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- First Review:December 10, 2012
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Meet the funny carpet people and join two eager miniature heroes on a break-neck Click-Management mission!
Overall rating
4
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5
72 of 80 found this review helpful
I'M AFRAID TO WALK ON MY CARPET NOW
PostedJanuary 19, 2019
pennmom36
fromLego was founded in Denmark 1932 & the original bricks would still interlock with bricks made today. You can combine six of the eight-studded LEGO bricks in 915,103,765 ways! ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
Turns out there's an entire city living between the fibers of my carpet (I will deny the existence of those giant fleas, however!) When one of their own gets swept away (literally) Woolly and Curlytop hitch a ride on Rocco the mouse and head top-side for a dangerous rescue mission. You know things are gonna be tough when a simple Lego brick become a giant hurdle to cross, but that's just how it is when you're the size of a pencil tip!
You can play in a Relaxed, Normal or Hard difficulty mode, and there are 45 Main Levels and 10 CE Bonus Levels that promise to be quite lengthy. This Collector's Edition version also has 6 Wallpapers, 5 Music Soundtracks, 5 Character Bios, 12 Trophy Achievements to earn and a built-in Strategy Guide. Normally, I'm all about waiting for the Standard Edition version but not this time! This isn't an easy-breezy Time Management game, you may be teeny-tiny, but there are huge hurdles to overcome in Rug Tales and if you get it wrong, this game isn't very forgiving. (with the exception of the Relaxed, untimed mode) I didn't get very far in the demo because I had to replay nearly every level, so you're probably going to need that built-in Strategy Guide at some point, and probably sooner than you think.
I absolutely loved the imagination and thought gamingo put into the storyline and tasks at hand. Collecting pencil nubs for wood, carpet fibers for wool, cacti berries for food, having to overcome huge gaps because there's a tear in the rug or wires laying across the pathway. Even Rocco the mouse is useful because he's the only one strong enough to be able to push a huge toy out of the way, which in this case is actually just a small 1" plastic toy lol.
Even though there are still TM familiar tasks and features of building bridges, collecting resources, repairing, constructing or upgrading buildings etc. those familiar tasks are still unusual because they are from the perspective of being microscopic. So small in fact, that you have to chase away pesky Fleas that are huge!
After a few levels. a new feature is added, at least it's a feature I haven't seen used before. You may have to send one of the boys several times to click on a Noise-canceling device or put out small Fires before the Meter fill. If the Meter fills completely you will fail the level! (I'm assuming this only applies to the Normal and Hard difficulty modes)
After each level, you can purchase Upgrades with the Stars you earn. There are only a few Upgrade Categories, but each upgrade gives you a Larger Percentage (5%, 10%) to Speed up Woollys working pace, Speed up Woolly's Fighting abilities, Speed up Curlytop's Movements or Work Speed, or Speed up the process of Building Construction or Upgrades.
Two really good Time Management Games in a row AND a BOGO sale...it's like Christmas once again!
I recommend this game!
Stop the Ice Queen from turning the world into a giant snowball!
Overall rating
5
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5
101 of 108 found this review helpful
WINTER IS COMING...grab your garlic!
PostedJanuary 18, 2019
pennmom36
fromIncredible Dracula is a FANGtastic & SPOOKtacular Time Management Game ☠ ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
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 series is downright Incredible but it was also one of the few Time Management games that I preferred as a Collector's Edition! I also noticed that the graphics, although still amazing, aren't as spooktacular as the last game, Vargosi Returns?
I'm glad they decided to include my favorite feature of constructing or repairing BloodDonald's for food which was briefly substituted with donuts in Game of Gods, it just didn't work in a game with characters like Dracula, Frankenstein, Witches, and Zombies. Speaking of characters, all our favorite characters have returned to assist Dracula, Rufus the undead worker, Elizabeth aka Princess and her furry sidekick Vlad. Every level has a different character which of course, will help us once we help them solve their particular dilemma.
There are 50 Levels and 33 Achievement Trophies to earn, and you can play in a Normal Blood-sucker Mode, a Casual Mode for chilled vamps and a Free Mode with no Time restraints to cut your fangs on. This game seems much more challenging and requires more strategy than the previous ones, but earning all 3 Stars is still doable within a couple of tries, by just tweaking the order of Tasks queued.
There are 50 Levels and 33 Achievement Trophies to earn, and you can play in a Normal Blood-sucker Mode, a Casual Mode for chilled vamps and a Free Mode with no Time restraints to cut your fangs on. This game seems much more challenging and requires more strategy than the previous ones, but earning all 3 Stars is still doable within a couple of tries, by just tweaking the order of Tasks queued.
