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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4709
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:March 15, 2025
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Travel around the world alongside Jill and Mike and help them become international TV superstars!
Overall rating
5
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5
110 of 137 found this review helpful
Mike And Jill Went Up The Hill......To Build A Beautiful Garden!
PostedFebruary 28, 2016
pennmom36
fromWouldn't you think Jill and Mike would ditch the ugly overalls for their Very Late Show interview?
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Join Jill and Mike on another wild gardening trip around the world. Gardens Inc.will be televising an international reality garden show featuring none other than Jill and Mike, America's favorite gardening couple! They are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first baby, so the money they earn will help them create the perfect room for their little bundle of joy. Becoming a TV star unfortunately, has made them a prime target, and during an interview on the Very Late Show, someone has managed to nab the dynamic duo! It's a little difficult for the show to go on without the gardening superstars, who would do such a thing and why?
Gardens Inc. never disappoints, and this fourth episode has many new features as well as the features that make this game fantastic, building beautiful gardens and choosing which flowers to plant. Each level has a Bonus Goal such as building two identical gardens, making adjacent garden different or planting as many different flowers as you can. Each level has a treasure chest to find that contain extra coins, and you can earn 500 extra coins for each Mole you click on that pops up in random areas, sometimes he returns for an encore. You can earn trophies in Gold, Silver or Bronze in Timed and Expert modes, Relaxed mode rewards you with only Gold trophies, but you earn less coins, and the Expert mode is more difficult to obtain level goals. If you beat the Developer's Score you earn more coins as well, and eventually you will receive Bonus Star Icons that will make the workers Run Faster, make them work faster or produce resources quicker, but they need to recharge after each use.
The Coins you earn are used to remodel the baby's room, with new flooring, wallpaper, cribs, rugs and toys, but in my opinion, the choices are all ugly and unappealing. The feature that makes this game unique, is the fact that you can switch some buildings to produce an alternate type of resource, such as stones, tools, or seeds, and when you plant gardens, you get to choose from several different types and colors of plants, and you can change them at anytime,
Both Editions offer 35 Coin Chests, 60 Achievement Trophies, Pop up Moles to catch (if you catch at least one mole in each level, you will earn a Trophy) The Collector's Edition offers 10 Bonus Episodes (45 Regular episodes) and a built in Walkthrough Strategy Guide. Personally I see no need for the "extras" in a TM Strategy game, which makes this Standard Edition the ideal choice, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Will your curse save or destroy you?
Overall rating
4
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5
158 of 262 found this review helpful
My....What Big Eyes You Have.....
PostedFebruary 27, 2016
pennmom36
fromDid I just give that dog a human bone?
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
The Mill has been providing the small village of Wolfhill, with food, for many generations of the Miller's lineage. The Miller's have always been hard working citizens, and well respected by Wolfhill residents, but this family has a curse, a life altering curse that occurs with every full moon! Many moons ago, a weary farmer struck a deal with a powerful Druid, whose promise of a long awaited cure, was well worth the steep price they negotiated. Your father refused to honor the debt his ancestor's owed the Druids, and fled Wolfhill to keep you safe. When your father learns that the Druids have plans to take his cousin's newborn child, you know it's time to return to Wolfhill and face your demons, prepared or not!
The graphics in this latest edition of Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Curse of Wolfhill are beautifully hand drawn, I prefer the crisp, computer generated graphics, but these artists deserve a pat on the back for their creativity. Because you are a "coming of age" werewolf, you will hone your special abilities such as a keen eyesight, a keen sense of smell, and werewolf strength, which are obtained once you have found enough mistletoe berries, (there is an icon on the bottom right side of the inventory bar) that are native to only Wolfhill. In my opinion, this game fell a little flat, there isn't anything special, including the storyline, to make this game stand out from any other HOPA game of the same genre, it's a forgettable kind of game. It's not a bad game, it has entertainment value, it's just not over the top exciting. There are the usual complex inventory items, custom difficulty modes and Achievements available. This Collector's Edition has Collectible Family items such as photo's, and personal Miller family items, again, not so impressive, I guess you can count the Mistletoe Berries as a Collectible as well.
The Hidden Object Scenes are varied with Interactive List finds, finding items that match the Red Text words during a background story of the Millers, Fragment finds, and silhouetted Shape finds. Some of the items are fairly well hidden which presents a nice challenge. My biggest complaint is that some of the scenes are repeated, which is really boring the second time around.
