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    3.7
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  • First Review:
    December 10, 2012
  • Most Recent Review:
    January 15, 2025
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The evil Alura is back, and this time she’s attacking your homeland!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
WE MUST SAVE ALURA!
PostedMay 29, 2013
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pennmom36
fromTrying to save my kingdom...again!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Not a bad game, beautiful fantasy graphics, soothing music and a good continuing saga story. The only problem I have with this game is holy cow how do you catch those fireflies? The HOS are interactive and they are a mixture of list finds, fragmented piece finds and find 10 feathers etc. I really enjoyed the puzzles they were just the right difficulty and some old some new, I liked the orbs you had to turn to connect them to the center piece so that all of them were lit. Some of the items you come across took a little bit to figure out such as the stove top where you put in the correct element and then you had to turn the handle but most of the items are easy to figure out what and where they go. Certainly worth a credit. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+6points
7of 8voted this as helpful.
 
Search the Wizbury School of Magic for the stolen gold, and rebuild the school!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
6 of 7 found this review helpful
WIZARD IN TRAINING!
PostedMay 29, 2013
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pennmom36
fromCasting spells!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
You are going to The Wizbury School of Magic with your Godmother and all of the gold for the schools upgrades has gone missing! This is a really good game for kids or anyone who just wants to relax and find hidden objects. There are spells to cast with your magic wand, and achievements to earn. Each scene has 6 gems to collect for extra gold and a fairy to find that will take with her one item of her choosing. After you collect all the items you will sell them to earn money for the schools upgrades. You will use inventory items along the way to repair things, open locks etc. The down side is that between scenes is takes forever to load and you have to repeat the same area a couple of times, other than that its a relaxing and fun game. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+5points
6of 7voted this as helpful.
 
 Rolling Idols: Lost City
Rolling Idols: Lost City
Build Mayan pyramids and reconstruct the Mayan calendar to restore the ancient cradle of civilization!
 
Overall rating 
It was OK.
3 / 5
13 of 15 found this review helpful
MATCH 3 STRATEGY GAME
PostedMay 29, 2013
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pennmom36
fromState of confusion!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
Wow, this could have been a fantastic match 3 game with a twist, but it fell short because of lack of direction. Everything is thrown at you at once and you are expected to remember what move each specific idol can do. If that isn't confusing enough, after you complete each level you are to upgrade your idols and again a lack of direction leaves you wondering am I supposed to clean up the area or am I supposed to click on every element until I find which one I have enough funds to buy? The goal is to fill up the element meter within a specific amount of moves therefore you must think about which idols are the best to match. If you fill the meter within the first amount of moves given you get 3 stars, if you use those up the next number gives you only 2 stars and then only 1 star. Each element does a different thing such as jumping or moving an entire line, some have keys to unlock others or are entangled in vines. I am positive that if you play this game long enough you will be able to learn all the right moves and this game will be fun, but I don't think you can do this in an hour demo. I am recommending this only for that reason, if you have the time and patience this could be an enjoyable game.
I recommend this game!
+11points
13of 15voted this as helpful.
 
Command the powerful forces of nature to free an island of an evil scourge in this thrilling Time Management game!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
65 of 70 found this review helpful
WATCH OUT FOR THE OGRES!
PostedMay 29, 2013
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pennmom36
fromFighting Ogres!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Yep, I like this one! This is a TM game that has a lot to do and it also has different things to do as well. You have to collect the normal resources, food, wood and gold, but you need to use weather elements as well such as clouds to water your garden, sun to dry up swamps and to forge weapons and wind to clear away fog. You need to construct buildings for housing workers, saw mills, forges and sun towers to fight the ogres. You will hire warriors to fight the ogres and you must keep to the task list and construct the correct buildings. The graphics are good and it is a very addicting game. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+60points
65of 70voted this as helpful.
 
Seven gnomes wait in silence, holding a secret. Take up the hunt if you dare, and find the path to the Chamber of Fortune.
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
25 of 27 found this review helpful
A GOLDEN JOURNEY!
PostedMay 27, 2013
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pennmom36
fromVisiting my son in Philadelphia and doing a lot of walking!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
What's so bad about this game? I will admit there are some annoying features in this game, but I actually enjoyed the demo and will probably use a credit on it! Way back in the day a mysterious man visits the owner of the house you bought, and entrusts him with a locked box. The owner decides after 23 years that nobody will return for the box so he opens the box and finds pages of riddles and clues to find gold that has been hidden on his property. The previous owner went mad trying to decipher the riddles to find the gold. Now you have embarked on this golden journey as 7 dwarfs must be found, each one with a riddle leading to the next dwarf! The annoying aspects of this game are the fact that you have to actually click on the inventory box to make it pop up, every zoom in box has a lock and key at the top left that I have no idea what it's for, you have to read your journal after solving puzzles or opening up something because there is no dialog to tell you about what you need or find, and when you pick up an inventory item it is very touchy as to where you put it on the scene. However, I liked the 36 morphing items, many of them in the zoom in areas, I liked the dark eerie feel of the game. The HOS are dark and some items are difficult to find but I liked the challenge. There are several mini games, some of them required you to figure out a simple riddle such as the fish pond finding 6 red 4 gold etc. This is a SE and I didn't expect much and was pleasantly surprised by the morphing objects, and I was entertained, try this games demo with an open mind knowing it's a SE, I think you might just like it as well, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+23points
25of 27voted this as helpful.
 
