Scottar's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:395
- Reviews Submitted:238
- First Review:August 1, 2016
- Most Recent Review:March 17, 2025
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Can you save the world of Spirits from a dangerous adversary?
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Not a bad game all around.
PostedAugust 2, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It has good detailed graphics and puzzles are not overwhelming if tricky. One puzzle was tedious so i skipped that one. Music is cinematic, not bad. Full play customizations a hand.
You have 3 easter eggs to find, Jodac's inventions which are morphing objects, coins to buy stuff in the laboratory in extras, and potion bottles. Indicators in the lower left hand section indicate what objects are up for finding and also an indicator on the map will also tell you there are objects to find.
I recommend this game!
A mysterious portal spells trouble for a lost squad of Roman soldiers!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Great game, hours of good fun.
PostedAugust 2, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
A significant redone game format but the graphics remain colorful, well balanced and detailed as before.The only negative is they still have the same ol blazo enviro music, not bad just boring.
The game sessions are quite long on the levels past 10. You have various easter eggs to find that are listed in a left hand panel and some are well concealed, but they don't give you anything extra except bragging rights. You have locator maps but only after you have competed that level in the extra section. If you don't find them all you will have to start all over on the replay to get them all.
And on some levels there is this mysterious UFO doing strange things.
There are no game guides except for the extra levels. You have a built in tutorial which you can turn off.
You can play all levels in untimed mode, but for the last level in timed mode you must complete every other level in hard mode. I finished with every level in easy mode, which give you adequate time for almost every level, except for the last level which requires hard mode.
I recommend this game!
Arthurian legends are just stories, but sometimes fiction hides the truth.
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
Good Adventure Game
PostedJuly 25, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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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 graphics are very good and detailed. The music is conventional cinematic, not bad. Customizations are complete. Most of the puzzles are solvable for the average person, but one is tedious and the other is based on the old mine field game which I find aggravating.
There are 3 easter eggs to find- shields, souvenirs, and fact disks. What you find will show up in the Extras section. You can play all hidden object games and puzzles there once you finish the game. The fact disks are informative on background info.
It's an intriguing and informative game.
I recommend this game!
The oracle’s strange vision portends cataclysmic destruction!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Another Great Adventure Game
PostedJuly 15, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
The game has colorful, complete graphics that are kind of fuzzy. The Music is bohemian ethereal, nice and relaxing, it fits the game pretty much.
Sometimes the cursor morphs to a hand when you are on an object needed and to a application gear when an item can be used, but not always. Some interactive scenes are tricky, not obvious, not much on clues.
There are 3 easter eggs to find, a morphing object, a collectors item and manuscripts. You can refer to a map to help you when objects are undiscovered or where a task can be performed next.
Game object finding, application and puzzle solving can be difficult but not really hard when you apply abstract thinking. I got stuck on one and had to resort to the strategy guide to my regret as I should have tried harder. One puzzle was a clone of the minefield game which I never figured out, skipped it.
But if you get stuck the strategy guide is very good and the chicken hint option. There were several objects that were hard to find as they were in unexpected places so search carefully in every nook and corner.
Once you finish the main and bonus games there is a bonus puzzle game in extras that becomes available with 20 extra puzzles. You can also replay the game puzzles except for the one bridge game that confounded me.
The game has a complete set of options when setting up various features of the game like other games of this type.
I recommend this game!
Egypt’s only hope of survival is an artifact with the power of dreams!
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Different kind of TMG
PostedJuly 4, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
A very colorful and detailed game. Music is appropriate for the era but orchestra boring. Game is complicated with challenging levels.
The game is unusual from other TMGs. You have to earn gold stars to purchase bonuses of running, work and resources. So I recommend you start out in untimed mode till you get all 3 basic bonuses. Then you can go back to earn green stars to buy additional bonuses of speed, work, and resource related. You get these stars by beating the developer time period when you are in timed mode. Each bonus allows you to more easily earn the green stars which show up on the map markers as you replay those levels where you failed to acquire them.
It has a guide but it's very basic. The tutorial is embedded in the game play but can be turned off in the options menu.
