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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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Help Stella build her stylish shop from a simple corner store to a five-star luxury boutique!
Overall rating
5
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5
97 of 106 found this review helpful
The Quest For Beauty!
PostedMarch 25, 2014
pennmom36
fromNext!
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
A nice Time Management game where you start with a bare minimum and buy more equipment with the stars you earn until you have a 5 star boutique. there are two options with this game, Story mode (timed) and Endless mode (one level after another) Your customers come in with an icon as to what they want such as shampoo, so you click and drag that customer to the washing station and click again to have Stella wash their hair. As you progress, you will hire an employee to wash hair. Then you click and drag that customer to the hair styling booth and click again for Stella to cut and style their hair. Next step is the wardrobe closet where you will see a picture of what the customer is currently wearing and a picture of what outfit she wants, so you click on all the correct items she wants. The final step is the cash register that you click on so that Stella can collect the money. Then with the stars you earn you get to buy an upgrade such as a spa and designer shoe booth etc, When a customer wants shoes you click and drag them to the shoe station and click on the two matching shoes. Each level gives you more customers as well as more tasks to follow and more equipment, so this is kind of a stressful game, so make some coffee and make people beautiful, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Experience the mythical world of ancient Greece. Find your place among Gods and mortals by playing this exciting Match-3 adventure!
Overall rating
5
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5
204 of 221 found this review helpful
ADDICTING CLICKING
PostedMarch 25, 2014
pennmom36
fromGotta go match some tiles!
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
The challenges and varieties available in this game are excellent, reminding me a little of the Cradle Of Rome series of match 3 games. The future has been foretold, Acrisius will be killed by his grandson, therefor he locks his daughter into a tower with only a small window. Zeus feels sorry for this lovely woman, you get the picture....
There are 3 Modes of difficulty Mortal/easy which has no timer and puzzles can be skipped in 30 seconds. Hero/medium which has a timer and 60 seconds on skip and hint meters. Olympian/hard has no skip features and hints take 2 minutes to recharge. There are mini games such as repeating the same order of symbols shown in the fire, by matching the exact order on the symbols in the sand. Some levels require you to match a certain amount of keys and then use that key to open up a chest as well as the rest of the board. You have to do the same with feathers, and then use the feather on the parchment paper. There will eventually be sickles to collect which will destroy the creatures. There are different goals requiring different types of match 3 games, the classic 3 or more tile swapping ( if you make multiple matches you receive a bomb on the board) Click and Drag multiple tiles and Click on groups. There are the usual tiles in ropes, blocks and even fog, requiring you to make multiple matches in order to break the tiles.
There are several bonuses, a single click on them will collect them and if they are on a gold tile it counts and turns it grey.
-Lyres: Apollos Blessing destroys tiles in a snowflake formation.
-Tridents: Poseidons Blessing destroys a row of tiles.
-Owls: Athenas Blessing destroys tiles in a 2 range.
-Caduceus: Hermes Blessing destroys tiles diagonally.
-Cerberuses: Hades Blessing destroys tiles in a column.
-Scallops: Aphrodites Blessing destroys tiles in 3 range.
-Lyres: Apollos Blessing destroys tiles in a snowflake formation.
-Tridents: Poseidons Blessing destroys a row of tiles.
-Owls: Athenas Blessing destroys tiles in a 2 range.
-Caduceus: Hermes Blessing destroys tiles diagonally.
-Cerberuses: Hades Blessing destroys tiles in a column.
-Scallops: Aphrodites Blessing destroys tiles in 3 range.
I recommend this game!
Help the Gods of Mount Olympus decode the ancient scrolls and become a legendary Greek hero!
Overall rating
5
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5
82 of 86 found this review helpful
Griddlers Of The Gods
PostedMarch 24, 2014
pennmom36
fromI still want to know what a raw is!
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
Maybe I'm just having a bad day but I found this game to be somewhat difficult after just a few levels! This griddler game has a Greek theme centered around the Gods of Mount Olympus. There are 6 different rooms with approximately 20 levels in each room, with the goal of three gold stars in each level, but you can replay any level to try for a better score. I will say however that when I exited this game, it said that my progress wouldn't be saved! Some of the tiles have coins that are collected and can be used in the shop to purchase bonuses, Two mistakes allowed, Two starting hints instead of one and you can purchase a refill of hints for that level. There are 17 available trophies or achievements to earn, and you will lose a star for each mistake that you make. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Uncover why Lisa's uncle is hiding information about her father's disappearance and help her discover the truth.
Overall rating
4
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5
96 of 101 found this review helpful
The Lost City
PostedMarch 24, 2014
pennmom36
fromAnother airship crash!
