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- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4726
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:July 21, 2025
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Go on the trip of a lifetime and immerse yourself in the thriving French culture!
Overall rating
2
/
5
96 of 106 found this review helpful
I PLAYED 12/15 HO LOCATIONS DURING THE DEMO!
PostedSeptember 9, 2019
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
There are only 15 Hidden Object locations and I was able to complete 12 of those locations during the 60-minute demo, AND that includes revisiting the scenes at least twice, as you progress 3 times! In all fairness, each time you revisit a scene, the items to find are different (Listed Text or Silhouetted Shapes available) and there are several Pizzle Locations to unlock, Jigsaws-Pairs of Cards-Match 3 jelly bears-Food & Drinks Word Search-Flower Mahjong. The items to find are just ridiculously easy to spot, and that's without using the Magnifier.
Unlike Travel To Italy, Travel To France has an Untimed Mode as well as a Timed Mode that gives you 10 minutes to find everything, which is way more time than you'll ever need. You will earn a single star on each HO location and the next location requires 2-3 stars to unlock it so you will need to replay the previous scenes in order to earn enough stars to progress.
Unlike Travel To Italy, Travel To France has an Untimed Mode as well as a Timed Mode that gives you 10 minutes to find everything, which is way more time than you'll ever need. You will earn a single star on each HO location and the next location requires 2-3 stars to unlock it so you will need to replay the previous scenes in order to earn enough stars to progress.
I found the game to be slow to respond to clicks and some objects required clicking on a specific area rather than a general area anywhere on the object. When I used the magnifier the scenes became darker and blurry and was almost useless in some areas.
TRAVEL TO...SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Travel To Italy (February 4-2019) 2.8
2-Travel To France (September 9-2019) n/a
2-Travel To France (September 9-2019) n/a
by: Lazy Turtle Games
I don't recommend this game.
Can you save your friend before your luck runs out?
Overall rating
3
/
5
52 of 67 found this review helpful
SURE FOOLED ME
PostedSeptember 6, 2019
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Review based on Completed CE Game
approximately 5.5 hours
(including CE Bonus Chapter and all mini-games)
approximately 5.5 hours
(including CE Bonus Chapter and all mini-games)
IF I had only played the demo portion of this game I would have given it 5 stars, but I played the entire game. The ending was a huge letdown and the dragon's voice was the worse voiceover selection choice for a dragon that I could ever have imagined! IF they had stuck to one theme, I may have given it 5 stars too, but they went from Leprechaun town to Faun town (psssst: pachyderm guys are you okay with this infringement?) then onto Merlin's Wizard school, and finally to the dragon's lair, but it wasn't until the very last scene that we actually get to see the dragon. I was "fooled" into thinking this was a game about Dragon's and Leprechauns but after the demo, I get a game about 1 evil leprechaun and a lot of talk about said dragon?????
It's a miracle I tell ya! Domini released a game with only 3 chapters instead of the usual 750 chapters! I have complained about the over-abundance of chapters that were crammed full of repeated tasks and no plot progression. This game is a vast improvement, however, they still need to work on the overabundance of cliche tasks. How many times do I need to cut vines, sweep debris with feathers, replace eyeballs, replace rings on a skeleton (trust me, he doesn't need them nor does he care about them) and how many times are you going to make me screw a screw with a coin, a different coin every time??? And one more thing, if I have to save a drowning victim, give me enough credit to immediately grab a nearby branch or dive in to save them, DON'T make me play 4 mini-games, search 3 different scenes for emblems to place and then play a Hidden Object Scenes before attempting to save someone that just pleaded with me to save them because they don't know how to swim!
There are 15 Hidden Object Scenes + 5 in the CE Bonus Chapter, a FEW of which were indeed creative although not really original. One was a Missing Letters HOP where you had to find listed items that had 2-3 missing letters, the other HOP that was different required you to choose the correct answer to a riddle and then find 1-3 items related to the answer of that riddle. The rest of the HOP's were Interactive List finds, Silhouetted Shape finds, Keywords in Sentence finds. Matching Pair finds, and Multiples of the same object finds. There is an alternate Match 3 game available as well.
