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Mystery Stories – Berlin Nights is a hidden objects/seek and find Mac game full of mystery and intrigue with 94 levels (74 Play and 20 Free Play), 14 mini games and 2 modes of play. This game has a variety of slightly different hidden object plays to make it stand out from the others.
The main play is the hidden object/seek and find part of this on going movie-like story about a New York reporter who gets caught up in some sort of espionage plot going back to World War II and Nazis. She is approached by 2 acquaintances who implore her to help them with a mysterious case regarding Professor Bumgarten’s invention that was taken apart by the Nazis who could not figure out how to exploit it to their benefit. Years have past and the different parts of this machine when brought together could be an answer to renewable energy. Our reporter is kidnapped and taken somewhere in Berlin to continue her search for the parts.
You will be searching in many areas of Berlin from restaurants to hotel rooms and more. Every scene is clear and with many tasks to be completed. In one instance you must find a bottle opener and pop open a bottle cap, not an easy feat (may take a couple of times). Another and much easier task is to stamp a postcard. Finding items is made simpler with all the aids you can get if you find Berlin’s emblem, a bear. In each scene there are bears to be found. Some will give you a hint to show you where the object is located. Another will show you for a limited time all the items. There are time bonuses where the time will stop or get added time.
Another hidden play is to find the items by listening to the sounds. For example, you will hear ribbit, ribbit and you will need to find a frog. Other sounds are of an airplane, radio, cell phone and a lot more. Most are recognizable but one stumped me. It is a clackety clack sound. I won’t give it away since the fun is to discover it on your own but once I saw the object the sound is accurate. Also there is a play where you are given 4 clues, one at a time to guess which object in the room you need to find. You get less points for using more clues.
The mini games are the usual puzzles where you figure out how to open a door or a puzzle on a manhole. All these if you choose, can be skipped. In addition, if you are not into espionage, you can skip the movie story, but I advise you to be part of this mystery in this tale.
I like this hidden object play of Mystery Stories – Berlin Nights with its different methods of finding the items, the artwork and dramatic music. I also like the idea of skipping puzzles you may not be interested in at the moment. Hey, who knows maybe you’ll go back to it some other time? This is a very engaging and fun play. Give it a try and see what I mean.
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