The Mini Games are decent but nothing really new, some are available in Casual or Hard modes. The following are brief descriptions of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Move the hands in the correct order.
2) Rearrange the windmill blades so that all tiles of the same color are on the same blade.
3) Select matching pairs of toys.
4) Press the fingers in the order shown in demo.
5) Move the pin all the way to the finish without touching the sides of the lock.
6) Extend all of the spiders legs to open the lock, moving one leg may affect others.
7) Slide the vacuum tubes to their sockets to overload the system, then move the elements to clear a path for the tubes.
2) Rearrange the windmill blades so that all tiles of the same color are on the same blade.
3) Select matching pairs of toys.
4) Press the fingers in the order shown in demo.
5) Move the pin all the way to the finish without touching the sides of the lock.
6) Extend all of the spiders legs to open the lock, moving one leg may affect others.
7) Slide the vacuum tubes to their sockets to overload the system, then move the elements to clear a path for the tubes.
This Collector's Edition has 4 Music Soundtracks, 20 Videos, 7 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art Pictures, 4 Screensavers, 12 replayable Mini Games, 17 replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 17 Achievements, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Adventure, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Someone's made it their personal vendetta to bring down the Mystery Trackers.
Overall rating
4
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5
72 of 89 found this review helpful
The Son's And Daughters Of The Mystery Trackers Must Pay For Their Parents Sins
PostedFebruary 27, 2016
pennmom36
fromWho ya gonna call?
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
A Ghostly entity who has been dubbed The Paxton Creek Avenger, is seeking revenge against the Mystery Trackers Organization. This phantom of the opera believes the MT agents are responsible for all of the world's sins, and has kidnapped the Commander's daughter, Ann Freeman. The Avenger is now taunting the Mystery Tracker's agents with a boastful video of his intentions to make their son's and daughter's pay for their sins. The ghost of the Opera singer has arisen from the dead to seek revenge, a paranormal case perfectly suited for an organization whose motto is to "seek and serve" even when the case is far from normal!
Mystery Trackers just wouldn't be the same without our little four legged agent, Elf would it? Of course not, and this pint sized detective is always ready, willing and absolutely able to take on tough cases like this at a barks notice, bravely going where no two legged agent could possibly fit. After all, someone has to retrieve the evidence that somehow manages to make it to the top of a tree, nestled deep inside a hole that's pitch black! Naturally, you are equipped with the latest gadget the department has invented, a Thermal Scope that locates heat sources and helps you track down the bad guy, and everything else that has a heat signature, right? . (Hey, I thought he was a ghost, do they produce a heat source?) The Thermal Scope will allow you to pinpoint the PCA's (Paxton Creek Avenger) point of origin as well as the point of departure and you'll have to play a Mini Game that becomes increasingly more difficult each time you use it. The Collector's Edition has 26 Morphing Objects and Morphing Collectible Orchestra members, hidden Photo pieces, and 21 Achievements to earn. which is the better version for me because I love Morphing Objects.
Mystery Trackers just wouldn't be the same without our little four legged agent, Elf would it? Of course not, and this pint sized detective is always ready, willing and absolutely able to take on tough cases like this at a barks notice, bravely going where no two legged agent could possibly fit. After all, someone has to retrieve the evidence that somehow manages to make it to the top of a tree, nestled deep inside a hole that's pitch black! Naturally, you are equipped with the latest gadget the department has invented, a Thermal Scope that locates heat sources and helps you track down the bad guy, and everything else that has a heat signature, right? . (Hey, I thought he was a ghost, do they produce a heat source?) The Thermal Scope will allow you to pinpoint the PCA's (Paxton Creek Avenger) point of origin as well as the point of departure and you'll have to play a Mini Game that becomes increasingly more difficult each time you use it. The Collector's Edition has 26 Morphing Objects and Morphing Collectible Orchestra members, hidden Photo pieces, and 21 Achievements to earn. which is the better version for me because I love Morphing Objects.
The Hidden Object Scenes are varied with Silhouetted Shape finds, Silhouetted hidden Musical Notes, finding 18 hidden notes within a painting and of course the typical interactive list finds that are the norm for most MT games.
The Mini Games have become way too easy in the MT series, some of them offer the puzzle in Casual or Hard, but even on Hard, the game was super simple. The following are brief descriptions of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Rotate disks to restore the image.
2) Rotate the circles so that the notes match the code.
