pennmom36's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.7
- Helpful Votes:358,445
- Reviews Submitted:4724
- First Review:December 10, 2012
- Most Recent Review:July 6, 2025
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Iron Sea: Frontier Defenders
Man the guns! The enemy has recovered and is attacking! Defend the fort against the siege, build cannons, use secret weaponry and have faith in victory!
Overall rating
5
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5
69 of 75 found this review helpful
Defend The Frontier
PostedNovember 18, 2014
pennmom36
fromIt's hard to take those little tug boats seriously!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
I'm a big fan of Tower Defense games and particularly when they take place at sea. The object of TD games are to build weapons such as light or heavy cannons, to defeat the groves of warships and keep them from entering your frontier/castle. The weapons can be upgraded to cover more area and you must strategically place the weapons upon various platforms, anticipating which path the ships will take. You earn money and anchors (loot) and you can purchase upgrades at the shop such as, weapons cost less, weapons cause more damage or weapons cover a larger area. You can also purchase common bonuses that will give you more health, earn more loot or buy airstrike missiles that can be used manually as a last ditch effort. If you haven't played a TD game you should give it a try, it's very addictive and easy to learn because of the tutorial available and there are three modes of difficulty, Easy, Normal and Hard, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Knight Solitaire
Become the champion of a royal tournament! Outplay your rivals and win the kingdom's grand prize!
Overall rating
3
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5
56 of 63 found this review helpful
A Tad Bit Mundane
PostedNovember 17, 2014
pennmom36
fromHalloween solitaire was much better!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
I love solitaire games but I just couldn't get into this game. There are two modes of difficulty, Squire Mode which allows you to replay any level, and Knight Mode which only allows you to replay the entire pack. There are levels in locations such as the Royal Garden and the Castle Courtyard but nothing really exciting. This game requires you to play a card either higher or lower than the last card played or displayed regardless of the suit. If you remove all gold cards you win the hand automatically, even if other cards are left on the board. You can purchase bonuses in the shop for extra undo's, the right to remove the deck and re-deal new cards or buy more joker wild cards. You earn more points for long chains and there are available achievements, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Curse of the Full Moon Collector's Edition
Called into a small city from the capitol, you have been put in charge of solving a string of mysterious murders!
Overall rating
4
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Shadow Wolf Mysteries: Curse of the Full Moon CE
PostedNovember 17, 2014
pennmom36
fromDid I really cut the bars on the wolf's cage and let him escape?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Obviously not you detective, the town you are investigating is swarming with brazen wolves and rumors are spreading like a plague, are there werewolves? Fingers are pointing at the gypsy from the circus who just so happens to own a wolf, but she claims that her wolf is innocent!
The storyline is fantastic, and the cutscenes are very well done, the characters are detailed and the voiceovers are well done. I would have given this game 5 stars but there is no map and no hint button whatsoever! The Hidden Object Scenes are fairly interactive and they are entirely list finds, some items are very small. The mini games range from simple to complicated, the game I enjoyed the most was recreating a pattern of gold and silver tiles using directional arrows that move the tiles up, down, left or right.
I understand that this is an older game, but from what I can tell the Collectors Edition only has Wallpapers, Screensavers, Soundtracks and a built in Strategy Guide that is only available in the full version, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Discovery! A Seek and Find Adventure
Hunt for more than 1,000 hidden objects in six international hotspots with your entertaining host, Jerry Landers.