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
This actually isn't a bad game, there are 20 collectible Light Stones to find as well as achievements to earn with 27 hidden object games and 19 puzzles available! James and William White left for an expedition to find the Lost City, several years later, James was found washed up on shore but William was still missing. After the death of Lisa's mother, she uncovers her father Williams diary and begins her own expedition to find her missing father. Someone is trying desperately to stop this new expedition with deadly force, but why? Now Lisa has no choice but to investigate because she has crash landed on the mysterious Lost City, but what she finds out might not be what she was looking for!
The Hidden Object Games are a mixture of slightly interactive list find such as clicking on a cabinet door to reveal more objects, and there are also Hidden Object Scenes where you find items that match the picture shown. Most of the mini game are fairly easy but fun. There are the classic puzzles where you put pieces of a map together, other puzzles may require you to repeat the sequence of 4 pistons that move up and down, you have to repeat the sequence 4 times so that all of the pistons are moving in sync. The mini game I enjoyed the most was rotating 4 discs, one in each corner, so that each disc had a green gem pointing at the same colored gem in the center. When you moved one disc, others moved as well.
The graphics are pretty good, the story is entertaining, the map shows areas of interest and the games were not bad. I wasn't over the top excited with the game but I do believe it's worth a credit at the very least, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Jill & Mike’s gardening company has taken off in Sunnyvale, and they need your help to make their business soar! Help them win a contest and earn lucrative contracts from all over the world!
Overall rating
5
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5
151 of 170 found this review helpful
Jill & Mike Head To Hollywood!
PostedMarch 24, 2014
pennmom36
fromMike's a very good actor!
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
One of the things I like the most in this garden Time Management game, are the vivid colors, beautiful flowers and the fact that there isn't a foot of snow everywhere because I for one have seen enough snow this winter to last a lifetime! Jill and Mike have been successful in Sunnyvale, but have set their sites on Hollywood. There are tasks to finish within a set amount of time and you need to cut grass, move debris out of the way, repair bridges and build sheds. Some of the buildings have switchable resources meaning you can switch between seeds or tools depending on what you need more of. Each level has a goal to achieve for more points such as planting flowers in pairs. Quite a fun game, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Save the three worlds contained inside of a magical book in Azada: In Libro! Stop a dark magician from conquering Azada!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Save The Three Worlds Of Azada!
PostedMarch 23, 2014
pennmom36
fromDo I still get an inheritance?
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 are told a distant cousin has left you an inheritance so you travel to Prague only to find it's a scam, because you are dropped into a hole, trapped with no way out! However, it's all good, when a man named Titus reveals that you have been chosen by Azada to save their three worlds, so you willingly enter the portal. Titus is a guardian of Azada, one of three who guard the doors of Azadas worlds, the other two are missing as well as the keys to these magical doors. Titus gives you a box to store these keys when you find them along with instructions to keep them away from his Uncle at all cost! I really enjoyed the mini games, one of my favorites was reconstructing a bicycle chain by matching the colored links such as a blue and green link must be matched with a green link and whatever color that link had on it had to be matched up with the next link. I would have given this game a higher rating if there were any hidden object games available, at least in the demo, there were no HOS. This game does have a bonus game, concept art, wallpapers, music and screensavers available in the full version.
I recommend this game!
Discover the fate of your exiled kingdom, save your people, and end the ancient evil that started it all!
Overall rating
5
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Onward And Upward Sophia!
PostedMarch 23, 2014
pennmom36
fromHope my pocket doesn't catch on fire!
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
Princess Sophia awoke from a 100 year slumber in in The Dreamless Castle, traveled to Moonfell Wood to visit the witch and find where her people are. The witch suggested she ask the King in the Goblin Kingdom and she has finally found her people in The Skyward Castle but is still searching for her parents, the King and Queen. This quest isn't easy because the evil Dreadmyre is hunting her, and she was born without magic! The first thing I noticed about this game, the 4th in the Awakening series, was that the puzzles have become more elaborate and much harder to solve, there are also fewer of them. There are simple puzzles such as finding the two stitches that are connected by following the stitch through a woven pattern, a game of blocks, pic cross and of course rotating puzzle pieces to complete a picture. There are more time consuming puzzles such as fixing a generator. You have to follow the tool guide picture book, page by page, using the inventory pieces and interacting with different components of the generator. The hidden object games are mostly finding 12 switches or carrots but there are also interactive list finds with some of the items located in areas that you zoom into. Ran has joined us in this game for the second game in a row as well as that cute little fire breathing pocket dragon. This is a very entertaining series of hidden object adventures, and I recommend you play them all, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Something pulled your son into a shimmering portal. Dive into a magical world to find him!
Overall rating
5
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5
168 of 195 found this review helpful
Evil Lurks In That Forest!