There are 18 Mini-Games +8 in the CE Bonus Chapter. These are the same exact games offered in the last Domini release, not a single game was new or original. Here are a few games that I found to be more interesting:
＊Move to highlighted cells to reach the torch while avoiding the red cells.
＊Grab 2 tokens at a time and move them to their matching slots using directional arrows.
＊Place bugs on the board so that their "domino" numbers will match.
＊Find the correct sequence of musical notes shown. Notes can be located horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
＊Grab 2 tokens at a time and move them to their matching slots using directional arrows.
＊Place bugs on the board so that their "domino" numbers will match.
＊Find the correct sequence of musical notes shown. Notes can be located horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
The Collector's Edition version Bonus Chapter has us chasing after another greedy and misguided Leprechaun named Aaron. You will play as Cedric before he became an Elder, trying to thwart Aaron's nefarious plans to reconstruct an artifact of immense power. This Bonus Chapter is slightly longer than average with 5 Hidden Object Scenes and 8 Mini-Games. You will find the remaining 4 Morphing Fairies, 4 Leprechaun Statuettes, and 8 Celtic Crosses that will allow you to purchase the remaining Garden upgrades.
The Collector's Edition version has 20 Wallpapers, 20 Concept Art pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 30 Movie Video Cutscenes, 32 Achievements, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 15 Leprechaun Statuettes, 15 Morphing Fairies, 60 Celtic Crosses used to purchase 15 Garden Decorations, 3 Main Chapters, +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
LABYRINTHS OF THE WORLD SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Shattered Souls (October 5-2014) 4.3
2-Forbidden Muse (July 12-2015) 3.4
3-Changing the Past (February 7-2016) 3.4
4-Stonehenge Legend (September 4-2016) 3.7
5-Secrets of Easter Island (February 3-2017) 3.7
6-The Devil's Tower (May 28-2017) 3.6
7-A Dangerous Game (February 2-2018) 3.9
8-When Worlds Collide (July 13-2018) 4.3
9-Lost Island (February 8-2019) 4.3
10-Fool's Gold (September 6-2019) n/a
2-Forbidden Muse (July 12-2015) 3.4
3-Changing the Past (February 7-2016) 3.4
4-Stonehenge Legend (September 4-2016) 3.7
5-Secrets of Easter Island (February 3-2017) 3.7
6-The Devil's Tower (May 28-2017) 3.6
7-A Dangerous Game (February 2-2018) 3.9
8-When Worlds Collide (July 13-2018) 4.3
9-Lost Island (February 8-2019) 4.3
10-Fool's Gold (September 6-2019) n/a
by: Domini Games
I don't recommend this game.
Can you defeat an evil fairy queen to avenge your father?
Overall rating
3
/
5
116 of 149 found this review helpful
SHE STOLE MY FAIRY WINGS!
PostedSeptember 5, 2019
pennmom36
fromKing John was the first king to own what Latin wardrobe records refer to as a “supertunicam domini Regis ad surgendum de nocte,or a “king’s over-shirt for rising in the night.
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Completed Game approximately 6 hours
(including all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
(including all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
Once again we have a story about a poisoned King and a Queen who pleads with her son to take on an entire rival by himself, to save the day and resurrect dear ole dad from the dead. I know how this dev likes their King & Queen run Kingdoms but the plot is getting slooow and boooring.
There are 12 Hidden Object Scenes +5 in the CE Bonus Chapter. There are Interactive List Finds, Keywords in Sentences Finds, Multiples of the same Object Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Replace or Reverse Finds, and my favorite was finding object placements by selecting items in the scene that match swatch tokens.
There are 19 Mini-Games +10 in the CE Bonus Chapter. The games can be played in an Easy Mode or Hard mode and you can choose your difficulty preferences in the custom settings, but you can change to the mode you want individually before starting the game. I thought the games were decent but very easily solved even on the Hard mode.
The Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter fast-forwards to focus on Prince Liam's now-grown daughters and Queen Henrietta's sister and an icy battle between them. There are 5 Hidden Objects Scenes, and 10 Mini-Games and you will find the remaining 3 Morphing Celeste's Jewlrey, 3 Beastiary Pages, and 7 Amulets to finish the garden collectibles.
