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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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Love Chronicles: A Winter's Spell
A dark wizard awakens the ice queen using your daughter!
Overall rating
4
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5
99 of 117 found this review helpful
Another Princess Has Been Kidnapped!
PostedFebruary 6, 2015
pennmom36
fromBad wizards, good wizards..how do I tell them apart?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Today was supposed to be a birthday celebration for eight year old Lerione, but a dark wizard managed to crash the party, kidnap the young princess, and turn the entire audience into frozen popsicles. The only one able to stay at a toasty 98.6 degrees fortunately was you, because Lucio the wizard, had given you a magic amulet! You thought seriously about using a blow torch to warm up the audience, but had second thoughts and resorted to plan B, use the mirror portal to chase after the big bad wizard, and hopefully find Lerione before he uses her kind heart to awaken the Ice Queen!
You have many magical tools at your disposal, a Crystal Ball which is capable of casting the Power of Light spell to devour dark magic spells. Unfortunately, you will have to charge the Crystal Ball after each use, which is in the form of a mini game. The mini games involve first finding the History Scrolls, and then finding one of several runes such as fire or wind, when you finish the puzzle, you will be able to charge and then use the Crystal Ball. There are collectible puzzle pieces that will break the enchantment spell for each character you come across, when all puzzle pieces have been found for each puzzle, you simply place the very large and very easy pieces in the book and the spell on that person will be broken, and the character will return to his normal happy normal self.
The Hidden Object Scenes are mostly progressive silhouetted shapes where you find the first item that matches the silhouetted shape, and then use that item within the scene to uncover the next item and so forth until all items have been found. There are also the occasional, find fragmented pieces or even finding symbols that match the symbols shown. The mini games are mostly puzzle tiles that create an image when complete, but there are also potion's to create following the recipe illustrations and finding several symbols within the pages of a story, by uncovering clouds and trees and even sails on a boat.
The Collectors Edition has Cutscenes, Wallpapers, Concept Art, Soundtracks, pictures of the VG team, History Scrolls, downloadable Greeting Cards, Morphing Objects, Collectible Puzzle Pieces, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy
I recommend this game!
Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold Collector's Edition
Ice giants are attacking citizens as a deadly blizzard arrives.
Overall rating
4
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5
86 of 97 found this review helpful
How Many Times Do I Have To Save My BFF?
PostedFebruary 6, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhy didn't I use the sword to cut the net before I threw it to Victor?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Kira has fallen head over heel in love, and has invited her BFF to Baumholder to meet her new husband, Victor Allen, A.K.A Victor Snow. I must admit, for a game character, he's very cute and very muscular (although he struggled with that light pole way too long) and he's also apparently 7 foot tall according to his ID card! I have to agree with one of my favorite reviewers, LogieBaby, Kira's voice is extremely annoying, but they totally nailed the nerdy character she was portraying. It appears that Victor has been keeping his true identity from Kira, which has caused a wickedly cold assault upon Baumholder as Icy Giants invade this newlywed couples honeymoon and turn everything into a freezing tundra....in the middle of summer!
There are 25 Hidden Hares and 6 Collectible Character Figurines throughout this adventure, and plenty of Achievements to make you proud of yourself for not using the hint button and muddling through that frustrating puzzle! Some of the inventory items have plus signs indicating that something needs to be done to that item before it can be used such as putting pieces together or combining that item with another inventory item.
The Hidden Object Scenes are well done, most are progressive silhouetted shape finds where you find the first item that matches the silhouetted shape, and use that item in the scene which will then expose the next item and so forth. One HOP had silhouetted shapes that required you to find two of the same type, the first item found would only fill in the shape 1/2 way. The Mini Games were very entertaining, some easy, some a little more frustrating such as clicking on frozen ice patches in a specific order or more ice patches would form.
This Collectors Edition has Achievements, Concept Art, Wallpapers, Music, 25 Hidden Hares, 6 Collectible Figurines, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Dream Day First Home
Find your inner decorator with Dream Day First Home, a uniquely satisfying Hidden Object adventure.
