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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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Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
Overall rating
5
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5
87 of 108 found this review helpful
No One Leaves The Stone Spires
PostedSeptember 13, 2015
pennmom36
fromThe dead can't talk, but they can write pretty well
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
Many people believe the legendary Oregon Phoenix is to blame for the recent rash of fires that claimed the life of Dr. Steven Peek, a chemistry professor at the Stone Spire University. The Mystery Trackers have offered their help investigating the strange phenomenon occurring at the Stone Spires Hotel. Dr. Amanda Sate worked with Steven at the University, and her affection for Steven was her inspiration for renovating the main University building into a Hotel, to be closer to Steven. It's Time to get to work detective, sifting through the ashes to uncover solid evidence won't be easy, but chasing a mythical legend will prove to be even more difficult!
The legendary Haunted Hotel series has been evolving lately as well. Haunted Hotel: Phoenix, has given the series a new set of fiery wings, and this edition is definitely proof that it's heading in the right direction! The computer generated graphics are crystal clear, and the characters are real people, features that give the player a sense of actually being part of the game instead of just watching the events take place. Many of the inventory items are complex inventory items which require some type of interaction before using such as combining that item with another inventory item or fixing the item so that it can be used. The Collector's Edition has additional features not available in this Standard Edition, There are 20 Collectible Puzzle Pieces, 12 Legendary Bird Figurines with a small bio and origin, and my all time favorite feature, 21 Morphing Objects
The Hidden Object Scenes are varied with interactive List finds, Silhouetted Shape finds and even a HOP where you click to move some of the objects in the scene to see what item is behind it, and find the object hiding its matching pair. There are also several small HOP's within zoomed in areas that require you to find 3 pieces of tape, 3 chains and various other inventory items, but they're not hidden or difficult to find, in fact, the items are so obvious it makes you wonder why they bothered with this feature. The Mini Games are decent, some of which I haven't seen before, or at least they are a variation of an older puzzle. Many of the games involve swapping wires or resetting wires by moving the jacks and pulling a lever to see which ones are correct. I enjoyed the Mini Game where you have to turn several bumpers to help the tennis player score points by guiding the tennis ball past the player on the right.
The Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 17 Achievements, 12 Mythical Bird Figurines, 20 Stained Glass Puzzle Pieces, 21 Morphing Objects, replayable HOP's and Mini Games, a Secret Room, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
When nightmares begin to torment her friend Victor, a young woman decides to help him. Enter a world of nightmares!
Overall rating
5
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5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
Foreign Dreams
PostedSeptember 12, 2015
pennmom36
fromIs there such a thing as a Nightmare Catcher?
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
5
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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
This is a game easily overlooked, and the storyline has been done several times, BUT, the unusual features offered make this game fun to play. The graphics could be better, they are hand drawn and cartoonish, and many items are a bit too small, and there are no voiceovers whatsoever, so there is a lot of dialog boxes you need to read, otherwise I would have given this game 5 stars!
Your friend Victor has been plagued nightly with bizarre recurring nightmares about wild things, and the same girl appears in his dreams over and over, but she doesn't speak and he doesn't know what she wants or why she's in his dreams. Because of your unique abilities to enter other people's dreamworld, you agree to enter Victor's dreams to find out what his dreams mean and hopefully help him out.
The inventory bar has several faded images that need to be found either in the current scene or other scenes as they are unlocked, and those items are used to progress through the game by fixing broken items etc. This basically equates to the entire game as a HOP, because there aren't any specific HOS.
The Mini Games are actually quite entertaining, there are basic games such as jigsaw puzzles or sliding tokens to the correct color coded slots. There are more complex puzzles as well, such as arranging ticket numbers in ascending order from left to right using directional arrows to move a square to the desired location, and then rotating the box to scramble the numbers to their desired location. This is one of those games you're just going to have to play to see if you like this type of game, happy dreaming and enjoy!
I recommend this game!
The love between you and your husband was strong enough to end a war... but is it strong enough to save the world?
