While creepy or scary storylines and settings still reign as king within the hidden object genre, the "sci-fi" hidden object game is picking up speed, with G5's E.P.I.C.: Wishmaster Adventures falling into that new trend. However, where other science fiction/fantasy titles contain ample backstories and attention to detail (Eternal Journey: New Atlantis, for one), E.P.I.C. falls a bit short where it matters most.
In Elephant Games' upcoming fourth installment in the Mystery Trackers series, Mystery Trackers: The Four Aces, we'll once again be sent into a formerly quaint town to investigate a mystery. This time we'll explore the town of Brightfield, which has been evacuated after a series of gruesome attacks on the part of a mysterious wolf-life creature (not to mention a rapid, unexplained drop in the town's temperature).
Wow. It's hard to admit it, but ERS Studios has really dropped the ball on this one. Normally the makers of some of the highest-quality hidden object games around, this month the company brings us Redemption Cemetery: Grave Testimony, a disjointed, simplistic hidden object adventure that plays like a game made for kids under 10. Although here and there hints of inspired creativity come through, in the end they just aren't enough to ensure the game's redemption.
These days, Elephant Games is the hidden object game maker to beat. The company's credits include stellar games like Mystery Trackers: Black Isle and Urban Legends: The Maze. This month, its stable of quality games grows yet again with hidden object psycho-drama, Surface: The Noise She Couldn't Make. This over-the-top adventure explores bold new territory not by journeying to distant lands, but by venturing into the twisted recesses of the human mind.
Eternal Journey: New Atlantis is a hidden object puzzle adventure game created by Alawar. You will move from location to location solving hidden object hunts, mini-puzzles and picking up items to use in order to proceed in the game. Gamezebo's strategy guide will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.
Some games are about telling a good story and some games are about doing stuff; rarely does a single title manage to do both. That's why I'm inclined to forgive the latest in the Echoes of the Past series, Echoes of the Past: Revenge of the Witch for its storytelling shortcomings. This new hidden object adventure by Orneon and Big Fish represents one of the best "doing stuff" -type games I've played in many a moon.
Just as real-world researchers have long been focused on discovering the lost city of Atlantis, so too have game developers worked on creating virtual environments detailing its discovery and origin(s). But while Eternal Journey: New Atlantis may outwardly seem like another clichéd title to throw into that group, it quickly changes shape, becoming a highly polished and incredibly entertaining science fiction tale set in the far future on Mars.
Welcome to the Echoes of the Past: The Revenge of the Witch walkthrough on Gamezebo. Echoes of the Past: The Revenge of the Witch is a hidden object adventure game created by Big Fish Games. Make your way through the kingdom of Orion on a quest to defeat the evil witch and rescue the kingdom from her wicked rule! Gamezebo's walkthrough will provide you with detailed images, tips, information, and hints on how to play your best game.