3) Thermal Scope games, connect the symbols so they don't intersect or the line doesn't directly connect an identical symbol.
4) Move circles to the correct spot on the strings, Red means wrong placement, yellow means close and green is correct.
5) Press the piano keys in the right order.
6) Select bricks in the correct order.
7) arrange music tokens so they match the center token using arrows to rotate and buttons to swap.
8) Rotate the safe handle left and right to find the correct combination.
9) A Super Puzzle where you use clues to solve and progress through each mini game until complete.
2) Rotate the circles so that the notes match the code.
3) Thermal Scope games, connect the symbols so they don't intersect or the line doesn't directly connect an identical symbol.
4) Move circles to the correct spot on the strings, Red means wrong placement, yellow means close and green is correct.
5) Press the piano keys in the right order.
6) Select bricks in the correct order.
7) arrange music tokens so they match the center token using arrows to rotate and buttons to swap.
8) Rotate the safe handle left and right to find the correct combination.
9) A Super Puzzle where you use clues to solve and progress through each mini game until complete.
The Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, 21 Achievements, an Archive, 6 Music Soundtracks, 26 Morphing Objects, Collectible morphing Orchestra members, hidden Photo pieces, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Some family heirlooms are more trouble than they're worth...
Overall rating
5
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5
212 of 241 found this review helpful
A Man Of Many Faces.....Friend Or Foe?
PostedFebruary 26, 2016
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
The family curse continues in the Gray Mansion, Brandon's young son Billy is being tormented by a man of many faces. Sometimes he appears as Alfred the Butler, sometimes as a bald man with scars, but clearly the man behind the dark cloak is the most frightening entity to Billy, and rightfully so! This man is pure evil, and he'll stop at nothing to destroy Brandon and Elena's only child. Aunt Anna is the only person capable of stopping this madman, her ability to revisit past events is the only means of finding out who, or what is after Billy, and more importantly, why?
It's hard to write a biased review for the Grim Tales saga, because this is one of my favorite storylines. If you are new to this series, I strongly recommend that you go back to the beginning (The Bride, I believe is the first in the series but I may be wrong) because the ongoing storyline is awesome, HOWEVER, it isn't a necessity, you will be able to understand this game's story even if you haven't played other games in the series. You won't have any magical amulets to slow down time, you won't enter any magical mirror portals, and you won't have any furry sidekicks, but Aunt Anna Gray does have the ability to use personal objects to travel back in time, where time stands still and people are frozen in that moment of time. With this unique ability, Anna can investigate in that time frame and solve cases that otherwise would be unsolvable. I liked the way her abilities were tied into the story to give us an explanation of the origin of why she is the only one in the family with unusual powers. The graphics are always exceptional, but I thought that the quality of the last game was much better then The Heir. Each Scene is packed full of areas of interest, and there are several Plus Sign inventory items requiring a little something extra before the item can be used. There are hidden Puzzle pieces to collect that will form 3 different Screensavers when assembled. Each Scene has a slow changing Morphing Object, and some of the scenes have Collectible Character Figures, plenty of extras to make this a superb Collector's Edition.
The Hidden Object Scenes are different every time, some of which are smaller zoom zone scenes where you find multiple fragments or objects. There are Listed items, Silhouetted Shape finds, Multiples of an item, Pairs of items to find, multi-layered finds, and descriptive finds available in just the demo alone.
The Mini Games are decent, not too hard, not too easy. Below are brief descriptions of the games you'll encounter during the demo:
1) Rotate each of the three valves to move the gauges into the blue zone.
2) Lead the zebra through the labyrinth using directional arrows to open and close the gears along the path.
3) Move lockpicks into the lock selecting individual rods to lift up or down as well as directional arrows to move the lockpicks.
4) Assemble a puzzle picture by swapping square tiles.
5) Move the portraits along the lines to their correct places, or choose two portraits to swap positions.
6) Enter the correct safe combination following the combination found.
2) Lead the zebra through the labyrinth using directional arrows to open and close the gears along the path.
3) Move lockpicks into the lock selecting individual rods to lift up or down as well as directional arrows to move the lockpicks.
4) Assemble a puzzle picture by swapping square tiles.
5) Move the portraits along the lines to their correct places, or choose two portraits to swap positions.
6) Enter the correct safe combination following the combination found.
This Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, a Secret Room to test your skills, 5 Music Soundtracks, 13 Collectible Character Figures, 3 Screensavers to assemble with the collectible Puzzle Pieces) an Archives Room, a Morphing Object in every scene, 19 Achievements, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Adventure, ENJOY!
