Neighbors from Hell Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this game at EB Games thinking it was going to be awful.I started playing it, and I actually liked it!The basic idea is that you are on a reality TV show, where the goal is to make your neighbor as mad as possible.In order to do that, you play tricks on him - like drawing all over his mom's portrait with a black marker, cutting his favorite chair in half, switching out his hard candy with bath beads, etc.When he finds out, he gets super mad!And if you manage to pull several tricks in a row, you get extra points.If you get caught, he beats you up pretty bad. :D
The game runs well, I never had any issues when I was installing or playing it.The only thing I didn't like about the game is that I beat it about 2 1/2 hours.There are only about a dozen scenarios to do, and each has a timer of about 5 minutes.Also, I would have liked to see more variety in tricks - by the last few scenarios I knew every single trick and it was just a matter of strategizing on what order I wanted to pull them off in to get the maximum amount of points.
Overall - decent game, but way too short. :)

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Platform:WINDOWS 95/98/ME/2000/XPPublisher:ENCOREPackaging:RETAIL BOXRating:TEENNeighbors From Hell is a comical game of practical jokes presented as a spoof of "reality" television shows. Players view a cross-section of a residential building where their character lives with a neighbor. Throughout the game's 14 episodes the main goal is to sneak into different rooms and booby-trap everyday items that the neighbor might use causing him to fall for one dirty trick after another.Each time the neighbor is caught in one of the player's traps a simulated studio audience will guffaw and applaud with approval. The better the sneaky trick the louder the audience will cheer. If the player's character is ever caught in the act of setting one of these traps however there will be heck to pay. Neighbors From Hell features cartoonish 3D characters and apartment building settings in line with its lighthearted slapstick objectives.Features:14 hugely varied episodes of anarchyUse stealth skill and style to perform the perfect ambushEasy to use interface and controlsSuperb cartoon-style graphicsExcellent soundtrackSystem Requirements:Windows XP/ME/2000128 MB RAMIntel Pentium II 266 MHzDirectX 8 compatible graphics card16 MB RAMDirectX 8-compatible soundcard130 MB free HD4x CD-ROM

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The Rise of Atlantis Review

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(More customer reviews)After working in the Emergency Room for 12 hours, this is a very relaxing game and easy to play.

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Find a way to bring the legendary continent of Atlantis back to the surface and restore it to its might. In this extraordinary puzzle game with spectacular new features, handy bonuses and explosive power-ups you set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven greatest powers of the patron god of the Atlanteans -- Poseidon.With 77 captivating levels of fantastic game play, truly unique twists never seen before and the ability of continuous replay this game will keep you entertained for weeks!

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Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger Review

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(More customer reviews)The entire game only takes about 3-4 hours to play which was really my main disappointment with this purchase. However, I paid over twenty dollars to buy this on CD.Now, you can purchase it for less then seven dollars as a video download on Amazon -- and then it is a bargain. This is a new format for HER Interactive. It eliminates many of the aspects of the other Nancy Drew games that I find frustrating/boring. The dialog is snappier and there is much less of it. You spend less time navigating Nancy from location to location. There are plenty of mini games and the hidden object component is fun. The objects are very easy to find as your curser glows and sparkles as you pass over (or get close to) an object. Some of the mini games are repetitive although they do get more challenging as you progress through the game. If I was able to change the game, I would make it longer and add more puzzles and perhaps make it more challenging. I was able to complete the entire game easily without resorting to the Internet for hints. I would definitely buy more in this series if they were available as inexpensive video downloads.

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An unseen prankster plagues the exclusive Redondo Spa! Now it's up to you, as Nancy Drew, to catch the mischief maker before clients and celebrities retreat to another resort.Along the way, you'll uncover hidden switches, defuse tricky traps and reveal the identity of the true troublemaker!

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Scooby Doo Jinx at the Sphinx (Jewel Case) Review

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(More customer reviews)Scooby Doo Game arrived very quickly, and in excellent condition. Would buy from seller again.Thank You, my kids love it.

