Scottar's Profile
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- Average Rating:3.6
- Helpful Votes:395
- Reviews Submitted:236
- First Review:August 1, 2016
- Most Recent Review:January 1, 2025
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Can you stop a maniacal murderer before it’s too late?
Overall rating
3
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5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
Difficult Game to Play
PostedMay 9, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Graphics are very good. You have a lot of customizations, a jump map and a hint option as well as a skip puzzle option. Mood music is OK for the game.
Most puzzles are solvable, some with effort, some are very difficult, some are wacky. You can either skip or resort to the guide on those. The finding of some application objects is somewhat wacky and not logical. Sometimes I got left wondering what to do next as there was no good clues on the jump map.
This hidden object puzzles, or Hops as they are called, are not difficult except for a few items and many have hidden puzzles within them.
You have 3 easter eggs to find, some are difficult spot- 1 morphing, 1 personal, and 1 coin. After completing both games you can go to extras section and buy stuff in the apparel room. If you miss stuff you have to go through the game again to find the missed items.
The game had some bugs of crashing and not updating on the location map of easter eggs found. It was very random.
I recommend this game!
There are screams heard in Silent Hollow... Trouble at the Mystery Trackers headquarters means you're called in to help.
Overall rating
4
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5
Not a Bad Game
PostedMay 1, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It has good graphics and decent soundtrack. You have the usual companion dog. The easter eggs are various psycho enhanced animals. You also collect coins to buy thing for your pet companion and his family.
The puzzles are not that hard but challenging, solved every one. But there is one that has a bug in it as when you try to compete one item it just resets so I was forced to skip it. The find HOPs have embedded puzzles to make it harder. Along the way your detective will acquire paranormal abilities.
The progress is quite complicated and you at some point likely will be forced to use the hint button as there will be no good clues and the map will not tell you were to go next. It will be out of the box thinking. Some items where not obvious to find.
But it was not a bad game in all.
I recommend this game!
Lead the Egyptians on an epic time management adventure, defeat dangerous creatures and banish the dark forces to lift the curse!
Overall rating
5
/
5
10 of 11 found this review helpful
A Remake but Better
PostedApril 28, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
It's colorful with good graphics and animation and is essentially a remake of Tales of Inca 2 - New Adventures. It differs some what in interfaces. I have yet to finish the last level of Tails in 3 star time where in Heros I was able to do it the second go around although it is just about as complicated. I was able to finish all levels of Heros in 3 star time in normal mode. It was very challenging.
What's better of Heros is the mood music is much better and more motivating. There are no puzzles or easter eggs.
So give it a try, you may really like it. I hope they have a collectors version of this game in the future.
I recommend this game!
Save the town of Blackhill from an army of shadows!
Overall rating
4
/
5
A Mystery Worth Pursuing
PostedApril 20, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Graphics are good, mood music is OK for the game. Finding objects is not too difficult, just need to do careful searching. Some objects are hidden behind other objects in the hidden find areas.
70% of the puzzles are readily solvable while the others are either tedious or confounding. 1 arcade hop was funky. Excellent guide. All the puzzles are in the bonus game.
There are 3 easter eggs, a morphing object, a piece of paper, and portraits of the dog companion elf.
Overall it's a challenging and interesting game. Check out the elf collections in the bonus section when done.
I recommend this game!
A mischievous genie keeps our heroes busy with wishes of his own!
Overall rating
4
/
5
The good gets better
PostedApril 18, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Like the last ones: humorous, challenging, and good balanced graphics. There is just more variety of obstacle features to overcome. The excellent strategy guide give you a procedure you came loosely follow. I wasn't enamored by most of the mood music although there was a good variety of it.
In most levels you have an easter egg puzzle peace that goes to complete a picture accessed at the main start page. Once found you don't have to refind if you decide to restart the level without completion. Level info in Map mode will tell which ones have a puzzle piece and it you found it.
After going though so many levels you get a bonus enhancement choice to give you advantages in the game.
Good detailed strategy guide. Good resolution in window mode.
After playing in casual mode, I switched to normal timed mode and was able to complete every level, although many were tough and some just in time. But in the awards section it referenced 1 award to hiring a number of workers and mercenaries, I could not find that possibility in any level.
It has 4 arcade games types along the path that are optional. A battle ship type game, a matching game, a pacman type game, and a joust game that I found very difficult and aggravating to win.
I recommend this game!
Challenge yourself in the role of the scientist-historian-scholar of ancient civilizations and mystical legends and save your friend from the Demon of Darkness!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Challenging Adventure Game
PostedApril 18, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The graphics are good but rather bland, it make finding objects rather hard. You have 2 kinds of hidden object finds, one is find the object from a word list an another is place a bunch of object to where they belong. Its not always obvious where some objects belong. Sometimes object are partially covered. With the final object you are aided with a grasping hand.
