Gamers in search of a more challenging digital diversion than mere gem-swapping or hidden object hunting should enjoy FishCo, a fun business simulation that tests your skills as an aquarium owner.
If time isn't on your side these days, here's the "quick and dirty" on Between the Worlds: it's a blasé hidden object game that suffers from many annoying shortcomings.If you're the type of person who needs more details, however, keep on reading for a deeper look at this flawed puzzler.
As far as hidden object games go, Cassandra's Journey: The Legacy of Nostradamus delivers one of the more entertaining spins on the popular casual game category. While it doesn't really bring anything new to the genre, it's a highly polished and fun diversion, with many mini-games to keep things fresh and a story you might actually be interested in.
One of the biggest gripes I have as a game reviewer who follows the casual space closely is the lack of ingenuity. That is, once there's a breakthrough game type - such as match-three, time management or hidden object puzzles - along come 101 clones that do very little to push the genre forward. Sure there's such thing as a well-made copycat, but critics like me smile ear to ear when a developer dares to try something different.Such is the case with PopCap's Wizard's Pen, a highly entertaining puzzle game that puts a unique spin on the hidden object genre. It's not a completely unique experience, no, but keeps players on their toes with a wonderful assortment of puzzles to keep things fresh and exciting.
It was only a matter of time before a hidden object game was based on the mystery surrounding the Bermuda triangle - and the good news is that Lost Secrets: Bermuda Triangle does a good job of bleding an interesting story, memorable characters and hidden object gameplay.On this seafaring adventure, we meet the daring Rachel Broadview, who discovers her great grandmother's name in a book about shipwrecks in the Bermuda Triangle. So she sets out to uncover secrets buried there, and of course how it relates to her ancestor's involvement. Will Rachel reap the rewards of her curiosity or is she tempting fate? We won't give anything away here, but the story is one of the game's more impressive features.
Delicious - Emily's Tea Garden is proof that a casual game doesn't need to reinvent the wheel to be a lot of fun. After all, we've seen this restaurant-themed time management game mechanic many times in the past, but here it's pulled off very well for the most part.As told in the brief introductory sequence, you play as Emily who wants to create her very own tea garden, but in order to raise enough money to do so she takes on work at various restaurants. (Yes, the name of the game insinuates you're managing a tea garden, but that's not the case until the end.)
OK, so we won't take any credit for it, but after the last couple of uninspiring "Dash" offshoots - such as Fashion Dash, Doggie Dash and Dairy Dash - we at Gamezebo begged PlayFirst to come up with something fresh, fun and worthy of the Diner Dash legacy. And they did.Parking Dash is a time management game that's very easy to get into but extremely hard to put down. Sure, we're still hanging out in DinerTown and seeing familiar faces such as Flo (from Diner Dash) and Quinn (from Wedding Dash), but this new spin on the franchise will please seasoned casual players who might be frustrated with this summer's lukewarm "Dash" offerings.
If you fell in love with the original Peggle game - and as you can see by our rare 5-star score, Gamezebo was certainly one of them - you will likely enjoy playing through PopCap's Peggle Nights, the first of what will likely be many sequels for this popular arcade game.