Each scene in this game contains a hidden word, so you have to find letters in the scene to help you guess the word, as well as a number of listed objects. Guessing the word correctly gives you a faster charge on the hint button and a better score. Finding objects earns you points too and you can spend them on furniture and decor in the library section. There is a skippable puzzle/task in each scene. The voiceovers are fantastic and the game adheres closely to the novel. It's like reading the book, but you're playing a game, a fantastic and fun way to get a taste of the classics. As you find objects, the story progresses. It is well paced, exciting and atmospheric. It is also unique and original. I only wish they'd made more in the same vein. The only downside is, the objects can be difficult to find, especially in the moving car scenes.
A hidden object game with a difference. Instead of a list of objects to find, there will be cryptic clues to help you find the objects, usually in the form of well known proverbs and phrases. i.e - ' a watched *** never boils.' so, you have to fill in the blank, by finding the pot. Or, sometimes, it will be posed like a question, or a riddle. Click on the white butterfly to get letters to help solve the puzzle or use the hint button. The hint takes ages to charge up and is not very good at pinpointing the object. However, it's a unique and original game, which gets the grey matter working but still manages to remain relaxing and fun.
This is a hidden object game where you have to find ingredients for recipes. You also have to do a bit of cooking by clicking on various appliances, like food processors, the oven, the cocktail shaker and the stove pots. I started playing in timed mode, it was more exciting and challenging that way, but also more stressful. I switched to relaxed mode and lo and behold, it suddenly became a relaxing game which was stil lots of fun to play! You also earn a delicious recipe at the end of each level. There are 50 in all. If you play in timed mode and don't get a top score, you won't earn a recipe, even if you've completed the level. I normally play games in timed mode but for this one, I recommend relaxed mode for a better game experience.
I love cooking games, especially this type. In style, game play and graphics, it's like a blend of 'Cake Mania' and 'Spooky Mall' with a sprinkling of 'Diner Dash' thrown in. The game play is excellent, challenging and fun, without being frustrating. I found it completely addictive. You don't fail levels, so you're always progressing but if you do well in the level and fulfil the goals, you can earn more money to buy upgrades. There is a handy walkthrough for each level in this and you earn trophies as you go along. If I'm nit picking, I would say that there should have been four restaurants instead of three, as it does get a little boring having to cook the same food for the last twenty levels. The levels also seem very long and by the last ten, it seems to go on forever. Sometimes I felt that I might go mad because it was so fast paced and relentless but I still loved it.
I have played the first two games in the Cooking Academy series and this one keeps the gas flame burning. It's an arcade/action style cooking game, very similar to the others. In this one the chapters include seafood, chicken, beef, baked goods and diary with exams at the end of each. There are eight different food categories and despite the high action, high pressure timed cooking, I found it quite relaxing!
Not a fantastic or unique HOG in any way but it ticked all the boxes. Decent graphics and game play, lots of good HOS, rechargable hints and skips on puzzles. All in all, a good game. The only thing is, I don't like real people/actors in HOG's. I favour the more animated style of characters, not cartoony, but just fitting in more with the graphic style of the game.
The graphics are nice. It starts off as an exciting mystery. Great game play. Good HOS. Quick recharge on hints, slower skip on puzzles. You can skip HOS if you like too. The only problem is, it didn't live up to expectations. It was a dramatic game and it certainly felt dramatic when it ended so suddenly! I saw all kinds of twists and turns in the plot that just never materialized. A sudden and unsatisfactory ending to a very promising storyline. It's still a good game though, but blink and you might miss it.
This game reminded me, style wise, of the vacation adventures park ranger series, a sort of earlier version. The objects in this basic HOG are blended in, rather than cleverly hidden, which makes them difficult if not impossible to find at times. There were sound and visual problems. It was slow and clunky but there are unlimited hints and immediate skips on all puzzles.The objects found are the same in every scene. I did like the actual scenes though, quite interesting, fun and animated well.
Straight forward HOG with skippable puzzles. You travel around the world with limited hints but find more on the way in the form of butterflies. There's plenty of them too, so it's difficult to run out of hints. Also if you click on the red or green bird in the scenes, they fly off to find a hidden object for you but they'll only do it once. I don't think you get your money's worth because when it ends, you think, is that it? Could have done with at least two or three more chapters.
This is a sequel to Sprill: The Mystery Of The Bermuda Triangle. I loved the general sci fi feel in that one but this one really goes into the genre. The graphics, sound and overall presentation is better. There is quite a bit of dialogue and lots of animation sequences between Sprill and Ritchie, who are great characters. There are unlimited hints in this one and lots of skippable mini games. Some of them are really fun and unusual. There are some that can't be skipped but these are few and far between. I think I prefer the simplicity of the HOS in the first game, while enjoying the storyline and characters more in this one.