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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4700
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 15, 2025
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Loot Hunter is a fun role-play game based in a world full of old ships, pirates and adventures.
Overall rating
4
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5
47 of 50 found this review helpful
Aaarrr....I Just Like Saying Aaarrr!!
PostedSeptember 8, 2014
pennmom36
fromAaarr tis a battle of wits mates!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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 order to enjoy this unusual game you will need to be open minded, it's not going to be the best game you ever played, but it is different and quite unique. You sail your ship around the open seas, stopping at different ports along the way to buy and sell goods such as cotton, sugar, clothing, iron, silver and food. There will be ships from England, France and Spain sailing those seas as well. you can choose to battle them but you will become their enemy and they won't allow you to visit their ports to buy or sell goods unless you receive a pardon or bribe them with gold. Pirate ships are a different story, you want to attack them and then you're in for a treat. The pirate ship is displayed next to your ship and you battle for points as you make match 3's. If you make more that 3 matches you get an extra turn. There are extra cannons, salvo to double the damage to the pirate ship, ship repairs, special skills plundered gold and more as you watch the ships battle it out. If you lose the battle, you lose half of your gold and half of your cargo so choose the matches wisely. Every time you progress to a new level you can choose one of three bonuses such as land, gold or amnesty. I must admit that I zoomed around the sea searching for the elusive pirate ships because I had so much fun watching the ships battle it out and it takes strategy to win the match 3 battles too, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
There's a new sheriff in Meadows Town – and it's you! Can you stop a vengeful Viking spirit before she strikes again?
Overall rating
4
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5
13 of 14 found this review helpful
Viking Curse or Cruel Vendetta?
PostedSeptember 8, 2014
pennmom36
fromWilson's house looked way smaller on the outside!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
You have been sent to Meadows Town to replace Sheriff Anthony Dugan who mysteriously disappeared shortly after turning in his resignation, but nobody told you the town was plagued with ghostly apparitions, a masked murderer, a Viking curse and a turmoilous storm that has prompted an emergency evacuation! Now that you have arrived, there seems to be a trail of dead bodies, first Harry Adams the teacher who was granted permission to excavate Viking tombs, next is Mike Wilson the town coroner who had been examining the teachers unusual cause of death, and even the local bartender. There is a connection, they were all friends, but when you meet an angry ghost who threatens that you're next, you realize that your only theory was wrong, now what?
Seems Sheriff Dugan knew about the Viking curse that would throw the town into devastating turmoil if the spirit guarding the Viking treasure was disturbed, he even had a Spirit Detector which allows you to find and collect the energy from ghostly energy and banish that energy from our world and unblock the cursed items. You will also collect 40 different Viking Ruins which will reveal prophecies as you place each of the 5 ruins upon 8 different scrolls. Your Sheriff's badge allows you to go directly to the Evidence board where you will hang up pictures and descriptions of the people you are investigating, and then you need to place items of evidence under the corresponding person.
I was a bit disappointed in the fact that there aren't enough Hidden Object Scenes, however they are well done with a new concept. The HO are list finds and you must click on pairs of items such as 2 hats, 2 masks or 2 calculators. There is a really fun game of dominos as an alternative where you use left and right arrows to to place dominos as they are falling down one at a time, the goal is to match at least 3 domino pictures and each match counts as an inventory item found. There aren't too many mini games either but they all seem fairly easy such as placing single fingerprints one at a time onto the matching originals.
This Collectors Edition comes with Wallpapers, Concept Art, Screensavers, Movies, Music, a Workshop (pics of devs) Hidden Object Games (you can still switch to alternate domino game) Mini Games, a built in strategy Guide and a Bonus game titled Land of the Gods. In my opinion, this is an entertaining game but the Standard Edition appeals to me more, I just don't think the CE has enough substance to woo me, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Help young Finn and princess Dalla reunite in love! Explore, gather, produce, trade, build, repair and work for the wellbeing of the Kingdom.