Overall rating
3
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5
13 of 15 found this review helpful
Discovery! A Seek And Find Adventure
PostedNovember 15, 2014
pennmom36
fromI won!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
3
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This is one of the most unique seek and find games I have ever played. You will be a guest on a game show hosted by Jerry Landers and his assistant Jill Summers, featuring entertaining HO's, and clever mini games. After entering your players name you choose which unlocked character you want to be portrayed by, as the game progresses, new characters will be unlocked. The game itself isn't difficult, however it is a fast moving seek and find game as you race to find objects listed before the other two contestants find them.. First you spin the wheel to find out how much money each item is worth and then you start searching scenes from around the world such as Spain, Australia and France. The items are small and not exactly easy to find, if the item is found by one of the other players a blue dot or red dot next to the item will show which player has found that item and it's worth less when you find it. Some listed items are random items some are listed as a category such as animals or toys. You earn bonus money when you find items in succession. There are also bonus games such as trivia takeoff or Pricetag match where you flip over two price tags at a time to match identical pictures. The bonus round requires you to find several items in several different countries before the timer runs out, you can and should hit the pass button if you cannot find the item quickly to move on to the next item. Nice game, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Detective Stories: Hollywood
Tinseltown`s in trouble and it`s up to you to save it! Solve a cavalcade of challenging puzzles in this Hidden Object game!
Overall rating
2
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5
8 of 10 found this review helpful
Detective Stories: Hollywood
PostedNovember 15, 2014
pennmom36
fromWhy do the characters look like Errol Flynn and Sophia Loren?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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
This is going to be a short review because I only made it about halfway through the demo. This isn't much of a Hidden Object game, although there are some HO's that are list finds or silhouetted shape finds, and each scene is repeated which is very boring in my opinion. There are however a lot of puzzles and mini games such as clicking on a crane to move the arm, and then click again to drop the crane without grabbing a swimming fish, until you have found all the stones with hidden numbers on them. I gave up on the mini game that required you to "dust" a western scene. The dust didn't look much different than the rest of the brown dust filled scene and there was apparently only three windows and a cart to dust about one million times in each spot, BORING.
I don't recommend this game.
Haunted Legends: The Stone Guest Collector's Edition
Someone is stealing the hearts of children – literally! Is it a brilliant inventor, seeking to cure his ailing son? Or has dark magic taken over the village...
Overall rating
5
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5
134 of 159 found this review helpful
Is Dr. Leporello Guilty Or Has He Been Framed?
PostedNovember 15, 2014
pennmom36
fromWho's Haunted?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Dr. Leporello worked tirelessly to find a cure for his dying son. When he finally invented a mechanical heart to keep him alive, he was ecstatic, but what should have been the happiest day of his life turned out to be the worse day of his life! The townsfolk are blaming the doctor for the missing orphan children, they claim he is using the children's energy to keep his own son alive! When that pesky dwarf shows you proof that the doctor is indeed using the children's life force, you have to figure out whether Doctor Leporello is practicing black magic or if he is being framed. Your investigation won't be easy when that evil little dwarf, thwarts your every move!
You will find an Amulet that requires several gems to complete, but honestly I don't know what will happen when it's completed. For now all it seems to do is change colors with every new gem or casing I find. The black magic spells are being cast upon a select group of citizens, with a Knot Spell placed upon a homemade creepy looking Knot Doll. When a strange old lady approaches you out of nowhere, she explains that in order to break the spells that render their victims speechless or wipes out their entire memory for example, you must first find the Knot Doll and remove the victims personal item attached to the doll. This personal item must be returned to the victim and a mini game must be completed before the spell is broken. The mini games to break the spell aren't difficult, you may have to find several crows hidden in a room or select two symbols that when combined will create the symbol shown on the clue that is also attached to the doll. You will also find a Revealing Magnifying Glass, but I think it was actually your's to begin with because it was in a box inside your carriage. This Magnifying glass was only used twice before it disappeared, but may resurface later. The first time you used it was to "reveal" the placement of gears to open the gate, and then in a mini game where you looked through the gate openings and scrolled up, down left and right, clicking on the revealed symbols that matched the buttons on the gate.
There aren't a lot of Hidden Object Scenes, in my opinion, Haunted Legends is known for it's entertaining mini games and puzzles more so that it's HOS. You may have to find 12 water vessels of various types, and later on in the game, that same scene is repeated with an interactive scene requiring you to find items within the scene that are out of place, and return them to their logical place of origin. As I said before, there are a lot of puzzles and mini games, some very simple, and some a little more complex such as swapping numbered books that are on two different shelves so that each group of four books, two on top and two directly underneath, will add up to the number shown between the two shelves. The second group of books will include the last books, one on top and one on the bottom, from the last group.