Collector's Edition version has 10 Wallpapers, 19 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 44 Movie Videos, 17 Replayable Games, 17 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 39 Achievements, 70 Collectible Amulets to purchase 14 Garden Items, 15 Bestiary Book Pages, 15 Morphing Celeste's Jewelry, Missing Journal Pages to find, 6 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
DARK ROMANCE SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Vampire in Love (February 8-2014) 3.9
2-Heart of the Beast (April 23-2015) 3.8
3-The Swan Sonata (October 17-2015) 3.4
4-Kingdom of Death (April 21-2016) 3.9
5-Curse of Bluebeard (October 13-2016) 4.7
6-Romeo and Juliet (February 25-2017) 2.7
7-The Monster Within (September 7-2017) 3.9
8-Winter Lily (January 18-2018) 4.0
9-A Performance to Die For (July 26-2018) 3.8
10-Hunchback Of Notre Dame (February 14-2019) 3.4
11-Ethereal Gardens (September 5-2019) n/a
2-Heart of the Beast (April 23-2015) 3.8
3-The Swan Sonata (October 17-2015) 3.4
4-Kingdom of Death (April 21-2016) 3.9
5-Curse of Bluebeard (October 13-2016) 4.7
6-Romeo and Juliet (February 25-2017) 2.7
7-The Monster Within (September 7-2017) 3.9
8-Winter Lily (January 18-2018) 4.0
9-A Performance to Die For (July 26-2018) 3.8
10-Hunchback Of Notre Dame (February 14-2019) 3.4
11-Ethereal Gardens (September 5-2019) n/a
by: Domini Games
1001 Jigsaw Six Magic Elements
Complete 1001 high-quality jigsaw puzzles that explore amazing locations categorized by the 6 main magical elements!
Overall rating
1
/
5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
HAHA THE TITLE FOOLS YOU INTO THINKING THE PICTURES WILL BE MAGICAL FANTASY RELATED IMAGES DOESN'T IT?
PostedSeptember 4, 2019
pennmom36
fromAre there pictures of Dragons? Wizards? Magical Kingdoms? Nope, just the same old boring pictures recycled from one puzzle game to the next!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
When I saw the title of today's new Mac release I said to myself, "Self, today is a day of 8floor miracles!" With a title of Jigsaw Magic Elements, surely the devs have answered my "change something, anything" prayers. Surely, with a title containing the word Magic, there would be at least one puzzle category about magic elements, or magic, right? How about Six, is there a category about magic sixes? Nope, it's the same uninteresting 1001 Jigsaw puzzle categories offered in all their jigsaws games, they just tried to fool me by labeling the categories differently, cuz that's what they do best! The Water Element tab has the same sea life/beaches/fountains pictures, The Stone Element has the same stone statues, the Fire Element is the same staged pictures of candles/fireplaces, etc. I'm sure you get the jigsaw picture, once again, the only thing that changed is the title and the puzzle box labels!
Once you finish the puzzle you get to see a brief glimpse of the picture before it disappears forever, it's so brief that if you blink you will miss it! You can't save them as screensavers, you can't even revisit them in a gallery, but that shouldn't be a big shock, because these puzzles never have any cool or interesting options or features.
Any of the puzzles can be modified with the number of pieces, the cut shape of the pieces and whether or not you want the pieces to rotate. There are 4 different backgrounds to choose from, pink, green, blue and grey, a box to store extra pieces until needed, a Sort option a Border only option, a Hint option, and an available Magnifying glass to enlarge pieces. You can also Ghost the image of the puzzle to the background or hang a picture in three different sizes for reference.
I'm sure this will be perfectly fine for a novice puzzle player, but for puzzle geeks like myself, this is an archaic, old-school type of puzzle. BF hasn't offered a single Jigsaw Puzzle game by any other developer in the last several years. If they did, people would finally see that all other jigsaw puzzle games have a ton of customizable options and they too would be demanding more!
I don't recommend this game.
