IvanRic's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:4
- Helpful Votes:85
- Reviews Submitted:24
- First Review:July 4, 2013
- Most Recent Review:August 11, 2013
- Featured reviews0
Build the Aztec civilization by mining resources and constructing buildings. Upgrade your structures and ward off your enemies!
Overall rating
2
/
5
7 of 7 found this review helpful
Hard to keep playing
PostedJuly 21, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
This is a pretty straight forward resource management game. It can be fun at first, but I never felt the sense of accomplishment once a level was finished.
I don't recommend this game.
After your student goes missing alongside several other children, it is up to you to solve the mystery of Everlake.
Overall rating
5
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5
One of the best!
PostedJuly 20, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Absolutely loved this game and I cannot wait to start on the next one! The puzzles were varied and challenging, but not too hard to have to skip them. Took me a little over 5 hours to complete.
I recommend this game!
Travel from the Dark Middle Ages to the present to save the inhabitants of the Orion kingdom in Echoes of the Past - The Citadels of Time!
Overall rating
3
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Just alright (completed)
PostedJuly 18, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This was up and down for me. Started slow and stale, but then got more fun and interesting, then back to so-so. The puzzles were really unbalanced. Some were super easy, others were impossible. Not sure if I will play the others in the series, but I will at least demo the next one
I don't recommend this game.
The prophecy has been fulfilled! The day has come when mighty dragons seek new territory to claim as their own!
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 5 found this review helpful
Fun AND great HD!
PostedJuly 15, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Its great to see a game that's taking advantage of HD. I know not everyone has HD capabilities, but a lot of people do. Not only that, this is very fun TM game. TM games are my favorite, so I've played them all. This one doesn't do anything above and beyond normal TM games, but it does offer some slight differences.
Everything is well put together from the interface to the objectives, and the progression in level design. A+ all the way
I recommend this game!
Guide Kate Reed as she solves four mind-bending mysteries that take her to worlds she's never imagined!
Overall rating
5
/
5
Wonderful!
PostedJuly 14, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Loved every minute of this game, I cannot wait to start the other 2!
I recommend this game!
Rebuild three islands in the wake of devastating weather! Rescue Team is fun, gripping, and unlike any other game you've played!
Overall rating
2
/
5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Eek, what happened?!
PostedJuly 13, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Let me start out by saying that I love TM games and have played most of them out there (and I love most of them as well). I feel pretty confident in saying that I am an Intermediate to Expert gamer, regarding both hardcore and casual games. However, level 3 on this game has me questioning my actual skill (lol). I come nano-seconds to achieving gold on Level 3, I simply cannot do it. I understand if I run into this problem, say 10 or 15 levels in, and I have to rethink my strategy but not within the first 3 levels! I'm a perfectionist, and I try and try again if I don't succeed. But I just got so frustrated by this game.
Maybe the later levels are more forgiving, but because I am so picky and stubborn, I am choosing not to move forward (luckily this was only the demo). This is probably the most critical I've been about a game, so I apologize, but this game is not for me.
I don't recommend this game.
Embark on an epic journey across the Chinese Empire and build the greatest structure known to mankind - The Great Wall of China - in this exciting time management game.
Overall rating
5
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5
13 of 14 found this review helpful
Better than I first thought! (Based off demo, 11 levels)
PostedJuly 12, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
First, this is the only game (so far) that I finished the demo on the first sitting (and I'm going to buy the full version after this review).
At first, the game is a bit slow, and its pretty much your basic TM game. You cannot queue up your actions (which actually did not bother me like some games do), and I think that can add to the challenge of this game. That being said, so far, the game is not too challenging, even without the ability to queue up. I did have to restart one level because I used all my steel before I reached the steel mine. There were a few times I came close to not getting 3 stars. I'm hoping the game gets a bit more challenging.
The mini games are a nice change of pace, I'm hoping there are more with different game types.
I love TM games, there are only a handful I do not care for. If you like/love TM games and aren't expecting something completely new and mind blowing, this game should be a part of your collection.
I recommend this game!
Help the settlers reach the ocean before the great volcano strikes its final blow and hot lava gulps the island down!
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 4 found this review helpful
A great game
PostedJuly 11, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Definitely not the best in its genre, but I really enjoyed this game. It wasn't too hard to get gold on all the levels, except for the last handful of levels. There are still a few I need to try again for gold. Like most in its class, there is strategy involved, knowing which resources to collect/harvest first in order to get the best time.
The graphics are okay, nothing special. Fun factor is great. I do recommend this game for TM fans!
I recommend this game!
Beware Planet Earth!
Repel the Martian invasion and save the Earthlings in this colorful and whimsical tower defense game!
Overall rating
3
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5
5 of 9 found this review helpful
Interesting Tower Defense Game
PostedJuly 10, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
I couldn't get into this one, not much variety, till the later levels. There doesn't seem to be much strategy involved. You just got to hope that when you kill an Alien who's taking a Cow, that he drops it AFTER the next Alien in line passes it. Or he'll grab the cow right away and won't have far to take it back to the crop circle. Not a terribly bad game, just not for me.
I don't recommend this game.
Help gnomes to return the magic crystal and rebuild their underworld kingdom.
Overall rating
4
/
5
3.5 Stars (based on the demo)
PostedJuly 10, 2013
IvanRic
fromDenver
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is a very challenging TM game. It is fun, but requires patience if you are looking to get Gold status on all the levels. I am still on the fence about purchasing the full game. Personally, I think I'll wait till I can pay a discounted price, then decide if I want to buy it.
I don't recommend this game.