There are the usual yet unusual TM tasks of collecting Resources, Clearing Paths, Repairing and Upgrading BloodDonalds Restaurants, Sawmills, Quarries, Laboratories, Fire Towers to produce Fireballs to melt Ice Blocks, Pharmacies to continually replenish Magic Elixir, Banks to keep you rolling in the dough, Botanist Homes to allow the botanist to gather Medicinal Herbs (whoo-hoo) from the Garden etc. Some Items need to be Crafted after collecting the specified ingredients, the Craft Tab is located on the Right Side and the Icon Tab will highlight in Green once you have collected all the ingredients or supplies.
This game has great humor, interesting characters, cool features, and above all, it's a really fun Time Management Game to play. It's also a Fangtastic series, once you play one, you're going to want to play them all!
INCREDIBLE DRACULA SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Chasing Love (November 3-2015) 4.3
2-The Last Call (April 30-2016) 4.2
3-Family Secrets (January 17-2017) 4.6
4-Game of Gods (January 16-2018) 3.3
5-Vargosi Returns SE only (September 19-2018) 3.7
6-The Ice Kingdom SE only (January 18-2019) n/a
by: New Bridge Games
2-The Last Call (April 30-2016) 4.2
3-Family Secrets (January 17-2017) 4.6
4-Game of Gods (January 16-2018) 3.3
5-Vargosi Returns SE only (September 19-2018) 3.7
6-The Ice Kingdom SE only (January 18-2019) n/a
by: New Bridge Games
I recommend this game!
Can you stop an ancient evil from breaking free?
Overall rating
2
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5
117 of 146 found this review helpful
THE CHOSEN SHALL PERISH...please be redemption cemetery, please be redemption cemetery, please
PostedJanuary 17, 2019
pennmom36
fromSymbols on gravestones have meaning: A winged hourglass tells us that time flies, an hourglass on its side indicates time stopping for the dead, A broken flower or tree means life was cut short, & a hand pointing down can indicate sudden death. ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
This is the section that I usually include a plot synopsis. If I do, it will be the same synopsis as the last 12 Redemption Cemetery games. These developers have had a long successful Redemption Cemetery series run, but it's clearly time to lay this baby to rest in a shallow grave until the end of time. In the beginning, I was a fan like everyone else, but there's no point in continuing to "Redeem" 3 souls in every game if you can't imagine a new redemption scenario or plot Amax, there just isn't. The wheel's still spinning here folks, but the hamster's been dead since 2013's Bitter Frost! Let the hamster RIP, let Redemption Cemetery RIP.
This is the section where I add my personal opinion about the game, what I liked and didn't. I liked the detailed creepy graphics. I didn't like everything else with the exception of the detailed creepy graphics. That about sums it all up!
The Hidden Object Scenes are literally everywhere, just about every single zoom zone requires you to find either pictured items or list items. There are very few full scene HOP's but they include Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Swatches Finds, and Multiples of the Same Object Finds, many of them include several different variations. I found the scenes to be somewhat dark and items were hidden behind objects that the cursor doesn't indicate you can interact with.
The Mini-Games, for the most part, are the same exact games offered in every Amax game, the only thing that changed is the graphics. They are simplistic, easily solved, and quite frankly more frustrating than fun. Along with the above mentioned frequent zoom zone HOP's, this game has back to back puzzles, many of which have my nemesis feature of "clicking on one may affect others" Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter in the game:
1-Rotate panels to create a path for both skulls to reach the exit.
2-Remove fingers from the ball, 1 may affect others.
3-Uncover matching pairs, making too many mistakes requires you to restart.
4-Move tokens along tracks to matching colored slots.
5-Move hands to the positions shown, clicking 1 may affect others.
6-Drag tile strips to recreate the picture.
7-Swap tiles to related image sections.
8-Rotate 4 sections until they align correctly in the center.
9-Find symbols in the sequence shown before the bar fills up.
10-Select highlighted numbers that will equal 20 when landing on the exit.
11-Slide runes along tracks to matching colored slots.
12-Connect points as shown to scale Olaf's health to zero.
2-Remove fingers from the ball, 1 may affect others.
3-Uncover matching pairs, making too many mistakes requires you to restart.
4-Move tokens along tracks to matching colored slots.
5-Move hands to the positions shown, clicking 1 may affect others.
6-Drag tile strips to recreate the picture.
7-Swap tiles to related image sections.
8-Rotate 4 sections until they align correctly in the center.
9-Find symbols in the sequence shown before the bar fills up.
10-Select highlighted numbers that will equal 20 when landing on the exit.
11-Slide runes along tracks to matching colored slots.
12-Connect points as shown to scale Olaf's health to zero.
