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- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:1,547
- Reviews Submitted:75
- First Review:December 18, 2011
- Most Recent Review:May 21, 2025
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The Abomination threatens to erase all worlds from existence!
Overall rating
3
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5
25 of 40 found this review helpful
Disappointing.
PostedMarch 1, 2019
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
I've lost my love of MadHead Games. Once upon a time they were the new kids on the block and their games were innovative and fresh, a beacon of light in a dark world of re-hashed, over-used storylines and game mechanics. Sadly they've now become just another developer whose creativity seems to have dried up.
Yes the story is quite unique, although the main character being written by 'the author' and having her world destroyed by his words has been done elsewhere. Not in a game methinks; perhaps I've seen it in a sci-fi programme. Still, it's a clever plot mechanism nonetheless.
Unfortunately the rest of the game is just standard HOPA, with the addition of having to create spells for various tasks like 'talking to animals'. Just another ploy to make the game seem longer, although I did love the dog and his voice was perfect!
I deleted it after about 30 minutes. Tired of yet another hidden object search and running about finding things to open other things, I just found the game a chore to play. There was no enjoyment in it, no magic ingredient that makes you want to play on to find out what happens. I didn't care about the characters or their world, so why continue playing?
MadHead have disappointed me; they've gone from gold medalists to just another one of the pack.
I don't recommend this game.
Can you save the city from the dangerous criminal Quasimodo?
Overall rating
3
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5
62 of 89 found this review helpful
Average at best.
PostedFebruary 14, 2019
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
After reading the glowing review I couldn't wait to try this game but I was very disappointed with it. No challenge at all, awful colour palette of purple and green, nothing new with the puzzles and the HOS were varied but very easy.
The worst aspects of the game, for me anyway, were the voices. This game is set in Paris, yet every single person has an American accent. If you're going to set a game in France, with characters borrowed from a novel by a famous French author, at the very least try and make the accents authentic to the place and time. I doubt there were many Americans in Paris when Victor Hugo wrote the book.
Poor effort from a usually much better developer. Even the switching from one character to another got old pretty quickly. And just when you thought devs had got rid of them, there's a helper of sorts. Naturally he's exactly what you might expect to find in Medieval Paris; a talking ferret.
Sorry but I found this game average at best and won't be buying it.
Play Kingdom Chronicles 2 and learn more about the orcs’ dirty tricks in this time-management adventure.
Overall rating
5
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5
81 of 91 found this review helpful
Good things come to those that wait 7 years!!
PostedFebruary 9, 2019
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management
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
4
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5
I bought the first Kingdom Chronicles game in May 2012, which makes it one of the longest waits for a follow-up I've seen! However it was worth waiting for; the original was one of my most-played games and I can see this being another one.
All the sounds and voices are exactly the same; from the soldiers and invaders to the market traders, it will all be very familiar to those who enjoyed the original. If it's the same developer then perhaps that might be expected, albeit surprising that after 7 years they retained the template from the first game in the hopes of creating a 2nd one some time!
However this is definitely not a 'copycat' of the original. Whilst graphics are as clear and colourful as before, new layouts, new challenges and new characters have been introduced so it doesn't feel exactly like the last one. The tasks are familiar; build sawmills, farms, quarries etc. whilst sending the soldiers to fight off the 'Orcs'. The story this time is completely different but I won't spoil it for others by revealing it. Play the game and you'll found out! There are extra levels as well as a built in SG.
I played until the demo ran out and wanted to carry on, so this will be a definite buy for me! Far too few of these games to let this little gem go :-)
I recommend this game!
Head the investigation team and help the Argonauts crack the case of the missing Golden Fleece in this fantastic time management adventure!
Overall rating
3
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5
27 of 33 found this review helpful
Too much hand holding.
PostedOctober 2, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
3
/
5
What might have been a decent 'builder' type game has been ruined by far too much hand-holding. Whilst the graphics are pretty and very clear, the tasks are too repetitive even for this type of game. On every level I played (which was about 7) the goal was to collect the papyrus. Nothing different, just clear the roads to reach it.
The deal-breaker for me was the insistent 'do this' or 'pick up that' orders you get throughout the game. And yes, I do mean orders. The run faster icon flashed continuously until I was forced to use it just to stop it jumping about. The rocks or bridges to clear or build flash in a more subtle manner but are still noticeable. You cannot turn off the tutorial, so for the first few levels you are forced to do whatever the developer thinks you should, presumably because you're too dim to work it out for yourself.
