Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
2/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
Build a city of Ballville, with lovely Magic Orbs: Flyer (the cutest - bird); Hint; Banker; Vampire, DJ, Wooden, etc..
Very easy, but enjoyable Match 3. Great for chidden! Very colorful, fun sound and cute story.
You get a prize in each finished board - something to the city. New Orbs are hidden in some scenes - cute. There is an Orbopedia to help. After some levels, game is timed.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
The enjoyable story takes place in 1930. An archaeologist has to travel to Tapa-Tui, an island in the Pacific, seeking the expedition of Anna Stevens, pick up an artifact and return to the British Crown.
Cutscenes are like old movie, but the game has crisp and clear graphics, excellent music. No VO. Different places to go, with good ambiance.
Large amount of interactive HOS, a bit challenging and, even if asking for things that sometimes do not match the environment, they are good to entertain. Some objects you need, are broken - you take a part in HOS and the other in a different place. Several mini games (some brand new), good level of challenging, demands you to think.
Might fit better as HOG, but also have adventure. Really pleasant and enjoyable.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
Story begins with the nightmare of Tara ... You will help Tara, Mara and Rahul to search the Regal Scepter, at Cherai.
Good storyline, excellent sound, great and crisp graphics, very good VO, particularly of children. Many many locations, AND... each child will explore a different area and will collecting things, but some will be used by another ... How? They can change things, although not in the same scene ...! Only playing you can see how much entertaining is.
Several HOS, not challenging and hint (a peacock) fills fast. Many mini games - medium level of difficult, but they are very well done and really entertaining.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
1/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
2/ 5
Level of Challenge
2/ 5
Storyline
2/ 5
Story begins in New Orleans, 2006, after Hurricane Kathrina. Then return for a few days before ... It promised a good game, but it's boring and slow. Along the way, you find very easy mini games and HOS (even in adventure mode).
The big problem is that you can not freely explore the locations. You may only have just one thing after another ... For example, you can not leave the room before you have clicked on everything! Sometimes you can not know what to do, and has only hint in the HOS.
No choice: or find what they want ... or you get stuck!
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
2/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
The Intro encourages ... is very well done - the murder of the famous Mr. Edwards. You will help solve the crime, interrogating the suspects: his wife, his secretary, the butler, the housekeeper and the personal physician. Gorgeous graphics, great sound and VO, excellent atmosphere, and a good development of an interesting story. Good amount of HOS, mini games, several gorgeous locations and, in addition, you have to collect 20 jewelry and 17 fingerprints. It has a map, and also a Case File: Suspects, Case Summary, Postmorten Report, Observations, and Tasks.
The problems are: - Even in the hard mode (and selecting no tutorial), the magnifying glass appears in the right place, you just click and a banner pops up with any information or instructions! I wonder how it would be WITH tutorial ... - HOS clear and good visibility, but too easy. - Mostly mini games well know, some new, but not challenging, and some lock or do not work well. -If you click hint button, a list of all tasks appears,... you choose one, and shows up a step by step all you have to do. - All the time a banner displayed: NEW TASK ... and takes too long to disappear.
So many explanations and so much banners let the game slow. Pity ... if it was more challenging and had not so much pop up, could be an excellent HOPAG.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
I had played the Ce ... now played SE. Enthusiastic plot: you have to help the boy, Menes, condemned to be burned at the stake for killing a couple of Ulthar, to prove his innocence. His sister, Atala, seemed more sinister than worried !!!
Graphics very well done, crisp and neat details. Peaceful and pleasant sound, except for the loud meowing of the cat when you click hint. Developers were careful making a properly done atmosphere. No voice over. HOS is one detail of the scene, with good visibility, not messy, as usual. They are not really challenging. In expert mode, hint don't fills fast. (There are 3 difficult modes)
There are many places to explore and you have to go back and forth to them often. Although locations are not far away, sometimes it's boring Mini games are the usual, at least in the free trial ! Also not very challenging.
In addition to objects along the way and the HOS, you have to collect 24 cats throughout the game. Even if do not offers much new, at least in the free trial, I think worth to buy, because is an entertaining and pleasant game.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Immersive and very interesting story: helping to save the special children who disappeared in the explosion that occurred at the orphanage left me spellbound. Philip, the lonely musician, Robert, the fighter and his toy ... so, free trial ended,... I had to buy immediately! Very well done graphics, excellent voice over, great sound, intriguing characters, impressive atmosphere. Throughout story, you will gain "powers" that help you move on. Right amount of interactive HOS, not too challenge, but nice. Once you find the objects, later, in another scene, will put them in place. Some mini games are new and good challenging, others are well known and easy. Do not forget to collect the postcards!
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Ethan and Clair are in love. They are going to marry and they think nothing could rob them of their happiness. But, he receives a letter from his father and they have to go to Cedar Falls. At the train station, Clair gives a phoenix to her groom and they take the train ... A weird masked observes the couple at the station. The trip flows peaceful until ...
A game very well developed, with great care to details. Excellent storyline, very well done following, gorgeous and crisp graphics, very good VO, great sound. Cutscenes are interesting and worth to be watched.
Good amount of HOS, not challenging, but pleasant because they have good visibility and interactivity. Varied mini games, some new, some known but well done. Many great locations, with lot of things to do ... and the game flows ... not need to be going back and forth all the time ... This is great! Game provides great fun, although not really challenging. Excellent choice for the weekend! It came as a gift, especially after the release (TGT-Borgia) of yesterday! Definitely goes to my collection
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
1/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
1/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
Such an interesting story - Firenze, 1492, The Borgia, Lorenzo di Medici, ... appropriate and good graphics, but with a song so tiring, and a game so annoying! The introduction in the monastery already irritated ... full of tutorials, and can not skip! When the monk arrives in Florence, it seems that will improve ... but ... still the same! No skip tutorial - simply appears written ALL you have to do! - "Find the shovel, dig stone in the sand , place the stones in the right order, take the key" ... and so on...
HOS and mini games very easy...hint fills fast. Nothing new, nothing fun. And the worst ... after "find keys, open the chest" ... you put the keys and, as the trunk does not open, you think "it's a mini game" ... rotating the keys, turns back in accordance with the format ... nothing! You do have to close the table ... and so...you get the chest with a HOS! And have several things like that!
Game is too much slow ... you have to click all the time: "Click to proceed" ... click to close the pop up (which may or may not be a mini game), click to continue the dialogue ... click, click, click ... after half an hour, I clicked QUIT, and Delete!