pennmom36's Profile
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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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An ancient Nordic adventure awaits! Help Elof lead his people to a land promised by the God Feyr!
Overall rating
5
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5
76 of 86 found this review helpful
Decent Solitaire With A Nordic Theme
PostedJune 9, 2015
pennmom36
fromStormy
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)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 agree that there are better solitaire games available, but I really enjoyed this game. The cards themselves are pretty basic and sometimes difficult to figure out what they are at a glance, and it's available in English or Portuguese languages. This is a Higher/Lower solitaire game where the goal is to achieve 3 gold stars per game, you will lose a star for each card that remains on the board, however, you can replay the levels for a better score. There are also Achievements to earn for milestones such as using the undo button 25 times or playing 500 cards.
Multipliers start at 6 consecutive cards, and you receive one undo button per level, there are also wild cards to find and artifacts that contain coins hidden under some cards. You can purchase Boosters in the store, and these can be purchased in any amount, if you want to buy 10 of one kind and 2 of another. The Boosters are: Lightning which removes any card of your choice, a Lens which allows you to see the first 2 cards on the draw pile, a Magnet which attracts the hammer to the top, Beans which reduce the minimum combo to 5 as well as receiving 5 times more coins per card removed, and Extra Cards which adds 5 more cards to the deck. Enjoy!
I recommend this game!
The Simmons family is at it again... and you're invited to join them on their cross-country camping adventure.
Overall rating
1
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5
24 of 26 found this review helpful
Family Vacation 2: Road Trip
PostedJune 9, 2015
pennmom36
fromShould've kept the convertible
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)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
The Simmons family is embarking on a road trip in their new camper. Barb traded in the convertible she won on the Price is Nice show on the first Family Vacation. You are tasked with helping the family get ready for vacation as well as help them on the road.
Unfortunately, I disliked this game more than the first edition. The seek and find items are at times small and unrecognizable, and the hint system only works within the seek and find scenes. Each scene has one zoom in area and each scene has an extra silhouetted shape find puzzle, and sometimes you are tasked with an extra objective such as placing clothing into a hamper.
There just isn't anything exciting in this game and certainly nothing new from the last Family Vacation. This would probably be a good game for younger kids.
I don't recommend this game.
Family Vacation: California
Help the Simmons Family in Family Vacation: California!
Overall rating
2
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5
6 of 9 found this review helpful
Family Vacation: California
PostedJune 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromIs vacation over with yet?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
2
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
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5
Storyline
2
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5
Mom's going to be appearing as a contestant on The Price Is Nice television show, in California! Time to load up the family and head to the airport as we join this chaotic family on their excursions. This probably would be a great game for younger kids or adults who want to play a family oriented game with their youngsters.
This is a Seek and Find game, each scene has several listed items to find, each scene has a zoom in area to find the items listed in blue, and each scene has a puzzle piece which will open up a silhouetted shape find bar, when all items are found it will create a video game, camera etc. After each level is completed, you get to play a Mini Game such as packing different sized luggage into the car, right clicking the items to rotate.
You can take a photo of the family during their vacation whenever the character's pose and a camera pops up. These pictures can be viewed anytime in the Album icon, and they can be retaken if you don't like them.
I don't recommend this game.
Haunted Train: Frozen in Time
Thieves have stolen Charon's most powerful artifact: watches that can stop time. Now only you stand in their way.
Overall rating
4
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5
52 of 60 found this review helpful
The Ferryman Of Souls
PostedJune 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromI hear the train a comin....
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)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
The ferryman of souls has made an unexpected stop to allow Olivia to search for Daniel who has been missing for three days. Charon explains that Daniel was sent on a dangerous mission to find the thief who stole Charon's Chronometer. The Chronometer can be used to freeze time itself, in the hands of evildoers, this can be very dangerous. Luckily, Charon has one Chronometer left, and this will be your greatest asset, if you're going to find Daniel, and capture the thief!
The Chronometer can also be used to release Time Stop Bubbles which are created when time has been frozen, and I loved this feature because of the Mini Games that make you "think". You must find 4 items that are frozen in time, be that a clock, a bird, or mother nature herself, some items are obvious, some are not, especially later on in the game. The Collector's Edition has the additional feature of 17 Morphing Items to find, which is my all time favorite feature, and there are 47 Collectible Butterflies to net. I'm not sure why, but I also loved the way the Achievements are presented, they pop out with some really epic music like you just won the pulitzer prize! The Achievement icon still pops out in this Standard Edition, but there is no information as to what the achievement was, nor a place to visit the achievements earned. Many of the inventory items are Complex Items, meaning some type of interaction is required before you can use that item such as combining that item with another inventory item.