Overall rating
5
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5
320 of 397 found this review helpful
Five Realms Five Relics
PostedSeptember 12, 2015
pennmom36
fromI wonder if those crystals are worth anything? Just looking on the bright side!
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
He held immense power which he used to protect the people of all the lands. Eventually, the lord divided his power and forged it into 5 Relics, the Healing Scepter, the Bracelet of Growth, the Necklace of Cunning, the Ring of Fire and the Crown of Courage. He bestowed the Relics upon five virtuous individuals to rule the five realms of his Kingdom with wisdom and in peace. Nevertales has many stories to tell, this tale is about strength, wisdom, deceit, treachery and above all, love that knows no boundary!
Equipped with only the Ring of Fire and your husband's brother Hark (who, for some reason is capable of shapeshifting into a talking crow) you trade in your Princess slippers and ruby rings for leather boots, gloves and a cloak, and set sail on the Falcon. You cannot fail this mission, you MUST find the Healing Scepter to save your husband and Kingdom from crystallization! The Ring of Fire has many abilities, it protects you from heat and flames, allows you to create and bend flames, and it's somehow capable of communication between you and Ashbringer. Hark proves to be invaluable as well, because of his ability to shapeshift into a flying crow, allowing you to retrieve those inventory items that somehow end up in the oddest places, impossible to reach. Many of the inventory items are complex items that require some type of interaction before they can be used. The Achievements have an unusual feature as well, there are 9 Bronze Casual Achievements to earn, 9 Silver Advanced Achievements and 9 Gold Expert Achievements to earn, including an Achievement for finishing the Demo, so you will have to download and play the Demo before you purchase the game if you want to earn all of them! There are 40 Hidden Collectible Roses which unlocks more challenging puzzles and a secret level when they have all been found.
Most Hidden Object Scenes have a Morphing Object to find, and the HOP's range from slightly interactive list finds (where you click on some items to move them aside) and with each listed item found, a small crack in a stone gets larger and larger until the final item is exposed. There is a Hidden Object Puzzle that is typical in the Nevertales series where you are tasked with finding the symbol shown in a circle, within the illustration of a book, sometimes requiring an interaction to find a symbol. With every symbol found, the story progresses a paragraph at a time.
The Mini Games are creative, but kind of easy in my opinion. The first MG requires you to "ring" bells in a specific order by trial and error, and a game where you open up two crates at a time as you try to find the matching items. The two puzzles I liked the best was plotting a course to sail the Falcon on a map, avoiding rocks and clouds and you only have 7 moves to sail from point A to B, when you think you have plotted the right course, you press the play button to see if you made it safely through the clouds without hitting any rocks. The second game I enjoyed was dragging wooden jointed tiles to the correct color coded slots, and each puzzle becomes more difficult as more colored tiles are added with less room to navigate.
This Collector's Edition has 9 Gold Expert Achievements, 9 Silver Advanced Achievements, 9 Bronze Casual Achievements, 11 Morphing Objects, 40 Hidden Collectible Roses, replayable Color Connect Puzzles (as mentioned above) 12 replayable HOP's, 18 Wallpapers, 32 Concept Art Pictures, 9 Music Soundtracks, a Legends Jigsaw Puzzle, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Isa's back to his old tricks, and now he's doing the bidding of an even greater foe.
Overall rating
5
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5
81 of 102 found this review helpful
Break These Chains!
PostedSeptember 11, 2015
pennmom36
fromJust how many things does Princess Adele carry with her? Here's a key here's a symbol and oh yeah, take my old photo album I've been lugging around...
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
When Princess Adele became deathly ill, her father pleaded with Isa to do whatever it takes to make her well. The evil sorcerer agreed to heal the Princess if the King would give his daughter's hand in marriage and his blessings to Isa. Left with no choice, His Majesty gives Isa a "King's Promise" little does the King know, that Isa has big plans for the Kingdom of the Black Unicorn, evil plans! Princess Adele has sent for her best friend (a.k.a. Princess You) hoping that you can save her from her evil suitor, and save the Kingdom of the Black Unicorn, before it's too late!