You have 1 easter egg in each of the levels to find for bragging rights. The progress indicator at map level will show how many of the eggs you have found, and once found you don't need to refind on the replay. On the map a little green dot will appear on the marker if you found the egg. If you get frustrated on finding the egg the guide will show you where it is hidden.
I was able to complete all levels in Timed mode to green star achievement level with all bonuses activated. I also won all the golden cup awards after that.
The good thing about this game it will teach kids how to develop analytical skills. But it's entertaining to some degree. What would really be desired is a game that reflects on real world scenarios instead of fantasy worlds.
I recommend this game!
The legendary thief with a heart of gold is back!
Overall rating
4
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5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Fun challenging Game
PostedJune 10, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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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
/
5
As in the previous versions, it's a very colorful and detailed game. Music is appropriate for the era. You have variation on the traps and resources like in the previous games.
You have the same characters as in the previous version with their various bonus abilities of speed, resource replenish, building speed, etc. But in this game version you earn money to buy more time for the various bonus abilities with side gold earning levels. You also, on the easter eggs, have 3x the 'items' to find. Once found you don't have to refind on a replay. On completion of the main levels you have 11 bonus levels.
The guide is sketchy but good for locating hidden items it you tired of the searching.
You have 3 very hard levels to complete in the timed mode. I finished all levels, some with effort of trial, error and using the guide. So I won all awards. Enjoyable, challenging game.
I recommend this game!
Can you rescue your children from a dangerous board game in time?
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
A Game in Fairytail Land
PostedJune 10, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is a takeoff of famous fairytales like Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, Gulliver, etc. The graphics are quite good but finding stuff can be a challenge as it's not so easy, they clebberly conceal things. And the hops have embedded puzzles. Most of the puzzles are readily solvable except the last one. The guide and the map was OK.
There are 2 easter eggs to find- statues and morphing objects. It was hard finding some of them. There is a bonus plus game that is an endless series of puzzles with no prize on the outcome when you find all the easter eggs.
The game play can be quite abstract as is the storyline. The bonus game was ambiguous in the ending with what seemed a good and bad ending.
I recommend this game!
Master archer, Robin is at your disposal as you take on the Sheriff of Nottingham and his lackeys in this challenging strategy game!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A Game Different from the Rest
PostedMay 27, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
It's fun, good balance of colorful graphics at the cartoon level, and challenging. You can play casual or timed all the way to the bonus levels. I completed all levels in timed mode although some were very close at the 3 star limit.
The scenarios are different from other TMGs. You work with 2 to 4 characters. You can chose which characters to use per level and in what order of their appearance. Each Character has a unique bonus advantage to use. As you advance in the game you get more bonus points to add to each characters bonus time.
After the time bar disappeared behind the star you can figure a 1 or 1.5 minuets left. There are no easter eggs in this game.
I recommend this game!
Help Robin Hood and his merry men rescue King Richard from a cunning kidnapper in this captivating time management game!
Overall rating
4
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Another Merry Chase by Robin-Hood
PostedMay 27, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
/
5
Robin Hood - Winds of Freedom Collectors Edition"
Good colorful graphics make this an enjoyable game. Mood music is medieval type, not remarkable. You can play untimed or timed. There are 1 easter egg in each level.
With each completion of a level your characters get bonus enhancement points to help with the more difficult levels.
Playing in timed mode is a real challenge, even in normal timed mode. I almost gave up on 3 levels and you can't always follow the guides for a solution. I even needed some outside help on 3 of them.
There are no awards section, just the bragging rights.
I recommend this game!
The most perfect town in the world hides a terrible secret!
Overall rating
4
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5
Another saga of DU
PostedMay 27, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Detectives United - Phantoms of the Past Collectors Edition"
Graphics are very good. Music is OK. All the puzzles I could solve without skipping, the more difficult ones just take more effort and patience.
There are 2 easter eggs, one is morphing hats and the other is a puzzle piece. If you missed any you can find them in the extras section after playing the bonus level.
The game is intriguing and you will be shifting between the 3 characters.
I recommend this game!