iPad – Antique Road Trip USA HD Review
Antique Road Trip USA HD is an average title that tries to mix up the usually mundane hidden object gameplay paradigm but ultimately fails to add anything original to the genre. Throw in a rather silly narrative that is less than engaging and functions only to force players to visit different American cities and the entire experience feels incredibly monotonous.
iPad – Time Mysteries Inheritance Review
Time Mysteries Inheritance is certainly a competent hidden object game yet the experience is so vanilla that one can’t help but feel a bit disappointed. The game attempts to spin a tale of time travelling adventure that spans multiple centuries yet it never truly comes together in a coherent and emotionally involving package. Instead, the game resembles a hodge-podge of different locations replete with authentic attire from differing time periods but its altogether too disjointed to make much of an impression.
iPad – Nightmare Adventures: Witch’s Prison Review
At first glance Nightmare Adventures: Witch’s Prison seems like yet another hidden object game instalment but first impressions are very deceiving. In fact the game is a creepy supernatural blend of adventure and puzzle gaming at its best featuring a well-spun psychological tale that though a bit on the lite side manages to intrigue. That said the difficulty level is through the roof especially for those who really want nothing but object discovery gameplay because it features a very refreshing set of puzzles that are not based on typical genre trappings yet because of this it can lead to much frustration for some.
iPad – Route 66 HD Review
Just when I thought that I couldn’t play a worse hidden object game than Rangy Lil’s Wild West Adventure here comes Route 66 which is a carbon copy of the aforementioned game but lacking even more features making the title a sure contender for worst iPad game of all time. Developer Gameshastra should be completely ashamed and embarrassed for these bad PC ports which rip out content for no apparent reason. In this case, much like Rangy Lil’s Wild West Adventure this means that there are no mini games whatsoever and that gameplay consists entirely of hidden object locations one after the other from start to finish. While HOG gamers might see this as a positive it does nothing but frustrate players to no end especially when one takes into account the game’s dual daggers of boredom the first being the ludicrously easy difficulty and the second the total lack of any penalties.
iPad – Rangy Lil’s Wild West Adventure Review
My current obsession with playing hidden object games continues but as I proceed I’m quickly finding out that many of these titles are not only mediocre but some are downright abysmal. Rangy Lil’s Wild West Adventure is one of those from the latter camp and is just a horrid example of what the genre has to offer. I have never been so agitated that I have felt the need to rush through the game as fast as possible merely so that I could finish it and get the hell out of there. Yes, this is one frustratingly annoying experience that just about merits nothing positive to say.
iPad – Imaginary Range HD Review
Square Enix, makers of Final Fantasy and other standout Japanese Role Playing Games, have never had a problem with their presentation as their games ooze high production values at every turn with gloriously realized graphics and melodic soundtracks. Even small elements like menu select screens have an undeniable flair. Nevertheless, Square Enix have been known to shoot themselves in the foot in areas such as gameplay and narrative, a rather common phenomenon that unfortunately plagues their recent work in the current console generation. That said Imaginary Range shows that Square Enix is still eager to try new things out although the end result is decidedly mixed.
iPad – Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp: Extended Edition HD Review
You would think that after playing a ton of Anuman Interactive hidden object games that I would be running on fumes trying to think of new ways to write reviews and while Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp – Extended Edition – HD is more or less exactly the same game as every other Anuman title albeit with different graphics I have to admit liking this one a bit more than others due to the fact that the story had a twist plus for some reason or other I breezed through it all in one sitting.
iPad – Alice in Wonderland Extended Edition HD Review
As my current obsession with hidden object gaming continues unabated I find myself once again playing yet another Anuman Interactive title in Alice in Wonderland – Extended Edition HD. I actually find it surprising that I have managed to pen so many of these HOG reviews already since I feel that I am beginning to sound like a broken record. This sense of déjà vu certainly applies to this game as well which is yet another cookie-cutter example of how extremely lazy the developer must be to consistently release reskinned material.