Your dear sweet Nanny's mother was from The Black Unicorn Kingdom, where gargoyles hide and protect the Kingdom's best kept secrets. Before you leave on your journey, Nanny gives you her mother's special mirror which will expose the secrets hidden behind the gargoyle symbols throughout the kingdom. To charge this magical mirror you must find all 6 hidden gargoyle symbols floating in the air, and then use the mirror on the gargoyle symbol to reveal secret codes and hidden compartments. There are complex inventory items that require further interaction before using some of the items, such as combining that item with another inventory item, or repairing the item so it can be used. The Collector's Edition offers Achievements to earn and 24 hidden collectible Stamps or wax seals, that will unlock the Bonus Chapter once they have all been found.
The Hidden Object Scenes are Interactive list finds, as well as finding items in pairs. The only complain I have is that the scenes are repeated which I think is very boring. Because the graphics are hand drawn, the Hidden Object Puzzles are very cartoonish looking and some of the items aren't very realistic (but it is a fantasy themed game after all) The Mini Games are decent, but nothing really new such as moving gems into 4 different slots by selecting each gem's directional arrows and using other gems as bumpers. There are a lot of smaller puzzles requiring you to select buttons and symbols to push in a specific order, and even a Crossbow and Arrow interactive game where you line up the crosshairs on the flying gargoyle to hit him 3 times. One of my favorite games was jumping Unicorns over each other on several different shelves until only one remains, and, you can jump up a shelf, down a shelf, to the right or left and even diagonally.
The Collector's Edition has 9 Wallpapers, 9 Concept Art pictures, 4 Screensavers, 24 Collectible Stamps, Music, 14 Achievements, replayable Hidden Object Puzzles and Mini Games, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Adventure, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Solve the mysteries of Stoneville and escape with your life!
Overall rating
5
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5
266 of 321 found this review helpful
The Mystery of Black Rock Will Not Be Revealed!
PostedSeptember 10, 2015
pennmom36
fromHeading out to the Stone Pony
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
I'm really starting to dig this League of Light series, after all, Wicked Harvest was pretty wicked! The League is missing an ancient artifact from their vault and one of their agents, Linda Gray seems to be MIA as well. To make matters a little more complicated, Linda just happens to be the daughter of the Top Dog in the LOL, and he want's them both returned ASAP! Tracking down Linda is the easy part, saving her from the Stone Giants is a different ballgame altogether. All you need to defeat these SG's is a tear from a dragon and his heart of course, but I'm not sure which one to collect first, taking a dragon's heart first would surely make him cry at least one tear, right?
The League of Light doesn't seem to have any special gadgets like most secret agencies, in fact, you have to travel to Stoneville, Belgium via a Balloon, which barely gets you there in one piece! You may not have special goggles or a rambunctious 4 legged partner, but you do have some pretty good survival skills, especially when it comes to dodging the razor sharp stone shrapnel that gets hurled at you everytime you try to help Louise. There are complex Plus Sign Inventory items that either require you to combine the item with other inventory items or play a small game or puzzle before using that item. There are are bunch of Achievements to earn, one of which is unique to this series where you must answer a simple question given about the game, so pay attention if you want to earn all ten of the available Achievements. There are League of Light hidden Characters Figurines to find and 26 Hidden Owls (another unique icon in LOL) they are really easy to locate at first but become more difficult to find as you progress because they are very well blended into the scenery.
The Hidden Object Puzzles are really entertaining, there are several small HOP's within some of the zoom zones, with a handful of fragments to find as shown in the outline to the right which will give you a useful inventory item when completed such as a pitchfork or sword. The normal HOP's vary back and forth from interactive List finds to progressive, interactive Silhouetted Shape finds where you find the first item that matches the silhouetted shape found and then use that item to interact with other items in the scene to expose the next item and so forth. My favorite HOP was finding items that are blended into a knight's coat of armor.
