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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:992
- Reviews Submitted:85
- First Review:March 2, 2012
- Most Recent Review:August 11, 2015
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Azada’s saga continues when its precious elements are stolen!
Overall rating
4
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5
7 of 13 found this review helpful
Love it!
PostedMarch 8, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I'm not sure how they do it, but since ERS Studios took over the reigns on the Azada franchise from Big Fish, it just keeps getting better and better. The characters we started off with look a bit different now, and the game has gone from the library in Titus's family estate into a alternate world where just about anything can happen. Azada: Elementa continues its magic, and this time we are after Titus' uncle, Panoptes to stop him from using elemental magic in an evil plot. Just as everything else in Azada, even Panoptes is not what he seems.
We really don't have many hidden object puzzles to get through, in fact they make a good diversion from the many locks and logic puzzles needed to open them or get the objects to get into places further down the line. Titus keeps us updated, and we also have a furry pet monkey cat thing, that we can name and even dress using bonus items, but I really did not get into playing with this animal much. I have enough pets in real life, and this thing reminded me too much of Merlin's friend, Giggles, in the game Magic Match.
If you had played the old Azada games before, this is a good opportunity to check out its new, smoother operation. It is hard to believe how far this series has come since the days when we found ourselves passed out in a foyer with some mysterious person asking for our help to break him free from a magical bond. You will really enjoy the transition from modern NYC to this mystical realm, and will want to know what happens next. I just wish there was a book or movie series based on this. Even fan fiction would be cool to see. So, back to the games, and have a great weekend!
I recommend this game!
Take a journey through medieval times. Help Joan of Arc to build a new kingdom and change the fate of the people in this epic story of honor and courage.
Overall rating
3
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5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
Needs a more upbeat score
PostedFebruary 27, 2013
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Heroes from the Past: Joan of Arc has the typical match 3 set-up, but like the Azkend games, you can choose your gameplat mode of swap, chain, or block base to remove pieces. While learning about Jeanne d'Arc's endeavors to free her country from English rule during the early 15th century, but we are also popping out icon, and when we rach a certain number of icon and meet the requirement of each puzzle quest, then we are reward with a gold allotment to spend on rebuilding our medieval town.
While the game can be addictive, and having the various different modes to play in makes it more challenging, especially in timed mode, I found the repetitive historical riff to be droning on, and this caused me to get sleepy. If you all want us to not quit playing your games, you need to have more upbeat music, like the fun drums in Jungo. There are many match 3 games to play out there, and I was glad I didn't go much further with this one. Keep on searching, because there are many great matching casual games out there. Even though this one has a historical lesson to be learned along the way, keeping one's interest will be a challenge with the sounds lofty recorder and lute midi-files buzzing around in your brain. Maybe the next Hero from the Past might be Shaka Zulu, even better, Shaka Kahn, and then we'll have a game worth playing!
I don't recommend this game.
Help Dr. Love complete her research into helping men find love by teaching them the personal skills needed to meet a partner!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Making Mr. Wrong
PostedFebruary 23, 2013
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
Making Mr. Right was about as wrong as it gets. This game was a sure-fire stinker from the start. We play as a love expert, whom is not married herself, gee, wonder why? She goes from town to town selling services at a studio to help hopelessly romantic men build their skills to catch the local girl of their dreams.
There are several tiers in this game, and it falls into many categories, so it can all get very confusing. We have the time management part, in the studio itself, where the guys work on their skills. The builder game, where we build homes and shops to help the love grow in the community, and a match 3 game, where we match up stuff like candy, gems, and flowers in the gift shop as a side project. It’s a HGTV show on Lifetime sponsored by Every Kiss Begins with Kay. Too much going on here, way too much!
I only lasted about 30 minutes with this stinky game, and I think I gave it far too much time. It was deleted from my drive, and there is no way I’ll be going back to it. I could have made up the time by watching the 1987 John Malkovich film of the same name, but it wasn’t much better than this game. Making Mr. Right just can’t be any more wrong.
I don't recommend this game.
Find the festivalgoer abducted by the gargoyles of Notre Dame and uncover the cathedral’s dark past in this reimagining of the Victor Hugo’s classic tale.
Overall rating
4
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5
12 of 18 found this review helpful
A new classic!
PostedFebruary 11, 2013
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I had reviewed 9: The Dark Side Collector’s Edition for Musings before, and seeing this new sequel made me curious, and it was very happy to give it a try. Since the release of this game, the developers have stepped up their game, and brought us something even more challenging. Now, our detective goes from Prague to Paris to find a missing young woman and has to deal with the legend of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, including creature that seem to have jumped off the pages of the classic Victor Hugo book.