PostedMarch 23, 2014
pennmom36
fromYou know that was funny :)
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
The Tree just ate little Jimmy! It opened up, started glowing, a creepy voice started whispering for Jimmy to come closer and, ZAP, he's gone. Naturally Mom run's to Jimmy's aid and chops the tree down, nope just kidding she actually finds wooden puzzle pieces which requires you to swap the pieces and then rotate the pieces until they are in the correct place. Mom also gets sucked into the tree just in time to watch the Dark Overlord whisk Jimmy into the Firefly Forest! This is where we meet Uri the forest dwarf, one of the last two surviving inhabitants of the forest (unfortunately the other inhabitant has joined the dark side) This game is all about the puzzles, lot's of puzzles such as sliding puzzle pieces of 4 different colors into their matching section on an x frame and rotating tiles and using a swap button in the middle to correctly place the tiles around a right and left side circle, for instance the dove tile needs to be at the top left and the seagull tile needs to be in the top right as indicated by the matching decor on the outside of the circle. There are custom settings available and a really good map (once you're in the forest) you can use to travel to different areas quickly. There are two different kinds of hidden object scenes in the demo, the first is what I call progressive silhouettes, this is where you find one item that matches the silhouette and use that item in the HOS which reveals the next item such as finding a lantern and then placing the lantern back into the scene and using matches to light the lantern and so forth. There are also scenes that require you to replace items into the scene in their proper place such as putting the feather into the inkwell, putting the bow with the fiddle, the key into the lock etc. If you don't really care about collectibles and achievements then this version is an excellent choice. The cut scene videos are so lifelike, and so movie quality, the graphics are unbelievably realistic, you can even interact with the wildlife, making the frogs jump and birds fly away. Great story, great game, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
After overcoming the Dreamless Castle and Moonfell Wood, you have come to the rugged, mountainous snow-peaked Goblin Kingdom!
Overall rating
5
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5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
The Goblin King Is Dead?
PostedMarch 22, 2014
pennmom36
fromI'm naming my dragon Chili
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
This is the third game in the Awakening series and the first time to have an available Collectors Edition which has extra features such as Concept Art, Wallpapers, Cut Scenes, Soundtracks and the CE most notorious feature, Strategy Guide, but you have to access this feature through the menu button. I personally think this version is the better buy. Sophia awoke from a 100 year slumber in The Dreamless Castle, she traveled to Moonfell Wood trying to find her people because mankind is nowhere to be found. It is there that she meets a witch who explains that only the Goblin King has the answers she seeks, so here we are in Goblin Kingdom! Our Pocket Dragon is still with us lighting fires and melting ice and getting his belly full of mossflowers, sooner or later we are going to have to give him a name! Mira the fairy has been replaced by Randolf, A.K.A Ran, who is perched upon our shoulder to help us find items or tell us which way to travel next. There still aren't any voiceovers, so you will have to do a lot of dialog reading. As with all of the Awakening games there aren't too many hidden object scenes but there are a ton of puzzles and mini games including Tangram which are different triangular shapes that you need to rotate and place into different larger shapes. There are puzzles which require you to fit several different shaped pieces together, Match 3 games, Spot the Difference and many more fun mini games to enjoy!
I recommend this game!
After overcoming the Dreamless Castle and Moonfell Wood, you have come to the rugged, mountainous snow-peaked Goblin Kingdom!
Overall rating
5
/
5
7 of 9 found this review helpful
Awakening's First Collectors Edition!
PostedMarch 22, 2014
pennmom36
fromWhat happened to Mira?
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
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is the third game in the Awakening series and the first one available in a Collectors Edition. This upgraded version has extra features such as Concept Art, Wallpapers, Cut Scenes, Soundtracks and the CE most notorious feature, Strategy Guide, but you have to access this feature through the menu button. Sophia awoke from a 100 year slumber in The Dreamless Castle, she traveled to Moonfell Wood trying to find her people because mankind is nowhere to be found. It is there that she meets a witch who explains that only the Goblin King has the answers she seeks, so here we are in Goblin Kingdom! Our Pocket Dragon is still with us lighting fires and melting ice and getting his belly full of mossflowers, sooner or later we are going to have to give him a name! Mira the fairy has been replaced by Randolf, A.K.A Ran, who is perched upon our shoulder to help us find items or tell us which way to travel next. There still aren't any voiceovers, so you will have to do a lot of dialog reading. As with all of the Awakening games there aren't too many hidden object scenes but there are a ton of puzzles and mini games including Tangram which are different triangular shapes that you need to rotate and place into different larger shapes. There are puzzles which require you to fit several different shaped pieces together, Match 3 games, Spot the Difference and many more fun and enjoyable games so add this game to your to do list and enjoy the game.
I recommend this game!