A murderous figure in a red mask haunts the streets of a small French town, and the mayor needs your help to track him down. But you soon discover that the mysterious Red Masque might not be the real criminal…
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
44 of 50 found this review helpful
YOU BE THE JUDGE!
PostedMay 24, 2013
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pennmom36
fromBalancing the scales of Justice!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Another fantastic Poe game the difference in the CE vs. SE is mostly the fact that there are no achievements and you don't get to interact with the cute kitten. Detective Dupin has asked for your assistance again, someone in a red masque has been killing the corrupt people of the Mayors office. In this game you literally get to weigh out the evidence with the scales of justice. You will collect evidence in your virtual office against the corrupt Mayor and against the Red Masque killer. You then decide who the guilty party is by putting the evidence on one side or the other, you can change this any time. You also have a camera to take snapshots of each scene that will be in you map as well as in a photo book in your virtual office. The only thing I don't like about this game is the fact that the HOS double up on the same scenes, but they are interactive such as finding a honey dipper to use in the honey jar. The mini games are pretty simple like following the correct cup with a marble in it after the clown tries to shuffle them around, and you must do this correctly 5 times. There are plenty of things to do in each scene and it is pretty easy to figure out what to do with the inventory items but the hint system will show you where to go next in casual mode. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+38points
44of 50voted this as helpful.
 
Become the fabled detective and rescue the Final Cinderella from the evil Godmother's clutches!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
13 of 14 found this review helpful
LOOKING FOR THE REAL CINDERELLA!
PostedMay 23, 2013
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pennmom36
fromLooking for my other glass slipper!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Godmother is very angry, she is looking for the real Cinderella, the fair maiden with a pure heart, so she can use her powers to revive her evil lover and wreak havoc on the world. Anyone suspected of being Cinderella has been turned to glass..your mission, to find Cinderella before Godmother and protect her from harm! What's not to like about any of the Parables? I strongly suggest taking advantage of the Parables bundle because every one is a winner in my book! I am a huge fan of morphing objects and this game does an excellent job of subtle morphs that often aren't activated until you visit the scene a second or third time. You have a task bar that lets you know what the goals are as well as a map that shows objectives. You can choose to play in easy, normal or hard modes and you can choose to lose or keep sparkles for mini games or HOS. There are collectables (parables) and lots of extra's like royal wardrobes. This is a game with beautiful graphics, clear non-annoying voices a really good fairy twisted tale and good non-irritating music. I stopped playing after 15 minutes to purchase this game, one of the only games that I actually enjoy the HOS being fragments or pieces of a bigger item to find that when completed become a shield or a staff etc. Usually pieces of something are easy to spot but BT does a great job of blending most of the fragments to make it a little challenging. Not to many mini games and they are on the simple side but with so many things to do in each scene you will be happy. Bonus content and extra gameplay available only when you purchase. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+12points
13of 14voted this as helpful.
 
 Green City 2
Green City 2
It's time to go green again! Take a new eco-challenge and turn ecological ruins into flourishing green life!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
24 of 26 found this review helpful
Build your own eco friendly city!
PostedMay 22, 2013
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pennmom36
fromBuilding an eco friendly cottage!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Green City 2 is a fun game to play but, in my opinion there isn't enough to do and I like a faster paced TM game. With that being said, the Mayor of the successful Green City has been asked by a little girl to rebuild her city as well and of course, off we go to destroy the evil coal plant that is making our water unsafe to drink and our air unsafe to breathe (why not make the coal plant eco friendly?) Anyway you are given a task at the left of the screen to build so many cottages, houses, gardens and also to keep the green value at a certain level. You must destroy abandoned buildings, and learn which houses to sell for money to build the necessary buildings for your task. There is a wheel in the bottom left of the screen to easily choose what category to pull up which makes it easier and faster to navigate. There are a lot of achievements to earn and you will have fun playing this game. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+22points
24of 26voted this as helpful.
 
Enjoy high-quality graphics, adjustable difficulty levels and ambient music in this customizable and relaxing puzzle game that is fun for everyone!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
59 of 62 found this review helpful
COMPUTER PUZZLES
PostedMay 22, 2013
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pennmom36
fromPutting a puzzle together!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
This is a typical computer jigsaw puzzle game. There are a lot of different puzzles to choose from 4 catagories and a couple of pages for each, but I wasn't crazy with the pictures themselves most of them are boring and I wouldn't buy them off a shelf! You can choose the size from 24 pieces on up and some of them are straight up place the piece as is or rotate the pieces by right clicking and it is indicated on the main screen by a rotating arrow. There is a toolbar under each puzzle to choose just the border pieces, show the image etc. as well as an open box at the top left corner to place puzzle pieces to free up some space. I liked the game just not the pictures. I chose the option to turn off the music (I played my own) because the music was boring as well, but I kept the sound on for clicking and point effects. There are achievements to earn and scores for time to complete puzzle, or quickly placing several pieces in a row. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+56points
59of 62voted this as helpful.
 
Join the beautiful demon-huntress, Vida, on her investigation into a series of mysterious kidnappings!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
28 of 29 found this review helpful
HIDDEN OBJECT HAVEN!
PostedMay 21, 2013
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pennmom36
fromPoking the ferret!
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I liked the fact that you can choose which gamma (lighting) option to use from hardcore dark, normal or light because, this game is mostly HOS and some of the items are nearly impossible to find in the darker mode! The story is not even necessary because there are very few things to collect and just a few mini games and every scene has a HOS you forget what the actual story is about. It is a change of pace to play this game, no drama, but there are achievements which are rare for a SE. In the first scene you will free a talking ferret named black which is really just an icon for the hint button with an annoying but comical voice. Throughout the game you find bright blue stars which are impossible to miss, and these stars can be used in the HOS scene to show every listed item by blurring out the background. If you use the hint during the regular scenes it will show you a complete picture of everything that needs to be done in that area. There is a map for traveling and it does show tasks available but it can be a little confusing. I think this worthy of a credit for some down time but as for me because the story isn't compelling enough to complete, I'm satisfied with just the hour demo. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
+27points
28of 29voted this as helpful.
 
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