We are dealing with gargoyles, griffins, and other magical creatures that were once stone that have come to life. There is even a hunchback running around ringing bells, and if you aren't too careful, he'll ring your bell, too, with a good right cross. The local police don't care for us snooping around, but they don't really get it when it comes to the supernatural, no matter what country you might be in. This is Notre Dame, not the X-Files, but things are just as weird here.
Even though most of the setting was at night, the hidden object puzzles were easy to see, and there was not too much backtracking to do, as I have come across in other HOM games. If you like a good mystery set in a classic place with even more classic characters, then you should really give 9: The Dark Side Of Notre Dame Collector's Edition a try. The guide is just a nice bonus, and will get you out of jam if you need it.
I recommend this game!
Help gnomes to return the magic crystal and rebuild their underworld kingdom.
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Lots of fun
PostedFebruary 4, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
I don’t know why I put off trying out this little time management builder from Blam! Games for so long. It is cute, fun, and funny, and actually pretty challenging for something set in a fantasy kingdom. So, there is this lovely little kingdom filled with little gnomish people, and somehow they have ticked off a fire witch, Flamia. It is our job to get things back in order, plus find artifacts that will price together to make an artifact based on the four elements to defeat Flamia in the process.
This runs as a typical builder. We get a little worker compound, and we are set to doing certain tasks to complete an area, like cleaning debris for wood resources, picking berries for food, but also using base resources to be refined as in wood to lumber and berries to jam. I think the berries are red currants, that’s what they look like. Our workers are gnomes and they arrive via steampunk airship. We also mine for gold and trade berries and jam for wood to be brought in my airship. Each region is ruled by a minor gnome noble that is in tune with his or her area. With each successful level, we get a little more of the home kingdom back, and uncover the elemental areas.
I really had a good time with this cute little builder. A Gnome’s Home: The Great Crystal Crusade reminds me of games like Rescue Team, but has elements of 7 Wonders games as well. It is worth the time to look into if you enjoy builder games.
I recommend this game!
Help Panda create delicious gourmet dishes as you learn to cook in this exciting Match 3 game!
Overall rating
2
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5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
Don't even
PostedFebruary 2, 2013
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
2
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5
I could have found a better way to spend an hour of gaming, because Panda Gourmet was not worth the time I put into it. It is the typical Match 3 game, you have to match food items on a grid to fill Panda's order, and even though eventually you get tools to help you, the sounds that come from the game when you use them has to be among the world's top ten most annoying noises.
Panda Gourmet, really stupid what more can I say? I guess I can say more... stay away from this game. There are far better match 3 games out there, from the Seven Wonders series, and Jungo, and the one game that will keep you up all night, The Heroes of Kalevela. If you need a match 3 fix, then go get one of these, and leave Panda Gourmet behind. As kawaii as that annoying panda might be, he's not worth your time. Now, go get your game, and don't even bother with Panda Gourmet. It's just that lame!
I don't recommend this game.
Dupin needs your help solving the mystery of the gold bug. Crack the codes and follow the clues to one man’s obsession with an old legend.
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
ERS keeps getting better and better!
PostedFebruary 2, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
ERS Game Studios just keeps cranking out great hidden object mysteries, and it is amazing to see how far they have come since Azada, which is still a favourite of mine. The animations have gotten smoother over the years, and with the wealth of classic literature to choose from, they will be in business for a long time. This game focuses on one of Edgar Allen Poe's less macabre stories, which is still just as mysterious, and if you like looking for lost relics, then The Gold Bug is just the mystery you enjoy, because this involves the search for Captain Kidd's treasure.
We meet up with Detective Daphin, the dapper man with a taste for the unknown and great fashion sense, for the mid-1840s, and he is the one constant in all of these ERS Poe games, and it is a pleasure to be working with him again as a mystery-solving partner. This story takes us out of France and to Sullivan Island, South Carolina where we meet with William LeGrand, a colleague of Daphin's that has discovered two amazing things. A golden beetle with a death's head markings on its wings, somewhat like the Death's Head moths from The Silence of the Lambs, has lead him to another even more startling discovery. A a very old parchment that seems to be blank until our characters accidentally get it to close to the fire, and this reveals a mishmash of dingbat characters. This is written in invisible ink, and the dingbats are a code which gives a clue to the location of the pirate treasure.
I was a bit disappointed that some of the elements of the story were left out, like Legrand's African manservant, Jupiter, and the fact that we broke the code in this game by playing a mah jongg game. When I read the story as a kid, I broke the code using the clues in the story before I bother to flip a couple of pages further along to see what it was. This should have been added to the game. Even though some of the base elements from the story were left out, it did move the game along. It also leaves out the fact that LeGrand has gone insane after losing his fortune. No wonder he is desperate for treasure. There is also a mysterious figure that is attempting to thwart our efforts.
