I completely fell for the game within its opening hour, despite perhaps an over-reliance
on hidden object puzzles, and the name Artifex Mundi found itself forever etched into my memory.
Not exact matches
Mean Machines falls into the «
hidden object» genre of
puzzles games, a category that isn't especially lacking
on the DSiWare shop.
The acclaimed combination match
puzzle /
hidden object game works wonderfully
on the touch screen, and if you don't have a Windows RT or iOS device it's playable just about everywhere else imaginable.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record stuck
on a groove, it must be once again told that the game, like everything else in Artifex Mundi catalog, is a mix of item - based
puzzles,
hidden objects scenes and mini games.
In this
hidden object puzzle game you play the role of Tiffany, a brave young girl who sets out
on a journey of discovery to rescue Mark from the clutches of the Lilith, a scantily clad devil intent
on causing mischief.
Other non-starters include Camera (essentially a
hidden object puzzle where you're looking to take photos of
on - the - run criminals), Patchwork (a tiresome pattern - matching
puzzle game), Ski (a motion - controlled top down game very similar to the F - Zero mini-game from Nintendo Land), Kung Fu (a frustratingly slow - paced platform game with the art style from Ōkami), Design (a thinly veiled excuse to indulge Shigeru Miyamoto's love for guessing the length of
objects (no, really)-RRB-, and Ashley (a tedious 2D shooter without any actual shooting).
You quickly recover and set off
on a mission to rescue your niece solving
hidden object puzzles as you go.
- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him to land
on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have to find items
on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium to make your way home - you are eventually required to find a lost ship part at the end of the game - levels are more linear and
puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain
objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull down vines - there's a level where you use yellow Pikmin as a source to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were
hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend down into new areas - in a later level, you need to use red Pikmin to stomp out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight well underwater - the maximum amount of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or
puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb
on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing to the top of a tower without any help of Pikmin, and instead use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete
on Winged Pikmin - Barriers of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you use Red Pikmin to pick up / feed bombs to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines - amiibo can be scanned in to grant you access to secret spots - these are one room
puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many amiibo you can summon to each secret spot - one of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».
Help out James Voodoo as he investigates a mysterious attack and goes
on an incredible adventure in in this challenging
Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game..
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HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE ADVENTURE GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF ENIGMATIS AND GRIM LEGENDS!Embark
on a clandestine mission that will decide the fateof the world!
«The Hunting of the Snark» is
hidden object + maze +
puzzle game based
on Lewis Carroll's famous story of mysterious creature, Snark, living
on the lonely island.
Stay
on track with the map, which shows where and when new
puzzles and
hidden object games become available.
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HIDDEN OBJECT PUZZLE ADVENTURE GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF ENIGMATIS AND GRIM LEGENDS!A promising alchemy student, Eliana, is sent
on a mission to retrieve a powerful artifact.
Set out
on a journey of mythical proportions to stop the resurrection and save seven innocent souls in this exciting
Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game!
Martine Spaans is founder and owner of Tamalaki Games; a publishing label for casual
puzzle /
hidden object games
on Mobile.
9 Clues 2: The Ward is another excellent
hidden object puzzle adventure game from G5 and Artifex Mundi, featuring an interesting story that starts off with you and your partner arriving at an asylum based
on a mysterious call that the director says was never made.
Based
on the novel by H.P. Lovecraft, this
Hidden -
Object Puzzle Adventure game will test your investigative skills as you solve the mysteries of Ward's family and complete the ritual that will banish this evil spirit once and for all!
This category includes also HOPAs (
Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis on searching items hidden on the s
Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games) which put emphasis
on searching items
hidden on the s
hidden on the screen.
From the very beginning you are tasked with all of the challenges of the HOPA (
Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure) genre: finding items, solving
puzzles, combining, multi-part tasks, clue - seeking, and so
on.
Emma will take
on various mini games,
puzzles and beautiful, hand drawn scenes with
hidden objects to test her skills.