Mac Games – reviews and game downloads

Learn to be an animal expert by playing the enjoyable Mac puzzle game Animal Genius. Use your vast animal knowledge to beat the game and win an animal. Go to different continents searching for and learning about the native animals in that area from steamy jungles to the frosty arctic.

There are many entertaining plays to try to outsmart the game. 25 points is needed to win a dolphin and you get different amount of points for each game depending on how well you do. So in order to get enough points, you must do the math by adding up the points you get from each game. The Creature Collector will give you a description like furry and you click on the animal with fur when they come out of their holes. This game is similar to hitting the groundhog on the head arcade game. Scratch and See will have you using your cursor back and forth to scratch out the gray in order to see what animal is hidden behind the paint. If you do not do this quickly, you may not be able to identify the subject behind the shield since it’s timed. Another game is the Maze Munch. This is where you run around a maze until you get to an opening and you try to catch a fly with your mouth. Ugh! No, the gecko catches the flies. Match-o-matics is another fun game. You match the coating of an animal or lizard to the animal. You will be presented bumpy, hard green coating, and you will be given animals at the bottom of the screen to match its skin. Another game is 10 questions. You will be asked 10 questions about one animal and you are to answer either yes or no before time runs out.

Animal Genius is an exciting and amusing as well as educational Mac game. The artwork and photographs are colorful and clear, the music lively and children friendly. The moves are simple and easy for kids to learn and enjoy. The narrators, both male and female, enunciate and speak clearly with enthusiastic voices. Kids can learn about different types of animals and also do a little math while playing the games. Animal Genius is full of fun games where your children can learn and have an awesome time.

Rating:

Channel your inner child when playing Bob the Builder Can Do Zoo. This is definitely a kid’s educational and recreational Mac game. It’s colorful with simple artwork to keep any toddler captivated and engaged in this interactive play.

There are many different plays to choose from and your child will be interested in all of them. There are working trucks with funny names like Scoop, Roley and Muck. They all work together with Bob so they can build a wonderful zoo for all the children. Most of the plays are matching color to color and the more difficult game is to put the blueprints in order. Others like finding the tool at the top of the screen and matching it with one under the stack of yellow and orange leaves will peak their curiosities. The cute zoo animals will intrigue your youngsters while looking for their homes.

All the games will let you choose the level of difficulty for your child so not to overwhelm them. In addition Bob will give oral instructions and encouragement to make things pleasant for the little ones.

Bob the Builder Can Do Zoo an awesome game for young children will be a happy play with many educational features. Bob is such an iconic figure to kids that they will enjoy interacting with their friend, the trucks and the zoo animals.

Rating:

DinerTown is in the midst of a crime spree, and no one is there to solve all the mysteries. Luckily, Bernie the bookworm just bought himself a detective kit and is eager to fight crime in Flo’s great town. DinerTown Detective Agency is a Mac hidden object game for fun and entertainment.

Everyone who is into sim time management games is familiar with Diner Dash and its many sequels and additions, but are you familiar with the hidden object game? DinerTown Detective Agency takes the same quirky characters and familiar town and uses them for their hidden object plays. The list is Bernie’s notebook at the left. The magnifying glass on an item indicates the need to use it in order to see the object. The hint button will recharge and when you find the API badge it will add 5 minutes to the timer or extra points in the relaxed mode. After your search you interview suspects, witnesses and evidence to make your analysis of the crime.

There are many different objects to search with variation on the type and number of items. For instance, you must find a number of pastries, and they can consist of rolls, croissants and more. I found some of the pastries hard to make out but on the most part the HOG scenes are easy plays.

DinerTown Detective Agency is a cute cartoony and funny mystery hunt, but may be too simple for experienced gamers. However, it should be ideal for kids. A similar but more adult version of this play is Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. The DinerTown artwork as always is very good and with the music makes a pleasant game. Try it out. I give it a 3.5 out of 5 for a fun play for kids.

Rating: