2xblack_bird's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:2.4
- Helpful Votes:120
- Reviews Submitted:29
- First Review:April 1, 2012
- Most Recent Review:November 14, 2013
- Featured reviews0
Go on a fun adventure in Barbados! After trying on a cursed ring, you must now find 6 stolen treasures or pay the ultimate price!
Overall rating
2
/
5
4 of 7 found this review helpful
Not a very interesting game
PostedNovember 4, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Other reviewers have given the story line which when followed by playing the game this becomes rather tedious. Not much action. Some interaction but mainly the old chestnut of being given a junk yard of objects from which to find objects by name. No variation on the HO games.
I ran the demo and thought that the game was worth buying. However the demo whilst appearing to promise a good game failed in reality. I'm glad I purchased this game on one of the Big Fish offers namely a purchase cost of around £2. This would be about the right price!!
I ran the demo and thought that the game was worth buying. However the demo whilst appearing to promise a good game failed in reality. I'm glad I purchased this game on one of the Big Fish offers namely a purchase cost of around £2. This would be about the right price!!
I don't recommend this game.
Survive the dangerous Magic Island and become a Grand Magician in Mysteries of Magic Island, a fun Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
1
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Boring
PostedOctober 24, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Not sure why the rave reviews. I only played 30 minutes of the game and couldn't continue to the end. One HO after another. Graphics flat and colours wish washy. No obvious storyline to the date of my departure from the game, perhaps it got better as the game progressed. This I'll never know. I gave the game "a fair run for it's money" but definitely not one for me. I'll not cover the storyline as this has been covered under previous reviews. Having played many interesting Big Fish games with excellent graphics and storyline I would compare this game to having toothache
I don't recommend this game.
Rescue your canine companion, and solve the mystery of Houndspoint!
Overall rating
2
/
5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
Why the Hype
PostedOctober 18, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is a normal HOG with HOs of the usual find by name. Storyline only different because the dogs appear to have the lead. Sorry!!
Nothing new so why all the 4 and 5 stars. Graphics, scenery and puzzles of normal standard. Maybe I am missing something as I only played the Demo. I will not be buying this game as too much of the same thing. No originality.
Nothing new so why all the 4 and 5 stars. Graphics, scenery and puzzles of normal standard. Maybe I am missing something as I only played the Demo. I will not be buying this game as too much of the same thing. No originality.
I don't recommend this game.
Reunite the Dragon and Pheonix Kingdoms to stop the evil witch!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
Definitely one of the very best
PostedJuly 2, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
In all the reviews to date there was only one with 1 star, all the rest were 5 stars and rightly so. The 1 star rated the game down because the pictures were dark, all I can say is turn up the brightness control!
The graphics and locations are excellent. There are only a very few HO's where you find objects by name. Hurrah.
The other HO's are finding objects to match silhouettes shown in the inventory, finding objects in locations to build other objects to use in the game.
Interesting puzzles. Speech interaction. Not too much movement from one location to another. A very varied and interesting game.
I have played and own many games and this game deserves 10 stars.
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
4
/
5
1 of 3 found this review helpful
Too Long
PostedJune 21, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
There is a lot of moving between locations which due to the length of the game becomes very tedious after a time
There are many objects to be found and even when found some of these need an additional object in order to move forward in the game.
Objects found are used further in the game and due to the length of the game you need the memory of an 'elephant'.
To add to needing a good memory and having a good recall of memory is addiitonally complicated by mystic changes of room layout. These rooms have their own hidden objects and puzzles and you often have to switch between the two, as a result there are many locations to explore.
Puzzles vary from easy to hard but are all enjoyable. The hidden objects searches are of three kinds. Find objects by pictures, place objects by pictures and the normal boring one of finding named objects, however the boredom of this is mitigated by the other two.
I bought this game and the earlier Secrets of the Dark: Temple of Night and this review would apply equally between the two.
I recommend this game!
After the first date with a charming girl named April, our hero wakes up alone in an abandoned city after being drugged.
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 7 found this review helpful
Macabre Game
PostedJune 13, 2012
2xblack_bird
fromSurrey. England.
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
An extremely weird story line, which after a time became very tedious. Playing this game was like being a zombie stumbling from one location to another and not really understanding what was happening.
Flat poster like graphics and insipid colouring.
Lots of reading messages and his thoughts every time a new location was found, not all making sense.
This is definitely not a game for me. The only good thing about this game was when it ended!
Flat poster like graphics and insipid colouring.
Lots of reading messages and his thoughts every time a new location was found, not all making sense.
This is definitely not a game for me. The only good thing about this game was when it ended!
I don't recommend this game.
Remove an evil curse that has caused a whole kingdom to be trapped in their dreams! Save a beautiful princess before it’s too late!
Overall rating
5
/
5
3 of 4 found this review helpful
One of the best
PostedJune 11, 2012
2xblack_bird
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I was unable to find fault with anything. A refreshing and very different HO game making this one of the most interesting. This game is not for people who prefer the more boring HO games namely finding objects by name, as there aren't any!!
Would recommend this game at all levels.
Would recommend this game at all levels.
I recommend this game!
The demons of the Seven Deadly Sins have broken free of their fiery prison and taken up residence in Sacra Terra!
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Average Game
PostedMay 26, 2012
2xblack_bird
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Having played many many games this is an average game, with an average story line and graphics equal to most. However to play this game you must really like the 'run of the mill' HO's as there is an abundance of them. Yes for me far too many which spoilt the game. Not one of the best games I have played and viewed against other games as a whole it would come out as 5 out of 10. For a 1st on all points try the 'Awakening' trilogy.
Nonetheless it is still a game worth buying.
Nonetheless it is still a game worth buying.
I recommend this game!
Magic has been drained from the enchanted realm of Skymist - find the lost Spirit Stones and restore peace to the kingdom!
Overall rating
1
/
5
12 of 15 found this review helpful
Skymist-The Lost Spirit Stones
PostedApril 1, 2012
2xblack_bird
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
If you like a game with mainly HO's and very little else then this is a game for you.
Story line thin almost non existent. In the 60 minutes played no puzzles maybe these and a developing story line is further on in the game, I shall never know as being thoroughly bored I wouldn't buy it.
Story line thin almost non existent. In the 60 minutes played no puzzles maybe these and a developing story line is further on in the game, I shall never know as being thoroughly bored I wouldn't buy it.
I don't recommend this game.