The Mini Games are my favorite part, and this game has a ton of them, some old standards, some new and different. There are the usual games where you slide tokens to their matching slots, slide a hexagon shaped gem around a honeycomb style grid to cover all cells, or set clock hands to the correct time, using clues you find on the clock itself. There are descriptions written on notes that you correctly place onto a map, if it's in the right place, you get to hear some of the tragic stories that happened to the citizens of Stoneville. One of my favorite games had several number tiles with either a forward or backward arrow on them that you placed in slots in the order you want. When you are done, you hit the play button and a man walks a path, step by step with that exact pattern. He may walk 8 spaces forward, 5 steps backward, 3 steps forward etc. so that the last move he makes will put him at the end of the path, if he lands on a step with fire, you have to redo the entire process.
This Collector's Edition allows you to choose a Male or Female voice (or none) a Custom mode of difficulty where you get to choose the settings you want, 18 Concept Art Pictures, 13 Wallpaper settings, 10 Achievements, 6 Music Soundtracks. 26 Hidden Owls, Collectible League of Light Characters, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Make your way across America building your franchise of restaurants. Play solitaire to collect stars to unlock new restaurants.
Overall rating
5
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5
105 of 118 found this review helpful
Solitaire In 48 States!
PostedSeptember 9, 2015
pennmom36
fromThis game makes me hungry!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor
4
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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
Open up restaurants in 48 States, Solitaire style! This is a Higher/Lower type solitaire where cards can be played either one higher or one lower regardless of suit, however, if you play cards of the same suit, you get bonus points to fill the star meter quicker. There are only 4 styles of cards and 3 different face cards available, but there are Achievements to earn and there are bonus games available, Freeplay Solitaire, Tri-peaks Solitaire and Five Peaks Solitaire.
There are three modes of difficulty, Casual which has a higher chance of receiving special cards, higher points are awarded and you can play cards from Ace to King and vice versa. Medium mode gives you a medium chance of receiving special cards and the points you receive are normal points, Ace to King and vice versa still applies. In Hard mode, there is a low chance of receiving special cards AND the Chef cards are harder to get to, Ace to King and vice versa does not apply.
Everything in this game is related to a restaurant theme, so some of the cards are covered with Bacon that require you to uncover the tongs card, and some cards are covered with fried eggs that require finding the spatula card other cards are covered in Grease that requires you to find the cleaner card, you get the picture, kinda creative if you think about it. The goal in each game is to remove all Chef Cards, some other goals are occasionally given such as making a large combo. Unless you go into settings and opt out of the AUTO FINISH feature, the game will end when the level goals have been met, even if cards remain on the board. If you don't complete the level goals, and runout of cards, you will have to replay the level until you do . The money you earn can be used in the shop to purchase Kitchen themed items such as a Mixer that will show you how many cards are left in the deck.
Some of the cards are Special cards that give you a Mini Game to play for extra points, (they can be skipped) There are two different ones in the demo, Burger Run and Leaky Pipes. Burger run is a fast paced game where you assemble as many burgers as possible before the timer runs out, with the same ingredients as shown on the left, and more ingredients are added as you progress. The pipes game is the same principle using different angled pipes to stop the leaks. After yesterday's solitaire disaster of a game, this game has come to the rescue of all solitaire fans, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Solitaire Beach Season is a new card game set in exotic seaside locations. 120 summertime levels await you!
Overall rating
1
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5
35 of 36 found this review helpful
How Is It Possible To Make Solitaire This Boring?
PostedSeptember 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromIt's pretty bad when yesterday's french cookie monster was more entertaining!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Normally, I love solitaire games and can't get enough of 'em. Two of my favorites are The Chronicles of Emerland and Seven Seas Solitaire. Take my word on it, this game isn't even in the same ballpark! I'm probably not giving this game a fair assessment because my least favorite type of solitaire is this type where you match two cards of the same value. To me, this game qualifies as a Mahjong game with cards instead of tiles. There's just nothing special going on here folks, it's boring!
