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- Average Rating:2.3
- Helpful Votes:2,261
- Reviews Submitted:171
- First Review:December 30, 2011
- Most Recent Review:October 15, 2025
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Prepare for an adventure game full of surprises and heroic deeds!
Overall rating
4
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5
A Nice Addition To The Series
PostedJune 9, 2025
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
3
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5
Storyline
3
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5
These games are ideal for casual gamers. They are easy enough for anyone of almost any age to jump in and play.
The story is good enough, although in this one is a bit short. Questing and find the right objects to move the story along is just like the others in the series so many will find they can "relax" here as all that is needed is a lot of mouse clicking.
Different enough to be fun for a few hours, but I took away a star because the ending was not really an ending as they promised.
I recommend this game!
Find hidden objects high and low in this whirlwind journey!
Overall rating
1
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5
If It's All The Same
PostedJune 7, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
And, yes, the game is the very same as all the other games by this developer ----
---- the same template is used, just pasted in some different objects, but the presentation of the scenes are the same. First, let's clean up and get ready, then a few scenes later let's go shopping, etc., etc.
---- the same visit to the land of happy, insipidly smiling white people in every single scene (you know, just like in real life). They smile really big in every scene ---- so unrealistic.
---- the raccoon this developer thinks is so cool
---- the eternally s-l-o-w hint button
---- many old style mini games from yesteryear
---- the same bonuses that are unavailable until you play every scene in the main game
---- the same availability of wallpapers and a music player that no one uses or cares about and hasn't for more than a decade.
---- the same visit to the land of happy, insipidly smiling white people in every single scene (you know, just like in real life). They smile really big in every scene ---- so unrealistic.
---- the raccoon this developer thinks is so cool
---- the eternally s-l-o-w hint button
---- many old style mini games from yesteryear
---- the same bonuses that are unavailable until you play every scene in the main game
---- the same availability of wallpapers and a music player that no one uses or cares about and hasn't for more than a decade.
Anyway, totally obvious the game is just another on the overly long and seemingly never ending list of copycat clunkers from this developer who refuses to change or improve a thing.
The scenes are quite odd, too. For example, I was wanting to see the scene called "Space Needle", but when I got there, it was a scene of a trashed out river bank with the space needle the farthest thing in the background of the whole scene. Just - odd.
Oh wait, there is one change ---- the principal characters speak about what's coming at the start of the game, and, for some reason they just look very strange/weird doing that.
And the young boy has been replaced by a dog. I guess that's good ---- everyone likes dogs.
The scenes are quite odd, too. For example, I was wanting to see the scene called "Space Needle", but when I got there, it was a scene of a trashed out river bank with the space needle the farthest thing in the background of the whole scene. Just - odd.
Oh wait, there is one change ---- the principal characters speak about what's coming at the start of the game, and, for some reason they just look very strange/weird doing that.
And the young boy has been replaced by a dog. I guess that's good ---- everyone likes dogs.
Sorry, Avi, you are nowhere close to the more astute developers that you are copying.
CE money ---- nope. not even close.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore Usher’s secrets in a gothic hidden object game!
Overall rating
3
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5
What's The CE For?
PostedMay 25, 2025
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
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5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
As our top reviewer has pointed out, this game is about 3-4 years old ---- and, as an SE, it is an OK game as pennmom36 has said.
So it won't be necessary to just repeat what she has already written.
So it won't be necessary to just repeat what she has already written.
But I will say that I am astonished that these or any other developers would throw in a few jigsaw puzzles (and I don't care for jigsaw puzzles at all), then declare it as a new CE!
The game is absolutely NOT CE worthy.
And there are a lot (20+) of other very similar games by this developer ---- are they going to all be presented as CEs one by one?
I certainly hope not.
I certainly hope not.
So, SE ---- yes
CE ---- NO!
CE ---- NO!
I don't recommend this game.
Experience the magic of Venice during the Carnival!
Overall rating
2
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5
Just One More
PostedMay 20, 2025
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
Copycat, that is.
It's nothing more than a HOG with a few puzzles disguising itself as a CE. Don't be fooled, there is nothing CE worthy about this trip to sameness.
But I'm adding a star because it is quite nice visually with interesting facts about the city included.