The only feature I was disappointed in was the Hidden Object Scenes, because the same scene is repeated which is so boring in my opinion. Most of the scenes are interactive list finds, but there are also Silhouetted Shapes to find and let's not forget that the Chronometer game is actually a HOP too. The Mini Games are good, but I found them to be way too easy, first try puzzles, which is okay at times, and beats the alternative any day of the week. An example of a typical puzzle requires you to move tokens around several slots using directional arrows until each token was nestled into it's matching colored slot.
The Collector's Edition has 47 Collectible Butterflies, 17 Morphing Objects, 20 Hidden Object Scenes, 21 Mini Games, Achievements, Music, Wallpaper, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief
The Brothers Grimm have assigned the task of revealing the truth behind missing children in the town of Arbourshire; it is up to you to discover the secrets of the Fairy Tale Mystery, before it is too late.
Overall rating
4
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5
6 of 8 found this review helpful
Fairy Tale Mysteries: The Puppet Thief SE
PostedJune 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromCut the strings!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
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5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
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5
The Grimm Brothers have been sent to a small town to investigate the disappearance of several children. A man has been traveling from town to town, telling stories, singing songs, reading poetry, and capturing the children's souls! This puppet thief uses a very old and very dark form of magic, he uses their image in the form of a puppet. Together with the help of the Silver Magician, whose own daughter has been taken, hopefully the Brothers Grimm can find a way to stop this evil puppet master before it's too late.
The more I played this game, the more I liked it, with just the right amount of Hidden Object games and clever mini games to solve. The Hidden Object Scenes are just simple list finds, but they are very well done, obscuring the items within the scenery or partially blocking the item behind another item. The Mini Games are mostly puzzles requiring you to swap tiles, exchange tokens or turn discs, some of them even require you to figure out the solution after you find the clues elsewheres in the game!
The only downfalls to this game are the absence of a map and the fact that some inventory items are really small and difficult to find at times, unless you play in the Casual mode which has a ton of sparkles on everything, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
FreudBot
Help Steve face strange mothers, complicated girlfriends, dangerous youths, aggressive bosses and... his own fear.
Overall rating
1
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5
33 of 41 found this review helpful
Pointless Game
PostedJune 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromI'm imagining petting kittens, did I win?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
1
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
1
/
5
Level of Challenge
1
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I don't often rate games with 1 star because most games have some type of entertainment value, this game however, seems so pointless and definitely isn't fun. Seems Steve has trouble dealing with stress in a positive way, so his insurance has sent FreudBot to the rescue, a Robotionic Psychoanalyst. Basically, Steve must confront stressful situations, and learn to control his Aggressions, Doubts and Fears, one card at a time. Steve's opponent will present him with a situation card that Steve (aka you) must counteract with an appropriate response card. Each card has a value which either adds or subtracts points that either raise or lower Steve's Aggression, Fear and Doubts, 50 points on any of those will make you lose that level. Thats it in a nutshell, I see no point to the game, most people will chose cards to win the level, not read the card and apply that morality to every day real stress.
I don't recommend this game.
Your journey around the world continues! The Eternal City of Rome awaits you with riddles and challenging puzzles. Can you collect all the artifacts!
Overall rating
4
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5
58 of 71 found this review helpful
Still Lacks A Wow Factor
PostedJune 8, 2015
pennmom36
fromWhy is it that the last item you still need to collect never shows up?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
This is a decent Match 3 game, but just like Travel Riddles: Trip to India, this game lacks a wow factor, something to make the game stand out from the rest of the Match 3 games. The object of the game is to make matches of at least 3 identical items such as Soldiers, Wreaths, Rings and Swords. You can choose to play in a Timed Mode or Relaxed, however, you cannot earn the 3 available gold stars in Relaxed mode.
There are 7 episodes within Italy, and you are challenged to collect several artifact pieces by dropping fragments to the bottom of the board until the artifact is complete. There are the usual blocked tiles, Wooden Crates, Gold and Silver Plates etc. which require you to make matches on them or near them to clear the tile, there are hidden artifact pieces within some of the creates as well. Power Ups are unlocked at different levels such as a Mighty Bomb that destroys tiles nearby, and occasionally a power up is released on the board automatically. You can purchase several power ups at a time if you have earned enough funds.
One thing I really liked about this game is the fact that the levels progress rapidly, and become challenging which in my opinion keeps the game from becoming stale, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Haunted Legends: The Dark Wishes
Restore the threads of Fate, before they cause a disaster!