As for challenge, it's non-existent in the non-timed mode. I didn't try any of the others; there are no bonus levels, no SG or anything else to warrant the price of a CE, so I wouldn't have bought it even if the other levels were more challenging.
I may consider the SE if other reviews get a more positive response for the timed modes. Otherwise this isn't a patch on some of the better quality TM games. Disappointing.
I don't recommend this game.
When a notorious poacher steals every animal off a reserve, FEMA calls in the Rescue Team! Save the day in the time management rescue mission.
Overall rating
3
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5
36 of 37 found this review helpful
Unnecessary changes spoil the game.
PostedSeptember 29, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
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5
I have all the RT games and love them, so I bought this straight away without trying the demo. That was a mistake; I wouldn't have bought the CE had I seen the changes. I'd have waited for the SE.
It seems as though a different developer has made this latest episode. Carrie and Ron are now 'Cary' and 'Ronn'. The black guy is now called Pete, whereas in RT7 his name was Pit.
The graphics are not as crisp and colourful. The money/food/wood boosters seem to be on steroids, as they now quiver like frantic jellies. 'Cary' and 'Ronn' have had makeovers and now look totally different in the game than they do in the static graphics.
The usual power-ups are available to buy with the stars you earn, as well as upgrades to the base. Bizarrely, in the relaxed mode you lose stars for no apparent reason; the game gives you 2 stars, yet on the map you get 3. I can't work out what causes the loss of a star and it shouldn't happen on a mode with no timer.
It's all just a bit 'off'. Nowhere near the fun of the previous episodes and I, for one, am disappointed with this 8th offering. Hopefully if there's another RT, they revert back to the style and fun of the previous episodes, because this one just falls flat.
I don't recommend this game.
Accompany Kat on a rainbow-colored mosaics adventure as she tries to help a stranger in need!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 6 found this review helpful
They've ruined this series.
PostedJune 27, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management
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
3
/
5
What's happened to this series?? The lovely graphics have been replaced by cartoon style drawings which are just plain awful. I have at least 2 of this series and both of them are lovely but this one is such a disappointment. I gave up after 29 minutes and deleted it.
Can you keep the past from destroying the present?
Overall rating
5
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5
74 of 98 found this review helpful
Memories of Case Files Past.
PostedJune 21, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management, Word
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is based on the demo only but I will be buying the full version. Eipix have done a great job of re-creating the feel of the early MCF games.
This one is reminiscent of 'Ravenhearst' in it's HOP's, reproducing the same type of lists but with the addition of a morphing object. The 'super-puzzles' aren't as complex as the originals but lots of fun to complete! Other puzzles include recreating a picture by swapping or rotating tiles and making keys to fit locks for access to other rooms (there are more but too much detail would only spoil it for other players).
The atmosphere of the game is spot on; creepy and gloomy, quite dark in places and I felt at times like I was back in one of the old MCF games. Kudos to Eipix for this aspect of the game!
As well as morphs there are capacitors to collect, which are located solely within the super-puzzles. I only looked at the SG to locate the morphs so can't comment on it's content. One thing I did think was different is that the chapters are timed but only if you want to play the game this way; you can choose to turn the timer off. I seem to remember an early Ravenhearst game used a timer so again Eipix have included an aspect of the original games.
I found myself totally immersed in this game. I loved the feeling of being back at Ravenhearst and the Carnival, meeting some old friends and one or two old enemies! Whilst there are no 'live' characters, the way they are drawn is very well done: Victor looked just as batty as he did the last time we saw him!
A definite buy for me; I can't wait to get back to it!
I recommend this game!
Return to a world of knights and dragons, witches and goblins and swords and magic to save King Arthur!
Overall rating
4
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5
27 of 34 found this review helpful
Not as good as no. 4
PostedApril 10, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
I'm usually the first to hit the 'buy' button with this series but I'm not sure about this episode. A very swift release from the previous game which came out in December; perhaps it's a bit too soon and personally I don't think it's a patch on no. 4.
The graphics as always are crisp and colourful but the colours are quite dull and make the game seem gloomy. The gameplay is the same as ever but with some new additions. Most notable of these is a dog; you can send him to chase off goblins and skeletons, which would be fun if he didn't bark constantly whilst attacking. After a few times, this gets really irritating.