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
Dream Day First Home
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromI miss the birds!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
Jenny and Robert are about to buy their First Home, they have narrowed it down to two houses! Choose which of the two houses they should buy and help them unpack, shop and decorate. Don't worry, you can replay the game and choose the second house for a whole new game with different rooms and items to search for. When you play both houses, you will unlock a mystery level! You will need to find a specific amount of items within an allotted time within two or three room locations, and you usually search for all but two items in each group. Instead of hidden birds, this game has hidden Nest Eggs, for every 5 eggs you find you will receive an extra clue. After each set of Hidden Object Scenes, you will play a Mini game. You get to choose from three different games, Fix-R-Upper, Puzzle Garden, and Perfect Match. You will play each game four times throughout the game and you can choose which order you want to play those games. Each completed game transforms a room from a cluttered before, to a beautiful "after" room. When you have completed all 12 Mini Games you will unlock a Bonus Level. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Dream Day Honeymoon
Help Jenny & Robert experience an exciting honeymoon in this unique Hidden Object adventure!
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 14 found this review helpful
Dream Day Honeymoon
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromI'll bring home a statue of stonehenge even though I went to Hawaii!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This game isn't even in the same league as Dream Day True Love. Because Bill and Helen were telling their story, it made the game personal, in Honeymoon, all you really get is a letter from Jenny telling you how many souvenir's she is buying while on her honeymoon with new hubby Robert. You are tasked with finding a specific number of souvenirs within a specific time allotment in two locations. You don't even get the choice to find all of the items on the list, once you have found the specific amount, it's on to the next game even though you have items left on your list. The problem I have with the souvenirs is that they aren't souvenirs, some are but I have to find cookies, compasses, ice cream and arrows, who wants a melted ice cream back home? The good news is, my favorite feature is still available, finding hidden Birds of Paradise which aren't on the list but available all the same. For every 5 birds you find, you get an extra clue, but you have to use the clue within that scene because they don't carry over. After two hidden object scenes you will play a mini game such as flipping over two cards at a time as you try to match two identical pictures. This is a good game for beginners, and I probably would have liked it better if I hadn't played True Love first.
I don't recommend this game.
Dream Day True Love
Experience a romance that began during World War II and grew into 70 years of special moments, memories, and adventures!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
Dream Day True Love
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhy is my cell phone laying on the sidewalk of Bill & Helen's house?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
In 1939 Helen fell in love with her soulmate Bill, and have been married for 70 years! You have been hired to plan an anniversary gala to celebrate this occasion. You can choose to play this game in First Love Mode which gives you a shorter hidden object list, a faster hint recharge and standard puzzles. Soulmates is designed for experienced players with no tutorial available, a longer hidden object list, a slower charging hint, no text hints and harder puzzles, you must choose this mode to unlock a bonus background, there is also a mode available with no timer for a relaxed game.
The Hidden Object Scenes are list finds or picture finds and some items require you to find multiples of such as 10 yellow roses. Some of the items are very small but not impossible to find. Each scene has at least one hidden Bluebird for a total of 39, you don't have to find them, but that's the best part. The Mini games or puzzles are actually fun, finding several scraps that match a wedding invitation or choosing the correct tile section as shown as the 5 tiles to select from are rotating in a circle.
The story of how the couple met and the special events in their lives are told by Bill and Helen, in each scene. This was annoying to me, I know it's part of the romance aspect, but there was no option to mute their voices, you could choose to hide the text of what they were saying in the dialog box, but you would have to mute the entire game, music and all if you didn't want to hear their voices.
I recommend this game!
Jigsaw World Tour 3
The Autumn season is the ideal time to go traveling and Jigsaw Tour will help you choose the best place to relax!
