Cruise Clues: Caribbean Adventure Review

Posted by parttimegamer on June 3, 2012 Comments Off

The cruise ship scenario is a vast font of ideas for hidden objects games and puzzles. Mac game Cruise Clues: Caribbean Adventures takes you aboard the Diamond of the Seas searching for an international jewel thief on the loose on the ship. There are many locations including underwater to look for clues and items to uncover the crook.

You play as Angelina D’Alesco an up and coming F.B.I. agent ordered to go on board the Diamond of the Seas ocean liner to capture a jewel thief whose calling card consists of a King of Diamond playing card. Go to where the burglar struck stealing, what else, diamonds. Compare 2 photos to check for the differences. You might be able to spot the thief. Search the victims’ cabins for more clues and information. Continuously follow the story in between the HOG scenes.
There are many tasks and mini games to play. You will have to find batteries to put in the recharger and afterwards use the charged batteries in a camera. The King of Diamonds leaves you a memory game to see what your knowledge of gems may be. Keys abound to open cabinets, suitcases and more. Zoom in on sparkling areas for more items to find.

Cruise Clues: Caribbean Adventures has all the usual HOG items but it became very repetitive searching for the same items over and over. Looking for multiples of the same type of objects is used often. You do not have a choice whether to have sparkle hints or not making the play easier than necessary. Now we expect HOGs to have an intriguing story with voice acting. This one didn’t have either one. Cruise Clues: Caribbean Adventures is like a retro game. It had nothing new or original. It has a lot of HOGs and the artwork is good.

Rating: ★★½☆☆

Monkey Money Review

Posted by parttimegamer on June 2, 2012 None comments

Do you need a breather from the brain and mental fitness teasers? You know what I mean. The games that will take your mind to the furthest depths of your gray matter and leave you exhausted. Well, you are in luck with Mac slot game Monkey Money. This game will take you to the island tropics to play without thinking and not have to do anything. It’s like going to Atlantis but you do not have to throw your money away in the one-armed bandit or the hotel bill.

The lively tropical island type of music and colorful, cute artwork will enhance your play even more. It’s more than easy to learn and play this game, especially if you are in autoplay. The play is to make your selection of how much you would like to bet and then hit the spin button. That’s it unless you put it on autoplay and then you don’t have to hit the spin button. The pay table will show you how much you can win in each combination. In this game you win a lot of money unlike real slot machines. Also if you get enough of the same crate or boxed items, you win a bonus of extra spins or mini games to enjoy. The Jungle Feature will garner you 18 free spins (this is done automatically), and even though it takes a long time to get through the 18 spins, you win a lot of money. Okay, there’s some thinking involved, but it’s not hard. The Butterfly Effect is a simple memory game where when you make a pair, you get the bonus on those cards. If you get bored, try the roulette table and gamble away your winnings. In the Coconut Feature you select your monkey and he and 2 others will race up palm trees to get to the coconuts.

Monkey Money may not be for everyone, but if you want to try your hands at the slots without losing your hard earned money, play this game. So if you can’t get to the tropics because of your hectic schedule, play Monkey Money instead.

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Rating: ★★★☆☆

Larva Mortus Review

Posted by bostongamer on June 1, 2012 None comments
Larva Mortus

Larva Mortus is not a game for the easily frightened! Being one of those people, I was scared when I first opened the game to find the haunting images of a cemetery and multiple zombies. But I decided to muster up all my courage and dive right into Larva Mortus. This would prove to be interesting.

The premise of this game is that you are a treasure hunter called upon by a secret society to protect the world from the supernatural beings (i.e. zombies, skeletons, giant spiders). This secret society investigates bizarre occurrences that have been recently plaguing Europe. Now it is your job to set out and discover where and why these beasts are on the loose.

The game is controlled with both the mouse and the directional arrows. The arrows control the movement of your body whereas the mouse controls the aim of the gun. It was kind of hard for me to adjust to these controls, but it is probably just because I was playing on my laptop. The gameplay was surprisingly difficult also, as waves upon waves of the undead followed you around each room. In addition, the zombies threw objects at you, which were often hard to dodge as you tried to shoot them. Aside from the controls, the game had some decent graphics and was definitely very creepy (as the developers promised). I would give this game 3 out of 5 stars.

Rating: ★★★☆☆