I recommend this game!
Fruit Lockers is back! Double your fun with Fruit Lockers Reborn! An exciting twist on the popular match-three puzzler.
Overall rating
5
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5
72 of 76 found this review helpful
I've Never Seen Anything Like This Before/WARNING Very Addicting!
PostedFebruary 26, 2016
pennmom36
fromHate those spiders!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I've played a lot of Match 3 games over the years, but there's never been a Match 3 game like this one. There are 5 Chapters and each Chapter has 21 levels available in a Relaxed untimed mode or Normal timed mode where you can earn up to three gold stars. (the meter indicates each star status) The board for each level has several tiles or in this case "lockers" made up of several colors. You make matches of at least 3 lockers of identical colors by swapping them horizontally, vertically or in an L shape, which will cause the matched lockers to crumble and expose Fruit tiles. Now the fun begins, each level has goals that are shown at the top of the screen of specific numbers of each fruit that needs to be collected. As you match the fruit in the same manner as the lockers, the fruit falls off the board and the tiles above the matched fruit fall down to replace the empty matched fruit tiles. This can be helpful or hurtful because fruit tiles can be blocked by unbroken locker tiles, and you cannot move a fruit tile when trying to match a locker tile and vice versa.
You can earn Bonus Tools as you progress, listed below:
1) Fruit Bubbles: a bubble that is constantly changing fruit types, click to pop when the desired fruit appears.
1) Fruit Bubbles: a bubble that is constantly changing fruit types, click to pop when the desired fruit appears.
2) Magic Key: this key allows you to unlock any locker tile even tiles covered in spider webs.
3) Hammer: the hammer allows you to eliminate any single tile of your choice.
4) Fruit Bomb: this bomb explodes when the fruit inside the bomb is included in a match.
5) Fruit Blaster: this blaster will drop all surrounding fruit identical to the fruit inside the blaster.
6) Web Broom: allows you to sweep the spider webs.
7) Bug Spray: this spray exterminates all spiders.
There is a Shuffle Icon that allows you to shuffle all the tiles without penalties, but the icon must recharge before it can be used again. Spiders appear in some of the levels and these pesky arachnids will cover tiles in spider webs rendering the tile useless unless you make a match next to the webbed tile, the spider will fall off the board if you make a match under him, but he usually has friends nearby to take his place. This really is a an unusual and highly addictive game, give it a try, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
You receive a distress signal from a scientist who went missing a thousand years ago. Is this someone's joke or does he really need your help?
Overall rating
3
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5
29 of 33 found this review helpful
Missing Antidote
PostedFebruary 24, 2016
pennmom36
fromGoing to Mechdonalds now
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
4
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5
Over a Thousand years ago, a group of scientists discovered a way to save mankind from a deadly virus, a process called the Cybernetic Project, or Mechafication. This process transformed humans into mechanical creatures, not the most desirable solution, but the only solution that would defeat the virus allowing mankind to continue their journey. Unfortunately, the scientist who was responsible for the transformation back to the human state, mysteriously disappeared, sealing the human fate forevermore! That is of course, until you came along and discovered a weak transmission from the missing scientist, there's only one thing to do now, find the source of the transmission which will surely lead you to the missing scientist who can restore life as it once was.
Great storyline, but the rest of the game just get's old fast. You have a PDA which contains all important information, your journal notes, current events, objectives, tasks and a map. This PDA is also used to "plug" into all other mechanical devices that you come across, including pneumatic mail capsules, computers and even card access machines. There are no voiceovers, but every character you have a conversation with will have dialog choice boxes, or predetermined questions to ask, from what I can tell, all questions have to be asked, but the order is up to you..
This is purely an adventure game without a lot of handholding, there are no Hidden Object Scenes and all Mini Games are directly related to the piece of equipment you are trying to use, some of which require passcodes that you have found prior to. The biggest problem I had with the game was with the numerous typo errors such as: "why does it not aimed in the sky" did humans lose their grammar knowledge during this transformation? All in all, it's not a horrible game, it just doesn't progress fast enough for my tastes, perhaps you'll enjoy it more than I.
Play scales on a board to form combinations of the same color! Solve more than 150 levels, including rampant match-3 duels!