This Collector's Edition version has 12 Wallpapers, 12 Concept Art pictures, 8 Screensavers, 4 Music Soundtracks, 19 Movie Video Cutscenes, 20 Achievements to earn, 12 re-playable Mini-Games, 11 re-playable Mini-Games, 14 Collectible Cards (require finding Morphing Skull Coins to open up character descriptions) 26 Morphing Skull Coins (various amounts required to open up character descriptions) 3 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide
REDEMPTION CEMETERY SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Curse of the Raven (July 30-2010) 4.5
2-Children's Plight (August 11-2011) 4.5
3-Grave Testimony (August 12-2012) 4.3
4-Salvation of the Lost (April 18-2013) 3.8
5-Bitter Frost (December 26-2013) 3.4
6-The Island of the Lost (March 15-2015) 3.6
7-Clock of Fate (September 24-2015) 3.6
8-At Death's Door (May 5-2016) 3.8
9-Night Terrors (February 9-2017) 3.4
10-Embodiment of Evil (May 11-2017) 4.0
11-One Foot in the Grave (November 16-2017) 3.4
12-Day of the Almost Dead (August 4-2018) 3.1
13-The Cursed Mark (January 17-2019) n/a
2-Children's Plight (August 11-2011) 4.5
3-Grave Testimony (August 12-2012) 4.3
4-Salvation of the Lost (April 18-2013) 3.8
5-Bitter Frost (December 26-2013) 3.4
6-The Island of the Lost (March 15-2015) 3.6
7-Clock of Fate (September 24-2015) 3.6
8-At Death's Door (May 5-2016) 3.8
9-Night Terrors (February 9-2017) 3.4
10-Embodiment of Evil (May 11-2017) 4.0
11-One Foot in the Grave (November 16-2017) 3.4
12-Day of the Almost Dead (August 4-2018) 3.1
13-The Cursed Mark (January 17-2019) n/a
by: Amax Interactive
I don't recommend this game.
Rise up against robot troops that are crushing the kingdom you love!
Overall rating
4
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5
58 of 63 found this review helpful
STEAMPUNK SEEMS TO BE THIS MONTH'S THEME?
PostedJanuary 16, 2019
pennmom36
fromIt would be nice to have completely different features when it's a completely different series!? ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Cradle of Egypt
(92)Fun Factor
4
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
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5
Level of Challenge
4
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5
Storyline
4
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5
I really didn't like the first few levels of this game and I nearly gave up on it by the time level 4 rolled around. After the tutorial was over some of the levels became quite challenging to complete with all 3 Stars because of the grid configurations which were well thought out strategically. I was rather annoyed by the voiceovers and the constant pop-ups congratulating me for making matches of 4 or more, which actually kept me from making consecutive matches quickly if the pop-up occurred in the area I was trying to make matches at. Otherwise, I would have loved this game, but if you own any of the Match 3 games by e-FunSoft, there's no real change other than the graphics and the storyline.
This is a swap type, Match 3 game that requires you swap two adjacent elements to create a group of at least three tiles. You can opt to play in a Relaxed, untimed mode and there is a High Scores Leaderboard. The goal of each level is to make matches over all of the Brown filled-in Cells as well as matching a specified number of specific Tiles, some levels also require you to collect Energy Orbs by dropping them to the bottom of the board.
You don't earn Power-ups for making Large Matches, however, every match you make fills the Energy Orb which charges and allows you to use Bonuses such as a Hammer which removes a single tile or chain, an Energy Capsule to absorb a small group of tiles or chains, a Magnet that collects all tiles of the same kind, a Lightning Gun that clears an entire Horizontal Line including chained tiles, a Handheld Generator that clears an entire Vertical line including chains, or a Bomb which clears a large group of tiles and any chains on them.
There are the normal obstructions as found in most Match 3 games of chained tiles, double chained tiles, Spiders that spin webs to lock tiles if you don't make matches under them quickly enough, but nothing unusual or different than most Match 3 games. You can purchase upgrades to rebuild the city after gathering enough resources (a star will alert you that you have met the requirements) and you must purchase all four upgrades to complete the chapter and open up the next Chapter's levels.
I liked the challenge this game has and it was fun to play, however, I'm not seeing anything different than all other e-FunSoft Match 3 games, even the level grids seem familiar. Give the demo a try to see if you like it, but don't give up too soon, after the first few levels it does become more challenging.
I recommend this game!
Travel through the history of industry, creating colorful mosaics and watching them come to life!
Overall rating
5
/
5
47 of 54 found this review helpful
TURNS OUT YOU CAN REINVENT THE WHEEL!
PostedJanuary 15, 2019
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
I wasn't in a hurry to play Time Twins Mosiacs today because quite frankly the Big Fish synopsis doesn't do this game justice. The first reviewer nailed it, this is a very fun and cool Mosaic game and I hope there are more to come!
