Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
There is a lot to do in this game. You travel to the past in order to destroy artifacts and along the way you acquire a cute baby griffin to assist you. You have a map, notes, and a hint key. I thought the game played like a CE becasue it was long and complex. I really liked the mini-puzzles (some new to me); there are also story boards to complete. A big plus for me you only went to the HOs once.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
The game has 46 panels to open and you go back to them several times. The hidden objects are dark, but you gain a flashlight in the beginning and you can use it anywhere in the game. The mini-puzzles are not hard and there is a skip button. You also have a hint key, a compass, an evidence case and journal with notes. You are hired to find out what happend at this boarding school. There are some snags in the game -- try the demo. Overall once you get the flow of the game it is pretty good.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
You are invited to go visit an unusual house. Nothing is what it first appears. There are many hidden objects to find (you do go back to some of the same ones), but they are partly interactive. There are some very good mini-puzzles and some very familiar ones. You have a strategy guide, a book, a hint button. There are achievements and 46 hearts to find. My only complaint was that both the main game and bonus seemed to end very abruptly.
The village of Lumina is in trouble! Defeat your challengers with the help of powerful spells, and find treasures in more than 10 hidden object scenes.
This game can be played either in timed or untimed. You have the typical match three panels with wood, chains and dirt. However, there are 10 hidden object scenes; challenges where you have to clear the board with only so many moves; boards that have only a few objects that you have to clear entirely. I really liked the variety of this game and the graphics in the rebuilding of the town are very well done.
I am usually a big fan of these developers, but this game meanders all over the place. It does have good graphics, nice HOs and mini-puzzles. However, the hint button was not sychronized with the strategy guide. I really didn't like the character in the hint button -- kind of annoying. I would try the demo first to see if you like it.
This is a great 3-match game with timed, untimed, swap, group, chain. You get bombs if you match five and six powerups as the game progresses. However, you must use the powerups in each level or they are lost. I played in the untimed mode and if I was too fast -- I only got one, or two stars. You can go back and replay the level slowly if you want all three, but I never found out what the significance of the stars. At first I thought it was to unlock the additional sites but that didn't seem the case. The graphics are great and you get to clean up the park for Grandma.
Professor Ashmore, the same man who so kindly took you in and raised you as his own has been murdered. It’s up to you to find out why, but are you prepared for what truths may be uncovered?
The game has everything a CE has, except a strategy guide, but you don't really need one. It has a journal, a compass to go from place to place, a good hint button, collectibles, good mini-games, hidden objects that change (although you do go back to the same ones at least twice) and achievements. I thought the graphics were very well done. It also has a bonus game.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
This is a good fairy tale with a surprise ending (perhaps a sequel will be coming). There are 10 chapters, 3 bonus chapters, magic scrolls, snow flakes and morphing objects to find. You do go back to the hidden objects more than once but I didn't mind it in this game. The mini-puzzles for the most part are not hard and you can skip them. You have a map, strategy guide and hint button. I really liked the graphics, the town and atmosphere of the game were very well done.
Lovely game -- you are on a quest to find your sister. There are many puzzles to solve and the hidden objects are partly interactive. The bonus section is long and interesting. You have a book, a map, a guide and a hint key. There are awards to win and special objects to be found.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
Your son has been taken by a dragon, but you learn things are not that simple. The graphics and atmosphere are superior. You have a map and hint key; however, you must use common sense to figure out what the hint button is trying to show. Sometimes it takes two or three times but that is the fun. The HOs are for the most part interactive and the mini-puzzles are good.