Join the Walkers and help save Greenville from an ecological catastrophe by completing fun mahjong puzzles!
Overall rating
3
/
5
43 of 50 found this review helpful
GO GREEN AND FIND YOUR ZEN
PostedSeptember 3, 2019
pennmom36
fromOkay, I give...what's up with the ⍰ Tiles that you flip? It would be a cool twist if you only got 1 chance to L◔◔K!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Completed Demo, Hard Mode
(approximately one hour)
(approximately one hour)
Mahjong is my least favorite genre of games offered at Big Fish because I usually become overwhelmed with boredom after just a couple of levels. My expectations for this Mahjong game wasn't any different, I pretty much assumed I'd hate it, but I didn't, it was actually relaxing and kind of Zen ☯ The Tiles have colorful images of crabs, lobsters, fish and seashells, fruits and veggies, fall-colored leaves, flowers, potted plants, watering cans, and shovels. Each Mahjong level has interesting tile layouts that slowly progress in difficulty, as well as Clutter type Hidden Object Scenes to break up the monotony.
You can play in an Easy Difficulty Mode with a faster Hint recharge feature, Available Tiles are Highlighted, and the Pictured Items don't Morph in the Hidden Object Scenes. In the Hard Difficulty Mode, available Tiles aren't Highlighted, Hints are slow to recharge, and the Pictured Items Morph during the Hidden Object Scenes. There are 70 Mahjong Levels and 14 Hidden Object Scenes. It would be nice if they offered a few different Tile options such as Traditional Mahjong images, maybe even a Walker Family & Friends theme.
You will earn 3 Stars if you solve the level without using the Hint or Shuffle Features, and you can easily replay the levels from the Pop-up Score Window that appears after completing the level. (I liked that the pop-up window and earned stars appear quickly to keep the game flowing) There's No Timer so it's a very chill kind of game. I'd love an option to play in a Timed Mode for days when I want a little more challenge.
After a few levels of Mahjong, you will play a Clutter-type of Hidden Object Scene. Pictures of the Objects to find are inside columns located on the left and right of the actual HO scene. Depending on the difficulty mode you choose, the Pictured Objects may Morph and you are tasked with finding the correct objects that are located within a pile of Clutter, which should please Walker Family Shopping Clutter fans as well. I Ioved this concept, but the HO scenes were just too easy, the clutter piles should have had a ton of clutter, not just a handful of clutter, to make it a little more challenging.
Kudos to Jet Dogs, I'm not a Mahjong fan but this one seems way more interesting than most and should please true Mahjong fans! ㊝
I recommend this game!
Help the Walker family dig through the clutter and find everything they need to decorate Auntie Sheep’s flower shop!
Overall rating
3
/
5
39 of 48 found this review helpful
FINDING 4 SECTIONS OF EACH ITEM IN TIME WAS ROUGH
PostedSeptember 2, 2019
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
I loved the challenge of finding 4 sections for each item within the allotted time frame (had to replay that one several times!) but the other Clutter types seemed far too easy for my personal preference. I think this would be a great game if you're simply playing for relaxation tho. I would like to add that this developer seems to genuinely care about their products and those that play their games. They reached out to me on the pond forum when I had issues on one of their recent time management games, which is really impressive, and very appreciative.
They added an Easy Difficulty Mode which has no timer, or you can play in a Timed Mode which gives you extra points for completing the level, +10 points for every second remaining on the timer, and +500 points for every unused Hint feature. There are 140 Clutter-type levels that can be replayed if you want to earn a better score. After playing 7 Clutter levels, you can play a Puzzle variation such as Square Tile Swaps or Sliders (20 Total Puzzles)
The Clutter Styles vary from level to level. Some may require finding Identical Matching Pairs, Triple Matches, Related Items (such as Flower-related objects, Dessert-related objects, Drinks-related objects) Related Pairs, or Transparent Object levels. There was one level that gave me a struggle, finding 4 sections of each object, within the allotted time. Who knew it would be so hard to find all 4 sections in a giant junkpile lol!
