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I'm a video game critic, game designer and obsessive gamer. I play everything, but my real love is old school point-and-click adventure games so when the zombies come, I'll be hunkered down in a bunker with my Keurig, my dogs, and a copy of Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within.
  • Bubble Safari Review
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    Bubble Safari Review

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    Zynga was one of the first well-known developers on Facebook, but that pedigree doesn't guarantee the company's future success; in order to stay competitive in the increasingly competitive social game arena, it's got to keep innovating. Of late, the mega-developer - best known for its "Ville" titles - is making new flavors of casual entertainment, and one of the best thus far is jungle-themed bubble popper, Bubble Safari.
  • Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper Review
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    Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper Review

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    Blue Tea Games is known for making strong hidden object adventures, and that's what makes Fabled Legends: The Dark Piper so disappointing. From its ho-hum story concept to its shop-worn gameplay, The Dark Piper marches staidly along, offering little in the way of wonder, mystery, innovation or suspense. With little for veteran gamers to latch onto, The Dark Piper becomes an exercise in mediocrity meant for either the utterly inexperienced or the painfully undiscerning.
  • Pyramid Solitaire Saga Review
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    Pyramid Solitaire Saga Review

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    If you've been on Facebook in the last few months, you've noticed that the games banner is dominated by titles with the word "saga" at the end of them. These popular pasttimes all come from the same place - international casual game company King.com. The folks at King.com have more than proven they get how to make obsession-inducing gameplay, as their latest effort, Pyramid Solitaire Saga, readily attests.
  • Secrets of the Dark: Eclipse Mountain Review
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    Secrets of the Dark: Eclipse Mountain Review

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    The Orneon development team has not one, but three successful franchises going for them: Agency of Anomalies, Echoes of the Past and Secrets of the Dark. At this point, they could well be considered experts of the hidden object genre. But just in case some doubters remain, this month Orneon brings us yet another excellent title—the second in the globe-trotting Secrets of the Dark series—a toothsome, Thai-spiced adventure called Eclipse Mountain.
  • Theatre of the Absurd Review
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    Theatre of the Absurd Review

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    Canadian developer Silverback Games has proven it's capable of great things—witness the company's previous titles such as Secrets of the Dragon Wheel and the Empress of the Deep series. This month, the talented team cranks up the creepy in its latest casual offering, Theater of the Absurd. Good-looking, well-presented, and far more intense than your average hidden object game, this infernal adventure will thrill horror enthusiasts and scare the pants off everyone else.
  • PuppetShow: Return to Joyville Review
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    PuppetShow: Return to Joyville Review

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    Over the last few years, ERS Games' Puppet Show series has become a fan favorite. Thanks to beautiful graphics, moody music, interesting puzzles and dark, disturbing storylines, the franchise has consistently delivered spookily satisfying hidden object games. The latest game in the series, Puppet Show: Return to Joyville, follows suit, promising yet another uncanny adventure. Unfortunately, a formula that just a few years ago felt surprisingly creepy, today feels both familiar and conventional.
  • Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room Review
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    Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room Review

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    French novel The Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux is considered one of the greatest "locked room" mysteries of all time. In it, a crime is committed within a locked bedroom and the assailant escapes, seemingly vanishing into thin air. Despite the story's distinctly 19th century themes, The Yellow Room remains one of the most surprising works of detective fiction ever written. Due to a fundamental flaw, its interactive equivalent, Victorian Mysteries: The Yellow Room, is somewhat less compelling.
  • Spirits of Mystery: Song of the Phoenix Review
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    Spirits of Mystery: Song of the Phoenix Review

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    Over the last few years, the name ERS Game Studios has become synonymous with quality hidden object adventures and the company's latest title, Spirits of Mystery: Song of the Phoenix, upholds that hard-earned reputation. This exceptional hidden object game has everything hidden object gamers hold dear—lush graphics, clever puzzles, rich sound and a magic-filled storyline, and this potent mixture confirms once again that ERS is a formidable force when it comes to making crowd-pleasing hidden object adventure games.