I wasn't crazy about the music, and some of the color choices were rather difficult to see, such as the color White on White cells or the fact that the Red Numbers would lay on the top of Red Background Graphics and were a bit too small in my opinion. Other than that, anawiki has reinvented the wheel so to speak, by adding some really fun features to make this more than just another Mosaic game.
You begin by choosing from 12 different profiles and then you play a series of Themed Mosaics, the first one being a Railway theme with pictures of Locomotives, Water Towers, Coal Carriages etc. The puzzle Grid sizes are different every time and the completed pictures are recognizable and labeled. You can play in an Easy or Hard Mode which crosses off numbers immediately or when the entire row or column has been completed. I really liked that as you move the cursor to each cell, not only does it highlight the row and column, but it places a colored dot on the cell of whichever color you are currently on. There are 32 Achievements to earn, and I actually liked the pop-up awards, a feature that is rare in a Mosaics game.
After completing a few levels you get to use the Money you earned to unlock 6 Different Bonus Games. I've only played the first Bonus Game, Naval Battle, which is basically a game of Battleship on a Mosaic Grid, but it was oddly just as much fun. You begin by placing your "ships" of various lengths onto the grid cells, a single 4-celled ship, two 3-celled ships, three 3-celled ships, and four 1-celled ships. You take turns with your opponent (computer) to choose three cells each turn. Once you actually "hit" your opponents ship, you then have to figure out which direction the ship is in to sink it. The first one to sink all their opponent's ships first wins the game.
If you're looking for a Mosaic game that's got some cool features, look no further because other than a few minor flaws, anawiki hit the mark on this one!
I recommend this game!
Complete wonderfully photographed jigsaw puzzles and feel the festive mood surrounding the timeless wedding celebration!
Overall rating
1
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5
130 of 147 found this review helpful
IF YOU LIKE STAGED PICTURES OF WEDDINGS AND THE SAME EXACT FEATURES AS ALWAYS...
PostedJanuary 14, 2019
pennmom36
fromThese are some of the most uninteresting pictures yet! ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Jigsaws Galore
(121)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
1
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5
Storyline
1
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5
Another jigsaw puzzle added to 8 Floor Games long list of games, the only feature they ever change is the title! What's not to like, you ask? Well, there are 5 boxes of uninteresting puzzle pictures, the music is the same, and every feature they offer in every puzzle is the same, their puzzles offer practically no customization whatsoever. They do exist, there are puzzles out there that have tons of custom features available, really cool features, features you may not know you wanted until you do a puzzle that includes them, then there's no looking back!
The only way we're ever going to get decent puzzles is to make a stand here at Big Fish, to encourage them to give us more. I have nothing against 8 Floor Games or Somer but nothing ever changes with their games, except for the title. The features are always the same, the music is always the same, the puzzles themselves are basically the same. They don't even have options for larger sized puzzles, (with the exception of slight modification features) and after you complete a puzzle you can't see your finished product afterward or set it as a wallpaper (prolly for the best because they aren't very cool pictures, to begin with)
In 1001 Jigsaw Home Sweet Home Wedding Ceremony, you can choose puzzles from 5 different boxes, the pictures are once again, mostly staged pictures, and not very appealing. You can also earn Trophies for reaching goals such as playing a certain amount of hours, joining up to a million pieces, scoring a certain amount of points, solving a puzzle without making a mistake, solving variously sized puzzles, or solving a puzzle without using hints, sorting, or pocket features. There are also Top Scores and personal Best score tallies.
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.
I did find a couple of puzzles here on BF, that have awesome pictures and custom features available. Yes, I'll admit, at first they seem intimidating because there are so many features to choose from, but after a few minutes of exploring the features, you soon realize that it isn't difficult, and your angst turns into excitement from all the possibilities!
In Jigsaws Galore, for example, you can assemble a puzzle with up to 64,000 pieces! And there are so many more unique features, so I've included some bullet points of just some of the custom features available in Jigsaws Galore, features which we SHOULD expect from all puzzle games:
*Each category is kept in folders, the pictures inside each folder is shown as thumbnails, choose the size of each thumbnail, create and label as many new folders as you want.
*Capture your own images or import photos, you can even crop specific sections, you can also share pictures with others who have Jigsaws Galore.
*Change the size, shape or number of pieces, you can even change these features midway through a puzzle without having to restart the puzzle.
*Choose the shape of the pieces, you can even add "fun" or "mystery shaped" pieces to the mixture by %, for example, add 5% of fish-shaped pieces randomly into the puzzle, or 0 if you just want normally shaped pieces.
*Ghost the image, AND choose the brightness of the ghosted picture, hang a picture for reference, choose the background color OR the type of material used.