Each scene has a gazillion Sun Emblems scattered among the junk, which I believe recharges the hint meter, but I'm not certain because the only game features explanations given are the type of Clutter and the point system. I only played the demo portion but I didn't use the hint feature. Like I said earlier, other than the 4 fragment levels, the other Clutter types are easily mastered on the first attempt, so there probably won't be a huge demand of the Hint feature.
SHOPPING CLUTTER SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-The Best Playground (November 7-2018) 3.1
2-Christmas Square (December 12-2018) 2.4
3-Blooming Tale (September 2-2019) n/a
2-Christmas Square (December 12-2018) 2.4
3-Blooming Tale (September 2-2019) n/a
by: JetDogs Studio
I recommend this game!
Explore the world of Red Riding Hood and all its inhabitants while you take on challenging solitaire puzzles.
Overall rating
1
/
5
85 of 96 found this review helpful
ANOTHER MASS PRODUCED COOKIE-CUTTER SOLITAIRE GAME WITH UNFAVORABLE FEATURES
PostedSeptember 1, 2019
pennmom36
fromRed must've been eaten by the wolf cuz she's MIA in this game!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
1
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Let's start with the Big Fish Synopsis:
✔200 Solitaire puzzles – collect chains of cards
✘200 Solitaire puzzles with the same layouts as before
✔Fun levels from the Red Riding Hood story
✘Fun levels that aren't fun & have nothing to do with the Red Riding Hood story.
✔Use jokers to clear the board faster
✘Use jokers that cost a whopping 5000 points (clearing the board faster=end the game sooner ✔✔✔)
✔Earn coins and 15 colorful trophies
✘Earn coins to buy 5000 pt. jokers to end the game faster, yes! ✔
✔Original themed decks and 12 card back styles
✘I counted 9 card backs that had nothing to do with Red Riding Hood & 3 font styles (yes, 9+3=12✔)
✘200 Solitaire puzzles with the same layouts as before
✔Fun levels from the Red Riding Hood story
✘Fun levels that aren't fun & have nothing to do with the Red Riding Hood story.
✔Use jokers to clear the board faster
✘Use jokers that cost a whopping 5000 points (clearing the board faster=end the game sooner ✔✔✔)
✔Earn coins and 15 colorful trophies
✘Earn coins to buy 5000 pt. jokers to end the game faster, yes! ✔
✔Original themed decks and 12 card back styles
✘I counted 9 card backs that had nothing to do with Red Riding Hood & 3 font styles (yes, 9+3=12✔)
It's always the same, nothing ever changes. They put very little effort into making these games because all they have to change is the title and the background, sometimes they don't even change the title, they just add a 2 or 3 on the end.
◭They only offer one type of Solitaire game, the Golf type where you play 10 levels with scoring similar to bowling. (in all fairness they also occasionally offer Match 2 cards, Mahjong style solitaire games too, but you still only get to remove the gold cards to win)
◭They only offer the feature of removing the Gold Cards to win and end the level, even if there are a ton of remaining cards on the board. Not being able to remove all of the cards on the board drives me absolutely bonkers! Why can't this dev simply tweak this feature to allow for the OPTION of continuing to play after removing all of the gold cards for points? I'd rather spend my points on that then the lame mulligan, joker or shuffle shop items!
◭They never add new features, they never change anything. The music is the same and so repetitive it becomes boring and mind-numbingly maddening! The shop will always have 3 available items, forget about ever getting a power-up card or something interesting because that's never gonna happen.
◭They only offer the feature of removing the Gold Cards to win and end the level, even if there are a ton of remaining cards on the board. Not being able to remove all of the cards on the board drives me absolutely bonkers! Why can't this dev simply tweak this feature to allow for the OPTION of continuing to play after removing all of the gold cards for points? I'd rather spend my points on that then the lame mulligan, joker or shuffle shop items!
◭They never add new features, they never change anything. The music is the same and so repetitive it becomes boring and mind-numbingly maddening! The shop will always have 3 available items, forget about ever getting a power-up card or something interesting because that's never gonna happen.