However, as a note to the developers ---- the boy in the family looks like he's about to pull a knife or worse.
However, as a note to the developers ---- the boy in the family looks like he's about to pull a knife or worse.
Might be OK as a SE later if you can't find anything else. And I certainly can.
I don't recommend this game.
Dive into a high-stakes hidden object investigation to uncover secrets and solve puzzles in a glitzy casino!
Overall rating
2
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5
Dana Who?
PostedMay 17, 2025
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Well, maybe I got overly optimistic when I saw the name "Dana" ---- it reminded me of the Dana Knightstone games ---- so I had high hopes.
Those hopes were quickly extinguished at the opening of the game, however.
It's just a whisper above a dud. And it can't be in the same discussion as the old Dana Knightstone classics.
Those hopes were quickly extinguished at the opening of the game, however.
It's just a whisper above a dud. And it can't be in the same discussion as the old Dana Knightstone classics.
Yeah, it's another poorly done HOG with simplistic puzzles thrown in trying to make us believe it's worth CE money. It is NOT!
The visual quality is extremely poor, done in the blurry old style from games of the last decade. Developers ought to be embarrassed by this, especially in comparison to the high quality other developers are presenting.
The instructions are minimal and unclear. There are very easy to spot morphing coins in each scene which ---- when you get all the coin parts ---- supposedly reveal critical information.
However, the last part of the first coin was apparently tied to jigsaw puzzle that I had no patience for so I skipped the puzzle and did not get the coin, I guess is why. As I said, unclear instructions.
However, the last part of the first coin was apparently tied to jigsaw puzzle that I had no patience for so I skipped the puzzle and did not get the coin, I guess is why. As I said, unclear instructions.
The music was quiet and sort of muted.
All in all, this is just a poorly done, poorly executed, obviously rushed, cheaply made offering that only gets 2 stars because it tries to tell a story.
Not worth your time or money when you consider the far better offerings here at BF.
I don't recommend this game.
Help Mona restore cosmic balance in a hidden object adventure across magical realms and dimensions!
Overall rating
5
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5
Far Superior To The Copycats
PostedMay 8, 2025
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
4
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5
This is the third game in this series, and they keep improving so kudos to the developers, who are showing us what CAN be done with the concept of a HOG using some thought, imagination, and effort.
As opposed to the knock-off, cookie-cutter, assembly line games (the "Finds", the "Relax", the "Trips", etc,), these games present beautiful hidden object scenes interspersed with some mini-games/puzzles that are backed by a story to propel the game forward ---- not one bland copy and paste scene after the other.
It quite clearly shows what the others do not ---- astute, intelligent, and modern game development.
Lovers of HOGS should not pass this one, but embrace, encourage, and applaud these developers
Lovers of HOGS should not pass this one, but embrace, encourage, and applaud these developers
I recommend this game!
Unravel mysteries and save lives in Jessica’s thrilling rescue adventure!
Overall rating
4
/
5
Very Nice Game, Not Quite So Post
PostedMay 6, 2025
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
At least for me, that is. I like time/resource management games just fine ---- I'm just not good at them!
But, hey, they keep me occupied as I struggle to master the individual levels.
And the grandkids seem to really like this one, cartoony aspect and all.
But, hey, they keep me occupied as I struggle to master the individual levels.
And the grandkids seem to really like this one, cartoony aspect and all.
And this one is bright, cheerful, and gives the player a chance to use the 'ol gray matter, or for the young ones to laugh with and be charmed by.
PURPLEZIVA, I'm not ridiculing older folks (very few here are older than I am, I assure you) ---- just poking a little fun at the "relaxing" terminology. Your comments on other opinions or posts is something no one cares about and would not be missed.
Anyway, there are 75 total levels of fun here that my grandkids can master and when they are done, I will try.
And with the generous offer from BF to buy this CE and pick up another for no extra money, it's a sure buy for me.
Give this light-hearted entry a go ---- it's fun!
I recommend this game!
Need a vacation? Embark on a serene getaway to destinations lush with hidden objects!
Overall rating
1
/
5
And Another Copycat
PostedMay 3, 2025
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I'm so tired of this and other developers jumping in with these cheap knockoff games that are trying (very unsuccessfully) to emulate what Casual Arts does so well.