*Open up as many trays as you want to hold puzzle pieces, (not just a single box that can't be sorted, labeled or even easily viewed) choose the color of each tray and label the trays, right-click each tray and fetch the pieces you want in each tray, such as blue pieces, or fun shaped pieces, you can choose how to arrange the pieces within each tray, line the trays along the sides, top or bottom, which can be clearly viewed and know what pieces are in which trays (sky, water, land, blue, specific shapes, however, you want!)
*Select how you want to sort the puzzle pieces, along with the edges, in a grid formation, random, you can ever de-arrange pieces, and this option is available inside each tray as well. They will even arrange by grouping the same shaped puzzle pieces together.
*The toolbar can be on the top, bottom or side, and you can hide the toolbar to give you more room.
*There is a zoom feature, a magnifying glass which can be set at different strengths.
*Choose how thick or thin the pieces are, add shadows, turn on/off anti-aliasing (graphics realism) whether you want the outlines to disappear once the pieces snap together to show a smooth image. You can even choose the snap distance of the pieces, and choose puzzle piece rotation preference of clockwise or counterclockwise.
*Auto-save the puzzle at specific intervals automatically, such as every 5 minutes, never lose your progress again!
*Use tools such as undo, demo, next piece finds, hints, mystery mode, auto solve, overlay pictures, zoom, or even timers. It even shows you the number of pieces in the puzzle, and how many pieces you have placed.
*Capture your own images or import photos, you can even crop specific sections, you can also share pictures with others who have Jigsaws Galore.
*Change the size, shape or number of pieces, you can even change these features midway through a puzzle without having to restart the puzzle.
*Choose the shape of the pieces, you can even add "fun" or "mystery shaped" pieces to the mixture by %, for example, add 5% of fish-shaped pieces randomly into the puzzle, or 0 if you just want normally shaped pieces.
*Ghost the image, AND choose the brightness of the ghosted picture, hang a picture for reference, choose the background color OR the type of material used.
*Open up as many trays as you want to hold puzzle pieces, (not just a single box that can't be sorted, labeled or even easily viewed) choose the color of each tray and label the trays, right-click each tray and fetch the pieces you want in each tray, such as blue pieces, or fun shaped pieces, you can choose how to arrange the pieces within each tray, line the trays along the sides, top or bottom, which can be clearly viewed and know what pieces are in which trays (sky, water, land, blue, specific shapes, however, you want!)
*Select how you want to sort the puzzle pieces, along with the edges, in a grid formation, random, you can ever de-arrange pieces, and this option is available inside each tray as well. They will even arrange by grouping the same shaped puzzle pieces together.
*The toolbar can be on the top, bottom or side, and you can hide the toolbar to give you more room.
*There is a zoom feature, a magnifying glass which can be set at different strengths.
*Choose how thick or thin the pieces are, add shadows, turn on/off anti-aliasing (graphics realism) whether you want the outlines to disappear once the pieces snap together to show a smooth image. You can even choose the snap distance of the pieces, and choose puzzle piece rotation preference of clockwise or counterclockwise.
*Auto-save the puzzle at specific intervals automatically, such as every 5 minutes, never lose your progress again!
*Use tools such as undo, demo, next piece finds, hints, mystery mode, auto solve, overlay pictures, zoom, or even timers. It even shows you the number of pieces in the puzzle, and how many pieces you have placed.
Now, do you want more?? When you know what CAN BE available, it makes a big difference doesn't it? I'm sure there are lots of gamers who don't care about all these features, and just want a relaxing and simple puzzle to while away the time, but if you do want to see more puzzles offered with these kinds of options...make a stand and let your voice be heard...WE PUZZLE GEEKS WANT MORE
I don't recommend this game.
Embark on an incredible prehistoric time management adventure and stop Doctor Terrible before the timeline is ruined!
Overall rating
1
/
5
39 of 44 found this review helpful
AT FIRST I WAS ELATED, THEN IT ALL WENT SOUTH
PostedJanuary 13, 2019
pennmom36
fromHow about a real TD game BF? ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Roads of Rome III
(95)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
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5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
1
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5
When I saw that a new Day D was released I was thrilled because I really enjoyed the last Day D: Time Mayhem, which was a rare Tower Defense game. To my surprise, this wasn't a TD game but rather a Time Management game, and NOT a very good one at that.
After my initial disappointment that I wasn't getting to play a TD game (what happened to all of the TD games anyway?), I started playing this game to see what was in store for me. It's certainly Green, says I to myself. I discovered quickly that there are 2 modes of difficulty, and it automatically starts out in a "very difficult" mode, so you get to play Hot or Cold, no normal or in-between!