This is a Higher/Lower Solitaire game with 20 Locations and 10 Levels per location. You can choose from 9 Themed Card graphics and 3 Face Font styles. You are forced to start in the Newbie mode until the tutorial shows you all the features or you click to disable the tutorial. Newbie Mode allows you to replay any of the 10 levels in a deck as often as you'd like, and the Professional mode only allows you to replay the entire 10 level pack. In the case of a perfect score, the points of the current level will be added to the points of the next level similar to bowling scores.
The only Shop bonuses offered are Jokers, a Shuffle feature and an Undo feature for an astronomical price point, however, they are quite generous because they start you out with 3 Jokers, a single Shuffle and a single Undo (yes, I'm being sarcastic) Cards that have a Flower on the top right are special Bonus Cards that usually give you +499 Coins, (because giving you +500 points would just be ridiculous) occasionally, you are awarded a Mulligan's (undo) a Joker (wildcards) or a Shuffle bonus (shuffles the cards and re-deals new ones) The goal of each level is always the same... Remove all Gold Cards from the board which will give you the maximum amount of points, even if other cards remain on the board.
I don't recommend this game.
Test your detective skills by finding cleverly hidden items inside incredible scenes.
Overall rating
3
/
5
85 of 97 found this review helpful
WASTED POTENTIAL
PostedSeptember 1, 2019
pennmom36
fromSome of the items are 99% blocked by the Inventory bar!
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Completed Demo
(approximately 40 levels)
(approximately 40 levels)
I'm not crazy about this old-fashioned HOG series but when I opened up the first investigation and saw a large ominous-looking Manor, I got a little excited. I thought the investigation would have me searching each room in the creepy manor filled with things that go bump in the night, but that just wasn't the case. Instead, they chose odd locations that I could sware were the same scenes from the other Secret Investigations games. They had a golden opportunity to pique my interest, but the scene locations were boring and 30-40 scenes into the demo I completely lost interest.
There are 10 Investigations available, Lost Inheritance, Unknown Masterpiece, The Tailor's Case, True Detective, Love Sick, Unexpected Present, Mysterious Bankrupt, Final Trick, Iron Health, and Noble Motive, and each investigation takes place over 100 different scene locations. The Investigation isn't really an investigation, it's a story progression in the form of Texted Dialog boxes by the character doing the so-called investigation, before the start of each HO level and usually very brief. (there is a skip dialog tab) There are 18 Trophy Achievements to earn, mostly for finding different increments of objects or using the various Hint's available in specific increments.
The options are still pretty basic, and once again, there are no Difficulty Mode options available, it's a Timed Game you play for points and try to obtain all 3 Stars. You are given ample time to find the Pictured Items in the beginning because there are only a handful of items to find in about two and a half minutes, but after the "breaking in period" you soon realize time is not on your side as you're left scrambling to find several items at a break-neck speed. There is a Star Meter on the top-right side that shows 3 Gold Stars that slowly turn silver (fades vertically, for example, the left side of the star will be gold, the right side silver at the halfway mark) Even if the star has just a tip of gold remaining you will earn that star in its entirety. I would just keep an eye on the third star and when I knew I wasn't going to finish the level before losing a star, I would click the exit tab and restart the level. Some of the items are different each time you replay a level, but because you just played the level, most of the objects are easily spotted the second visit.
Each scene has one item that is considered an Inventory Item and will automatically be placed in a box to the right of the Inventory box. Once found, you have to drag the inventory item to its logical counterpart, within the scene itself, to complete the task, such as finding a palette to paint a tribal shield. The scene locations have decent graphics, but the items themselves aren't proportionate, and often times aren't the same color, or even in the same position as pictured.
You begin the game with 5 of each available Hint Booster, once those run out, you have to wait for the Booster to recharge after each use. The first Hint Booster Highlights one Random item from the list. The second Booster Removes 3 Random items from the list. The third Booster Freezes the Timer. The fourth Booster illuminates the entire scene during the dark scenes that would normally only have a small flashlight beam to search with.
Looking on the bright side, if you enjoy this type of Timed Hidden Object Game, it has a great replay value because it has a thousand different scene locations, and each time you replay a scene the items to find are different.