You can choose from 9 Tropical themed card decks and 3 different types of face cards, and you have no choice but to start the game with a tutorial (at that point you can click on the X to skip the tutorial) in the Tourist mode which allows you to replay any of the 10 levels in a deck as often as you'd like. You can then switch over to the Traveler mode if desired which only allows you to replay the entire 10 level deck, but there's no mention as to whether this mode is more difficult or not. In the case of a perfect score, the points of the current level will be added to the points of the next level similar to bowling.
There aren't many other features, there is an Undo icon, a Mulligan icon and an icon that holds your Jokers at the bottom of the screen. These icons however will have to be purchased with the points you earn playing the game, unless of course you uncover special cards with a star on them. Cards with stars have bonus coins, Mulligan's (undos) Jokers (wild cards) and Shuffles (shuffles the cards and re-deals new ones) The goal of each level is to remove the Gold cards from the board which will give you the maximum amount of points, even if other cards remain on the board.
I just didn't like this game in the least bit, nothing about it was interesting or fun, in fact I hated the music which is repetitive and annoying. If I wanted to play mahjong I would have downloaded a game from that genre, however, give my a decent High/Low Solitaire game and I'll be a happy camper.
I don't recommend this game.
Delve deeper into the secret world of a time traveling family trying to fulfill the prophecies in the Book of Oracles.
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Flux Family Secrets: The Book Of Oracles
PostedSeptember 7, 2015
pennmom36
fromShouldn't we try to get Jesse's mom out from underneath all that rubble before saving the world?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
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
In the First episode of Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect, we followed Jesse in her quest to find her real family. She was contacted by a mysterious woman named Veronica Flux, who explained that she might be a long lost Flux family member. When she arrives at the Flux Mansion, she is given several tasks to complete that would prove whether or not she is indeed a Flux, and she passes with flying colors! Veronica explains that her family has the ability to travel through time, and "fix" history that has already happened in our past. She asks for Jesse's help fixing the latest history mishap caused by an unexpected Ripple Effect, but finds herself trapped in the past because Veronica had betrayed her! She learned of a device that would thwart her family's betrayal and return her to the Flux Mansion, however, the device returned her 30 years in the past! Together with the help of her own self 30 years younger, she must seek the help of her grandfather, to find him means she must enter The Rabbit Hole. This is the third and final Flux Family adventure, and Jessie must try to fulfil the prophecies foretold in The Book of Oracles to stabilize the Ripple Effects of time itself!
I must admit, I'm a little sad this trilogy has come to an end, because the Flux Family has really grown on me. All three episodes have an intriguing storyline and some very unique features of gameplay. Your inventory bar will show pictures of several fragmented parts that will combine as a whole inventory item once all fragments have been found. Some of the fragments are faded out, meaning you must look in another location to find them, keep in mind that these frags are located all over the scene, not in just a zoomed in puzzle area. (the fragments are very well blended into the scenery, finding them can be quite challenging) There are 30 hidden Flux Family Factoids hidden throughout the game that gives you a brief bio on each member of the family.
There's usually a Hidden Object Puzzle in just about every scene, and most are List Finds, the items written in blue text require some type of interaction. If you get stuck, you can click on the listed words themselves and a silhouette of that item will be shown inside the Hint icon. The Mini Games are the usual type of puzzles, swapping tiles to complete a picture, turning rings to complete an image but clicking one ring may affect other rings, or matching two identical Greek Letters as you turn two cards over at a time and try to remember where each symbol card is located.
I have really enjoyed playing this trilogy, and it really is an interesting storyline, the three games in order are, (all start with Flux Family Secrets) The Ripple Effect, The Rabbit Hole (available in Collector's & Standard Editions) and The Book of Oracles, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Help Henri, a high-spirited baker with a penchant for pastries, arrange scrumptious ingredients into groups of three or more to make colorful confections.
Overall rating
3
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5
36 of 41 found this review helpful
Ce Jeu Est Ennvyeux
PostedSeptember 7, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhy are there cupcakes and pies as ingredients?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
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
3
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5
This Match 3 game is kinda boring, there's nothing special about it and every level just seems to be more of the same thing. I was actually surprised to find out that this was a Match 3 game because it's listed as a Time Management game, which would have made a great TM theme. It's all about making french pastries as you help Henri collect the necessary ingredients by matching 3 or more matching tiles at a time.