Overall rating
5
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5
93 of 116 found this review helpful
Rituals For The Bloodstained Moon
PostedFebruary 24, 2016
pennmom36
fromWell done mage
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
In the last episode of DragonScales, the dark mentor Kreuss found a way to subjugate the dragons and use their powers for evil purposes. The other mages banned him forever but his evil spells lived on in the hands of his disciples led by Lilith Darksage, Lilith plans to use the appearance of the bloodmoon to amplify her powers to destroy the world and rebuild it to her perverse liking. But wait! Where's there's evil, there's bound to be a hero, a bright light in a dark moment, Princess Claudine, with your help of course.
I love this concept for a Match 3 game, and Beneath a Bloodstained Moon is even better than the first DragonScales! I recommend that you play the tutorial so you understand the concept, then you can choose from three different modes of difficulty, Adventure which is a normal mode, Practice which progresses in difficulty but has no bosses to face, and Colosseum which battles all of the bosses and unlocks hidden enemies. You are given 3 scales at a time, of different colors, to place onto a honeycomb grid, you can place the first scale anywhere on the grid but the following two can only be placed around the first tile upon the highlighted areas. Once you have made a match of at least 3 of the same colored tiles, those tiles will be removed, you want to place the scales so that you "set" up" the scales to make combination matches consecutively. Each level has to be completed before the moon bar timer depletes and there are other quests such as matching specific colored tiles to complete the level or making a certain amount of matches.
In the first DragonScales game there were several available bonuses, but I'm not sure if this game has them, either I din't progress fast enough, or they aren't available in this version. The first game had the following bonuses available: Dragon Slash which removes a row of tiles off the board, Dragon Meteor and Power Blast, attacks a specific area on the board, the Sacred Hammer will undo the last move, a Sacred Axe attacks a column of tiles, The Avenger attacks a row and column of tiles, God's Wrath attacks a random area, Berserk attacks the entire board with mayhem and Moonrise increases the available time on the Moon Bar. I will purchase this game with a credit, and hopefully discover that the bonuses are yet to come!
This is a decent Match 3 game with brilliant and colorful tiles, I really liked the concept of placing the tiles on the board three at a time which makes you have to think about your next move strategically, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
A unique puzzle game in a fantastical mansion of a legendary toymaker! Challenge yourself to solve a series of diabolical puzzles!
Overall rating
5
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5
182 of 247 found this review helpful
Excellent Problem Solving Mechanical Puzzle Adventure!
PostedFebruary 22, 2016
pennmom36
from#This makes my brain hurt !
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
What a way to start the week! This is a puzzle adventure about a Toymaker who has a secret, one he dare not share with anyone, a secret full of magic, and of course mystery. Nobody knows what happened to the Toymaker, or his Mansion for that matter, because they both vanished into thin air. Today is different however, because a young girl named Anne has found the vanishing mansion, or perhaps the mansion found Anne, after all, the mansion has been waiting for Anne for a very long time....
This is a mechanical type puzzle game, there are 4 different mansion themes, and the goal is to make it through each of the 20 rooms per mansion within the allotted number of moves to earn up to three gears or "stars" Each room has several sections that are in the wrong place, sections that are Black and White are in the wrong place, sections in color are correctly placed. Each section has four sides obviously, but each section has different available sides that can be accessed, for example the left side may be open but the other three sides are closed, so you need to slide unblocked sections, left, right, up or down until you are able to enter the next section as you try to make it to the section with the door. Some sections have ladders or stairs, some sections contain a key which opens the door to the next room. Most rooms have at least one Teleporting Phone (as you progress, more phones are available in specific color codes) this phone allows you to teleport to the section that contains the same colored phone, without having to move sections or slide sections. You can replay the level as often as you want to solve the puzzle within the expert score, allotted number of moves.
The graphics are really good, the tutorial is excellent and the levels progress in difficulty at a nice pace. There are 21 Achievements to earn, and there are Basement Levels available for experienced or advanced players, that are very challenging. The Basement levels have cell phones to collect that allow you to teleport to any color of phone, however, if you teleport to another section and have no extra cellphones, you will be stuck and won't be able to progress, so you'll have to start over. Very entertaining game, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
PuppetShow: The Face of Humanity
The mayor's daughter is missing and you must find her!