Overall rating
5
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5
90 of 106 found this review helpful
A Great Sequel
PostedSeptember 8, 2014
pennmom36
fromHaven't I heard this story before?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
Dalha and Finn are in love, but Finn must join the King's architects and builders to prove he's worthy of Dalhas love who just happens to be the King's daughter. There are three modes of difficulty, Relaxed with no timer (some achievements aren't available) Normal which is timed and you earn between 1-3 stars on each level (some achievements aren't available) and Extreme which is super hard but you can earn a Platinum Award for completing the game in this mode)
The graphics are very well done and the characters are well done as well. You get an unlimited amount of workers, at least in Normal mode, each worker is responsible for different tasks. You have to clear roads, build housing, workshops and farms to support the community. Once you build a farm you will need to click and order production of food so that each resident can feed their household and remain happy. Sawmills will require you to order the production of building materials needed to construct housing. Each house pays taxes that you collect, upgrading the houses will net higher rent, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Help cute pets save the world from nasty aliens in this exciting and innovative role playing game.
Overall rating
2
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5
4 of 15 found this review helpful
What do Aliens, Queen's, Puppies, Kittens, And Farm Animals Have In Common?
PostedSeptember 7, 2014
pennmom36
fromWhy doesn't the Queen of the aliens look anything like the aliens?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
Your guess is as good as mine, but obviously somebody figured out how to play this archaic style game, and liked it, why else would they make a sequel? In all fairness I gave this game two stars instead of one simply because I couldn't figure out how to play the game, this could be my lack of knowledge so I will give the game the benefit of the doubt and say I dislike this game. What I do know about the game is that the Queen of Aliens has ordered her minions to blow up planet Earth with bombs because her plans were thwarted several times before presumably from the first episode. Humans have been turned to stone temporarily, therefore it's up to Nestor the puppy, Katie the cat, Hans the rooster, James the sheep, and other random farm animals to save the world. To stop the bombs, the furry heroes must stop 3 alien cubes at the same time so they break into 3 teams. You can access the menu at any time via the esc button which allows you to call the remote controlled balloon to travel to another location, switch team members and equip team members as well. All of the stats are displayed for each animal such as health, points and skills. There are several rest areas within the game that will allow you to rest any time to recover your life and skill points, these rest areas also allow you to auto save the game up to that point so you want to take advantage of that if you decide to exit the game or if you lose your lives. You are given different quests from time to time and this will be displayed on the menu also. Then there's the fights, that's right, battles will be fought between the furries and the alien monks and I can tell you that I have absolutely no idea what you are supposed to do, in fact I just sat back and watched because no matter what buttons I selected there seemed to be no effect upon the outcome so you're on your own to figure that one out. Hopefully Nestor the puppy can lead his team to victory, find the three keys to those deadly alien bomb cubes and send the aliens back to their own planet so that I don't have to worry about trying to figure out Sylia-Act 3.
I don't recommend this game.
There's a new sheriff in Meadows Town – and it's you! Can you stop a vengeful Viking spirit before she strikes again?
Overall rating
4
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5
108 of 117 found this review helpful
There's A New Sheriff In Town
PostedSeptember 7, 2014
pennmom36
fromWho examines the Coroners body?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
You have been sent to Meadows Town to replace Sheriff Dugan who has been missing for several days, but nobody told you the town was haunted and cursed! The town has been evacuated because of a violent storm by the time you arrive, most of the townsfolk believe a Viking curse is the reason behind all this madness and you are beginning to believe them, after all an angry ghost has threatened your life several times now! The Sheriff is missing, a school teacher dead, the coroner, dead, the bartender, dead, you're next!
The former Sheriff must have feared the paranormal because he was in possession of a Spirit Detector that locates ghostly energy and sends the spirits packing to wherever spirits belong, this device will surely come in handy in this town. You will also borrow Sheriff Dugans evidence board that can be accessed anytime by clicking on the Sheriff's Badge to the left of the inventory bar. The evidence board is actually a mini game where you post files, pictures, background information and any evidence you find. Once you hang up the main character files, you hang other information directly below the character for which the evidence applies to, and green lines will automatically make the connections between the evidence and explain the connections.