SECRET INVESTIGATIONS SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
SECRET INVESTIGATIONS SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Secret Investigations (December 26-2016) 2.6
2-Secret Investigations: Nemesis (January 15-2018) 3.3
3-Secret Investigations: Revelation (January 30-2019) 2.6
4-Secret Investigations: Themis (September 1-2019) n/a
2-Secret Investigations: Nemesis (January 15-2018) 3.3
3-Secret Investigations: Revelation (January 30-2019) 2.6
4-Secret Investigations: Themis (September 1-2019) n/a
by: Playzzy Games
I don't recommend this game.
A crime film becomes reality when the leading role is murdered!
Overall rating
3
/
5
65 of 100 found this review helpful
THE FOX OF THE PINE BOX too soon?
PostedAugust 31, 2019
pennmom36
fromA 1972 concert film starring Aretha Franklin, was delayed 46 years because Sydney Pollack forgot to use a clapperboard which made it impossible to edit until digital methods were invented.
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Completed Game approximately 4.5 hours
(including all mini-games & CE bonus chapter)
(including all mini-games & CE bonus chapter)
Aaron's cousin Kevin was acquitted for the murder of classmate Elizabeth Fox in the fall of 1969. Twenty years later, the residents of Pineville are painfully reminded of her brutal murder when movie crews flood the rural community to film a documentary of Elizabeth's murder, from Kevin's perspective. Emotions are flying high because most people still believe cousin Kevin is a guilty man, but just how far is this angry mob willing to go to see Kevin behind the bars they think he deserves?
There are 17 Hidden Object Scenes +4 within the CE Bonus Chapter. I actually found some of them to be somewhat creative, or had some items that were cleverly blended into the scenery, such as a Missing Vowels Scene. One I really liked was a Progressive-Interactive Silhouetted-Shape HOP inside of a grocery store which also had 3 small puzzles to solve. There are also Keywords In Sentence Finds, Spot the Differences, Listed Items, Multiple Object Lists, and Interactive Finds. In this Collector's Edition version, 14 of the HOS have a Morphing Object. You can replay the HO's in the CE extra's section to pick up any Morphs you may have missed.
There are 25 Mini-Games +4 within the CE Bonus Chapter, not including the HO puzzles. I found most of them to be just as boring as the storyline. Some of the puzzles could have been really fun if they made them a bit more challenging or at least more lengthy. (such as aligning upper & lower teeth but there were only 4 teeth) Here are a few games that were slightly less boring.
1-Rotate discs to align& place several rods of various shapes.
2-Recreate letters by clicking on buttons.
3-Align dominoes to match the dots.
4-Labyrinth maze to navigate through a cornfield.
5- Multi-layered puzzle bouncing signals from satellite to satellite when they are facing each other.
2-Recreate letters by clicking on buttons.
3-Align dominoes to match the dots.
4-Labyrinth maze to navigate through a cornfield.
5- Multi-layered puzzle bouncing signals from satellite to satellite when they are facing each other.
The Collector's Edition Bonus Chapter takes place shortly after the case wraps up when The Fletcher's attend a celebration party. Mary arrived early to help with the preparations, but Aaron quickly discovers that Mary has been abducted...Party's Over! This is an average-length bonus chapter that takes place over 8 scene locations, with 4 Mini-Games and 4 Hidden Object Scenes. There are 8 Clapboards Collectibles remaining as well as 4 Hidden Object Scene Morphing Objects.
This Collector's Edition version has 8 Wallpapers (who cares about a picture of a hand inserting a VHS tape into a VHS player? Why do they have to ruin the picture by including a character image?) 8 Concept Art Pictures (again, who cares about 8 pictures of the same characters standing in the middle of the page?) 8 Music Soundtracks, 6 Movie Video Cutscenes, 14 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 18 Replayable Mini-Games, 20 Achievements, an Arcade Game (play a version of space invaders after completing the Souvenir Room) Souvenir Room with 12 Souvenirs (return to scenes from the game to search for 1 slightly interactive item per scene, after completing the CE Bonus Chapter) 38 not-so-hidden Clapboards, 14 Hidden Object Scene Morphing Objects (you can replay the HOS in the CE extras to pick up missing Morphs) 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-in Strategy Guide.