Overall rating
4
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5
91 of 95 found this review helpful
Touring The Jigsaw World
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromOops, my puzzles upside down!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I've always been a jigsaw junkie, but my least favorite puzzles are pictures of buildings, therefore I wasn't as thrilled with this game. There are 7 boxes available, each box has 100 different puzzles from New Delhi, Abu Dhabi, Cape Town, Seychelles, Mexico, Istanbul and Milan. (mostly famous buildings) The puzzles range in size from 12 pieces to 247, however you can modify any puzzle for the number of pieces you want, the shape of the puzzle piece and even whether or not you want to be able to rotate the pieces. You can earn trophies and compete for top scores too. Each puzzle has several tools, a box to store some of the pieces in to keep the board uncluttered, you can choose to have just the border pieces shown until the border is complete and there is a sort button but I prefer to sort the pieces myself. You can choose to ghost the pictures image on the background or hang a picture in three different sizes, as well as the color of the background in blue, pink, green or gray. There are tools to help such as a magnifying glass and you can use the hint icon to show you two pieces that connect together. Grab a cup of java and relax....you don't have to worry about coffee spills on these jigsaws, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Elven Legend
Rescue the captured lords of the Elven Kingdom in an exciting time management strategy game set in a fantasy world.
Overall rating
5
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5
138 of 171 found this review helpful
Restore The Elven Tree of Life!
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromI just love my job!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Mortessa was an evil witch who tried to deceive King Galanius into marrying her so that she could rule the elven kingdom. Her plan did not work, the King fell deeply in love with Lemiyel and married her instead. The witch was furious, she gathered a horde of terrible monsters who captured the King and Queen, and she cast a spell upon the roots of the Tree of Vitality. Together with Princess Aerin, you must restore the kingdom, heal the Tree and then rescue her parents.
This Time Management game has wonderful graphics and interesting characters, including a Griffin who will help to chase away wolves and monsters alike. You can choose a Timed or Relaxed mode, and the goal is to finish the tasks given in a specific time allotment to earn three stars. You will collect all resources laying in the roads such as water, food, crystals and branches, repair and upgrade buildings such as Sawmills, farms, Crystal mills, and fix and repair bridges and roads to clear the path. This game is a bit on the easy breezy side, but still a very entertaining game, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Ride!
Mount your horse and join world-class equestrians in jumping, 3-day eventing, and dressage competitions in this equestrian game.
Overall rating
4
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5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Ride!
PostedFebruary 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromCan't I just gallop all over the place?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is one of the most unusual games I have ever played. Who doesn't want to ride a horse and learn to jump, not to mention entering competitions? You can't learn to run before you walk, and you can't jump a horse until you learn to walk and guide you horse either. You start out in Equestrian School learning the basics, Heading (steering your horse) Gait (controlling walk, trot, gallop speeds) Jump, Stride, Balance and then your Final Test. You choose the categories you are interested in, Jumping, Eventing,or Dressage.
Kudos to the devs, the graphics are very realistic and the tight controls of the horses tells me how much detail went into this game. (ever play a game where the animals walk sideways?) you have to use your keyboard arrows, I know that turns a lot of people off, but you simply cannot maneuver the horse and control the horses speed any other way. I will say however, that the speed gauge should have been placed over the horse so yo could watch both the speed and the horse at the same time. You will need to learn to use the arrow keys without looking at the arrows, if you do this at the beginning when the tasks are simple, it will help you later on. The right and left arrows are used to control the horses movements and the up and down arrows control the speed, walk, trot or gallop.
This isn't an easy game to master, controlling your horse is harder than you think, but it is a must have game if you love horses and want to compete, or just have fun riding a very realistic virtual horse, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Legend of Gallant
The Lands has descended into chaos. Help restore the peace in a land of wizards!
Overall rating
4
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5
78 of 84 found this review helpful
Gallant The Adventurer
PostedFebruary 3, 2015
pennmom36
fromWithout chaos, things get a wee bit boring don't you think?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Wizards have been battling for centuries and cheating chaos, so a group of wizards called the Ancients decided to weaken the powers of those wizards. This eventually put an end to the constant battles. Peace had been restored to the village until Irimant the Warlock sent his minions in search of the crystal of magic. With this powerful tool in hand, Irimant would be unstoppable, if it weren't for a brave warrior, Gallant the Adventurer! Together you must build 8 Altars from a rare material known as Mithrium Stone, and summon the Ancients once again.