Many puzzles are solvable for the average schmo like me, but there are 4 or 5 that are real mind twisters for the puzzle freaks. 1 is an arcade like challenge that drove me to the skip option, I hate arcade like stuff in these games. For the rest of the game you will be challenged and traveling all over the place looking for needed items. Some solutions are abstract.
No easter eggs in this game. You have a good strategy guide for bailout. Story line is OK. The music is redundant and gets old not even halfway through the game. Tutorial is good. Good options.
I recommend this game!
An expedition to an Aztec temple awakens a true force of nature!
Overall rating
3
/
5
OK in Paridise
PostedMarch 27, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
This game is like the other more up to date Hidden Expedition games. You have a lot of customizations, a jump map and hint option as well as a skip puzzle option. Graphics are par with the most up to date games. Mood music is OK for the game. The scenario is similar in the other game series in that you have to stop a villain from using an artifact for a deitie's agenda.
Most puzzles are solvable with effort, 2 are very difficult, 3 are wacky. You can either skip or resort to the guide on those.
This hidden object puzzles, or Hops as they are called, are not difficult except for a few items and many have hidden puzzles within them.
You have 2 icon easter eggs in each scene to find, some are difficult spot.
I recommend this game!
Mystery and betrayal at Rosings Park darken an alternate version of Jane Austen’s classic!
Overall rating
3
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5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
OK Vampire Game
PostedMarch 26, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
The graphics are good if somewhat fuzzy. You have a basic jump map.
Most puzzles are not overwhelming but 2 are wacky, 2 hard. I got hung up on a maze map because the navigation was not top down related but to the plays perspective on the map as to which way you are facing in relation to left and right.
Half the objects to find are related to hidden objects in the scene related. Parts are easy to find, if not seen, as the cursor turns into a grasping, gloved hand. This is not true to all hidden object scenes, but you do have sparkles to help you find needed objects. Finding one object can open up another place to find stuff. Sometimes you have to be right on to where you try to place an object in order for it to be taken.
Most scenes have easter egg bats to find, most are obvious. Don't worry if you don't find them all right off, at the end of both games you can go back and find the ones you missed in the bonus section.
Some obstacles are not so easy to solve, they take some out of the box thinking. On one scene the solution find was not very obvious and I had to use the hint button after fruitless searching, I was moving the cursor too fast to indicate the location to act with.
At the end of the main game you have 2 choices, neither won't effect your continuing to the bonus game.
Story line is OK.
I recommend this game!
Can you uncover the secret of the Qin dynasty?
Overall rating
4
/
5
Nice Challenging Game
PostedMarch 21, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This game is like the other more up to date Hidden Expedition games. You have a lot of customizations, a jump map and hint option as well as a skip puzzle option. Graphics are par with the most up to date games . Mood music is OK for the game. The scenario is similar in the other game series in that you have to stop a villain from using an artifact for personal gain.
Most puzzles are solvable with effort, some are subtle, 1 is difficult to figure out and will have you going in circles. There is 1 difficult arcade puzzle. You can either skip or resort to the guide on those. But I find this to be the case for most of these games.
This hidden object puzzles, or Hops as they are called, are not difficult except for a few items and many have hidden puzzles within them. They also have morphing objects you can find in the play of them or after you complete both games, main and bonus.
You have figure 8 easter eggs in each scene to find, some are difficult to spot. Or you can, after completing both games, go to extra section and find those you missed. In the extras section you have a souvenir room where you can find extra stuff per scene to fill the room up with objects, just like in the other up to date games.
I recommend this game!
Team up with experts to uncover a lost underwater civilization!
Overall rating
4
/
5
It will Keep You Young
PostedMarch 20, 2021
Scottar
fromAlbuquerque, NM
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy, Time Management
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
4
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
This game is like the other more up to date Hidden Expedition games. You have a lot of customizations, a jump map and hint option as well as a skip puzzle option. Graphics are par with the most up to date games . Mood music is OK for the game. The scenario is similar in the other game series in that you have to stop a villain from using an artifact for personal gain.
Most puzzles are solvable with effort, some are subtle, 2 are very difficult to figure out and will have you going in circles. The last one dind't work as info desecribed. You can either skip or resort to the guide on those.
This hidden object puzzles, or Hops as they are called, are not difficult except for a few items and many have hidden puzzles within them. They also have morphing objects you can find in the play of them or after you complete both games, main and bonus.
You have golden lizards easter eggs in each scene to find, most are easy to spot. Or you can, after completing both games, go to extra section and find those you missed. In the extras section you have a souvenir room where you can find extra stuff per scene to fill the room up with objects, just like in the other up to date games.
I recommend this game!