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In Scooby Doo: Jinx At The Sphinx you'll have to track down Velma's lost cousin Thelma. She's disappeared somewhere at the pyramids in Giza, and the gang have to track her down!

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Amazonia Review

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(More customer reviews)Very satisfied with purchase, very fun and challenging game, keeps your interest and has lots of challenges.

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Adventure awaits you! The wild terrain of Amazonia hides fabulous treasures in the Forbidden Palace, and it's your job to find it! Are you ready to visit Amazonia to release the Spirits of the Elements?

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Little Shop - Memories Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first Little Shop game, and they might all be like this and you might like this format. I prefer to use "relaxed mode" in my games, but I am ok with those that only have timed modes. But not this short a time!!!Yikes! They give you 5 minutes (not sure if that is real time, seemed faster) to find a LOT of well-hidden objects! I used all the hints available and could see that I was still going to run out of time before I came close to finishing (and I am actually pretty good at these games...) so that was the end of this game, deleted within a few minutes of starting. I've never seen a game that gave you such a short time to find items. If you like being rushed, you have had lots of caffeine and are a bit twitchy, go for it! If you are looking for fun, pass this one by.

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Opening a Little Shop in paradise is too big an opportunity to miss! But there are so many memories in your Little Shop it's going to be hard to leave. Search through 5 decades of memories and discover photos, trinkets, and other keepsakes from your journey to become a successful Little Shop entrepreneur. Remember that first lemonade stand in the 60's where you first got the buzz for business? Get ready for an exciting future in this dazzling trip down memory lane!

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Mortimer Beckett and the Lost King Review

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(More customer reviews)With Mortimer you get more bang for your buck!Not merely a run-of-the-mill seek-and-find but, one that requires you to use the found item in a specific way in order to move on to the next level.Fun, clever, and just complex enough to keep you interested and thinking.

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Mortimer Beckett and the Time Paradox Review

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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed the first Mortimer Beckett, and was definitely looking forward to the new one.I was not at all disappointed.This MB has the player travelling through time, seeking out the pieces of objects that will complete puzzles necessary to advance to the next level.The graphics on this game are truly fantastic.We go with Mortimer throughout time- to ancient Egypt, Camelot, a robot lab in the future, and many more.The puzzles are harder than those in the first game, and the game was longer than the first.Those who loved the first MB, or those who enjoy hidden object games generally should definitely try out this game.

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Mortimer Beckett's back for an all-new, eye-popping adventure! Although Mortimer was able to get rid of the ghosts in his last outing, his Uncle Jerome's home is now host to another ominous challenge - a time portal! Even worse, the Time Bomb that Jerome built to close the portal has been scattered across eight different eras! Join Mortimer for a wild trip to find the scattered Time Bomb, put it back together, and close the portal before it's too late!

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The Scruffs Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first Amazon game download and, since it's 'free' I can't see how I could possibly complain.

The start is a little depressing: daddy just got fired and the family needs to sell the house but... wait... grand daddy, an 'old timer' kind of... remembers that there was something that, if found, maybe they didn't have to sell the house.

What follows is a series of puzzles where you must find various items inside rooms full of hundreds of artifacts. Then, if you do find them, you restore a torn picture off its fragments and then... there's some secret code that it's revealed if you find more items and so on, and so forth...

Not bad, for something that's 'free' (it was so when I downloaded it). You get a story line and you it's a pretty good brain tease.

The following are notable features:

- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista.
- Plays in a window or 'full screen' - resolution seems to be 800x600.
- Time constrained or 'relaxed' mode.
- Some help is available if you really, really can't find an item.
- When played in a window, the game (clock) stops whenever the game is not the 'active' window.
- I experienced no display issues on a Vista laptop
- I found no evidence of any malware/spyware attached to this game. So far, the game played cleanly, strictly on my computer - did not have to reach out over the Net for anything.

