This game needs a sequel. I would love to see a version for exotic birds. I had alot of fun playing this. It's such a shame there were never anymore games in this series. I loved that you got a large variety of birds to take pics of. And you can zoom in to see them up close. You get some tools that help you get better shots. And there are many different locations. Sadly, because the game is so old, the bird sharing features no longer work. You can make a bird, but it won't share. I really think this series should be revived. There could be sequels not just of birds, but maybe an underwater fish version, and an above ground zoo or wildlife version. If you want a game that's challenging, but non violent and relaxing, this is it. The storyline is simple, and mostly you just take pics of the birds, but they make it challenging. You have to get certain shots of them like flying or eating. It's not always that easy.
I was happy to see that episode 9 of this series was still fun and full of nice scenery. I liked the new photo feature, and there is a jigsaw puzzle hint feature if you click on the jigsaw puzzle icons at the bottom of the screen.
I didn't think there was enough extra content to warrant calling it a Collector's Edition, but I'm hoping that future episodes will have better features for it. I did like that we seemed to get more areas to play. The game had everything I expected it to have. I enjoyed it as much as all the others in this series. And am looking forward to the next one.
I loved this game because it felt new and refreshing. The casino theme and graphics were great. I liked the characters, and the little Corgi dog was so cute. I rarely replay HOP games, but this one I replayed because I liked it that much. I hope they do a series with this theme. It was so much better than the tired same old stuff. They put new mythology into this story and really made it interesting.