Next up I decided to check out the Collector's Edition bling, after all, the first Day D wasn't offered in a CE version. You get 20 Achievement Trophies to earn, but I'm bettin' those are available within the SE version as well. There are 5 Music Soundtracks and 10 Concept Art, who cares, pictures offered but that's about it, and certainly not CE worthy, it doesn't even have a Strategy Guide.
Time to dive right in and start Managing my Time. Huge disappointment! The first level has a ton of resources and empty plots to build on but for some reason, none of that is necessary, the level can be completed in about 3-4 moves. Second level, same scenario, and after several painstaking, boring levels I gave up.
To sum it all up, this is a below average, subpar TM game that really isn't fun to play at all. The graphics are boring, the resources are boring, the robot is boring, the story is boring. If you feel differently about the demo, I would still strongly urge you to hold off for the SE version because there is nothing offered here that is worth paying twice as much for.
DAY D SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-Time Mayhem (April 1-2014) 2.5 *TD*
2-Through Time CE (January 12-2019) n/a *TM*
2-Through Time CE (January 12-2019) n/a *TM*
by:8 Floor Games
I don't recommend this game.
Hercules is back and he's about to embark on a time management adventure that leads to love and romance!
Overall rating
4
/
5
53 of 61 found this review helpful
THIS VERSION HAS ALMOST EVERY FEATURE INCLUDED AS THE CE VERSION!
PostedJanuary 11, 2019
pennmom36
fromExcellent partnership, it works JD & ZOG!⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Dragon Keeper
(26)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Not that I'm complaining, but for the life of me I can't understand why the Standard Edition versions of TM games still offer most of the bells and whistles as the Collector's Edition versions at half the price? Really the only thing you don't get is Wallpapers, a few Bonus Levels and a Strategy Guide. You still earn Achievements, you still get Hidden Puzzle Runes, you still get an amazing TM game, so hopefully, you were able to hold out for the version which in my opinion is well worth the wait!
12 Labours of Hercules has always been on my top 10 favorite Time Management Games List because I love Roman and Greek Mythology, and they always have just the right amount of Strategy to make it challenging but still fun to play. I wasn't crazy about the last one, Fleecing the Fleece, because it just seemed to be a repeat of the ones before, but How I Met Megara has upped the ante! Every level is so unique, it's almost like playing an entirely different TM series with every level! You aren't just running back and forth on a clear-cut path collecting resources and removing obstacles like hundreds of other TM games. One level you are on a boat, the next on the back of a serpent, and even being chased by mummies in a Pyramid, it's just a really cool theme in my opinion.
There are three different modes of difficulty, Relaxed, Casual and Expert, and every level that is completed within Gold Time reveals what's inside the Great Egyptian Pyramid, my only complaint is that the pyramid has kind of bland graphics.
Each level has a Hidden Puzzle Piece to find which looks like an Ancient Rune Tile and it allows you to assemble 5 different puzzles. I always look for the puzzle piece before clicking on anything which starts the game, that way I don't forget about the puzzle piece or waste time searching for it. You can replay any of the levels to try to get a better score or if you forgot the puzzle piece. There are 22 Achievements or Trophies to earn for tasks such as collecting a resource after completing the level tasks, completing the level without using bonuses or finding 10 puzzle pieces etc. Each Chapter has a Bonus Level or sub-level to play as well (5 Bonus Levels total)
The Collector's Edition has 9 Wallpapers, 22 Trophies or Achievements to earn, (which can be viewed on the level map) Hidden Rune Puzzle Pieces, 5 Puzzles to complete once all the pieces have been collected, 5 Bonus sub-levels, 6 Movie Video Cutscenes, and a built-in Strategy Guide, enjoy
12 LABOURS OF HERCULES SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-12 Labours of Hercules SE only (October 30-2013) 4.0
2-The Cretan Bull SE only (July 21-2014) 3.8
3-Girl Power SE only (January 4-2015) 3.9
4-Mother Nature (September 20-2015) 3.9
5-Kids of Hellas (February 21-2016) 4.7
6-Race For Olympus (November 30-2016) 4.5
7-Fleecing The Fleece (August 2-2017) 3.7
8-How I Met Megara (January 11-2019) n/a
2-The Cretan Bull SE only (July 21-2014) 3.8
3-Girl Power SE only (January 4-2015) 3.9
4-Mother Nature (September 20-2015) 3.9
5-Kids of Hellas (February 21-2016) 4.7
6-Race For Olympus (November 30-2016) 4.5
7-Fleecing The Fleece (August 2-2017) 3.7
8-How I Met Megara (January 11-2019) n/a
by: JetDogs Studio
by: Zoom Out Games
by: Zoom Out Games
I recommend this game!
Can you save your brother and the worlds in time?
