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Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst Review

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst marked a turning point in the MCF series that saw its tone shift from light-hearted crimefighting romp to something decidedly deeper, darker and more supernatural. In a nice show of symmetry, Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst, the fifth MCF game, is not only a return but also a second turning point that takes the series away from a hidden object focus and towards a full-fledged point-and-click adventure.

Posted on 11/28/2008, 1:43pm

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

Posted on 11/28/2008, 8:51am

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville Review

You know, TV always portrays Poroit and Jessica Fletcher doing the fun parts of detective work: interviewing suspects, putting people behind bars, etc. But you rarely see the grunt work, the TPS reports of being a gumshoe ... staring at a room and looking for clues. Somehow, Mystery Case Files: Huntsville makes this unheralded bit of sleuthing enjoyable ... if only for a while.

Posted on 2/23/2008, 3:51pm

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst

Posted on 11/28/2008, 8:50am

Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst Review

Just when it seemed like the Mystery Case Files series was settling into a comfortable formula, the folks at Big Fish Games have shaken things up with the third game, Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst.

Posted on 11/28/2008, 8:54am

Hidden Expedition: Titanic Review

Wriggle into your wetsuit, snap on your goggles, top up your oxygen tank and get ready to explore the most famous shipwreck in history with Hidden Expedition: Titanic from Big Fish Games.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 9:13pm

Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects Review

Creating a successful sequel is a difficult thing, whether following up a hit album, making a movie (did we really need Basic Instinct 2?), or creating a casual game. Simply putting a new look on the original won't work, but straying too far from what made the original successful risks alienating your core fanbase.

I'm pleased to report that while the folks at Big Fish Games moved VERY quickly in releasing their sequel to the successful Mystery Case Files: Huntsville, they got nearly everything right in this sequel, Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 8:54pm

Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects Exclusive Preview

Oh no! The Queen's Hope diamond, on loan from Britain's royal family, has been stolen while on display at the Piazza Gallery in Capital City.

Because of your success as a master detective in Mystery Case Files: Huntsville, Big Fish Games' mega-popular crime thriller, the FBI tapped you to help find the mammoth 800-carat blue jewel and apprehend the crook.

Posted on 4/7/2008, 8:19pm