Scottar's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:395
- Reviews Submitted:241
- First Review:August 1, 2016
- Most Recent Review:April 23, 2025
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Mystery Case Files ®: 13th Skull ™ Collector's Edition
Help Sara find her missing husband and stop an evil pirate’s ancient curse in Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Brings Out the Detective in You
PostedOctober 30, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game is unusual from the other adventure games in that the characters appear to be real actors superimposed on a regular graphical fabricated background and they fit the local very well. The music too fits the games but is redundant.
The graphics however are mediocre fuzzy, it made for looking for the hidden object that harder. Many times the objects were over half hidden where you only got a quarter view.
Almost all of the puzzles were not aggravating to solve. Some where quite hard. 1 was a picture puzzle with rotating segments and I had to skip over that one. The guide was very basic and sometime left you hanging. I had to use the hint button to figure out what to go or do next. The game is somewhat gross too if not ridiculous.
The ending of the main game was kind of ambiguous but I think 1 of them appears later in a sequel. The easter eggs are crown insignia cards, not hard to find if you pay attention.
You will test your true detective skills in this game. And the game leaves you mystified till near the end.
In Search of the Lost Temple
Anna needs to find the Lost Temple to save her grandfather from a terrible curse! Help her in this exciting Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
2
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5
Poor Graphics Ruins the Game
PostedOctober 30, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
In Search of the Lost Temple
This is an old game and the graphics are subpar. But what is really bad about this game is trying trying find the listed hidden items, many are so small and obscure that you need a magnifying glass. The item list frame tends to half hide some items.
And the game story line is fragmented. And the game tends to crash in transitions.
You might try it free but not worth even a buck.
I don't recommend this game.
A small-town murder case hides a revelation that will shake the agency to its core!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 3 found this review helpful
An Adventure with Unique Puzzles.
PostedOctober 4, 2020
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 game has pretty good graphics, as good as many; still some objects are hard to find, like chameleons hidden in the background clutter. Just about every hidden object find will have mini puzzles to solve to cross out the object to find.
You will be going all over the scenes to find needed items, so you will depend on the map to see where to go next.
There are 3 easter eggs to find, a puzzle piece, a tarot card, and a morphing tarot card hidden as an object.
You will find 2 or 3 massive boards of 6 adjacent puzzles to progressively solve that are unique to this game.
You have all kinds of options for game configuration including adjustable timeouts to skip and the hint icon.
The game is very challenging but the story line is weird and kind of left me hanging to what happened to the detective.
I recommend this game!
Addie needs a break, but who can fill her shoes?
Overall rating
3
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5
Nice Game for 7~Up
PostedOctober 4, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
It's colorful, funky, graphics are cartoonish but well balanced. You can play every game in casual mode. Some levels are very challenging but I got 3 stars in easy timed mode. There is one easter egg in this game, a map piece marked by a cross, sometimes well concealed.
I recommend this game!
Howlville: The Dark Past
Many years ago, mysterious events separated Rachel and her father. Help find him and save the world from catastrophe!
Overall rating
3
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5
Unusual, different and challenging game
PostedSeptember 27, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game is similar but different from the usual adventure- puzzle games. In this game you must find little bulbs hidden throughout the game, sometimes hidden in puzzles themselves, to increase the number of hints you can have available.
The music is OK, graphics are detailed but still some items are obscure and hard to find. There are some puzzles that may drive you crazy of which one is an arcade type. You can skip out of puzzles after a time of passing. Some selectable items are just false flags to confuse. In the search and find areas you will encounter mini puzzles to solve to find the other items.
The custom settings are basic.
The game has a poor intro, like it was a continuation of a prior game. Sometimes it takes very careful searching to find some things which temps you to use the hint button, if you have any left. So the game is challenging in the least. Overall I didn't like the story as it played out.
There are no awards or extras in this game.
Enlightenus II: The Timeless Tower Collector's Edition
Clarence Flatt, an expert clockmaker, has asked for your help and has offered you the chance to explore the Timeless Tower!
Overall rating
3
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5
It's a different seek and find adventure.
PostedSeptember 18, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is a still picture frame interface, little animation included. On an errand you go into a clock tower and find objects that unlock different scenes with object to associate with like gun matches unarmed hunter. You also search for 2 E cards (EASTER EGGS) in each scene session. The tower has several levels to go through. You must complete all level scenes to go up to the next level. You do have some puzzles to solve, some are real mind twisters.
Music is not bad but redundant. Graphics are not of a high resolution. It makes finding things difficult. You do have a walk-through guide to find the objects.
Storyline is muddled. You have the main game, bonus game, and then an entirely unrelated accessory game involving a puzzle picture storyline. At the end you have some extra puzzles as a bonus in the extra section.
Follow the brave warrior Alva on a fantastic time management adventure and help her find a kidnapped druid!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
A Very Challenging Game
PostedSeptember 18, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
It's colorful, has decent graphics, OK music that's 1 course redundant. The levels are challenging, even in casual mode, and quite the bear for timed- normal mode. In many I just in time got the 3 star award for normal mode, it's tricky. Fun to play in casual. Has a basic awards page. The end level is really complex and challenging.
You have to memorize the icons of the level of your production facilities, there are no labels as to what level of upgrade they are at. There are no easter eggs in this game. I hate how the game boots up, you can't blow past the startup presentation for the program company.
I recommend this game!
Enter the enchanted 'Netherworld' where your destiny was written in blood and which whispers of true love.
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Another Adventure Find Game
PostedSeptember 18, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Typical adventure puzzle find game. Graphics are good, music is OK. Most puzzles are solvable with some that will try your patience of which you can skip. Highly configurable customization.
You have 2 easter eggs to find, 1 an object and another a morphing thing. A map guide will tell you if you have found them. At the end of both games you can go back and get the undiscovered eggs in extra section. Story line is OK, ironic turn point.
Some times you will really have to search to find what you need to continue in a scene.
I recommend this game!
Rome continues to flourish, but a hidden threat is looming on the horizon in the latest Roads of Rome adventure!
Overall rating
4
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Addictive as Ever But Can't Get 3 Star in Time Mode
PostedAugust 22, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Colorful, fun and addictive as ever, the only thing bad is the same old music repertoire.
You can play every level in casual and get a gold rating for just finishing the level, but there were some levels that I could not get 3 stars in the easy timed mode. E3L4 was one of those that I replayed several times and never came close enough to getting the 3 star award, needed an extra 30~60 seconds. No walk-through help in the guide either.
It has hidden easter eggs throughout for bragging rights, the guide shows you where they are at if you missed them first round. Status bar does not tell you if you found all of them.
What I don't like is at the end of a level a text box comes up with more details of the level but is soon wiped out with the score box, not enough time to read.
I recommend this game!
The Beast of Lycan Isle Collector's Edition
Luna’s friend calls her to a remote island after unearthing ancient mystery. Now together they face the cult of the Wolf Man.
Overall rating
3
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5
A different Seek and Find Game
PostedAugust 21, 2020
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Story line is good as is the mood music.
The graphics are kind of surreal and monotoned, it makes it hard to find things. Puzzles are unusual, some tedious, some confusing. The guide is very basic, sometimes cryptic, as is the map navigation. Sometimes you navigate by hints.
Bonus game has no real extras.