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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4712
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:April 24, 2025
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Mythic Wonders: Child of Prophecy
Could your little boy be the child of prophecy?
Overall rating
3
/
5
54 of 60 found this review helpful
Child of Prophecy
PostedJune 21, 2015
pennmom36
fromIsn't a 4 year old too young to stay home alone in the first place?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
When Sumiko found a baby boy on her doorstep, she vowed to raise him as her own child. Now Nobu is nearly five years old, and the memory of this beautiful child abandoned with nothing but an ancient undecipherable scroll, is in the past. Shortly before Nobu's birthday, Sumiko asks him to play quietly until she returns from a short errand. When she returns, she discovers evidence of foul play, and Nobu is missing! The only clue she has are strange symbols left behind, linking the kidnappers to the Koga Clan. This is a long journey, but something she must endure if she is to locate Nobu. Along this journey she discovers that Nobu may be the Child of Prophecy, Sumiko will need to make some very important decisions about the boy she raised as her own, if she can find him that is!
One of the features offered in the Collector's Edition, was the only thing I really loved about this game, the 52 Collectible Origami Birds that slowly morph into thin air, which makes them more of a challenge to find. In my opinion, this feature is the game's saving redemption, because the game itself moves too slowly to make the story interesting. It's difficult to connect to the characters which makes it feel as if you are an outsider watching someone play the game instead of participating in the game as the main character. Mythic Wonders is a decent game, but not a "wow, I can't stop playing this" kind of game.
There aren't many options within the custom difficulty settings, but this game is a fairly easy game to figure out and would be a perfect starter game for those who are new to this genre. Some inventory items are incomplete and require some type of interaction such as combining that item with another inventory item before using. There are also Achievements in the Collector's Edition, to earn for completing the tutorial, not skipping Mini Games and even finding items within the Hidden Object Scenes quickly.
The Hidden Object Scenes are different each time, and you can opt to play a game of Mahjong in place of the HOP. There are Progressive Interactive Silhouettes, where you find the first item that matches the silhouette shape and then use that item somewhere in the scene to expose the next item and so forth. My favorite Hidden Object Scene was finding 12 Morphing Items, as you probably remember, I love Morphs especially when they morph slowly or not at all until you trigger the morph in another scene. The Mini Games were enjoyable, but so far nothing new has been offered. The first Mini Game requires you to move a flower to each knot without backtracking and you must end up on the yellow knot, followed by an age ole game where you move a stack of blocks from the middle peg to the right peg, smaller blocks can only be placed on the larger blocks. The third Mini Game was a very simple memory matching game where you select two tiles at a time to flip over to reveal an image, as you memorize the placement of the images and match the image to it's identical tile. All of these games are very easy puzzles to solve, which can be relaxing compared to some of the hardcore frustrating puzzles within some of the games offered.
The Collector's Edition has Wallpapers, Screensavers, Music, Achievements, 52 Collectible Morphing Origami, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter. Personally, I would choose the Collector's Edition over this Standard edition just because of the Morphing Origami, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Fiction Fixers: Alice in Wonderland
Welcome to the Fiction Fixers! It’s your duty to protect famous works. Your first mission: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Fiction Fixers: Alice In Wonderland
PostedJune 21, 2015
pennmom36
fromI'm late, I'm late, the agency might fire me
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is a very cute game that kids will adore, but adults will eventually become bored. In a nutshell, you are a cadet at the Fiction Fixers agency and you are teamed up with a seasoned agent, Phoebe. Where there is classic literature, you can be sure that the Illerati will be there, trying to ruin the storyline of classic literature, in this case it's Alice in Wonderland that Victor Vile is trying to sabotage. You must use the agency issued Fictionizer to enter the literary world, and guide Alice in Wonderland. You will meet all of the classic favorites, the White Rabbit and even the Cheshire Cat. The graphics are cartoonish, but very appealing, and the game itself is very easy, keep in mind that this game is designed for the kids. The Hidden Object Scenes are at times difficult because some of the items are partially hidden or near the edges of the screen. There are several tasks to complete, and a ton of simple but entertaining Mini Games. Hurry, don't be late, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Forbidden Secrets: Alien Town
Investigate strange goings-on in the eerie town of Fort Nightingale!