At first, I thought there was very little challenge offered in this Match 3 game, but the longer I played it, the more challenging and addicting it became. Each match of 3 or more, charges your amulet that can then be used to unleash it's fury as it targets random tiles all over the board. When you make larger matches of at least 4, you will get a bonus such as a fire bomb, or lightning on the board which can then be used to destroy tiles by simply sliding the bonus to an adjacent tile. Every level requires you to collect one Mithrium Stone by making matches underneath the stone until it reaches the bottom and drops off. You will also need to clear all blue tiles by making matches of at least 3 on those tiles.
The Mithrium Stones that you collect will be used to build sections of the eight altars, the Altar of Light, Eternal Spring, Silver Ice, Moonlight, Fire, Water, Kings, and the Eastern Desert. Each section you build will give you a bonus such as a Bomb, an Arrow, a Rocket and a Staff, and once you build that section and receive that bonus, it will be upgraded with each new level. This game has the usual blocked tiles that require you to make at least one match of whichever tile is blocked. I liked the feature that some of those blocked tiles (with ropes and vines for example) moved, they would actually drop down if matches were made underneath them, which can be quite tricky, especially if they land in a cubbyhole, to make matches.
Give this game a chance, it does become more interesting as you progress. This game can also be played in a Relaxed, untimed mode, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Bloom! Share flowers with the World: Valentine's Edition
Help Jasmine make the world a better place, one beautiful bouquet at a time!
Overall rating
5
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5
68 of 74 found this review helpful
Sharing Flowers With The World....One More Time!
PostedFebruary 3, 2015
pennmom36
fromPunxsutawney Phil needs some flowers too
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(100)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is a fantastic Time Management game where you make beautiful flower arrangements to brighten the world. However, it is the EXACT game as the original, slightly tweaked as they added Valentines Day signs and the arrangements have more roses than the first game. The introduction is the same, the cutscenes are the same, the TM goals are all the same. There are six different countries to visit, the United States, France, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Japan. There are several achievements or trophies to earn along the way for achieving goals of keeping customers happy or making a specific number of bouquets. The goal is simple, serve your customers as fast as you can, while keeping them happy (as indicated by the amount of hearts shown) so that they will leave you a big tip. When the customers come in, they will have an image above their head, of what they want, and you click on the customer and drag them to their desired location. They may want to sit down in a cozy chair and drink a glass of orange juice or read a flower magazine. Once seated, you deliver the necessary items and you will have to refill the orange juice container occasionally and pick up the dirty glasses when they leave. Next step is choosing a vase, you drag the customer to the vase chair and a pop up window appears with several vase options, scan over the vases until the customer smiles and click on that vase. Next step is the bouquet department, drag the customer to that station, another pop up window will display flowers, click on the flowers the customers thought bubble shows, and if they want an accessory, drag them to that booth, otherwise collect their money at the cash register.
The flowers won't reproduce on their own, so you must constantly grow a new supply while waiting on the customers. The bottom right is your garden, first click the icon to plant the seeds, when that is done, a watering can icon will appear so you can water the flowers, the final step is to cut the bouquets when the scissors appear, and repeat the process throughout the day. At the end of each level, you will get the opportunity to purchase upgrades, more chairs, more flower bouquets, items to make customers happier, and even employees to help Jasmine with the customers.
There is a quick tutorial for the first level that will show you how to play this game, and it really is an easy (but very addictive) game to learn. The hard part is mastering TM games, because each level gets progressively faster, and more tasks are constantly being added as you get more and more customers. Steer clear if you're not a fan of fast paced games, otherwise enjoy!
There is a quick tutorial for the first level that will show you how to play this game, and it really is an easy (but very addictive) game to learn. The hard part is mastering TM games, because each level gets progressively faster, and more tasks are constantly being added as you get more and more customers. Steer clear if you're not a fan of fast paced games, otherwise enjoy!
I recommend this game!