The game uses the basic HOM formulae, find this thing, hope it works in that thing, and hope it works in this lock, and so on. Ive really gotten to liking the Poe games, and with ERS Game developers improving the quality with each one, I look forward to more, so long as it stays away from The Tell-Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado.
I recommend this game!
Galactic Express
Take command of Galactic Express, the busiest shipping station in the galaxy!
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
Highly recommended!
PostedJanuary 30, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Cleave is been a big fan of the Express games series, and when he saw me testing this one out, he's like, "Oh! We are so getting this one!" Turns out his instincts were right on the money, because Galactic Express is really fun!
In this game, we load cargo spaceships as they leave Earth and head to the moon, and with every successful level conquered on beyond the Sol System. Galactic Express is somewhat like a Tetris game, but we can chose which packages we place into the cargo holds, and earn extra points for special items, like meds, tools, batteries and such. These case have a certain shape that works best in corners or tight places. The only drawback is we never seem to get that one tiny 1 x 1 package that will fill those little spaces. Still, sending out a ship at 98% capacity is not so bad.
Packages also are clour-coded, and if you fill a hold with all one colour, you will receive bonuses that can be used for upgrades. If you enjoyed any of the Express time management games in the past, you will love this one. It still has the simple, but strategic gameplay, but the stunning outer space graphics really set this one apart from previous games. The addiction will come back to you, and you will soon find yourself heading to Alpha Centari and wondering were all the time went. Galactic Express? Highly recommended!
I recommend this game!
Clueless
Help Cher make sure that her friends are the most fashion forward in Beverly Hills.
Overall rating
4
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5
10 of 14 found this review helpful
Naughty 90s!
PostedJanuary 29, 2013
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
If you enjoyed the Naughty '90s, and are a retro fashionista, then you will love Clueless. It features all the main characters from the movie (although, I found the TV show to be far better), and focus on our little Beverly Hills clique and how they use their fashion skills to entice their dream dates.
This game plays somewhat like Jojo's Fashion Show World Tour, but is very localised, featuring only fashions commonly seen in the Los Angeles area in the 1990s. Beverly Hills preppy, Santa Monica beach scene, Cosmo cowgirl, L.A. grunge, and so on. We go on this materialistic tour of the town with Cher and Dionne as our guide, but they are still doing their best, with our help to catch the attentions of Josh and Murray, and to aid their friends in doing th same, along with some of the lonely teachers at their high school.
This game plays somewhat like Jojo's Fashion Show World Tour, but is very localised, featuring only fashions commonly seen in the Los Angeles area in the 1990s. Beverly Hills preppy, Santa Monica beach scene, Cosmo cowgirl, L.A. grunge, and so on. We go on this materialistic tour of the town with Cher and Dionne as our guide, but they are still doing their best, with our help to catch the attentions of Josh and Murray, and to aid their friends in doing th same, along with some of the lonely teachers at their high school.
While this game is cute and fun, the graphics tended to be a bit blurry in the full screen mode, and listening to the L.A.based speech patterns can get a little nerve-wracking, even if you have lived with it since 1982. Still, this game is a fun diversion comapred to other fashion games, and I do like the way it focuses on one certain geographical area. Is there a Clueless for 1980s Miami? Oh, yeah, Grand Theft Auto, Vice City.
I recommend this game!
Enjoy this colorful lotto game set in 1930s Chicago! Go from rags to riches as you try your luck in different casinos.
Overall rating
4
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5
22 of 24 found this review helpful
Fun, really liked it.
PostedJanuary 12, 2013
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
American history has its bleak times, and the early part of the 20th century is like some kind of dark fairy tale, but there is no magic when it comes to taking over a huge city during the Jazz Age. This is the time of real gangsters, flappers, speak-easy casinos, bootleg gin, and a stock market built on credit. There are no knights, and the weapons of choice are Tommy guns and switchblades. This is Chicago in the 1920s, and you might wonder why we are even here. Why, to build a casino empire, of course!
Once Up a Time in Chicago follows the trail of a young upstart as he or she builds his/her business through gambling and hustling properties. Most of the money is made at the local casinos, in which we play the same kind of Wheel of Fortune game, where we match numbers to cards, and each time a card is filled up, a mini-game comes up, like Rise-UP, where you have to choose the tile that might be the highest number, or Match-Up, where you click on the six tiles, and hope to find the two matching tiles. Your winnings in these game are determined by what comes up on the cards. Meanwhile, you are playing against other computer-generated casino patrons, and some of these are your local competition. Yes, it's a kind of Monopoly, but with a twist. I really enjoyed it. It would be fun to see a modern day version of this game set in 2010s Vegas. Game Factory Interactive might just have a hit on its hands with this one.
I recommend this game!