This Collectors Edition has Wallpapers, Screensavers, Concept Art, Music, Achievements, Movies, Hidden Object Games, Mini Games, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter. IPersonally, this isn't enough to persuade me and I will wait to see what the Standard Edition has to offer, enjoy
I recommend this game!
Paranormal Pursuit: The Gifted One
Every second counts in this breathtaking paranormal adventure!
Overall rating
4
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5
91 of 102 found this review helpful
Child Protection Service To The Rescue!
PostedNovember 14, 2014
pennmom36
fromWho's protecting who?
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Kevin's stepfather locks Kevin in the cold dark basement, "They'll come for you soon, stay here" Kevin is an extraordinary child who is able to manipulate space and time, and immediately uses his paranormal powers on an unsuspecting man walking near his house. Kevin mutters the words, "I need to make a call" and this man obliges, he walks to the nearest telephone booth (conveniently located two houses away) and dials Child Protection Service to report a case of child abuse and hangs up the phone. Samantha Evans finds this call unnerving and heads to 27 Riverside Street to speak to Jason Clark personally. Samantha knows Jason is lying when he denies that Kevin is at that residence when evidence lying around the room clearly shows a child has been there recently, even worse, Jason is a policeman! Samantha apologizes and leaves the house only to backtrack and search for evidence of Kevins whereabouts. Surprise! Kevin can clearly be seen through the cracks of the cellar door, double surprise, Kevin is entertaining himself with his toys...levitating them in midair! Without thinking Samantha jumps into the cellar with no regard to the fact that the cellar has no stairs but eventually the use a lockpick to escape through the basements main door. Now the heart pumping action begins as Kevin and Samantha try to sneak past Jason, the music quickly escalates as you follow the bullet point icons, Hide or Run! They both run towards Samanthas car just as Jason realizes that they are escaping, Jason hops on his motorcycle and the chase begins as Samantha burns rubber and maneuvers the car as if she was an Indy race car driver and speeds toward the railroad tracks! If Kevin hadn't used his powers to manipulate time, the two of them would have been pancakes! Unfortunately Sam has now been identified as a kidnapper and the two of them must repeatedly escape from relentless pursuit from a corrupt police department and a crooked would be Senator who has an unknown interest in children with paranormal gifts.
I found this Standard Edition to be a much better value, I simply wasn't impressed with the Collectors Edition. I would have given this edition 5 stars if there were more activities to do in each scene and the tasks at hand weren't so predictable. Everytime you need Kevin to help you levitate items or manipulate time, you simply click on his photo icon and stand back! Some of the inventory items have plus sign indicators that require further action before using that item such as bending a wire to form a hook or converting a multi use tool from pliers to knife.
There are very few Hidden Object Scenes, and all of them so far seem to be interactive, progressive silhouetted shapes where you find the first item that matches it's silhouetted shape and use that item back in the scene such as a key to unlock a cabinet which exposes the next item and so forth. The mini games were pretty basic such as flipping two tiles at a time as you try to make matches of logical pairs such as a dog and a bone. Most of the mini games and puzzles were actually in the plus item inventory items.
The Collectors Edition has Collectible Coins with apples and pencils and are far and few between, Wallpapers, Concept Art, Achievements, Cut Scenes, Music, Characters, a built in Strategy Guide (this is an easy and logical game and you probably won't need this feature) and a Bonus Chapter: On The Edge where you investigate paranormal powers on an Island. I really believe that this Standard Edition is the better value, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper Collector's Edition
Push your detective skills to the limit in a fantastical faraway land and find a prince's lost love.