Virtually every phase of this game is ripped off from the highly successful Vacation games by the aforementioned developer ---- except for that stupid raccoon that this developer thinks is so very cute. Got news for you ---- raccoons are not cute, at all. They are wild animals, aggressive, destructive, and dangerous to humans. So why the raccoon?
The game itself follows the exact pattern of the first 3 in this snoozer series.
There is no story.
There is a messy explanation of how to play.
There are childish, boring, very old minigames interspersed among the HOG scenes that feature the usual all white cast of characters. (probably all friends of the White family from this developers other games) Sorry, these scenes are not anything like real life ---- just a ton of white people all insipidly smiling at the camera or each other. Seriously, I counted 38 people in the first 3 scenes ---- all white.
There is the usual music player and wallpaper ruse that is never used by anyone.
There is the usual agonizingly slow hint refill.
There is no story.
There is a messy explanation of how to play.
There are childish, boring, very old minigames interspersed among the HOG scenes that feature the usual all white cast of characters. (probably all friends of the White family from this developers other games) Sorry, these scenes are not anything like real life ---- just a ton of white people all insipidly smiling at the camera or each other. Seriously, I counted 38 people in the first 3 scenes ---- all white.
There is the usual music player and wallpaper ruse that is never used by anyone.
There is the usual agonizingly slow hint refill.
I have no objection to this type of game when done well, like the Vacation series from Casual Arts. And I'm certainly not a hater of this type of game. In fact, I buy them and like them a lot. But I have a problem when other developers copy every phase of someone else's hard work and imagination and release cookie cutter copycat games like this one without a single original idea of their own. And they come out at an almost frantic pace ---- every 3 months or so. Well, no surprise really since they are all the same. I'll bet this developer has 4-5 more already lined up just waiting for BF to give the greenlight.
Get the good ones if you like this style of game ---- I always give a very low review to copycats (partly to counter the reviews that schmooze about how "relaxing" or "soothing" the game is.) Get over it, grandmas/grandpas ---- take a nap to relax, then you'll be up for a nice mental exercise with the games from the more astute developers.
I don't recommend this game.
Find hidden treasures in breathtaking landscapes, historic sites, and cities!
Overall rating
1
/
5
Jump[ On That Bandwagon!!
PostedApril 30, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
/
5
Just another me-too, copycat game attempting to gather a few coins from players that must be truly desperate for just any old slapped together low quality HOG.
And that's exactly what this is. Even my grandkids laughed at it.
Just awful, BF, just awful.
I don't recommend this game.
Explore Prague and beyond in this hidden object traveler!
Overall rating
1
/
5
Another Nominee!
PostedApril 26, 2025
Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
---- for the worst game of the year.
Seriously, friends, it is way past time to stop buying/supporting these ripoff, copycat, cookie cutter games that are quickly and sloppily thrown together to make a quick buck on the coattails of other developer's work.
I know it's difficult to follow an outstanding and beautifully crafted game like BF offered a couple of nights ago (anyone ready to vacation with some park rangers?), but, on the other hand, following so close brings into very sharp focus the fact that this game ---- and the others like it ---- are just poorly thought out, quickly assembly lined, and slapped together with not a whit of thought to quality. Simply put, the game is just awful. Try it for yourself, but be prepared for a true horror show.
And while I'm at it, CE money about the Czech Republic? Seriously? The Netherlands? Who really sits around and yearns to learn more about the Netherlands? And Germany? Is there a country in the world with a more depressing history than Germany?
So the choice of the Czech Republic is probably the dev's effort to do something different, but all they've managed to do is come up with the same old, same old unoriginal HOG bandwagon that so very many of the less astute developers are bombarding us with.
And until we as players stop buying these "games" that have the temerity to declare themselves worthy of CE money we will continue to see more and more of these junkers.
So the choice of the Czech Republic is probably the dev's effort to do something different, but all they've managed to do is come up with the same old, same old unoriginal HOG bandwagon that so very many of the less astute developers are bombarding us with.
And until we as players stop buying these "games" that have the temerity to declare themselves worthy of CE money we will continue to see more and more of these junkers.
I don't recommend this game.