santa deliver presents! Can you help Santa find all the toys scattered around Wonderland? Deliver his presents in time!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 6 found this review helpful
Great relaxation, but a little daffy...
PostedDecember 11, 2011
RevKellie
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
I enjoyed this little game as a mini-break from bigger/harder games but regret I paid 6.99 for it. Wish I would have waited for the 2.99 sale.
This game is best if you just want a few screens to relax or while waiting for a phone call or something. If you try to play it seriously - you'll get bored quick. About 3 or 4 screens and I was ready to do something else. But I enjoyed signing in and playing those screens. However, by the end I was counting the things left to finish the 12 days of Christmas even though that didn't matter much eventually.
It would also be a great game to play with kids. The "12 days" icons have blinking lights - so its hard to miss them. Each screen has a limited challenge - there were about 1 or 2 things in each I had to look carefully to find - the rest were right on top.
Background music was nice and relaxing. One of the few I didn't turn the music off after a while.
Storyline - makes no sense whatsoever. It's mostly just a series of explanations before each screen. Those with a sense of humor will note the following oddities: (no real spoilers but be warned).
1. Santa is some kind of obsessive person or neat freak. Almost every screen has him saying "Let's tidy this room up" or "lets clean this mess up".
2. Besides his cleaning obsession, Santa has some sort of logic or eyesight problem. There are screens where there is one house on the street and Santa is saying "I can't find the house". One screen features a sign that says "MATT AND EMY'S HOUSE" and Santa saying "I can't find Matt and Emy's house - lets clean up the yard..."
3. I am confused as to why Santa is taking toys TO a toy store at night (which also "needs cleaning"). Is he a second hand supplier for extra cash or what?
4. Santa only delivers toys to one family in the world. They have the biggest (messiest) house on earth full of toys and things - yet the kids have to share a room and bunk beds.
5. Once you collect all the 12 days icons, that story theme just disappears - there's no bonus, reveal or anything. The story switches out of nowhere from Santa, toys, and Christmas to a church scene with Baby Jesus. (note: The church is a mess and must be cleaned).
So - daffy story, but not really one of those "adventure, get into the story" type of games.
If you enjoy some Christmas themed HO's and music - You'll like it. If you want story or challenge - look elsewhere.
I recommend this game!
Help a detective explore a rampant briar growth in Scotland, and discover the true tale of the real Sleeping Beauty!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Interesting and fun
PostedDecember 10, 2011
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
The storyline and mini-twists were great and it was a lot of fun to get into the story and not just be consumed with trying to figure out what to do next.
A little on the easy side - particularly because the objects are all just pieces of one object -- but nice and relaxing. Art is very well done, and the hint system is helpful but not too leading.
This one made me want to try the other two in the series.
I recommend this game!