Overall rating
4
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5
57 of 62 found this review helpful
The Philosopher's Stone
PostedJune 6, 2015
pennmom36
fromThe threads of fate spin, measure and cut, that explains why last years clothes don't fit!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
A villain has stolen the Philosopher's Stone, that villain is that evil little man we've all come to loathe throughout the Haunted Legends series, this time he may have gotten just deserves! The Philosopher's Stone can grant the wishes of those in need, however, in a twist of fate the same stone in the hands of evil, will weaken him. Roberto the Duke of Florence tried desperately to conceal the stones true nature from the dwarf, and was planning on granting the wishes of his people at his wedding with Lucia. This wedding may never take place, Roberto and Lucia, were two of your favorite students at the Florence Academy of Magic, but the keepers of the stone have other plans!
What beautiful hand drawn artistry this newest edition of Haunted Legends has to offer! One thing I love about this series is the abundance of areas of interest, every scene has several inventory items to find, trinkets and intricate locks that are missing pieces, you just can't become bored. Because you are a Mage, you have a Magic Staff, and the Orb attached needs energy from magic threads, which is in the form of a HOP, of course! The Collector's Edition has the added features of an abundance of Achievements to earn and Collectible Pigeons to find and visit at the Pigeonry.
The Hidden Object Scenes usually require you to find several items such as 4 fleur de lis, which opens up the list items to find, I actually enjoyed the HOP that required you to select flowers and foliage that reveals a fragment, and you had to choose two identical fragments hidden underneath. The only complaint I have is that the hidden object scenes are repeated. The Mini Games are available in Casual or Hard, my favorite one was guiding birds to the correct spot, however they could only fly in the path they were facing, so you have to use other birds to nudge them into the correct flight path.
The Collectors Edition has re-playable HOP's and Mini Games, Photos, Movies, Music, Concept Art, Wallpapers, Screensavers, Collectible Pigeons, Achievements, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
New York Mysteries: High Voltage Collector's Edition
A series of shocking – and otherworldly – murders has struck New York City, and you're the only one who can solve them!
Overall rating
5
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5
215 of 246 found this review helpful
Spontaneous Combustion....Poof!
PostedJune 6, 2015
pennmom36
fromDo you smell something burning?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
New York Mysteries has done it again, this will be a series known for it's fantastic mysteries, unbelievable videos and over the top extra features, including my favorite, Beyond Objects! Laura's newest "otherworldly" case is the ongoing investigation of several Sing Sing prison guards who have spontaneously combusted, one minute alive and well, the next a pile of ashes! There has to be a scientific reason behind this phenomenon, someone or something is targeting these guards, what did the guards do to deserve such a cruel punishment?
This game has sooo much going on, an intriguing on the edge of your seat story, fantastic cinematics, 35 slow Morphing Beyond Objects, 9 Collectible Waving Kitties, 11 Collectible Statue of Liberties, 8 Secret Organization Capacitors, 7 Ball and Chains, 20 Diascope Slides, and all the Achievements you could ever want, or need!
The Hidden Object Scenes are a wee bit scarce, but very entertaining, progressive, interactive silhouette shape finds where you find the first item that matches the silhouette shown and then use that item back into the scene as you uncover clever puzzles, codes and mini games within the Hidden Object Scene! The Mini Games are fairly common puzzles such as a game of "Blocks" or Spot The Difference (actually spot the same) or arranging eagles on shelves so that the metal spheres are adjacent to each other and you can see a spark between them.
This Collector's Edition has Wallpapers, Concept Art, Videos, Music, replayable Mini Games and Puzzles, Achievements, Beyond Objects, Collectible Statues, and Collectible Diascope Slides, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Fairly Twisted Tales: The Price Of A Rose
To save her father, Bella vowed to stay with the beast, but is he truly evil? Help Bella follow her heart!
Overall rating
2
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5
3 of 8 found this review helpful
Fairly Twisted Tales: The Price Of A Rose
PostedJune 4, 2015
pennmom36
fromActually, he's kinda cute Bella. and he owns a giant castle, just saying...
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Time Management, Adventure, Match 3
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Raphael became lost in a freezing cold blizzard, until he came upon a castle he thought would be his salvation. It was on the castle grounds that he saw the most beautiful garden he had ever seen, and in that garden was a beautiful rose, he picked the beautiful rose to give to his daughter Bella. This was no ordinary rose, it was an enchanted rose, and the price would be his life! He was allowed to bid his family farewell, but in a strange twist of fate, his daughter Bella choose to stay with the castle's owner.....the Beast!
You will need to find an ancient scroll if you are to save your good friends daughter from the Beast. Once you find the scroll you will have to find the missing words of truth within the 5 elements, Wood, Water, Earth, Metal and Fire. Great concepts, but I'm not a fan of the cartoonish graphics and the slow mechanics of the game itself.
The Hidden Object Scenes are very cartoonish, and ever so slightly interactive list finds only. The mini Games are mostly the kind that require you to figure out the correct sequence by trial and error. Nothing special in this game other that the fantastic story of Beauty and the Beast.
I recommend this game!