Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle


Having already braved the Amazon and conquered Everest, where does an intrepid adventurer go next? In Hidden Explorer: Devil's Triangle, the organization H.E.A.T. (the Hidden Expedition Adventure Team) has sent you - its top explorer - to investigate the disappearance of a pilot who went down while flying through the treacherous Bermuda Triangle.

Predictably, things start to go sideways from the moment you enter the mysterious triangle. After a submarine accident, you find yourself on an uncharted island that happens to be inhabited! I'll stop there so as not to spoil anything, but rest assured the story takes plenty of intriguing twists and turns.

Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle takes a page from Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst by combining hidden object gameplay with the ability to move freely between scenes, pick up inventory items, and use them to solve puzzles in different rooms. A typical scene will have a few objects to pick up, one or two exits that lead to different areas, and places of interest to zoom in on for a closer look, typically revealing either a hidden object scene with a combination of random and key items to search for, or a mini-game of sort some such as a door that needs to be unlocked.

Some hidden object searches involve straight-up lists, while others are clever variations on the formula, such as having to find pairs of related images like a paintbrush and palette, or objects belong to a theme (like "8 items for the magic act").

The game is untimed, and if players get stuck they can use a hint from an infinitely recharging stockpile. Depending on context, the hint will either reveal the location of a hidden object, offer guidance about what to do next, or allow you to permanently skip past a puzzle. Clicking on an item also reveals its silhouette. As if that weren't enough, the game also keeps a detailed log of everything you've done and still need to do.

Like its predecessors Hidden Expedition: Everest and Hidden Expedition: Titanic, Devil's Triangle boasts attractively drawn scenes complimented by audio that has been well-tailored to the game's setting and tone. In addition to immersive music and sound effects, there are also smatterings of voice-acted dialogue that enrich the personalities of the various characters you'll meet along the way.

You can also have conversations with characters by choosing from different dialogue options if you're interested in learning more about a topic. This is a wonderful way of letting the player choose how much dialogue he or she wants to read through instead of taking the lazy way out with an all-or-nothing SKIP button. If you just want to jump back into the game, you can end the conversation early after the essential information about what to do next has been revealed. Or, you can see what else the character feels like talking about and learn more about the game world.

It's thoughtful touches like these that make Hidden Expedition: Devil's Triangle stand out as a great hidden object game. The variety of original puzzles and thoughtfully composed hidden object scenes (as opposed to haphazardly plopped down clip art) ensures that the game feels fresh from beginning to end.

If there's a criticism of Devil's Triangle is that I wish there were more of it. Comparisons to Return to Ravenhearst don't apply when it comes to length, because Devil's Triangle is a much shorter game with fewer locations to keep track of at a time. Provided you take time to figure out all the puzzles instead of skipping them, you can expect a couple of evenings worth of gameplay. Granted, you can replay the game with some of the hidden objects in different spots. Devil's Triangle ends with an abrupt cliffhanger ending, which sort of feels like you just bought half a game. However, if the next chapter is as good as this one it will be worth the wait.

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Monopoly: Build-a-lot Edition v1.0


The housing market just got a huge boost with MONOPOLY Build-a-lot Edition, the exciting new title in the hit strategy series that lets you own it all by combining one of the most popular board games of all time with the hottest casual real estate game!

Just when you thought that the fun of Build-a-lot could not be topped, out comes Mr. MONOPOLY and offers you the opportunity to play home improvement with the MONOPOLY properties you've come to love throughout the years. From the simple streets of Baltic Ave., to the suburban neighborhoods of Illinois Ave., to the bustling streets of Boardwalk, discover all of the classic locations and work your magic to maximize curb appeal. Even the old railroads need a little bit of your touch!

For the first time ever on MONOPOLY properties, use an abundant supply of resources to construct new homes, create beautiful parks, and establish the utilities plus much more. With a new coat of paint, some extra landscaping and special home upgrades, the neighborhoods will light right up. Those plots of rundown houses and empty lots you see will soon be but a memory. And remember, the more pride of ownership you instill, the higher your monthly income will be.


Game features:
-MONOPOLY and Build-a-lot together for the first time!
-Build on all your favorite classic MONOPOLY properties
-Make deals, construct hotels, plan neighborhoods & more!
-Earn Trophies for completing missions in two fun modes for all ages
-Build, buy, sell and and flip MONOPOLY properties the Build-a-lot way!

Empire Builder: Ancient Egypt Game


In reality it took decades and the effort of thousands of workers to create monuments such as the sphinx or the Pyramid of Cheops. The latest building sim Empire Builder - Ancient Egypt by developer Iguana Entertainment enables the player to experience those miracles of architecture much quicker. While the game might lack the challenge and complexity of similar titles, it is still worth a look for players searching for a resource management title in a new setting. As the new apprentice, you serve different Pharaohs as the entrusted builder at ten locations with three levels each. Veteran players will immediately feel familiar with the basics of the game. To improve your Egyptian cities you can choose between various types of buildings, such as houses, infrastructure, city and civil buildings, as well as monuments. The houses are your major source of income, which is collected on a regular basis. This income is important to train workers, order materials, or acquire desired lots.

Infrastructural buildings like the quarry, the wharf, or the mine may lower the city's overall appeal and that of nearby houses, but they provide functional advantages, such as cheaper materials or lower costs for training workers. In contrast, civil and city buildings increase the appeal of the city and nearby houses, but on top of that they also activate some further advantages. By constructing a beautiful garden the player can train gardeners, thereby increasing the number of possible upgrades on houses. Other buildings such as the courthouse, the school or the well do not fulfill any particular function, but still go very well with the basic theme of the game.

