Favorite Genre(s):Family, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
This is a game from 1995 keep that in mind. This is for kids but I am 51, bought it played it in 2 hours and had a ball. I remember playing this game on Windows 95 as it was a dos based game. Sitting with my 3 year old daughter having a ball together. These are so educational for kids and way ahead of its time really. Other games around this time were Spy Fox, Freddi Fish and Fatty Bear. So expert players or people without kids game not for you but if you have kids or grand kids grab them and play and click on everything because cute little things pop up all over. Especially click the 3 Green Topiary animals at the zoo gate for the classic "welcome to the zoo song" I rate this 5 stars based on the fact it is for kids and 5 stars for me personally for nostalgia. Click on the animals speaker boxes for great facts to educate the youngsters. Made me want to run upstairs fire up the old jewel case computer and whip out all those old games that we still have!
It may be mushy. It may be easy for those people who like to burn their brains up in a game. I say bring on more like these. Graphics are off the charts. There is some back and forth but not more than 3 screens. The story was great, the only thing I would have changed would be to add at least 2 dates before the main characters fell madly in love. I got over that miss because the rest of the game was great. I will play this many more times. It is perfect for after a long day at work. It is very easy to get back into the story and the game if you do not finish it in a setting or two.
It may be unfair to this developer to only give 2 stars but the actual characters that were running around were miniscule. The pop up characters were cute but I am not playing with them. This is missing the cute or interesting factor for me. This is not as good as the hundreds of the other of these games. Are there any other TM gamers out there that miss the games like diner dash and ranch rush, airport mania, wedding dash, Janes Hotel or really any of the dash games...etc....They had playable characters with personalities, great graphics so much so that you got lost in the game. I would love to see a show of "fishy fan fins" (hands) and beg any developer to PLEASE save us from these building games or hey maybe even come up with something new?! My guess is if there were a new release of this genre fishies would be spending their game credits or purchasing like mad! I used to look forward to see the daily release and now I wait a whole week and then cringe. TM means building and adventure or HOG means in most cases kidnapped victims or stranded people from car wrecks....There are a few rare gems but UGH. is all I can say.
So great in all areas. I don't know where these devs have been hiding. I see they have a new game in process. I hope the new game is as good or better if that is possible. I tried this based on the other fishies reviews and it is worth every cent.
I am so glad I downloaded the trial. I bought it 20 mins into it. I am not sure who these devs are but bright excellent graphics. Great story. I had to skip a few mini games but it was a nice enjoyable beautiful game that kept me interested. I played from start to finish because I wanted to keep playing but I felt if I had been away from the game, I could easily figure out what I was doing upon return. Not so, with many other games (even if I love them) they are are almost too complex that I find I have to start the game all over to get back into it and have a whole day to dedicated to finishing it in one sitting so I do not lose momentum or the story.
I have not completed The game yet, I just hit Chap 4. So far very beautiful artwork and the game has humor i.e." I have not had a tetanus shot when you come across a rusty nail." I am sure the EXPERT gamers may say this is too easy because you do not have to wander for miles and most objects found can be used fairly quickly and you can teleport using the map if needed . I love that feature but since this game is so beautiful, I actually prefer to walk instead and enjoy the scenery and the locations are close enough to enjoy doing that. Rare in most of these games. I just sit and look at the HO scenes in awe of the detail. clear, not too many too find to keep the game flowing. So I rate 5 for challenege because for me I prefer not to pull out my hair or have to stop the story for every single mini game or puzzle and sit in frustration I dont like to skip but most always do because I don't want to stop my mission to hurt my brain. I prefer simple quick fun puzzles that can be done in 5 minutes. I cannot comment on the length but to me even if a game is only 3-4 hours it is worth full price if it is re-playable and it is the highest quality. I tend to get bored of games that are too long I forget what was going on if I don't get back to them for a week. This developer did not look familiar to me I clicked on the games tab and only see 2 others Mystery of the Ancients Lockwood Manor and Kate Arrow Desserted Wood. I pulled up the reviews and bought them straight away just now without even trying the demo. I hope they are as great as this! Happy Gaming people! Now back to this great game to save someone who doesn't deserve it. # you have to play to know what that means LOL#!I have only done 1 other review I hope you find this helpful. Loved it so muchI had to do one!
This game was so clear and fresh. I was able to sit down after a long day of work and just "enjoy" playing. This game allowed me to think and skip if needed and enjoy the adventure. I see many gamers complain about hand holding games and not enough challenges. Personally as an older lady, games that make me run back and forth or have mini games that can fry your brain cells trying to figure them out is too much after a long day. This was perfect in every way for me.Some thinking to be done but not running a marathon and the graphics were so beautiful I loved every area and did not want to rush off to search over a mountain to a different scene. I hope this developer keeps this same style on future games I will buy every one. The game flowed very easy. I am sure the experts out there could have solved all of hte puzzles I skipped many because I did not want to have to think that hard and wanted to keep exploring the great areas. I cannot say one bad thing about this game. Kudos to these developers I will be watching for new games from them. Love went into this one!