Surprisingly, there aren't a lot of Hidden Object Scenes in this game which is unusual for this developer, but they are nicely done with a newer concept. You will need to find two items at a time, such as 2 hats, 2 cards or two dryers, in other words if you click on the first hat, you will have to find and click on the second hat to create that pair even though they aren't identical items. You can opt for an alternative puzzle where you guide dominos with two symbols by using left and right arrows as they drop automatically. When at least 3 of the same image are joined, those matched will be eliminated which counts as an item found on the Hidden Object Scene. There really aren't many puzzles or mini games either, but there are lot's of items to pick up and use in each scene. The mini games I liked the best were clicking on the teeth of a skeleton to make them all recede, when you click on one tooth, other teeth were affected as well. There was a phone with 12 blank buttons that you had to first figure out which buttons represented which numbers or symbols and then click on the correct buttons that matched the code you had written down.
I haven't yet played the Collectors Edition for this game so I can't honestly suggest one over the other, but this Standard Edition doesn't seem to be lacking anything that I noticed, I enjoyed playing the game, it has a good entertainment value and a good storyline, although I would have been happier with a few more HOS and more mini games, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Discover the story of Jean Valjean, the hero of the novel "Les Misérables"!
Overall rating
2
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5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
Miserable Game (Fantastic Story)
PostedSeptember 6, 2014
pennmom36
fromWhy did Jean oil the door so it wouldn't wake up the Monsignor then used a hammer to nail in a ladder rung?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I was on the fence with this game, the graphics are simple, there isn't enough activities to do in any of the scenes, in fact some scenes were void of any activities other than dialog (no voiceovers, just dialog boxes to read) There were only a scant amount of mini games and every time you exit the current location even the next room, you had to look at an image of a book for several seconds while the game caught up..way to sloooow. However I found myself continuing to play this painfully slow and uninteresting game because I wanted to know how the story goes, that's right, I haven't read the story before and I haven't even seen any movie renditions either because at the time, the story didn't appeal to me. Unfortunately this game may have ruined the appeal to read the novel.
Jean Valjean has been released from prison and hard labor after several years only to find that this stigmatism would forever haunt him and that he would never truly be "free" that is until he meets Monsignor Bienvenu who teaches him an invaluable life lesson that would be his guiding light to the future.
This is a very easy game to play, you can use the mouse to zoom into each scene, but it serves no purpose that I could see. The graphics are very basic with little attention paid to detail, there are no voiceovers, just soft background music that's virtually unnoticed. There are no options available for difficulty and you are forced to experience a full tutorial on the mechanics of the game. Another feature I thought was annoying was that the inventory bar will not lock, you must click on the bar to access it every time, and when you need to use an item from the inventory, you have to click the item AND drag the item to the desired location. There are several opaque butterflies throughout (most in HOS but not all) that when clicked on will give you a small factoid such as the population of Paris in 1846 was over 1 million and was the world's largest industrial city with over 400,000 laborers.
The Hidden Object Scenes are basic list finds with no interactions. Most of the items involved finding multiples such as 3 clovers, 3 shells, or 3 keys. The scenes are basically piles of junk heaped together or spewn about a larger area and all of the scenes are repeated in the same location at least once if not twice. There are very few mini games, not bad but nothing to write home about such as using partial clues given to line up several discs with the correct combination. Not a horrible game just not a game that will excite many HOS lovers.
I don't recommend this game.
Margaret's soul has been broken into fragments and strewn across multiple worlds. Can you find them all and save her?