Overall, not a bad game, if you have the time and the patience. I've been actually playing it for the past couple of days and, to my surprise, my 11 yr. old kid asked that I downloaded a copy to his own laptop.

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Notes:

- I had to install Amazon's 'downloader' software before downloading the game itself. It was pretty quick and it appears to be harmless.
- When installed, if you keep the defaults, all games go as subfolders inside a folder named Amazon Games.

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The Scruffs need your help to save their beloved family home from being sold! Grandpa Scruff has a solution - a scavenger hunt to recover his valuable artifacts. But in a surprising twist, Grandpa Scruff reveals that he's been hiding something else - a shocking family secret! Help the Scruffs uncover the secret that will change their lives forever by finding lost items and putting together the clues they need! The Scruffs - laugh at their witty family banter and fall in love with their charm!

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Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the third installment of the Dream Chronicles series and just as much fun as the first two. The storyline is by and large the same as in the first two episodes - you are a mortal, married to a fairy. Your child has disappeared and you must find her. In order to do so, there are many puzzles and challenges to be solved.

The graphics are truly stunning but the biggest reason I love the Dream Chronicles is the variety of challenges and that they are all tied to the story. There are objects to find and then these objects must be used in certain ways to repair things, make them work or make new things in order to advance through the game. One never feels like the puzzle/challenge has no relevance to the game, as I find is often the case with these Hidden Objects games which I personally think are painfully boring and repetitive.

The challenges are not too difficult, just right for someone like me who does not want to spend days to figure out the logic of the game's programmer. With a bit of skill the game can easily be finished in an afternoon, so it is perfect for casual gaming.

Whether it is looking through a telescope and finding a certain star constellation, repeating a musical sequence, navigating a maze, or brewing a magic potion after solving a word game to get the last secret ingredient that is needed, I had a great time playing this.

Once finished, one can enter one's name into the global scores and compare oneself to other players worldwide. Repeating the game helps up the score. The good thing is that things slightly change when you play it a second time so it still remains somewhat interesting even though the puzzles remain the same.

I just wish there were a fourth sequel... :-)

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Unlock the secrets of the mysterious fairy realm in the third installment of the award-winning Dream Chronicles series. Discover hidden clues and solve challenging puzzles as you join Faye on her quest to save her daughter from the clutches of the Fairy Queen Lilith and reveal the secret prophecy of The Chosen Child. Immerse yourself in this all-new hunt-and-seek adventure with unexpected twists that will keep you searching for answers throughout the game!

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Murder, She Wrote Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this game after the sampling the free trial and although is was simple to play, I did enjoy the various mysteries and fun puzzles.The hidden items are rather simple to find, and puzzles are pretty simple to solve.However, it was a long game and and the music and characters were enjoyable and pretty true to the television series.I wouldn't recommend this for younger gamers since there are grisly murders involved, but for those who want to just sit back and spend a little free time "solving" murders, this could be a fun game.

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When murder rears its ugly head in Cabot Cove, players join Jessica Fletcher and her insatiable curiosity to solve the mystery in Murder, She Wrote!Based on the beloved TV show, players will investigate murders that occur in the seemingly cozy coastal town in Maine.The police are always willing to arrest the most likely suspect but as fans of the show know best, the culprit is never who you think it is!Each of the 5 cases is filled with twists and turns that create a fun, engaging, and surprising gameplay experience!

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History Channel: Monster Quest Review

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(More customer reviews)A fun game, but didn't take long to beat and I didn't have capabilities to save the previous games. I am not sure if it was related to my computer or not?? We got a new computer with Windows 7 and it sometimes does funky things to the games.