Overall rating
4
/
5
95 of 129 found this review helpful
WANTED! DEAD OR ALIVE
PostedJanuary 10, 2019
pennmom36
fromThe Masone Labyrinth in Fontanellato, Italy has the world's largest maze spanning 17 acres. With 120,000 bamboo plants in the maze from 25 different species it's the perfect maze plant, 17' tall, evergreen, pest and disease free & absorbs carbon dioxide⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Abandoned: Chestnut Lodge Asylum
(219)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
When Earth's crust began cracking and causing cataclysmic events to occur worldwide, the Seeker's Order organized a special expedition to seek answers. (why wasn't I included in this special Seekers Expedition?) Your brother Simon (who used to be my sis?) stumbled onto something really big but disappeared shortly afterward and the Order has asked you to find Simon (why does a stranger have to tell me my brother is mia? Oh I know, it's because I wasn't in the loop for this "special" Seeker, exclusive, finer things club) and capture the thief who escaped the Seekers Prison and may be responsible for all the dastardly deeds.
It's a good thing my brother left me a note in case he gets lost (at HIS house no less) with instructions to use a special amulet that will lead me to his exact location! (why didn't the exclusive finer things club use it?) As luck would have it, it's a one-and-done kinda gadget. Wait, what? First of all, let's hope he's truly "lost" this gadget looks expensive. Is he actually "lost" just because I don't know where he is? He's probably going to get really mad when I show up with his really expensive lost-brother finder if he's not lost. Isn't this gadget just a glorified GPS locator that I could've downloaded the app on my phone? Secondly, if I can only use it once, how do we get back, do I pitch it when I arrive? Do I Seek a recycling bin? Do I donate it to the Underwater World Goodwill? Do I hang onto it just in case he's wrong about the one-and-done scenario? I'd better start Seeking now. (hmm, now, do I choose the Compass, GPS or gyroscope? I'm a Seeker with commitment issues apparently)
Once again Domini Games has done a fantastic job with some amazing graphic detail (although still a little heavy on the neons) One thing's for certain, Fantasy-themed games are their wheelhouse because they have such skilled graphic designers to help you envision the fantasy worlds, the Labyrinths of the World. Domini never skimps on quality or quantity with a 7 Chapter strong game and a Bonus Chapter nearly as long (a new mission, new world, new prisoner, new theft) There are Hidden Tokens in every scene that allow you to purchase 15 different fantasy Zoo Creatures, and you will find Collectible Cards from each world you visit, and there are Wanted Posters scattered throughout the worlds.
The Hidden Object Scenes were far to easy in my opinion and had little to no challenge whatsoever. They are varied with Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Keywords in Sentence Finds, and Multiples of the Same Object Finds. I really liked the HOP where you had to select ropes to align stained glass panels to search for objects but it too was way too easy and would have been amazing if it were at least a tad bit more challenging. There is an alternate Match 3 game available but it's an extremely easy M3 game that doesn't even allow you to make fast, back-to-back matches because you have to wait for the previous move's tokens to finish dropping which is a super annoying feature to me. FYI: if you want to earn all achievements, you must play the alternate Match 3 game instead of a HOP at least once.
The Mini-Games are decent but they are basically the same ole, same ole just with a different theme. As with most Domini Games you can choose between Easy or Hard difficulty modes. Below are brief descriptions of some of the games you'll encounter throughout the game:
1-Use arrows and rotation buttons to align colored spheres onto their matching tokens.
2-Use directional arrows to move rows to allow colored spheres to drop onto their color coded pedestals.
3-Move crystals to the center at the same time.
4-Move bars to align the correct number of starfish to each column as indicated.
5-Guide the fish token to its matching slot by dragging a token to an empty slot.
6-Color the segments so that adjacent segments are a different color.
7-Move the fish to the center along the circles and lines using directional arrows without making contact with another fish.
8-Align tiles according to the clues shown.
9-Navigate a maze by finding and using items to overcome obstacles.
2-Use directional arrows to move rows to allow colored spheres to drop onto their color coded pedestals.
3-Move crystals to the center at the same time.
4-Move bars to align the correct number of starfish to each column as indicated.
5-Guide the fish token to its matching slot by dragging a token to an empty slot.
6-Color the segments so that adjacent segments are a different color.
7-Move the fish to the center along the circles and lines using directional arrows without making contact with another fish.
8-Align tiles according to the clues shown.
9-Navigate a maze by finding and using items to overcome obstacles.
This Collector's Edition version has 20 Concept Art pictures, 17 Wallpapers (why is the icon for wallpapers a rug on the floor?) 5 Music Soundtracks, 33 Movie Video Cutscenes, 20 re-playable Mini-Games, 18 re-playable Hidden Object Scenes, 33 Achievements to earn, 15 Wanted Poster Articles, 21 Collectible Cards (7 cards from 3 Worlds) 69 Collectible Tokens (used to purchase Zoo Creatures in the Greenhouse) 15 Zoo Creatures to purchase with Tokens, 7 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a built-in Strategy Guide, enjoy!
