Dr. Lynch Grave Secrets

This is a fun hidden object game with a fun storyline. It has great graphics and it appears to have several mini puzzles. I only demo’d the game for about 40 minutes and thoroughly enjoyed everything. The mini puzzles I cam across were fairly easy while the hidden objects I would say were of medium difficulty to find. The hint bonuses are a lot of fun and small mini games themselves.


Cassandra The Legacy of Nostradamus

This game just didn’t appeal to me. I didn’t like the graphics and I the storyline was so-so. There is a section that you can unlock where she’ll read your fortune in various ways which is interesting but beyond that the game was just slightly boring to me.

Scrapbook Paige

This is a really cute game that sort of reminds me of Yard Sale: Sunnyville. After so many rounds you get to make a scrapbook page which is a lot of fun. The game itself however is very easy and except for the creating of the pages is just your basic hidden object game.

Lost Secrets: Bermuda Triangle

I’ll be honest, this is a cluttered game so I didn’t demo it very far before I got totally frustrated. The one mini game I did get to was very easy. The storyline was okay but not great. The graphics were actually decent but like I said before, too cluttered for my taste.


Miss Teri Tale Vote For Me

I was excited to see this game but once I played it for 20 minutes was sorely disappointed. What could have been a sequel, turned out to me like a re-do of the previous game. Most of the areas are exactly the same as the first game with some stuff rearranged. The plot is just no fun, at least to me. There are now mini-games which are really cheesy, what does it matter what outfit I put Miss Teri Tale in and why am I using a wrench to clean a dog?! If you loved the previous game, I don’t recommend its predecessor.

REDRUM

I really can’t comment on this guide much, I played the beta version and it was so scary that I didn’t get very far! What I remember was that it was defiantly a horror HOG, a first for HOG fans, but graphic wise nicely done. I suggest you demo it for yourself before deciding, unless of course you love horror genres.


Musaic Box

I found this game utterly confusing. From what I could make out of it, you have to search the room(s) for pieces of your grandfather’s music. Once the pieces match you click on them. Then a box pops up with shapes and symbols inside. You have to listen to the music (such as Mary Had A Little Lamb) and put the symbols/shapes (think Tetris) in the box to play the song back correctly. There aren’t a lot of directions on the game so it’s a lot of hit and miss. However, after just 10 minutes of attempting to play and understand this game I decided writing a term paper was easier. This is much more puzzle than it is hidden object and I’m not even sure why it’s classified as one.

Hawaiian Explorer 2 Lost Island

I didn’t like the first game in this series so I didn’t think I’d like the second, I was right. This is another very cluttered game, it looks like they took and image and them just randomly threw stuff around it to make it “hidden”. The items are at the top of screen, instead of the side like usual, and the print is really small.

Interpol 2 Most Wanted

This was another game in which I didn’t like it’s predecessor but was surprised by the sequel. The graphics are very nice, it has an intriguing storyline, and its challenging. The mini games seem to consist mostly of “find x amount of the same object” and I suggest you save up your hints for these.

Hidden Mysteries Buckingham Palace

This game is okay, the graphics are decent although not “wow”! The game play is fairly easy, including the puzzles. I did like the hint system though, you start out with 20 credits (with chances to earn more) and can pick to either see the silhouette of the object, the actual image of the object, or have it show where it is. Each of these cost x amount of credits. While I didn’t get stuck on finding anything but once or twice, it seems the silhouette was enough to help me locate it.

Mushroom Age

This game is very addicting, I actually played the entire 60 minute trial and plan to purchase it! I will tell you that it is not overly difficult at all, in fact I think I may get it for my younger cousins also, but it’s so much fun! Let’s face it, who doesn’t want to talk to a dinosaur? If you haven’t tried this game, try it! It’s for ages young and old!

Neverland


This game is very different. Its totally cartoon like and a lot of the elements jump and bounce about and often ask you to find them things. So not only are you trying to find items on the list, but trying to find items for other items! I found it big too busy for my taste.

Veronica Rivers Portals To The Unknown

This game is very challenging when it comes to the hidden objects but not the min games, at least not I the amount of time which I demo’d it. The story line is okay but the graphics are stunning! There are some unique ways to find items, taking pictures, xray, etc. which add a new element not seen in other HOG’s before.

The Treasures of Mystery Island

This game is a lot like Magic Encyclopedia. In other words, if you like that game, you’d probably like this one, if you didn’t… well, skip it. However, because I wrote the guide for Magic Encyclopedia, I obviously enjoyed it so… keep and eye out, this game will be my next guide!

Please remember that these reviews were done on a 60 minute demo basis and are my opinions. You may actually enjoy some of the games I do not. The only way to find out is to demo it yourself, I find that 60 minutes is more than enough time to decide whether or not you want to buy it, sometimes even 10 minutes is enough!

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