Mac Games – reviews and game downloads

Cursed Valley is an interesting seek and find Mac game that gives you an option to choose between the short or long version of this mysterious tale. The extreme short version of this story is that you need to save this valley from the dark curse that has fallen over them, and your only help is the Magician’s Handbook to unveil secrets. In each chapter you have a new spell to complete.

The play is to meet your spell goals listed on the right to find objects to cast spells. You need to use the map to travel to different areas in the valley looking for hidden items. At the scenes you find pieces that are listed, in addition to finding the magician’s coins with the letter C in the middle will unlock a secret surprise.

A side game for completing potions is a match game you chain the like items together up, down, and diagonally. After completing this puzzle you get the repel distractions spell that helps get rid of flying books at the scenes you are trying to find the hidden objects. This part of the game is Harry Potterish.

Cursed Valley is your typical hidden object play but with a few surprising twists. I liked the flying books, spells and the mini puzzles. I recommend this game to people who enjoy hidden object, find and seek and even match players for all the different plays in this unique game.

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Hotshot Jessica Braxen walked away from her 6 figure advertising executive position to follow her diving passion. In order to sustain her life style she plans to search for shipwrecks and treasure. You are to help her find riches and maps by playing match games.

You must match 3 or more like items to destroy them. In addition you need to bring pieces of a puzzle, diver and a treasure chest to the bottom of the game board. After completing that task the level is over. In between the levels there is an intense story developing with ancient people who lost their treasure in the sea, but who should Jessica believe? There are conflicting stories among the people she is encountering.

The match game is your usual swap pieces to match 3 or more items play, but this one is enjoyable and fun to play. The underwater sound effects were good and helped enhance the deep sea diving aspect of the game. Match items (crabs, fish, octopuses, black sea anemones, etc) reminded me of the Chuzzle characters with the expressive eyes. The sound is also similar and maybe that’s why I liked this game. The only part I could do without was the story, but overall this is a good game.

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Ancient Tripeaks 2 has 16 different tripeak games with unlockable levels and combo-based scoring. This game with a Greek mythology theme is an addictive and enjoyable card play.

The goal of each play is to remove all the cards from the game board within a certain time period. You use your pile to remove a visible or a card face up that is higher or lower than your card. If you do not have one that fits the criteria, you must use the reserve pile (the number on top of these cards tell you how many cards you have left) to the left of your cards. If you use all your reserve cards before clearing the board, you lose the game. This will take a little strategy and a little thinking to complete the many configurations that are presented. Combos are rewarded more points, and the screen outlines all the statistics for you to view quickly while playing.

Ancient Tripeaks 2 is just as good as Ancient Tripeaks. The difference is the story line. The original version explores the tales of the ancient peoples of South America, and Tripeaks 2 is about Greek mythology. Zeus in a jealous rage destroys 8 statues of Greek heroes. Your job is to complete the puzzles within the time period and build the statues at the same time. It’s fun seeing the little people erecting the heroes at the left of the screen while you conquer the cards. All the games are fun but many are more than challenging in their formations so you get a lot of playability in this addictive card game.

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