You also come across a unicorn, which like the reindeer in 'Santa's Service' will charge at the workers until he's fed; after this, he too will see off the skeletons. He does this without prompting but the dog will sometimes need positioning for the best defence.
There just seems to be too much going on for the game to flow comfortably from one task to the next. It felt bitty and uncoordinated, trying to get food, gold, wood and manna whist sending either John or the dog to fight off far too many skeletons on some levels. On the plus side, there is an untimed mode for those (like me) that welcome one!
There are puzzle pieces to find and a built in SG amongst the extras but nothing much else to warrant twice the price. I will buy the game as I have all the others and this type of TM is becoming an endangered species. Whether or not i go for the CE depends on any sales coming up, otherwise I'll wait for the SE. It's a reasonable addition to the series but nowhere near as good as the previous game.
I recommend this game!
It’s the find of a century, but will you live to tell about it?
Overall rating
4
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5
39 of 51 found this review helpful
You never know what you'll find in the jungle!
PostedMarch 1, 2018
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
5
/
5
I've always been a fan of Mad Head games, although lately they seem to be veering down the path trodden by so many of their fellow developers; lets bring out tons of games and never mind the quality, grab the cash. However, this game is much better. I like the story and the characters so far seem mostly likeable; even the bossy sister becomes more pleasant as the demo wears on.
The Mayan theme is one that draws me in (as does anything Egyptian), so i was bound to like the scenery; it's quite beautifully done, with lush colours and attention to detail. The voices were, as usual, mostly American but can be excused for what seems like a modern day adventure. Others will outline the plot, so I won't; suffice to say there are good and bad characters but not one of them wore a hood or had red glowing eyes! I didn't come across anything remotely demonic which will be a relief to many.
As usual, Mad Head employ their lazy excuse for collectibles; time to get rid of that obvious symbol and think of something more original. And they are the only developer that still uses a 'x' when you wrongly click on something
If you're looking for a lot of HOS, you won't find them in this game. It is very puzzle-heavy; in the demo there were perhaps 3 hidden object searches and 3 times as many puzzles. One of them I didn't understand but otherwise most were pretty simple. The game has 5 modes of play inc. custom, the map transports and shows tasks. There are only 4 chapters but I was still in the first chapter when the game resumed after the demo. Extras include the bonus chapter, achievements, replay of HOS and something called an 'Ultimate Puzzle', which is accessed after you complete the main game.
The only downside for me was the extremely annoying 'tool bag', located in the left corner of the screen. An archaeologist confronted with sand on an artifact would know they need a soft brush but do Mad Head allow the player to choose their own tools? Of course not, because we're all too stupid to realise that a glyph might need a translation manual. So when we come across something that requires a tool, the tool bag jumps up and down like a kangaroo stung by a wasp A ridiculous distraction and an insult to players who are perfectly capable of working out what tool is required, thank you.
I look forward to finding out how... ..well I won't spoil the cliff-hanger! A definite buy.
I recommend this game!
Treasure Island: The Golden Bug
Guide William on the adventure of a lifetime and discover Captain Kidd's lost pirate treasure in this riveting Hidden Object game.
Overall rating
3
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5
31 of 36 found this review helpful
Not terrible but not that good...
PostedSeptember 3, 2013
angelfish106
fromStevenage, Herts UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Time Management, Hidden Object, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Nearwood Collector's Edition
(117)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I suspect this game has been dug out of the vault because there's a lot a pirate themed games around at the moment. This is probably the worst aside from 'Ashley Clark; Secret Of The Ruby'. But in spite of the horribly dated graphics, lack of widescreen, tiny objects in the HOS, no voiceovers, the ludicrous speech pattern of the black lady and puzzles with weird instructions, I found after a while that I started to quite like it!
Maybe it was the story or just that it was so awful it was a challenge to see if I could last until the end of the demo! The insect puzzle was annoying too; find so many spotted/long/large beetles seems easy enough but pick the wrong one and you have to start all over again. Not a lot of fun. Plenty of hints used but you collect stars so not much chance of running out (which was just as well). Sounds were ok apart from the fire in the cabin which got irritating very quickly!
I played the whole demo but to be honest it's unlikely I will buy this game even with a PCC. Without wishing to be overly harsh to this developer, the game is miles below the standard of other games out there. Perhaps they don't have the resources but if they were able to make some improvements, I'm sure they could do much better.
I don't recommend this game.