TheOldWife's Profile
 
 
 
Stat Summary
 
  • Average Rating:
    4.5
  • Helpful Votes:
    805
 
  • Reviews Submitted:
    35
  • First Review:
    January 27, 2012
  • Most Recent Review:
    April 3, 2012
  • Featured reviews
    0
 
 
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TheOldWife's Review History
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Keep your stores afloat in Shop-N-Spree Family Fortune! Survive the economic crisis and keep your customers content!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
25 of 27 found this review helpful
Shop til you drop
PostedMarch 26, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Good combination of hidden object and time management. Can be played in timed or untimed mode. Fun minigames. Build three department stores, one department at a time. Especially enjoyed the Halloween store and Christmas store. One suggestion for a sequel: Let the player have some decision in how the store looks.
I recommend this game!
+23points
25of 27voted this as helpful.
 
 Dracula: Love Kills
Dracula: Love Kills
The Queen of Vampires is back and is determined to destroy the world! Help Van Helsing and Dracula as they team up to stop her!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
15 of 17 found this review helpful
Fast-paced HO Game
PostedMarch 24, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Fun game. Good story. Interesting minigames. I enjoyed the variety of scenes, having to get a supply of blood, and acquiring special powers. Only negative comment I have is that I found Igor annoying (like JarJar Binks).
I recommend this game!
+13points
15of 17voted this as helpful.
 
Help Victoria patch things up with her estranged father by launching a chain of exotic restaurants in Gourmania 3: Zoo Zoom!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
12 of 17 found this review helpful
Good things come in threes
PostedMarch 22, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
The third in the series is as enjoyable as the first two. This is a good combination of time management and hidden objects. This time you get to design a zoo as you manage a selection of restaurants with different cuisines.
I recommend this game!
+7points
12of 17voted this as helpful.
 
 Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper
Mary Kay Andrews: The Fixer Upper
Small town living isn’t what Dempsey Killebrew, a DC girl, is used to but this chore may just become a labor of love!
 
Overall rating 
It was OK.
3 / 5
14 of 15 found this review helpful
Game could use a little fixing up
PostedMarch 22, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
Not a bad game, but not the great either. I think there should be more game play and less talk between the characters. After a while I didn't even bother reading what they were saying. Enjoyed the redecorating part.
I recommend this game!
+13points
14of 15voted this as helpful.
 
Something unnatural is stalking you through an abandoned town! Escape by gathering useful items and solving clever puzzles!
 
Overall rating 
Liked it!
4 / 5
5 of 7 found this review helpful
Vampire Adventure
PostedMarch 21, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Overall, this was an enjoyable game. I would have prefered more hidden object scenes and more minigames. On the positive side, I liked the camera function and finding rubies for the necklace. I also liked the photo album that let you travel directly to scenes where action was required rather than going scene by scene, wondering what to do next.
I recommend this game!
+3points
5of 7voted this as helpful.
 
Travel back to the 18th century and uncover the secrets of bygone days with Golden Trails 2: The Lost Legacy!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
39 of 41 found this review helpful
An Excellent Sequel
PostedMarch 19, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I loved the first game, but found this one even better! Lots of hidden object play. I liked shooting the bandits and searching for four-leaf clovers and mystery items in the scenes. Artwork is beautiful. Like the unlimited play at the end. Only improvement I would make: a few of the minigames were confusing. I couldn't always tell what I was supposed to do. But there was a skip option, which was helpful. Overall, excellent game. Hope there's a third in the series!
I recommend this game!
+37points
39of 41voted this as helpful.
 
 Escape the Emerald Star
Escape the Emerald Star
You awake to find your cruise ship abandoned and in disarray. Can you track down all the fragments of a map and escape the ship?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
44 of 50 found this review helpful
Lots of Hidden Object Fun
PostedMarch 16, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Great game. Lots of hidden object game play. Fun minigames. Although the game is timed, there is plenty of time to find all the objects. Boat is reminiscent of Titanic, especially the staircase. I especially like the free play if you find 50 anchors.
I recommend this game!
+38points
44of 50voted this as helpful.
 
An evil dwarf collects the souls of those who enter the neglected park! Will you be able to rid the world of his presence?
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Amusing and Creepy
PostedMarch 12, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Fun HO game. Eerie circus atmosphere. One problem: Didn't know until game was over and I opened awards page that I was supposed to look for starfish throughout game. Other than that, it was a lot of fun. Interesting minigames. Graphics were great.
I recommend this game!
+4points
6of 8voted this as helpful.
 
Jack Haniken and his friend Elizabeth have gotten themselves in a dangerous situation and it’s up to you to save them!
 
Overall rating 
It was OK.
3 / 5
13 of 20 found this review helpful
Just so-so
PostedMarch 4, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
Perhaps this is an older game I purchased as a $2.99 special (I can remember). If so, that would explain why it is inferior to a lot of the hidden object games available now.
I don't recommend this game.
+6points
13of 20voted this as helpful.
 
Saddle up for fun and become a sheriff in Golden Trails: The New Western Rush. Find the culprits behind a bank robbery!
 
Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
25 of 26 found this review helpful
Lots of Fun
PostedMarch 4, 2012
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TheOldWife
fromPennsylvania
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Great Game. Lots of game play. After you finish the regular game, you have a secret mission and then free play. You also get to shoot the outlaws that occasionally pop in and pop out of a scene. Lots of hidden object scenes - and lots of fun!
I recommend this game!
+24points
25of 26voted this as helpful.