Mac Games – reviews and game downloads

Who doesn’t love Where’s Waldo? Book after book I would search for Waldo in every scenario, time period and location, looking for the familiar cap and glasses in the midst of tangled humanity. Gotcha: Celebrity Secrets is reminiscent of those days of cartoon hidden objects, or in this case people, games.

The scenario for Gotcha: Celebrity Secrets is Gaby’s world of blogging about superstars before her competitor can even get a wisp of a clue. She must be at the right place at the right time in order to get her scoops. She gets tips from callers on her cell and she goes looking for certain informants who could help her with the latest gossip on the celebrities.

Instead of looking for 1 character you look for many kooky cartoons displayed at the bottom of the screen. Sometimes you’ll only have a description of the informant. After finding the people, you will be able to play many side mini games like taking the picture of a movie star onboard a yacht, finding money in the mall, find pieces of an wedding invitation or playing a memory game with postcards.

There’s so much to do in Gotcha: Celebrity Secrets that even though the hidden object play is simple, it’s still a lot of fun looking for those crazy characters. As the levels increased there are a lot of distractions to make your play more difficult. The tourist buses and cars moving across the scene took your mind off the search, but you can still spot your people eventually. The cartoons are funny, the music cute and the scenes are colorful. There are 40 screens, 1000 characters, 40 puzzles and mini games to keep you occupied for a long time.

I think the only thing that would make the game better is if the scenes had mini dramas among all the people. For instance, if someone was getting mugged, someone was slipping on a banana or some small comedy within this hidden object play, may have enhanced the fun factor. In any event, get working on leads and find your informants in Gotcha: Celebrity Secrets.

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Escape the Museum 2 continues where Escape the Museum left off with Susan searching through the natural history museum downtown for her daughter, Caitlan, after a devastating earthquake destroys most of the city. David, Susan’s husband and Caitlin’s father, in a panic tries to reach them through the broken bridges and twisted streets in this hidden object/seek and find Mac game.

David must make his way through the debris spewed haphazardly across roads, businesses and houses, while rescuing trapped people and a lost dog. He has many tasks to complete before reaching his wife and daughter at the museum.

There are objects and inventory items to discover before finishing a level. You will need the inventory items to complete tasks . There are many puzzles and mini games to play on top of the main hidden object play. A homeless man will help you along your journey, but he comes with a price so be prepared to give him what he wants in exchange for some sound advice. Some of his requests are a little crazy but fun to do. In one instance you will be searching for dinky cars (match cars) for a hint, and another will be searching for seashells for an alternate route to your destination.

In Escape the Museum 2 you will find many puzzles and 100 scenes to occupy your time in a pleasant way. I found this game to be a little more interesting than the first, because you are outside and have more options for scenes than being inside a dark museum without lights. It was also a little more humorous than the first game with the addition of the sidekick. I did feel that like the first version this one also had a lot of tasks to fulfill, and it slowed the hidden object part of the game for me, but others may disagree so give this game and the first, if you haven’t done so already, a try and see for yourself.

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Jump into another hidden object mac game as the adventurous orphan Hannah. Hannah has been chosen by her former abbess to live out her destiny of finding Atlantis and the power of Poseidon that rests conveniently on her neck. By traveling the world and avoiding enemies, Hannah uncovers more to the Lost City and the God who drowned it than ever known before. Her skills and wits of adventuring into the deep go a long way as Neptune’s Secret is told.

The hidden object game does not have many forms when it comes to structural and stylistic aspects. The mouse is used to point and click on clues that are either given or in Neptune’s Secret’s case vaguely outlined on the right hand side in a certain timeframe. Clues are also a tool used by Hannah and her magical necklace. Other than that the game is similar to any other hidden object game. Get clues and squint until you see the objects. To some boring, to others the feel of Neptune’s Secret is smoother and has great background music for explorers in the deep blue sea. Overall I give Neptune’s Secret a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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