Overall rating
5
/
5
6 of 6 found this review helpful
Forbidden Secrets: Alien Town SE
PostedJune 20, 2015
pennmom36
fromThose kids have glowing eyes, by the way I'm thirsty, can you get me a cola?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
In October of 1949, a very strange phenomenon occurred in Fort Nightingale. The nun's at the Saint Bernadette orphanage opened their doors to find 10 newborn babies, each nestled in a basket, abandoned anonymously on the front porch! That night was just the tip of the iceberg for paranormal events in the city that never existed on a map. The government has sent Clarrisa, a Biosafe agent to investigate the strangest of all unexplained phenomenon. Shortly after the military's unexplained exit of their base camp, the citizens of Ft. Nightingale began displaying signs of a mass stupor! People were literally frozen in place, with no sign of life! Is this the beginning of a contagious disease that will wipe out humanity? Is the military involved in a secret government experiment, or could it have anything to do with those 10 children left at the orphanage a few years back, surely not!
Alien Town is my second favorite game of all time. I love sci-fi and stories about aliens, and this developer is one of the best out there when it comes to creep factor and making you feel alone in an abandoned town. I do prefer the Collector's Edition over this Standard Edition because of the 40 Morphing or Beyond Objects (and again, kudos to this dev who does an incredible job with the morphs) The graphics are fantastic, no detail has been overlooked, and as I said before, the graphics really do the storyline justice, you feel like someone is watching you and an alien will pop out at any time!
The Hidden Object Scenes are mostly interactive list finds, but there are also progressive interactions where you find one item on the list and use that item somewhere in the scene to find the next item, and there are scenes where you take inventory items and return them in the scene where they logically belong such as a baseball mitt goes next to the baseball bat.The Mini Games are fairly easy, rotating rings to restore the image, or rotating tokens until the ones with crows line up under the lock mechanism in the correct order so that the lock mechanism and the crow tokens shapes match up.
The Collector's Edition has Wallpapers, Concept Art, 40 Beyond Morphing Objects, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Forgotten Kingdoms: The Ruby Ring Collector's Edition
Only the wearer of the ruby ring can claim the crown as king.
Overall rating
5
/
5
150 of 185 found this review helpful
Veritas Nos Defendit....There's A Truth To Defend
PostedJune 20, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhere do I get some Vines-B-Gone?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
When the King and Queen of Minah were attacked by a strange shadow, Naya took the young Prince Tristan to safety. It has been 18 years since the King and Queen disappeared, Prince Tristan must now return to claim his rightful position as the King of Minah. When Naya and Tristan arrive at the kingdom, they are faced with many complications, unrightful heirs, lies and deceit. The irony of everything becomes painfully clear with the discovery of a statue dedicated to his parents, and a plaque that reads "Veritas Nos Defendit" truth to defend!
I know, I know, another fairy tale about a King and Queen whose baby was whisked away by the nanny, and returns to face an evil ruler. The storyline is definitely the same ole same ole, but I really enjoyed playing this game, the graphics are decent, the games are entertaining, and I thought the 60 Collectible Crowns had just the right amount of challenge to find them. There are Plus Sign inventory items which require interaction with before using them, and there are 20 different Achievements to earn. The only "helper" you have is a Ruby Ring handed down from King to King, and each time you use the ring, you get to play a different Mini Game.
There are only a few Hidden Object Scenes available in the demo, and I was disappointed when the same scene was repeated. There are Silhouetted Shape finds where you find multiples of items that match the shapes shown, Interactive List finds, and a scene where you find items that match the words a fortune teller tells you in a story. Technically, there are some mini HOP's where you find a handful of leaves etc.
There are Mini Games associated with the Ruby Ring, each time you use the Ring, you must first complete a game, which is different each time. The object is to break the crystals, once by making matches of every symbol after getting one sneak peek, the second ring game requires you to find the correct path by choosing the symbols in the correct order as shown, and the third ring game requires you use directional arrows to smash all crystals using the crystals as bumpers. The normal Mini Games are just as entertaining, my favorite game was a Honeycomb grid that requires you to fill in all the cells without overlapping.
This Collector's Edition has 4 available Wallpapers, 25 Concept Art pictures, 18 replayable Mini Games, 6 replayable Hidden Object Puzzles, 11 Music Tracks, 20 Achievements to earn, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Fear for Sale: Sunnyvale Story
Appease terrifying ghosts before they kidnap and punish the entire city of Sunnyvale in this dark and mysterious Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
4
/
5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Fear For Sale: Sunnyvale Story SE
PostedJune 20, 2015
pennmom36
fromWelcome, Guilty or Not Guilty?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
The Fear For Sale magazine has sent you to investigate a haunted house that appears randomly out of nowhere. Whenever the house appears, people disappear, but this house has a long history. Thirty years ago, Jean and Alice Chesterton lived in that house. Alice was murdered and her husband Jean was accused and electrocuted for her murder. Jurors were paid off, and everyone who had something to do with this corrupt case are now paying for those sins with their lives! How do you stop a house bent upon revenge?