Each Match 3 category has 4 levels that require you to make a specific number of matches of ingredients such as cherries, chocolate, kiwi, cupcakes, pies and cakes. When all of the ingredients are collected for each pastry, the sweet treat will automatically combine the ingredients and the finished product appears in one of the available slots at the bottom of the screen. You will need to click on the finished product to have it boxed up, so I guess that's where the Time Management scenario comes into play. You are also required to earn a specific number of Quality Stars that can be used to purchase helpful items in the Shop.
There are only a few unimpressive Bonuses in the form of special directional tiles that appear on the board when you make larger matches. These tiles can be activated by clicking on them, they can't be moved or matched with other tiles and they destroy or collect tiles in rows, columns, 3x3 squares and even random blasters and a chocolate lovers tile that temporarily turn all the tiles into chocolate.
The only feature I thought was interesting was the Arcade Mode. In the Arcade mode you still play Match 3 levels with the same features as the original game, however, you must make matches of the ingredients to assemble each pastry before they reach the end of the conveyor belt. You have to unlock the Arcade mode by playing the Main game, and as you progress, more levels are unlocked in the Arcade. I think this game would have been more interesting if the main game was the Arcade mode.
I don't recommend this game.
Answer a distress call at an arctic research lab where scientists have made a chilling discovery!
Overall rating
5
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5
82 of 96 found this review helpful
Follow Me!
PostedSeptember 6, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhy doesn't Elf ever get spy bling?
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
The Mystery Trackers agency has received an emergency distress call from fellow agent Shade at the Winterport Station in Alaska. Professor Lloyd had made an amazing discovery there, when he excavated a man from an ancient civilization. The bitter cold and frozen ice kept this cadaver in a perfectly preserved state, ideal for the professor to examine and study the body of one of the oldest known civilizations, often referred to as the "Cold Stalkers" The problem is, this man wasn't dead, and this man is sabotaging the Winterpoint Station!
Elf has pinned on his badge, donned his warmest parka and slipped on his fuzzy little booties to join us once again, as we try to track down a shapeshifting entity on a deadly mission. Never fear, Elf's ready, willing and most definitely able to lend a paw at a moments notice, bravely going where no dog has gone before. The Agency has equipped us with the latest gadget available, a Visor capable of detecting heat and energy sources as well as identifying damage and detecting signs of life support systems. Each time you use the Visor, you are prompted to find 6 lightning bolts or various other symbols. Some of the inventory items are complex Plus Sign items that require some type of interaction before using them, and the Collector's Edition has the addition of 24 Achievements to earn and two different types of collectibles, Characters, like the boss, a photographer and a snow mobile driver, as well as brightly lit Stars that are stored on your Starry Sky constellation map. The Collector's Edition also has Morphing Objects to find in each scene, a feature Mystery Trackers made famous!
The Hidden Object Scenes vary, which isn't the norm in this series known for it's detailed scenes with interactive list finds. There are still some listed item finds, one of which require a flashlight to find items in a dark room. There are also interactive silhouetted shape finds, multiples of one item and one where you click to move an item aside revealing a hidden item that needs to be matched with it's partner. The Mini Games are way too simple in my opinion, the only one's that aren't are the Rube Goldberg style puzzles where you interact with several small and quirky puzzles on a panel or board. There are simple puzzles of swapping or rotating tiles, clicking on buttons in the correct sequence, punching in code numbers to crack safes and a somewhat confusing game where you use security cameras to pinpoint the correct area that the power is blocked and then you connect the power lines to restore the flow of energy.
The Collector's Edition has 8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art pictures, 6 Music Soundtracks, 24 Achievements, a Secret Room, a Starry Sky constellation map that houses 40 Collectible Stars, Morphing Objects, Collectible Characters, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!