Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
The graphics are good on a cartoon level. The mood music is orchestrated, varied, not bad but not exciting.
There are 2 time modes- none and timed. 1-varied easter egg on every level to find.
Basic TMG. Few levels are challenging, I got through every one in timed mode but you can play straight through untimed and win all awards. On the completion of the first 10 levels you win 3 accelerator bonuses. There is a puzzle to solve, 1 per 10 level session, it's timed.
It has a decent strategy guide and window size.
The cons basically are you can't skip or disable the tutorials or entry dialogs.
It's an OK game to pass the time, like listening to talk shows, but not very exciting.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
3/ 5
The graphics are OK on a cartoon level. The mood music is tropical based and peppy.
There are 2 time modes- normal and hard, no easy. No easter eggs
Half the levels are challenging. I got through every one in normal timed mode. The game play is kind of funky and takes some time getting use to it. On the completion of each level you win bonus points for bonuses
Thankfully this game had no arcade challenges.
It's an OK game to pass the time, like listening to talk shows, but not very exciting.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Basically the same game in play format as before with new scenario levels and twists. Graphics are very good. You can play through timed or untimed including the bonus levels. Music is orchestrated, varied, much of it laid back. The game has a almost full screen window mode option.
As before you earn bonuses by accumulating stars from completed levels and then you can buy bonus aides. I completed all levels in time mode for 3 star awards. Some levels are really tough and just in time. It has a fairly good strategy guide that can be loosely followed but you likely will have to modify from it. It has tricky levels.
The easter eggs are on the bonus levels and are just various clip art in the extras section.
The game has all kinds of extras. The game is fun to play timed or untimed.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Basically the same game as before with new scenario levels and twists. Graphics are passable. You can get some bonus helpers through the Unicorn.
There are 3 graphics to complete as before. 1 is by finding easter eggs on each level which give you a puzzle piece, 2 is by clicking on a bat creature that randomly pops up for a few seconds (2 per level), 3 is by stars earned from completing each level. One thing about the bat pop-ups is you can go back to previous levels and get more on the replay accumulatively.
The very orchestrated, laid back mood music will put you to sleep if played before bedtime. It has a play by the numbers strategy guide that only shows a way to proceed but not closely to follow. It has a good window mode.
I was able to complete every level in normal time mode but 1. But you can win enough stars to complete painting the picture. The levels were more challenging in this sequel than the last.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Graphics are great at a cartoon level. Music- they have a whole new repertoire of varied stuff, I did not find it exciting. The story is OK.
All the levels are 3 star winnable in normal time mode if you chose the right advantage bonuses from stars earned in the right sequence. The strategy guide runs in video play mode prompting you to make the next suggested move. You can ad-lib on it and most likely improve on a better approach.
It has the same relative play interface as before. A nice feature is you can vary the time speed via a bar accessed under the menu selection meaning you can speed it up or slow it down.
The easter eggs are puzzle pieces on each level. Icons on the interface will tell you if you located them or not. Once found you need not relocate them on a replay in your current time mode of the 3.
You can play the games all the way through in no time mode and see all the puzzles and play all the levels, you just won't add to the 3 star graphic build that you can only achieve in one of the timed modes.
The game is basically fun to play and winnable in normal timed mode. You can click on some items in the playing field and watch special effects
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
4/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Basically the same game as before with new scenario levels and twists. Graphics are passable. You can get some bonus helpers through the Unicorn. There are 3 graphics to complete as before. 1 is by finding easter eggs on each level which give you a puzzle piece, 2 is by clicking on a bat creature that randomly pops up for a few seconds (2 per level), 3 is by stars earned from completing each level. One thing about the bat pop-ups is you can go back to previous levels ad get more on the replay accumulatively.
The very orchestrated, laid back mood music will put you to sleep if played before bedtime. It has a play by the numbers strategy guide that only shows a way to proceed but not closely to follow. It has a good window mode.
I was able to complete every level in normal time mode. The levels were very challenging in this sequel.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
3/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
Basically the same game as before with new scenario levels. Graphics are passable. You can get some bonus helpers through the Unicorn. There are 3 graphics to complete as before. 1 is by finding easter eggs on each level which give you a puzzle piece, 2 is by clicking on a bat creature that randomly pops up for a few seconds (2 per level), 3 is by stars earned from completing each level. One thing about the bat pop-ups is you can go back to previous levels ad get more on the replay accumulatively.
The very orchestrated, laid back mood music will put you to sleep if played before bedtime. It has a play by the numbers strategy guide that only shows a way to proceed but not closely to follow. It has a good window mode.
I was able to complete every level in normal time mode except the last one which I deemed the impossible level. No way could I complete that level within the time constrains for 3 stars. But you can get all the stars needed by playing untimed. But playing in timed mode is 4x the fun.
The game is a fun way to pass the time but I will not recommend nor condemn it for the last level hardness of completion in timed mode.
Graphics are great at a cartoon level. Music is varied, western flavored with mostly traditional instruments of the old west. The story is OK. All the main levels are 3 star winnable in normal time mode if you chose the right advantage bonuses from stars earned in the right sequence. It has a fairly good strategy guide for reference.
But most of the bonus levels were impossible for me to get 3 stars in timed mode. But the stars earned in the bonus levels do not go toward purchasing any unearned bonus handicaps advantages, only in the main levels. Disappointing. It has a good window mode.
The easter eggs are owl characters in each level. Some are difficult to locate in window mode. Once found you don't need to find again on the replay. Their are 45 regular levels and 15 bonus levels. It has side level arcade matching games along the path.
The game is basically fun to play. For the unwinnable bonus levels for 3 stars timed, I will not recommend this game, but I won't condemn it either.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
5/ 5
Level of Challenge
4/ 5
Storyline
5/ 5
Basically the same game as before with new scenario levels. Same great graphics, same bonus handicaps to get, same easter egg collectible puzzle pieces to find, more orchestrated mood music (OK) which you can download. It has a fairly good strategy guide that only shows a way to proceed but not closely follow.
I found the music mostly boring, laid back. Many of the levels were more difficult in this version. On the bonuses you get a choice of 3 to choice after so many levels. And you get gear bonuses to choose and some are duplicate that can be swapped for different game scenarios. You can play the game in a no time mode all the way through. You can get all the bonuses you would get for timed play. If on some level you didn't get the 3 stars in timed mode just shoot for the most appropriate bonuses and come back to try again.
But there is one game level, #22, that no matter how I played it I never had enough time to get 3 stars, and that was in normal time mode. Best I could do was 2 stars with all bonuses available. And the strategy guide was flawed for that level, if I played it as suggested, I would be short gold by 90 count. I would have to build the gold refiner to make up for the shortage which wasn't prescribed in the guide. And I have found this out for other levels too. So my disappointment was on that sector of the game, not enough time for 3 stars in normal timed mode. Still it's fun to play to pass the time.
So I will not give any recommendation for this game for that reason.
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4/ 5
Visual/Sound Quality
3/ 5
Level of Challenge
5/ 5
Storyline
4/ 5
It has decent graphics on a cartoon level. The mood music is like what you might hear in an old folks home, orchestrated, some different varieties.
There are 3 time modes- no time, normal and extreme timed. Each level has an easter egg, a treasure chest of gold. Some levels will have a bonus egg to pick up for a playing advantage. On significant custom settings, you can go to full or windowed screen. You have all kinds of sound settings.
Most levels are not difficult but there are a few that are challenging. I got through every one in normal timed mode. Some are tedious in winning the precribed goals.
Thankfully this game had no arcade challenges.
It's an OK game to pass the time, like listening to talk shows.