Scottar's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:395
- Reviews Submitted:236
- First Review:August 1, 2016
- Most Recent Review:January 1, 2025
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Help gnomes to return the magic crystal and rebuild their underworld kingdom.
Overall rating
3
/
5
Rainy Day passable TMG
PostedAugust 15, 2023
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
3
/
5
It has colorful graphics that are passable. The background music is orchestrated passable of a small variety.
It has a funky interface. It has some challenging levels in no time mode. In timed mode, winning the 3 stars was impossible for me past level 8. When you win 3 stars or gold you get to complete a build a graphic which can be done in no time mode.
No Easter eggs
So it’s fun to play in no time mode but frustrating in timed mode. Not much in the extras.
I recommend this game!
Take up arms against universal evil!
Overall rating
4
/
5
Same Game, New Levels
PostedAugust 7, 2023
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
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It’s basically the same game with new levels. It’s colorful, has good graphics, challenging scenarios. Music is orchestrated, Celtic based from rousing to relax. Only 1 basic theme.
I was able to win 3 stars in normal time mode, just barely on some levels.
There are several easter eggs to find, they are various icons on each level and vary from 3 to 6 varieties on each level. If you restart a level you have to find them all over again. Some are difficult to find.
On the map top bar you will find an extra selection which will take you to 2 guides. One is an easter egg locater and the other is a walk through video guide. They open up per each level your currently playing. They don’t exactly coincide with the level you are playing.
On 1 level the easter egg guide didn’t display the location of every egg and it shows up on the achievements display and on the map level which tells you how many of the eggs you have found on a hover over.
The game is fun and challenging as ever.
I recommend this game!
The Kidnapper of Happiness has escaped, and it’s up to you to save the citizens of Abonda! Adventure awaits!
Overall rating
3
/
5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Very Challenging Game
PostedJuly 28, 2023
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
This is a very different TMG, It’s half strategy and half TMG. It has a difficult learning curve as play is complex. It’s colorful, nice graphics, not much animation. The mood music is nice orchestrated stuff that I find quite boring. I played it as I ran out of other TMG games. It was kind of challenging to figure out what to do to complete each level or task.
It has a strategy guide in the Extras section.
Because of it’s complexity I did not attempt the timed mode and I was not endeared to this game. It has some other nice stuff for those who like this type of game.
There are gold coins everywhere to find to purchase bonus spells. The game can keep you occupied for hours.
I recommend this game!
Story-driven time management game about raising a dragon!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Nice TM Game to Pass the Time
PostedJune 29, 2023
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
4
/
5
It’s colorful, has decent graphics, challenging scenarios. Music is relaxing, not very dynamic.
Besides a few very challenging levels, I found that in the normal time modes 3 stars are easily achievable.
There are several easter eggs to find. One is a Bat-Icon that randomly pops up, if you missed them the first round just replay to get the rest. They are tied to 3 paintings. There are items to find that are displayed in a right hand sliding display. They vary from 3 to 6. They are tied to a beautiful mosaic. They are hard to find though. Once found no need to find again on a replay. For every star you earn it goes toward a puzzle graphic piece. You don’t need to get 3 stars on every level to get all the peaces of the puzzle.
It has a bare-bones guide for each level with locations for the Runes and a basic start help guide. You can turn hints on or off.
I recommend this game!
Never underestimate an angry elf!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Nice TM to Pass the Time
PostedJune 29, 2023
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
4
/
5
It’s colorful, has decent graphics, challenging scenarios. Music is vaguely Celtic themed, relaxing, not very dynamic.
Besides a few very challenging levels, I found that in the normal time modes 3 stars are easily achievable.
There are several easter eggs to find. One is a paint palette that randomly pops up, if you missed them the first round just replay to get the rest. They are tied to 3 paintings. There are runes to find that are displayed in a right hand sliding display. They vary from 3 to 6. They are tied to a graphic. Once found no need to find again on a replay. For every star you earn it goes toward a puzzle graphic piece. You don’t need to get 3 stars on every level to get all the peaces of the puzzle.
It has a bare-bones guide for each level with locations for the Runes and a basic start help guide. You can turn hints on or off.
I recommend this game!
Join the Viking heroes in a race to save the world!
Overall rating
5
/
5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Another Great Game by the Viking 4
PostedJune 12, 2023
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
Same features but new senarios. Animated and still graphics are pleasing and levels are challenging but not overwhelming. I was able to get the 3 star awards in normal timed mode.
You have the owl easter eggs that one found there’s no need to find again on the replay except if you change the player or mode. The Owls are detailed animated characters and worth a look. The themed mood music is quite good and diverse so it never gets boring.
Plenty of levels to keep you engaged for while. And you have the side puzzles of mahjong, not necessary to finish the levels.
I recommend this game!
Join the Avenger in her fight to defeat ruthless foes across incredible match-3 challenges!
Overall rating
5
/
5
A Challenging, Match 3 Stratagy Game
PostedJune 5, 2023
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It has colorful, photogenic, VGA detailed graphics and plenty of good challenging levels.
Mood music is good, relevent orchestrated, movie grade.
There are no easter eggs. You have to overcome obstacles, get spells, karma points, and fight enemies. In the beginning you rebuild a village with gold earned. This adds to your Karma.
You collect and later can purchase various spells. There are 2 other feature spells that can be used to aide in you match 3 efforts. And you can acquire achievements along the way.
It’s more then just a match 3 game.
I recommend this game!
Go on a quest for long-lost treasures buried in the temples of ancient civilizations in Crystal Cave: Lost Treasures.
Overall rating
5
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5
A Challenging, Intriguing Puzzle game
PostedJune 2, 2023
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
It has colorful, VGA cartoon graphics, plenty of good challenging levels with some arcade action on a couple of levels.
Mood music is good, relevent orchestrated movie grade.
There are no easter eggs. Some of the levels are real brain twisters but every level has a solution, you just need to discover them.
There is a basic tutorial intro but does not tell you everything, which you later have to deduce through trial and error through it’s unique logic. No walk-through guide either. The interface is a little cryptic but you’ll get use to it.
I recommend this game!
Rescue, rebuild, and restore a world in peril!
Overall rating
4
/
5
15 of 17 found this review helpful
New challenges, good play.
PostedMay 22, 2023
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It has colorful, balanced cartoon graphics, plenty of good challenging levels. Mood music is mellow, orchestrated grade.
No easter eggs but in the bonus levels are boxes that contain collector cards. The boxes are easy to find. The guides can be closely followed but you can ad-lib for a better score. The steps are not noted in the paragraphs. The map interface will only show the star level achievements. You can play the game through- untimed and get all the extras.
It has 3 time modes, the normal is tough enough for me. I won every level in 3-star in normal time.
The game is really fun and challenging to play.
I recommend this game!
Can you help our heroes save the fairy kingdom?
Overall rating
3
/
5
Fun to play, hard to get max awards
PostedMay 10, 2023
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
4
/
5
It’s colorful, it has decent cartoon graphics, plenty of challenging levels. Mood music has only 2 or 3 scores that are basically orchestrated movie grade.
Each level has 3 easter eggs as semitransparent coins, often hard to find. If you give up looking their locations are in the guide. The guides can be loosely followed. The map interface will show you the levels completed and whether you have found all the coins.
It has 3 time modes, the normal is tough enough. Right before the 3 star limit there is a clasicfication called blue ribbon award. After wining the 3 star in time mode I tried for the blue-ribbon awards but on 3 levels it seemed imposible to achive.
There is a puzzle as an extra which for each level completed in 3 star in time mode you get a piece added automatically.
The game is basically fun and challenging to play but could do with improvements.
I recommend this game!