MEMOIRS OF MURDER SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Welcome to Pine Hills (May 5-2018) 3.8
2-Resorting To Revenge (December 15-2018) 3.1
3-Behind The Scenes (August 31-2019) n/a
2-Resorting To Revenge (December 15-2018) 3.1
3-Behind The Scenes (August 31-2019) n/a
by: Eipix Entertainment
I don't recommend this game.
The Argonauts Agency experiments with a magical Midas glove and a hilarious blunder ensues!
Overall rating
1
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5
110 of 116 found this review helpful
SAME GAME WITH A DIFFERENT TITLE JUST DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME LATELY
PostedAugust 30, 2019
pennmom36
fromIf you have to have a Time Management fix, this Standard Edition version is the better choice. (even better, replay AA # 3-same thing really)
Skill Level:Expert
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
Back in the day, Time Management games were a rare treat here on Big Fish Games. Recently, Felix finally realized that there are a ton of Time Management fans and we have been treated to some top-notched, 5-star TM games. Because of this, we TM fans don't have to settle, we don't have to be content with subpar, run-of-the-mill, boring games, such as Argonauts Agency! We can be picky, we should be picky IF we want the top-notched, amazing TM games to keep flowing our way.
This game isn't visually appealing because everything is a golden hue. Constantly having to row my raft back and forth to gather resources on several different islands just isn't fun, it's boring, and it's exactly the same scenario as the last game, and the game before that, and the game before that, I'm confident it will be the same task in the fifth installment as well.
You can play in an Untimed, Normal or Hard difficulty mode and it allows you to switch back and forth easily before the start of each level with an icon located above the levels. I do like this feature because sometimes it's helpful to play the first go-round in an untimed mode to figure out what the requirements are, such as what materials are needed for each task (bridges, boulders, etc) and then play the level again in a normal or hard mode, especially when a TM game requires a lot of strategies. Once you have collected 5 Stars, you get to open a Treasure Chest located on the bottom left of the Map screen. That gives you 3 small chests to choose from and you can earn extra resources and bonuses.
Bonuses have to be won by spinning a Casino Slot Machine with Crystals as the currency. You will earn 10 Crystals every 5 minutes you play (why not leave the game running overnight?) The bonuses are % based and become more worthy the higher the percentage:
⛏️Sandals~speeds up the characters.
⛏️Axe~cut down trees faster.
⛏️Shovel~fill holes faster.
⛏️Sword~monster battle time reduced.
⛏️Hammer~speeds up construction.
⛏️Pick~speeds stone breaking time.
⛏️Axe~cut down trees faster.
⛏️Shovel~fill holes faster.
⛏️Sword~monster battle time reduced.
⛏️Hammer~speeds up construction.
⛏️Pick~speeds stone breaking time.
There's really nothing different here than any other TM game. Build Farms for food, Sawmills for wood, Gold Mines, Quarries for stone and Markets for trading food for specific materials such as Stone or Gold. There are the usual Berry Bushes for a renewable food source, as well as the usual path blockers of conveniently cut & stacked wood, boulders, puddles, holes, bread loaves that somehow gets left strategically on a blocked path just when you need it the most, not to mention random caches of gold coins. (did 1 person lose all that gold or are there several absent-minded millionaires?)
The only features offered in the Collector's Edition version, are 10 pages of Concept Art pictures and 5 Music Soundtracks, 31 Achievements a few extra levels in the Additional Campaign section, and for the first time, a Strategy Guide was offered. So I suppose this would be the better choice of versions?
ARGONAUTS AGENCY SERIES LIST
Title Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Golden Fleece (November 21-2018) 3.4
2-Pandora's Box (February 1-2019) 3.6
3-Chair of Hephaestus (June 16-2019) 3.0
4-Glove of Midas (August 30-2019) n/a
2-Pandora's Box (February 1-2019) 3.6
3-Chair of Hephaestus (June 16-2019) 3.0
4-Glove of Midas (August 30-2019) n/a
I don't recommend this game.