LABYRINTHS OF THE WORLD SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Shattered Souls (September 6-2014) 4.3
2-Forbidden Muse (June 13-2015) 3.5
3-Changing the Past (January 9-2016) 3.8
4-Stonehenge Legend (August 6-2016) 4.1
5-Secrets of Easter Island (January 5-2017) 3.8
6-The Devil's Tower (April 29-2017) 3.8
7-A Dangerous Game (January 4-2018) 4.0
8-When Worlds Collide (June 14-2018) 3.2
9-Lost Island (January 10-2019) n/a
2-Forbidden Muse (June 13-2015) 3.5
3-Changing the Past (January 9-2016) 3.8
4-Stonehenge Legend (August 6-2016) 4.1
5-Secrets of Easter Island (January 5-2017) 3.8
6-The Devil's Tower (April 29-2017) 3.8
7-A Dangerous Game (January 4-2018) 4.0
8-When Worlds Collide (June 14-2018) 3.2
9-Lost Island (January 10-2019) n/a
by: Domini Games
I recommend this game!
Return to the famed and mystical island of Isola and craft, farm, solve puzzles and build a thriving village!
Overall rating
4
/
5
28 of 39 found this review helpful
DAY ONE OF MY PROGRESSIVE VILLAGE...
PostedJanuary 9, 2019
pennmom36
fromI can't get my villagers to forage coconuts, how are they ever going to master Research and technology? ⛄
Skill Level:Expert
Current Favorite:
Dragon Keeper
(26)Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I think I may have enjoyed this game more if it were a Point and Click game rather than a Drag Everyone Everywhere Until You Get Hand Cramps kinda game. I also didn't like the fact that my screen kept zooming back into a wee little tiny village so I was constantly having to scroll to zoom back in. I had issues "grabbing" villagers on my neverending Dragfest Quest, I'd click on a villager in several places, sometimes I'd get lucky, other times the sneaky little bugger would keep on walking and pretending as though I didn't exist, but I can't really blame him for not wanting to be a puppet on a string.
Basically, your village starts out with 5 villagers of your choosing, but I wasn't allowed to create a Village of all Women, nor was I able to create a Village People Village of all Men (hey it's nearly 2020 now peeps, let go of the past, lol) I chose to go with a Harem instead of 4 Women and 1 Man, so if the Love Shack's a-rockin'...
Now I have fully established my Harem Village only to find out there's work to be done. Well, that's just great, I created a Harem thinking everyone was going to have a great time, wink, wink, but now I'm just making everyone work to death, and with only one man in the village you know who's going to be doing all the work! For now, I'm going to keep my eye on Felipe Rose to make sure he's pulling his own weight in my progressive Harem Village, no work, no play, I've got to establish dominance and position myself on top of the Village Totem Pole as Chief because I'm not quite sure yet if these villagers are cannibals? I didn't see this particular "skill" set on their resumes, however, they are constantly saying they are hungry =o(
Finally! After a few failed attempts of teaching my Harem Villagers to forge for Coconuts to stop them from eyeballing me, they stopped complaining about being hungry. I thought it was safe to teach them how to build and maintain a fire, but now I'm getting suspicious of Felipe Rose again, I think he's putting two and two together? Speaking of putting two and two together, I decided to distract fire-crafting hungry-eyed Felipe Rose with another Harem Villager. They got into a fight almost immediately, making me doubt my role as Chief Totem Pole. A good Chief never gives up, so this time I selected a beautiful Brunette to tempt him, hopefully, she'll be less feisty.
Bingo! I just spotted Felipe Rose and the beautiful brunette sneaking off. I'm bettin' Felipe Rose wants to show the beautiful Brunette how to craft a fire!?
VIRTUAL VILLAGERS SERIES LIST
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-A New Home (July 15-2006) 3.6
2-The Lost Children (February 14-2007) 4.5
3-The Secret City (May 28-2008) 4.6
4-The Tree of Life (February 25-2010) 4.3
5-New Believers (January 6-2011) 4.2
6-Origins 2 (January 7-2019) n/a
by: Last Day of Work
Title***Release Date***Average Rating
1-A New Home (July 15-2006) 3.6
2-The Lost Children (February 14-2007) 4.5
3-The Secret City (May 28-2008) 4.6
4-The Tree of Life (February 25-2010) 4.3
5-New Believers (January 6-2011) 4.2
6-Origins 2 (January 7-2019) n/a
by: Last Day of Work
I recommend this game!