A somewhat quirky feature is related to the construction of monuments, namely mastabas and tombs. When you build tombs near houses, green-shimmering mummies will appear on the streets occasionally, and you will have to drive them out of the city with a magical staff, in a similar fashion to banishing ghosts or orcs in Wonderburg. Sometimes you will receive bulletins throughout missions, which will provide you with additional money as a reward for fulfilling the citizens' needs.

Two of the most interesting twists of Empire Builder - Ancient Egyptare bidding and haggling for houses and lots, and magical amulets. When you decide to sell any of your houses, three different bids will appear within the next seconds. You can decide to accept the highest bid, or try to haggle with each of the bidders to even increase the offers.

The magical amulets are even more interesting - in the beginning of each level you can decide to activate one of those amulets, which you will earn through finishing levels. To choose the right amulet in the beginning of each level according to your objectives and your basic situation can really come in handy, because the various amulets' effects can be of major significance to your success. For example, the "Djed Pillar" - amulet boosts the speed of constructions, demolitions, upgrades and material delivery, while the Amulet of Steps upgrades all the houses currently in your possession to the maximum.

The addition of those amulets, in particular, could have made the game very demanding, requiring a lot of strategic thinking, but unfortunately it falls flat on challenge. Even the timed mode gives you plenty of time to finish each level, independently from which strategy you apply and which amulet you choose. The memory-like mini-game which you have to beat after each finished city also corresponds to the general easiness of the game, because it is simply impossible to fail.

In this context it is important to note that some aspects of the game, like how to train gardeners and farmers, or that houses near rivers can get damaged easier than other houses can be hard to understand in the beginning, but even when you neglect those features you are still able to beat every level easily until you are used to all the small details of the game.

The final challenge of nearly each level is to build really impressive Pyramids or temples, which always require a lot of workers and materials. The majestic buildings are really nice to look at, but since the level always ends with building those landmarks, you won't have much time to observe them. Another interesting change of tradition is the fact that you really have to react quickly when your houses need to be repaired. The longer you wait, the more workers and materials it will take to repair the damaged house.

Regarding graphics and music Empire Builder - Ancient Egypt cannot be criticized. The animations are smooth and soothing, and the music suits the theme of ancient Egypt very well, without getting annoying. The atmosphere is engaging and realistic, and you might even feel a bit afraid when one of the Pharaos points out that he is content with your work and can now neglect his previous thought to execute you.

All in all, we can definitely recommend Empire Builder - Ancient Egypt to those of you who generally prefer the relaxed type of building simulations. The game introduces some clever twists, does not take itself too seriously, and gratifies the player with wonderful graphics. With that said, avid fans of Build-a-lot should reduce our rating by one star, while those who really enjoyed Wonderburg or Plan It Green can even add half a star.

Become ancient Egypt`s greatest architect and construct world famous monuments as you raise an empire from the sands of time! Help powerful pharaohs build along the lush Nile River and solidify their life legacy in Empire Builder - Ancient Egypt. This detailed Strategy game challenges you to protect your people from locust plagues and terrifying mummies, while creating some of the Wonders of the World!

  • Challenging levels
  • Exciting minigames
  • Build an Empire!

System Requirements:
  • OS: Windows XP/Vista
  • CPU: 1.0 GHz
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • DirectX: 8.1
  • Hard Drive: 100 MB

Zombie Shooter 2 Repack (2009-ENG)


Zombie Shooter 2 (2009-ENG)
PC Game | Arcade / Action | ENG | 634 Mb

Where is the line between life and death? How far can go human attempts to explore this question? Become a member of the great battle for the salvation of humanity and find out the cause of what happened! Humanity is in danger again, this time scientists do not have coped with the impending threat and turned themselves into monsters. Crowds of zombie people filled the space of the secret research base, a little more and the epidemic struck the earth!

Zombie Shooter 2 is a unique blend of two game genres - Action and RPG. Every player can choose a character to the liking, get experience to develop skills, earn money and spend it at weapons, medications and useful devices. All of this will be used against thousands of enemies. The zombies fill the game screen, never letting you rest, even for a minute. Imagine yourself coming to visit an unknown city and seeing it almost ruined, with all the citizens turned into zombies. What will you do? Call for help, orzanize a large-scale rescue campaign or... Try to dig your way out of the situation, find out what happened and use your last chance to save the person you love!

- New project from the maker of the legendary Alien Shooter series.
- Huge crowds of enemies, more than 100 zombies on one map at a time.
- Ability to upgrade the main character's parameters.
- More than 60 weapon types, including sniper rifles.
- Lots of auxiliary devices, including radar and battle drones.
- Several types of vehicles to drive.
- Three game types: Campaign, Survive, Gun Stand.

Information about the game:
Year: 2009
Genre: Arcade / Action
Interface Language: English.
Postproduction Language: English.
Developer: Sigma Team
Publisher: Sigma Team
File size: 634 MB

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Hotel Dash: Suite Success v1.0.0.142


When Quinn's new travel business hits a snag, she needs Flo's patented elbow grease to help renovate and run hotels all over DinerTown! As Flo, you will deliver guest's luggage, drop off room service and provide extra towels, blankets and anything else they may need to stay happy and leave big tips! Along the way you will use your tips to decorate and restore each hotel back to its original charm. Watch out for the mysterious mishaps and accidents that threaten your progress! Do you have what it takes to keep everyone happy, or will the mysterious shadow halt your success?

Game features:
Over 90 upgrades to purchase for bigger tips
50 levels to try and master
5 VIP rooms to decorate to make guests happier
5 hotels to renovate for Quinn's guests

System Requirements:

  • OS: Windows XP/Vista
  • CPU: 1.2 GHz
  • RAM: 256 MB
  • DirectX: 9.0
  • Hard Drive: 41 MB