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Based on the Smash Hit Series! Seek and Revealthe Truth.Product InformationNow fans of the smash hit series on HISTORY will have the chance to become aMonsterQuest investigator in a compelling and mysterious adventure in search ofamazing and elusive creatures. In the spirit of CSI and X-Files theMonsterQuest team uses modern investigative techniques to pull back the shroudof myth rumor hearsay and superstition to reveal the facts and truthconcealed within. the MonsterQuest game will place the player in the heartof these probing investigations.Using logic science and a sharp eye the player will endeavor to determine ifthe monsters re real fantasy or a hoax. This is a real MonsterQuest insearch of one thing... the truth.Product FeaturesInvestigate eyewitness reports and legendsLive the adventure and crack five renowned monster casesExamine hundreds of mysterious cluesGo into the field in search of evidenceUncover the truth in challenging lab testsSolve puzzles; quests and mysteriesDetermine hoax of truth. You decide...Windows RequirementsWindows Me XP VistaPentium IV 2 GHz or 100% compatible processor256 MB of RAM100 MB free Hard Drive spaceDirectX 9.0c128 MB DirectX compatible Graphics Card4X CD-ROM driveSound CardMouseKeyboard

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Dream Chronicles 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)For a long time I was a fan of the Myst games because I loved traveling through beautiful and exotic landscapes and solving challenging puzzles. Unfortunately, the puzzles were designed by Stephen Hawking for Albert Einstein to solve. OK, not THAT hard, but they were frustrating to the point that the games stopped being fun.
Enter Dream Chronicles. The first game was delightful and challenging, with all the bits and pieces needed for the solution right there on the screen. Dream Chronicles 2 improves on the first edition in that you come tomore complex scenes that may have several rooms or levels to them. You then have to find out how to enter each level in turn, using clues and objects from all the other levels to solve the one you're in. For instance, in the tower (late in the game), you must first figure out how to get in. Then, once you're in, there's an organ on the first level, a library on the second, a chess board on the third, and an armory on the fourth. You must figure out each story in its turn, but the second sends you back to the first, the third to the second and first, etc. It's a much richer experience than the first Dream Chronicles, but still not so difficult that my 58 year old brain couldn't cope with all the puzzles without consulting a walkthrough.
I highly recommend this game; it will keep you occupied for hours of delightful distraction. And again, the music is enchanting, and the scenery is truly lovely to experience.

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Faye is back and puzzling her way through even more enchanted realms in this mesmerizing, much-anticipated sequel to Dream Chronicles!Locked away within the Ancients' Place by Lilith, Fairy Queen of Dreams, Faye needs your help to navigate through intricate puzzles and magical landscapes. Help piece together the origin of the fairies, hunt for clues and dream jewels and travel back and forth between the realms of humans and immortals in this alluring sequel!

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Hidden Expedition: Titanic Review

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(More customer reviews)As an adult who has purchased this game, I'm thinking one shouldn't have high expectations for things that give them hours of mindless fun. That's why I'm giving it 4 stars, instead of 3 or less. If you're looking for something that will hold your attention while you kill some time, or give your mind a bit of a rest, then this game is perfect. In fact, it can be rather addictive in that respect. I'm not one for complicated games, so personally, I love it.

I don't think a synopsis of the game is necessary (it's a game of "find the hidden object" - not too many ways to elaborate on that), so I'll just say that the graphics are nice, and I like how the lists of items to be found change each time. Some objects are easy to find, others take a minute to locate. I'd prefer it if the extra "challenges" (they're really not all that challenging, especially after you've completed the game once) in between the levels changed as well, but sadly, they don't.

My biggest peeve with the game, if I can really even call it a peeve, is how it ends. While cracking that particular challenge is fun (again, in the mindless way), not only is it vague about how you actually accomplish it, it's rather anticlimactic. I won't ruin it with details, but suffice it to say that if you're playing the game for the most appropriate reasons (see above), the fact that the ending is kind of ho-hum shouldn't be a problem.

I'd definitely recommend it for anyone who'd like something that will keep them amused as they kill some time, but if you're looking for something more exciting - or something that requires more a complex thought process - this isn't it.