Overall rating
5
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5
165 of 176 found this review helpful
A-maze-ing Story
PostedSeptember 6, 2014
pennmom36
fromThe butler did it!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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 your genius baby sister writes you a letter (maybe she should have used a smartphone) sharing her excitement about a world changing discovery, you pack your bags and take the first flight out to find out just what this life changing event is all about. Margaret has been working with a brilliant scientist, Dr. Samuel Thompson, who has been gracious enough to allow her to live in the Thompson Castle overlooking a beautiful ocean, but your arrival isn't the family reunion you had hoped for. Turns out the gracious Doctor had other plans for Margaret, the invention she was so enthusiastic about has become her personal nightmare, the good doctor has shattered her soul, literally distributing fragments of her soul into several different worlds! Her life rests in your hands, you must enter these strange worlds, recover the fragments of her soul and hopefully reverse the damage caused by the wicked experiment of a mad scientist.
Because this game revolves around scientists (with a whole lot of money) you are naturally going to have a ton of intricate locks, secret rooms, and gadgets to tinker with, and of course everything you encounter will be broken or missing key components, even more bizarre, the missing components will be in places they just shouldn't be. Margaret has invented a unique Harlequin figurine that has some pretty amazing skills, she can magically fix just about anything! This actually makes no sense to me at all, the game is based on science not make believe. A feature I thought was interesting at the beginning of the game (in custom mode) a pop up window asked if I would like a tutorial and gave me the option of a tutorial or just about the special features of the game. There are coins to collect throughout the game that you can spend in the museum, but this feature isn't available in the demo version. There are collectible clothing items throughout the game as well, but again when you visit the Boudoir, all you will get is a white screen because this feature isn't available in the demo version either. This really disappoints me, I want to know what I can expect in a game before I choose to purchase the game, that's the whole point of a demo version right? There is a Dossier that holds information about different characters you meet, objects you discover and a section for your notes, basically it's a journal with a fancy name, every time an entry is placed in your Dossier, a pop up will alert you as well. Some of the inventory items have + indicators that require you to assemble or fix the item before using that item, usually in conjunction with a mini game.
The Hidden Object Scenes are very interactive list finds bordering on progressive interactions where you may have to find a handle for an axe, then use that axe to chop through a wooden barrel which will have a lion emblem inside which you place onto a shield for a shield with emblem. There is a jigsaw puzzle available instead of the HOS, but in my opinion the puzzles are way too easy, the shapes are already outlined on the board and as you place one piece, a new piece is shown, even if the jigsaw was a single solid color anyone could easily tell where to put that piece because of the outlined shapes. As I said earlier, there are a ton of mini games, and they are fun not frustrating. There are simple puzzles that require you to swap tiles to show the correct order of seed to flower, larvae to frog, or silkworm to butterfly transformation. A game I like, although nothing new, was sliding tokens to empty spaces in order to place three alike tokens into 4 different pillars of the matching colors.
This Collectors Edition has Concept Art, Wallpapers, Music, Puzzles, Free Search games, a built in strategy guide, a Bonus game, 26 Achievements and the Museum (only in full version) and Boudoir (also only available in full version) The game has beautiful graphics, lifelike characters, plenty of active areas, a convenient jump map and lot's of interesting games to keep you busy. In my opinion this game has solid entertainment value, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
As an ancient deity, can you maintain the respect of your follows and protect the heavens in this exciting strategy game?
Overall rating
3
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5
32 of 32 found this review helpful
I Just Don't See The Point Of This Game!?
PostedSeptember 5, 2014
pennmom36
fromWhy can't the humans reach the divine realm of the gods? What will happen?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
Your objective is to destroy the foundations or all of the levels of the tower before the humans reach the portal of your (a.k.a the Gods) divine realm at the summit of the tower. As a God you have two different types of powers, Offensive powers to cause damage to the towers, and Defensive powers in order to distract the humans and slow down the tower construction. However, you must keep in mind that your powers come from the worship of the humans, therefore you must keep the humans happy, neutral moods and angry moods cause the humans to halt their worshipping.
