sylsanfran's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:190
- Reviews Submitted:35
- First Review:January 7, 2012
- Most Recent Review:January 7, 2016
- Featured reviews0
Make friends with sorcerer kings and see the power of the elemental magic in action!
Overall rating
5
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5
Bigger, Better, More Viking-y-er!!
PostedApril 20, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
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5
This is a GREAT sequel - love the gates. This is how time management should be done - strategy, choices, planning. Kept the little trader guys down to a minimum which is good because that can become a click-a-thon running guys back and forth. Traders are not as much fun as building the industries up - just personal taste. Excellent sequel!!!
I recommend this game!
Nightmares from the Deep: Davy Jones Collector's Edition
Escape the cold incarceration of Davy Jones' brig and discover the otherworldly origins of his galleon in this thrilling Hidden Object adventure.
Overall rating
4
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Arrrrgh: Great Game and Series
PostedApril 20, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
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5
Really like this series and the black and white graphics are great. I did think it seemed shorter play time than the others and true to this series: lots of talking and reading that, at times, breaks the game up too much - just personal taste.
I recommend this game!
You've returned from school to visit your father at his famous Jazz Pepper Club during Mardi Gras, but everyone is hypnotized. Have they heard the wrong note?
Overall rating
5
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5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
The Mood: Jazz. The Game: Awesome
PostedApril 20, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
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
/
5
Different and enjoyable with a jazz theme, lots of play time, cool games. Nice soundtrack sets the mood!
I recommend this game!
Princesses have a tendency to be kidnapped, and a service for lost royals is in high demand. Start your own Lost Princesses Agency and find your one and only!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
MKftP IV: Not Funny - Even the Gilligan's Island Fruit!
PostedFebruary 6, 2014
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Beat the Clock and/or placement games are not TM games! TM's have strategy choices, goals, management of teensy electronic folk and industry. I was afraid my guys were going to be crushed by the fruit. I purchased this immediately because MKftP is my all-time favorite series but this sequel is not up to the other MKftP versions.
I don't recommend this game.
Royal Envoy: Campaign for the Crown
King or Swindler? Who will be the new ruler of the Kingdom?
Overall rating
5
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5
11 of 11 found this review helpful
Yes! A GREAT Sequel!
PostedNovember 19, 2013
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
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5
Storyline
5
/
5
This is a great time management game with everything going for it. Great graphics, sound, varied play. No monotony here! Very cute but still a top notch time management game. Love this series and this may be the best installment. Would like to see a few more "wild card" items like the bee hives or ship building but that is my personal taste. Pure enjoyment! Cannot wait for the next one.............
I recommend this game!
The Emperor’s son has a mysterious illness. As legendary healer Daiyu, you’re called to the palace to save him, but you end up having to save yourself!
Overall rating
5
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5
2 of 5 found this review helpful
YES! Don't Try - Buy!
PostedJuly 5, 2013
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Excellent game and well worth the purchase. I won't detail - great in all categories. I was playing on "casual" so the puzzles were easy so players may want to start with a more advanced setting.
I recommend this game!
Several young women have gone missing in Paris. Now only you can stop a maniac’s murderous trail of fragrance and deception!
Overall rating
4
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5
Reminds me of PERFUME, the book
PostedJuly 4, 2013
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
I liked this game, mainly because it reminded me of a book by Patrick Suskind called PERFUME about an 18th century serial killer born with no personal smell. He obviously tries to find the perfect scent be "extracting" it from his victims.
Nice game to match a wonderful story.
Nice game to match a wonderful story.
I recommend this game!
Hop aboard to cross the border between life and death!
Overall rating
3
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5
4 of 9 found this review helpful
Has it all – cock fighting, lazy help, speech lilts..OMG. And…Somebody call PETA ;-)
PostedJuly 4, 2013
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
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5
Well, lets start with the good. OK, fun-wise, nice puzzles and unique story and graphics. But, stereotypical and you have to shoot animals (yes, I know they are cartoons), one character says his pet had all of its bones broken, and you must "outfit" a skeletal cock and actually fight him! Putting razor spurs and a metal beak on and striking at the other cock with a sword. Unless your children are already showing behavioral "signs", I would rate this adult.
I don't recommend this game.
Become the fabled detective and rescue the Final Cinderella from the evil Godmother's clutches!
Overall rating
3
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5
0 of 1 found this review helpful
Hidden Shapes and Pieces. Not a Hidden Object Games
PostedJuly 1, 2013
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Nice game but my personal preference is to look for actual objects. I like to see how they are camouflaged and do not enjoy looking for pieces or shapes. Looking for pieces became tedious and I quit playing the game. Would like to know ahead if games are actual hidden object or hidden shapes/pieces. Still recommend game and there are those who may prefer this type of hunt!
I recommend this game!
Challenge yourself in the role of the scientist-historian-scholar of ancient civilizations and mystical legends and save your friend from the Demon of Darkness!
Overall rating
5
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Incredible Graphics with an Added Dimension. Loved It!
PostedJuly 15, 2012
sylsanfran
fromSan Francisco, CA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object, Match 3, Card & Board
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Incredible graphics with a KISS story line. This game was great: I found myself going through the boat tunnel when I really didn’t need to. Time switching gave another dimension to the game. The designers took the time to make each locale unique and interesting. Some games were casino-like and fun to play. +'s: go through the tunnel while simultaneously flicking water in your face. -'s: The most fun games were not included in the bonus play.
I recommend this game!