That said, my nephews (who are 4 and 9) love it! So, if you're looking for something that just about anyone in the family will enjoy, regardless of age, then my recommendation increases tenfold. I'm not an expert in childhood development, but I'm sure it doesn't do any harm to kids when developing their hunting skills on an intellectual/visual level, and it would probably do their attention spans a bit of good, too.

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Hidden Expedition: Titanic takes place at the bottom of the ocean in the sunken wreck of the once-great ship.The player moves through one of twenty locations in and around the ship, searching through antique items strewn about in search of clues to the lost Love Diamond.As the occasional bubble floats by, or the player spots light ripples with hauntingly eerie music combine to create a true sensation of being underwater in one of the world's most interesting locations.

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James Patterson Women's Murder Club Collection Review

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(More customer reviews)This collection of the Women's Murder Club games is great for the price, considering that each individual game started at about $20.The games are a nice little distraction form the everyday grind.

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Exciting dramatic hidden object puzzle adventures based on #1 author James Patterson's best-selling novels

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Samantha Swift and the Mystery from Atlantis Review

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(More customer reviews)The best in this series so far, and one of the best hidden-object games I've played.My only "complaint" is that it is somewhat easy, but you expect that from these games, right?

In addition to the objects in the list, there are clue-objects, like in the list it will say "sand timer" = hourglass, things like that, and there are things you can't find without taking some action or using some tool on the scene, like previous Samantha Swift games.You can get extra hints by finding the hidden lightning bolts, and in addition there are two swift birds in each scene that you can find to unlock a bonus mode later in the game.These aren't always as easy to find as most of the objects are!

The puzzles were fun, but not too hard, but again not so easy that it became tedium.The storyline is interesting, like you'd expect, and did I mention a bonus mode?Hidden-object mode lets you go into the scenes you visited during gameplay and just find things, and try to beat your high score, without having to go back through the whole game.And the object list changes every time, so it won't get stale.The art is a little cartoonish, but nothing was depicted in a way that made it difficult to find.

Overall it's a lot of fun and bonus mode keeps the game playable even after the story is finished, and the optional extras make it awesome!

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More twists than ever before as archaeologist-adventurer Samantha Swift races across the globe in a daring search for the missing pieces to an Atlantean treasure. Dire consequences for humanity are at stake from a calculating new villain who crosses her path at every turn. In the Mystery from Atlantis, players can delve into more than 40 hidden-object adventure levels with clever puzzles to solve all along the way.

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Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been hooked on "Mystery Case Files" games since the first one appeared last year (titled "Huntsville").The goal in this series of games is to search for a list of hidden items that have been embedded within various pictures/locations - and to do it within a specified period of time.

In "Prime Suspects", the ultimate goal is to determine who stole the queen's "Hope Diamond".You do this by first locating the hidden items listed in each location within the time allotted.Once you find the clues/items for each suspect, you have to solve another puzzle through the "crime computer" in order to find out what each suspect was really up to at the time of the crime - are they innocent or have they made the "prime suspect" list?

The types of puzzles you'll have to complete include: reconstructing various pictures, matching games, & word finds.Because you aren't given any extra time to complete these puzzles be sure to work fast at finding the clues/items so that you have enough time to complete these puzzles - lest you have to start at the beginning again for that particular suspect.

Overall, I've found the "Mystery Case Files" games to be great fun and highly addictive!If you enjoy "search & find"-type games, you can't go wrong with "Prime Suspects"!

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Mystery Case Files: Prime Suspects takes you deep inside a mystery that only YOU can solve! Search for clues to the whereabouts of the missing Hope Diamond. Travel through 22 levels, find the offending culprit, and recover the stolen gem. Expand your investigations through the game's 29 unique locations by finding items that will unlock subsequent levels. Thousands of clues are cleverly hidden within the beautiful illustrations, creating a new game experience each time you step into this masterpiece of visual indulgences!

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