Journalist Journey: The Eye of Odin Review

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(More customer reviews)Nice visuals... good premise. And right until I purchased it, a nicely engaging puzzle... No, I didn't read the review. But I hope you are! Just as with my fellow reviewer, right after I finished the trial period and paid for the game, it quit working when I reached the 5th scene. When I clicked on a certain object it crashed. I would really like to run the game... or get my money back. Too bad.. visuals, premise and puzzle and no engine!

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Strange glowing symbols are appearing all over the world. Journey with Cathy through over 25 locations as she searches for hidden objects and uncovers the truth behind the ancient runes.

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Cartoon Network All-Stars Review

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(More customer reviews)Why pay like ten bucks a pop online, when you can get this 4-in-one CD-ROM for around twenty dollars ?
Yes, it's "Cartoon Network All Stars" based on the POWERPLAY franchise on the Cartoon Network website. The four games are "To the EDS-treme", "Cartoon Cove Mini-golf", "Fast and Flurrious" featuring the Powerpuff Girls, and "Dropple". These games are really fun to play whether it's doing cool skateboard tricks or bursting blobs of goo.
I'm certain that there might be a volume 2 in development. If so, the POWERPLAY games might consist of "Dexter's Labyrinth", "KND Downhill Derby", "Buggin' Out" featuring the Foster's gang, "Freaky Freezeday" starring Billy and Mandy, "Triple Threat Pinball", and/or "Bowl-ED Over". Well, I'll wait and see until then. It sure beats spending money online; not to mention a wait time to download involved.

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Mishap 2: An Intentional Haunting Review

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(More customer reviews)I've now purchased 11 games from Amazon Digital Download - all casual. This is the worst one I've gotten. It reads like a comic book - and there is tons of text and little to now action. Case in point - using the Monacle to "find" the ghosts - they are in fixed locations, and you only see them for an instant before you click them away - no challenge whatsoever. I feel bad for the artist, because they did a great job and clearly put a lot of work into the drawings that are barely seen because of game design. The mini-games are buggy and don't respond to clicks consistently. They instructions are poor and there is no option within the mini-game to go back and refer to the instructions. The mini-game with the Viking war guy skips over 4 ;evels when you complete just one. Even the Hidden Object items don't always select when you click on part of them.
There is way too much text - and it really breaks up gameplay.
Really a disappointment.

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Cartoon Network Universe: Fusion Fall Review

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(More customer reviews)I saw this game and bought wondering if it would be worth my time.
IT WAS!
I fell in love with it immediately. the plot and combat is awesome!
Definetly worth your time and money.

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Mishap 2: An Intentional Haunting Review

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(More customer reviews)I was enthralled by this game! The hidden object scenes are chock full of objects alright, but your eye is distracted by a host of creatures doing their thing. -dragons belching fire, helmeted hunters shooting arrows, huge hands clenching and unclenching, a volcano erupting in the background. It is a delight to just sit on your computer chair and watch the animation.
Ghost hunter Milton Hobblepop and his wife Emily have been placed in a sort of limbo world, between planes of existence, by Milton's arch rival Avery Nailliv. Milton's cronies (you) then have the daunting task of sneaking into Avery's domain and freeing them, but mischievous poltergeists will throw a monkey wrench into the works by distracting you in causing cups to fly from their saucers or chairs to suddenly elevate. The ghosts are a hilarious bunch of malcontents and you will learn their tales of woe as you go along. Each ghost has to be zapped by you three times before he'll go away. You'll be solving riddles, too, in order to progress, and the solutions aren't all that easy.
This game is more fun than a barrel of monkeys and although the humor is on the slapstick side you and that bright - eyed kid next to you can play with mutual contentment and joy as "Mishap 2" is one of those rare games that appeals to all ages. Me? I'm 80!


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Stroke of Midnight Standard Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)The Stroke of Midnight is not heavy on mini puzzles, or even hidden object scenes. It's more like you are participating in an interactive storybook. The plot involves a blocked romance writer taking a trip to a desolate castle, looking for inspiration. She ends up discovering a tragic (though somewhat trite) love story, told by ghosts.
The game is unique in a few ways. You don't collect an inventory; instead when you collect a needed item you employ it right away. There is no decision making about what location you will visit next; you just move through the storyline in a linear fashion. There's no hint system for the few hidden object scenes; instead you touch the name of the item and you are shown right where it is.
The main problem is that throughout the game you are being literally told what to do at every turn. For example, if you pick up an object, you will immediately see a sentence telling you what to do with it. Considering you don't have to noodle through what to do with an inventory, or where you have to go next, this makes for a pretty simple game.
The mini games are o.k., nothing special. The most intriguing one involves a secret note system that two of the characters use to communicate. There's two puzzles where you have to concoct some formulas and figure out weight equivalencies which I found a bit hard, but only because I am fraction challenged.
The artwork of the game is above average, and you almost feel you are inhabiting the character's shoes since you can "move" her around the room and pan the scenes in a cinematic fashion.
The plotline is definitely paramount to this story, so much so that after the end of the game you are given the writer's completed novel in the form of a little e-book that fleshes out the love story.
I feel this is the perfect game for anyone who is new to hidden object games. I don't regret buying this game, but it won't be long remembered either.

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Dig Dug Review

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(More customer reviews)I grew up during the 80's so Dig Dug swallowed many quarters. Either I have become much better or this game has become much easier. Seems like full price is too much to charge for a game that is so simplistic it's less than an 8MB download.
For people who haven't heard of Dig Dug (I'm old, *sob*) it's a cartoonish arcade game with a strong resemblence to Nintendo's Mario titles. You are stuck in a giant mound of dirt that takes up almost the entire screen but strangely that doesn't seem to be much of a problem for you. You can dig in any direction almost as fast as you can walk through an already dug tunnel and you'll collect a small amount of points for doing so.
Also in the tunnel are Pookas and Fygars. I forget which is which but I think the Pookas are the ones that look like fat kids and the Fygars look like little dragons. These creatures are trying to attack you but they can't dig the way you can. Instead they change into ghosts where they can float in any direction but at a slower speed than you can move; at least in the early levels. Once back in a tunnel they change back into their regular shape and can move slightly faster than you can.
To defend yourself, you carry a standard air pump that you use to pump up a single creature until it explodes (yes, the drugs were good then). You can only pump up one at a time, so if two are chasing you one can get you while you are busy pumping up the other. You also need to beware of the Fygars as they can breathe dragon fire, but only horizontally, not vertically. Blowing up each creature gets many more points than digging through the dirt and that becomes the main focus of each level. The max points comes from digging underneath a rock so it wiggles for a second and drops. If you time it right, it'll squash an enemy as it falls. There are also increasing bonuses in the center of the screen, similar to the cherries in Pac Man, that appear for a very short time.
So that's the game in a nutshell. Clear out all the baddies, rinse and repeat at a slightly increased difficulty until you lose all your lives. That's all it took to entertain us old folks back in the 80's. This is why I think Namco is being greedy expecting full price for such an old title, even if it is a classic. The "enhanced" mode just changes the graphics a little bit as far as I can tell, nothing revolutionary. You can also see the total amount of dirt dug and other silly stats. It might be a challenge if there were an online leaderboard you could compete against but the game doesn't have that. Personally, I'd wait until Namco Museum 50th Anniversary Collection goes on sale.

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