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Be Rich Review
It's not hard for a game to be good when it borrows most of its ideas from one of hte most successful franchises in casual gaming. In spite of the clever innovations that building sim Be Rich does bring to the table, its considerable appeal is tempered by the fact that much of what makes it good was lifted directly from Hipsoft's Build-a-lot series.
Haunted Hotel II: Believe the Lies Review
Of the dozens of hidden object games that Gamezebo reviewed in 2008, one that I definitely didn't expect to get a sequel was Haunted Hotel, a game that we panned for, among other things, poor English, lackluster graphics and numerous technical gaffes. Haunted Hotel II: Believe the Lies is an improvement, but is still hampered by various issues.
Floating Kingdoms Review
For people who are turned off by the complexity and micro-management of most strategy games, there's Floating Kingdoms, a king of strategy-lite that holds the player's hand through everything from gathering resources to deciding which structures to build next. In fact, the game does so much for you that it sucks a little too much of the challenge out of what was otherwise an interesting concept.
Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines Review
If James Bond were a woman, he would probably be a lot like Mata Hari. The seductive female spy, who works for the Allied forces during World War I, must use her skills to infiltrate a German U-Boat operation in Frogwares' Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser's Submarines.
