Crowded Mysteries

A game's purpose is to entertain. If I had fun, it has fulfilled its purpose. I am having so much fun with this game and the challenge is just perfect because when I get all of the clues right, I feel so gratified. The graphics quality is superb. The sound and music and the overall design is sharp and clear. This game runs flawlessly without any bugs. If you love hidden object games but with a little bit more of a challenge and story, then please buy this game and give this dev (or devs) a rewarding review for making part of your day (or days) pleasurable and relaxing. I am hoping to see more of this type of game from this developer. Please hurry and make more as I have an unquenchable thirst for this type of game.

This is a very mixed review, very close to a negative one, but it just made it over the edge. The concept is fun, a hidden object type game where you search a large picture for clues. On the down side, you can only find them in order, and I find a lot of them before they are called for, which is irritating. Also there is a strange, annoying timer, which is not only irritating, but very stingy. Luckily it doesn't seem to end the investigation, but just give you fewer stars. Why? Usually games with the stars-per-level mechanism have some replay value, but once you have found the clues, replay is kind of silly. And stars are need for achievements, as well as opening night time missions, so they also become annoyingly mandatory. The missions themselves are okay, though you are led my the nose by the police telling you what to look for next. In fact the game is so simplistic you might think it is for children, except for the murder, the mentions of pornography, and what I assume is going to be a perverted Santa Claus. Still, I expect to keep playing, and it is tough to give a negative review to a game I want to keep playing. One very tepid thumb up. ADDENDUM: Kind of difficult when the things you are looking for are hidden, and only clicking the clue button reveals it. Geez.