Overall rating
4
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5
37 of 43 found this review helpful
Where's There's A Puppet, There's Bound To Be A Puppet Master
PostedFebruary 21, 2016
pennmom36
fromToo much sodium
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Saltsbruck may never be the same now that robot's have taken over, the entire town seem's to be automated by robots. The Salt Mines that once supported many families, has replaced all human employees, with nut's and bolt's, walking talking mechanical puppets, for human safety of course! The only people who stand to prosper from this endeavor is David and Hannah of the DH Wonders Factory, who create the puppets. You have been invited by Mayor Weiss, to investigate the disappearance of their daughter Lucy, does DH Wonders have anything to do with her abduction, or do the puppets have a higher Master?
I'm sure many gamers will adore this game, but for me, it wasn't fantastic, and the demo is so short I have to believe the game in it's entirety is brief as well. I did like the features that allowed you to choose your Gender and choose your Appearance between Smart, Brave or Couth. The graphics are hand drawn, they are done well, but I prefer computer generated graphics with a crisp definition. The Collector's Edition has Collectible figures, but they aren't really hidden, you simply click on them during a zoom zone that doesn't disappear until you do select them. The Achievements (also available in the CE) are very odd, I get an achievement if I try to use the knife on the Gendarmes, I get an achievement if I skip a Mini Game, I even get an achievement if I skip over a cut scene!?
The Hidden Object Scenes are just okay, nothing new and certainly nothing awe inspiring. Find 12 mice with slightly interactive points, find items that match the Blue text in a story about the Salt Mines, and finding several very obvious silhouetted shapes.
The Mini Games are simple and are far and few between, choosing two feathers at a time with the same symbol, Slide tiles to create a directional path and following a recipe to rebuild a mechanical heart.
The Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art pictures, 14 Mini Games, 10 Hidden Object Scenes, 5 Screensaver's, 4 Music Soundtracks, 34 Movies, 13 Achievements, 13 Collectible Figures, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter.
Together with Hercules, save the kids kidnapped by god Ares, who is gathering an army to conquer the whole world.
Overall rating
5
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5
76 of 82 found this review helpful
Nothing Worse Than Zombie Kids (except fast running zombies, right?)
PostedFebruary 21, 2016
pennmom36
fromI prefer the zombie kids over the creepy giggly kids!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Ares has asked Hercules to join his army and conquer the world. When Hercules refuses, Ares becomes infuriated and masterminds a crazy plan. The God of War gives the children of Hellas enchanted toys which turn them into zombies! It's now up to the big guy to find and destroy the toy factory and save the children. Megara joins her husband Herc, on this adventure, restoring the lands, and helping tree saplings grow with wicked speed. Hercules must carve a path throughout the lands, removing boulders and landslides, freeing prisoners and returning the children home safely (and unzombified)
There are three different modes of difficulty, Relaxed, Casual and expert, and every level that is completed within Gold Time (3 stars) will reveal a part of the ancient castle which I believe is supposed to be Mt. Olympus, but I could be wrong on that one. Each level has a puzzle piece to find which looks like an ancient rune tile, I always look for the puzzle piece before clicking on anything which starts the game, that way I don't forget about the puzzle piece or waste time searching for it. Some levels have ancient jugs that will give you 100 extra points when you click on them. You can replay any of the levels to try to get a better score or if you forgot the puzzle piece. After about 10 levels, you get to assemble a mosaic puzzle with the puzzle pieces you have collected. The Collector's Edition has several Achievements to earn for tasks such as collecting a resource after completing the level tasks, completing the level without using bonuses or finding 10 puzzle pieces. As you progress, different bonuses are made available that can be used each time the meter refills, such as more Resources, or Faster workers, but the effects are only temporary.
There are the usual tasks of building and upgrading farms, sawmills, goldmines, and even outposts that house workers that are far from home, clearing and repairing paths, and collecting food. Each task requires a certain amount of resources to complete and when you scan over a task, the requirements needed are shown as well as the resources you are lacking to complete the task. You can click on several tasks to have the workers complete, a checkmark will appear on the item for every available worker, and flags will queue the rest in numerical order until a worker is free. In Relaxed and Casual modes, the tasks available are circled in green, yellow indicates you will be able to complete the task once the resources collected are delivered to the base camp, red indicates the item is either blocked or you don't have enough available resources. Hercules is the go to guy for removing things no mere mortal could accomplish, and there's always an abundance of boulders and landslides.
The Collector's Edition has 9 Wallpapers, Achievements to earn, (which can be viewed on the level map) Collectible Puzzle Pieces, Puzzles to complete once all the pieces have been collected, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Episode with a whole new story and level, but in my opinion the CE offer's so little that this Standard Edition is the better value, enjoy!
I recommend this game!