The Hidden Object Scenes are interactive list finds, which is a step up from the last Fear For Sale which had no interactions whatsoever. There aren't a lot of them either, at least not in the demo itself. The Mini Games I did thoroughly enjoy, Swapping color coded keys two at a time with a device controlled by up and down arrows, putting stained glass puzzle pieces together, and my favorite was lighting up all 10 lights in the correct order by trial and error, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Dark Parables: Queen of Sands
Team up with the Red Riding Hood Sisters to defeat the nightmares!
Overall rating
5
/
5
88 of 103 found this review helpful
Scent Of Dreams
PostedJune 19, 2015
pennmom36
fromSandmen? I thought there was just one sandman!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
The bustling town of Montafleur France was founded by Baron Hubert de Montafleur whose legendary perfumes revolutionized the industry. He used his riches to construct the beautiful city, and his spirit lives on through his son Eric. Something horrible has happened in Montafleur, there have been sightings of shadowy mists and beasts with incredible strength! A strange purple mist has turned everything into horrible creatures, legend has it, the Queen of Sands is behind all this chaos. Does any of this madness connect to the perfume factory that put this town on the map? At least you won't have to fight the battle alone detective, because Ruth and Brianne from the Red Riding Hood Sisters are already on the case!
I prefer, and recommend the Collector's Edition because of the Collectible Parables which are a famous feature of this series, several items are required to complete each parable story. When a group is complete, you will get to play a short tale about that parable. The parable items can Morph, so keep alert. The Collector's Edition also has collectible Herald of Montafleur's, hidden throughout the game, for a total of 39, and 12 Achievements to earn, mostly the usual achievements such as using the map or finding objects quickly in the FROG's.
Dark Parables is all about the Emblems. Every door, and just about everything else will require at least one emblem to open it. Therefore, you will scour each location looking for the correct emblem, often traveling back and forth several times as you try to accomplish each objective. Several inventory items are plus items requiring you to combine that item with another item or putting broken pieces back together.
The Hidden Object Scenes are those famous FROG's where you are tasked with finding several fragments that make up three separate sections. When all the fragments have been found, the three sections will combine to make a single inventory item. The Mini Games are never difficult and are usually quite entertaining. Many are puzzles where you swap sections to complete a puzzle or interactive stage plays, or arranging several symbols so that the correct symbols are in each column and row as indicated by the drawing examples shown.
The Collector's Edition has Concept Art, and Wallpapers (within the Art Gallery), replayable Mini Games and FROG's (play against the clock for a better score) collectible Parables (morphs), collectible Herald of Montafleur's, a Souvenir Room, Bonus Video's, Movies, beautiful Music, Achievements, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter (The Seven Ravens) Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Fear for Sale: Sunnyvale Story Collector's Edition
Appease terrifying ghosts before they kidnap and punish the entire city of Sunnyvale in this dark and mysterious Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
4
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Fear For Sale: Sunnyvale Story CE
PostedJune 18, 2015
pennmom36
fromCan't I just erase the names on the list to confuse the house?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Out of the entire Fear For Sale series, Sunnyvale is my least favorite, I just had a hard time getting into the plot. The Fear For Sale magazine has sent Emma to Sunnyvale to investigate a recent string of disappearances, what she finds is a house bent on revenge! Thirty years ago a woman named Alice was kidnapped and murdered, her husband Jean was accused of the murder and executed. This very same house that Alice and Jean lived in, is now somehow reappearing randomly around Sunnyvale, and people are being taken by the house itself! That's paranormal for sure, how do you stop a killer house?
The Hidden Object Scenes are interactive list finds, which is a step up from the last Fear For Sale which had no interactions whatsoever. There aren't a lot of them either, at least not in the demo itself. The Mini Games I did thoroughly enjoy, Swapping color coded keys two at a time with a device controlled by up and down arrows, putting stained glass puzzle pieces together, and my favorite was lighting up all 10 lights in the correct order by trial and error, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Grim Facade: Hidden Sins Collector's Edition
A masked vigilante has the town of Coldstone in a death grip!
Overall rating
4
/
5
86 of 102 found this review helpful
Judge Thee Lest Ye Be Judged
PostedJune 18, 2015
pennmom36
fromToo late again, cross that one off the list!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
They condemned the innocent, and now they are paying for those sins with their lives. Judge thee lest ye be judged certainly applies in the small corrupt town of Coldstone. Mayor Isaac Merel has requested your services detective, the who's who of Coldstone have been dropping off like flies, fear is swirling in the streets and people are afraid of their own shadows! A strange energy source has been discovered in nearby caves that could revolutionize this tiny town forever, but there are skeletons in the closets of the city officials. Is this a case of judgement, vigilante style, if so, what have these people done, and why?