To begin the game you choose the image of the God you want to portrait and the color as well, these cannot be changed unless you start over with a new profile. The next step is to select the weapon of choice (some are locked until you progress) such as Divine Lightning, Divine Water or Divine Fire, then you use those Divine powers to destroy each of the 4 pillars that support the tower levels. If you destroy the pillars, that level will collapse and if done correctly, this will cause a chain reaction because the levels below will not be able to support the weight of the top levels as they fall. There is a Power gauge divided into 5 levels which determines which powers can be used as well as the strength of powers. There is a Tower layout on the right of the screen which shows the overall state of the building, and a Worship gauge that feeds into the Power gauge to show the overall mood of the humans.
This all may seem a bit complicated, but the game itself seems pretty easy, and I do suggest starting with the tutorial levels to learn the mechanics of the game as well as some simple strategies. Maybe I just don't understand this game well enough, but I just don't see the point of throwing firebombs at 4 pillars over and over until that level collapses, it just isn't that much fun, perhaps you will have better results and enjoy the game.
I don't recommend this game.
A Mayan god is turning people into jaguars! Can you stop him before the world falls into chaos?
Overall rating
5
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5
86 of 96 found this review helpful
Evil vs. Good: When Friends Go Their Separate Ways
PostedSeptember 5, 2014
pennmom36
fromDid anyone notice the freshwater Tiger Barb swimming in the saltwater ocean?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
Gregory and Fernando were best friends, until they came across an artifact that changed their friendship and their lives forever! Fernando Gomez, fueled by evil, has been trying to summon Xalan the Jaguar God, and has been turning everyone into Jaguar slaves including Gregory. Thankfully, Sophia the Moon Goddess and priestess of Chelia has agreed to help you capture Gomez and put an end to all this madness once and for all.
I absolutely loved the original Mayan Prophecies, but I didn't think the second one did this story any justice, but this third edition might be the games saving grace. The graphics are fairly well done and I enjoyed the underwater scenes that made for a nice change of pace. The HIDDEN OBJECT SCENES are well done, mostly interactive list finds, some of the scenes revealed a fragment under every object found that would eventually open up a chest to reveal the final item. You have the option of switching to a game of MAHJONG instead. There are a lot of MINI GAMES and puzzles such as placing 6 tokens on a board so that the rays each token projects doesn't cross through any other token. Most puzzles are fun, not frustrating.
The COLLECTORS EDITION include 25 hidden TOTEMS that will release a bird for you to catch and 36 MORPHING OBJECTS, as well as a ton of ACHIEVEMENTS to earn. The CE also has the usual WALLPAPERS, CONCEPT ART, MUSIC, a built in STRATEGY GUIDE and of course a BONUS CHAPTER. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
The chronicles of planet Earth in 1001 photos! Continue your unbelievable journey to study our world with Earth Chronicles 2!
Overall rating
5
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5
150 of 160 found this review helpful
Wish I Would Have Waited!
PostedSeptember 4, 2014
pennmom36
fromZebras!!!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
If you thought the puzzles were awesome on 1001 Jigsaw Earth Chronicles 1 then you are in for a whole lot of happiness with this second edition. I was so blown away, I wish I hadn't bought the first one! These pictures are phenomenal and are grouped in 7 different categories, Animals (my favorite) Birds, Landscape, Flora, Waterworld, Food and Humans, each category has 143 different puzzles for a grand total of 1001 beautiful puzzles ranging from 12 pieces to 247. There are several different features that will help keep you organized and on track, a box to store extra pieces, you can post an image of the picture and choose what size you want, or you can ghost the image on the background. There is a magnifying glass and a hint feature, you can use the auto sort button and border pieces only, as well as change the color of the background to pink, green, blue or gray. My favorite feature hands down is the Modify section which allows you to customize any of the puzzles. You choose how many pieces, the shape of the puzzle pieces and whether you want the pieces to rotate or not! If you are a jigsaw geek like myself, then I highly recommend this edition, enjoy!
I recommend this game!