Overall rating
5
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5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Detective Quest: The Crystal Slipper CE
PostedNovember 13, 2014
pennmom36
fromDoes the Detective get all the Prince's money if he finds her, after all it's what he said!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
What a beautiful Fairy Tale adventure filled with mystical creatures, epic battles, Unicorns and of course love! Prince charming has hired you detective, to find the woman who stole his heart as they danced until midnight at the Ball extravaganza. She left so abruptly that one of her crystal slippers got left behind, the Prince would be willing to give up all his wealth just to have this beautiful woman, so hop on your trusty Unicorn and alert the dogs, this is going to be an epic adventure!
Both the Standard and Collector's Edition have equipped you with a camera to take a picture of the 30 different creatures you meet on your investigation. These photos will be stored in your photo album, but stay alert, if you miss the photo op as indicated by the camera icon, you will not get a second chance to complete your album!
The Hidden Object Scenes require you to take items from your inventory list and place them into the scene which is quite the opposite from the standard method of finding items listed in the inventory bar! Several items may require some interaction before placing items as well. The mini games aren't that impressive in my opinion, most are so simple it feels like a complete waste of time such as matching four different pairs of logical items in three different sets. They don't even attempt to make it difficult with obvious matches, a mouse and a wedge of swiss cheese, a needle and a spool of thread, an axe and wooden logs, a wine bottle and a glass of wine, you get the picture.
This Collectors Edition doesn't seem to go out on a limb with the extras, which swayed me toward the Standard Edition because of the better value. There are Wallpapers, Concept Art, Music, a built in Strategy Guide and a Bonus Chapter. Both Editions have the Photo Albums and collectible creature pictures, and I think even beginners will be able to play this game without the assistance of a walkthrough, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Detective Agency 3: Ghost Painting
Investigate a painter's mysterious disappearance and solve a chain of cold blooded murders in this chilling Hidden Object game.
Overall rating
4
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5
24 of 24 found this review helpful
Detective Agency 3: Ghost Painting
PostedNovember 13, 2014
pennmom36
fromBurn the haunted painting, move, remarry, problem solved!
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
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 game has come a long way in just 3 episodes. The first game was nothing but seek and find items spewn about massive rooms (I did like finding magnifying glasses for hints and the sonar hint system) the second game upped the graphics a tad bit and added interactive zones within each scene as well as mini games, and this edition has really upped the ante with spooky graphics, well done characters (still no voiceovers but a lot less dialog boxes to sift through) This game features more of a storyline centered around the disappearance of Mr. Walsingham the owner of the Walsingham Manor. Manor's are always haunted and this haunt seems to be centered around a ghostly painting. I can honestly say this game is worth a credit at the very least but I wouldn't waste time on the previous Detective Agency games, enjoy!
I recommend this game!
Detective Agency 2: Banker's wife
Carter Burton’s wife has gone missing! Desperate to find the love of his life, Carter enlists the help of Detective James Kasey!
Overall rating
2
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5
6 of 7 found this review helpful
Detective Agency 2
PostedNovember 13, 2014
pennmom36
fromThese people are hoarders not criminals
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management, Puzzle
Current Favorite:
Phantasmat Collector's Edition
(101)Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
2
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
At least it's improved since the first one! They have done away with the lengthy comic book style dialog and replaced it with more realistic graphics, but no voiceovers and still a ton of reading which I quickly became bored and disinterested with. This game is also more interactive requiring you to toggle back and forth between the inventory list and your briefcase where you store items you may need to progress. You also have ye olden PDA which will show you a silhouetted shape of the item you are searching for or you can click on the buttons to get actual location hints. There are mundane tasks that require back and forthing as you find a light bulb in one scene and take the bulb to another scene etc. There are occasional mini games such as guessing the safe's combination with only three color choices, or using a set of keys on the first row of drawers, if the drawer turns green you have used the correct key, if it turns yellow you have chosen the correct key but wrong drawer and if it turns red that key doesn't go to any drawer and you rearrange your key selection using those clues on the next line of drawers until you get all of the correct keys into the correct drawers by trial and error.
I don't recommend this game.