I Beta tested this game a while back, it's a good game, not a great game. The graphics are hand drawn and nicely done, which is impressive when you think about all the talent involved, but honestly I prefer computer generated graphics with sharp lines, crisp resolutions and vivid colors that pop. Some reviewers have negatively commented on the subject matter of explicit scenes involving assassinations, and that's okay, personally it doesn't bother me, I didn't think any of the scenes depicted any more violence than other games with this type of storyline. With the hand drawn graphics and overabundance of pastel colors, it isn't even realistic.
You will eventually come across a device that can read the memories of an area, things that have happened recently, with the help of the energy crystals and a quick Mini Game where you catch the memory fragments. You will also collect random coins that you find throughout the game, which comes in handy at the local street vendor. Some of the inventory items are complex items that require some type of interaction before using it such as combining that item with another inventory item. There are 24 Achievements to earn and several Collectible Masks of different origins, you can read a brief description about each mask collected in the Collectibles icon.
The Hidden Object Scenes were just okay, and I was really disappointed in the fact that the HO scenes are repeated in the same exact area. At least the second time around, the type of HOS is different, sometimes they are interactive list finds, sometimes you have to place items from the inventory bar into the scene, and there are also multiple finds such as finding 12 bats. The Mini Games are way too easy for my taste, I was able to complete each puzzle usually within less than a minute and on the first try. Swap figurines from left to right and right to left, sliding tiles along several paths until each color coded section forms a complete motif, Rotating tiles so that the 4 doves are all in the center of the board, nothing new and all are very quick games.
This Collector's Edition has 16 Collectible Masks, 24 Achievements, Movies, Music, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Concept Art, replayable Mini Games and Hidden Object Games, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Royal Mahjong: King's Journey
Experience this fresh take on classic Mahjong. Travel across your realm, collect tiles, grow your riches and fill your treasury!
Overall rating
4
/
5
57 of 60 found this review helpful
Mahjong With A Little Kick
PostedJune 17, 2015
pennmom36
fromMore typo's
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Sometimes Mahjong get's boring, it's the same thing over and over. What I like about this game is the fact that you get to make chains of mahjong tiles, similar to solitaire games! The goal is to collect as many coins as you can, Gold and silver coins are worth the most, but chains will earn you more coins. Each mahjong tile represents a number, to make a chain you simply make consecutive matches in numerical order, (15 is the maximum chain length), you can also match the same number several times. You can choose from 9 different styles of Mahjong tiles in the settings option as well. Some of the tiles contain Crowns under them which unlocks and upgrades bonuses.
There are several bonuses that unlock as you progress and earn crowns. You have to purchase bonus slots with the coins you collect, and then choose which bonuses you want to fill those slots as they are unlocked. There is a Hint bonus which will show you a random pair of matches, an Undo bonus which allows you to undo your last move, a Multiplier bonus which multiplies the coins received by 2 for 10 consecutive moves, a Swap bonus which swaps two tiles around, an Unlock bonus which unlocks any tile, a Step Back bonus which reduces the turn counter, a Hide bonus which hides accessible tiles that have no pairs, and a Remove bonus which removes all accessible pairs. Each bonus will have a "cooldown" period of a specific amount of moves before the bonus can be used again. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Venture through more than fifty different meadows and defeat the enemy! Can you lead the army of mushrooms to victory?
Overall rating
5
/
5
54 of 57 found this review helpful
Growing Shrooms
PostedJune 16, 2015
pennmom36
fromGot any lettuce?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It took me several minutes to figure this game out, the instructions are way too vague. Once I got the hang of it, wow! There are 30 different Achievements to earn, some of which are hilarious, such as Serial Killer which is earned when you explode 5 enemy Mushrooms. In a nutshell, you begin each level with a Mushroom Commander that is already placed on the grid somewhere. You usually start out with 3 Mushroom moves as indicated on the top left of the grid board, and you select where you want to grow the next shrooms, either to the left, or right, above or below the original mushroom, you can't skip a cell or move diagonally. The goal is to move the mushrooms to each Dew Drop on the board, each Dew Drop you click upon will give you three more mushroom moves. This sounds simple, and it really is, but you will need to grow the mushrooms in a specific pattern, or risk not having enough moves to collect all of the Dew Drops. There are 3 stars placed randomly on the board as well, to collect them, you will need to grow the shrooms up to the star (s) and click on them, which does count as moves. You don't have to collect all of the stars, but if you don't collect enough, you won't be able to progress by unlocking the next level pack, and you will have to go back to those levels to earn enough stars to continue. You can replay the level as often as you want to try new strategies or different patterns. You don't have to grow the mushrooms in a continuous line, you can branch off from any mushroom grown at any time. The fun part comes into play as various rocks and obstacles are added as well as enemy shrooms, enjoy!
I recommend this game!