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Domini Games continues the story of a battle between good and evil represented by the forest creatures and the King.
Following "The Battle of the Woods" episode, the Royal Romances saga continues this tale of monsters, dark magic and strange forces seeped in the conflict between forces for good and evil. Entitled Royal Romances - Forbidden Magic and classified as an Collector's Edition offering, this tale takes up the story a month after an allegiance has been formed between the separate evil forces who have been causing disruption to the lives of many.
Cameras, paw prints and 30 animals are your targets as you visit linked environment.
With the number 2 part of the next title giving the clue, this particular game is a follow-up offering. Developed by Seven Sails, Animal Kingdom 2 combines a mixture of Hidden Object game play with puzzle solving and general knowledge intervals. As usual a standard collection of options are available when setting up the gaming environment for this offering. Profiles can be created to record the progress of different players.
Whether indoors or outdoors, Pure feels you should have music where ever you are located.
Some older readers may remember my reviews of the excellent products from Pure covered in the past. Recently, however, information regarding the company and its product has failed to reach me but that situation has just change. Pure has just announced a brand relaunch with the arrival of its P which will be available from the Pure website and other retailers . The Pure Woodland is a DAB+/FM radio that also includes support for Bluetooth 5.
Sometimes a product's title can tell you a lot about a game but not in this case.
Entitled StarL is a new offering from Itera Labs. This is a Match 3 game that spreads its action over 130 levels of grid cleaning action. The game offers the player a fairly standard collection of options regarding its gaming environment. Profiles can be created to record the progress of different players.
While most will get a set of scales in an attempt to lose weight you may be surprised to know that losing weight when you are not trying to is far more likely to conceal a problem that is likely to require medical assistance.
While trousers or skirts becoming smaller when not worn for a while is a good sign of gaining weight and them becoming bigger is a probable sign of losing weight. If you wish to keep your weight a secret then this scale can help. The measures 32x32x2.5cm but there is a second set of feet that clips into the already fitted ones to give you another .5cm of clearance which can be useful on certain surfaces like carpets.
Forget taking a break for rest and relaxation, Domini Games wants you to solve some cases.
Domini Games has cast you in the role of a detective assigned to solve a case of murder in its Unsolved Case – Fatal Clue Collector’s Edition title. In its usual fashion, Domini Games offers the player a selection of options for delivering the required gaming environment. Adjustments can be made to various volume levels plus view the game in full screen mode with a set brightness level.
With not one but two playing roles, can you solve the mystery of the death of a scientist?
Domini Games has return to the world of their twin detectives for this next offering. Entitled Twin Mind – Nobody’s Here Collector’s Edition, this game opens as one of the twins, Randall Jones, is called into action to investigate the death of a well-known scientist who was discovered inside his locked lab. While general opinion regards the death as being accidental, a laboratory assistance believes it was murder and asks Randall to investigate further.
What better equipment to review this latest gaming monitor with but one of the very latest gaming PCs from Acer – reviewed 21-06-23. This AOC gaming unit is a 24inch flat panel that has outputs for both Display Port and HDMI.
The measures 53.5x31.5x1cm, the viewable screen is 52.5x30.5cm, and these figures give the notional diagonal imperial measurement of 23.8inches. It has an ‘X’ shaped stand with the smaller part 8cm behind the central arm and the larger part 16cm in front of it, and the front of the ‘X’ it is 43cm wide. The stand can raise the screen by between 8.5 and 18.5cm from your desk.
Rather than physically visiting a country to discover more about it, you could try to solve puzzles using its scenery.
As I have never visited this particular country, I decided to take up the opportunity offered by Tiny Little Lion to check out the visual delights of this area of the globe. The invitation also included a chance to tackle numerous puzzle making up the Puzzle Vacations - Japan which is the subject matter of this of this next review.
Can you put an end to the Witch's plans for total domination?
Are you ready to do battle? This will not be your ordinary war but it could stretch your capabilities. As you enter Legacy – Witch Island Last Bastion, you are enrolled to help liberate an ancient castle, located on a magical island, from the clutched of a power witch’s army. In your role as a Liberator you can call on the assistance of a dragon and eagle to perform certain tasks.
With the Universe under threat from a Black Hole, can you put your Match 3 skills to the test to help?
You could, as I was initially, think that the title of this next offering referred to spelling words. However Spellarium 9 was more concerned with the state of the Universe. According to the omni-being, who we will call Eric, our Universe is under serious threat from the Dark Elements which form part of our world.
Can you sort the clutter from the clutter whether it moves or not?
Normally I would try to avoid playing games that sit firmly within the Clutter aspect of Hidden Object game play. This is due to the lack of variety offered by such titles. However when this next title caught my attention, it did seem to offer plenty of variety and so I decided to check it out. The product in question is Clutter RefleXIVe – The Diceman Cometh Collector’s Edition.
No sooner do I complete my journey into Irish puzzles arriving from Little Tiny Lion than the same developers whisk me off to Nature Escape.
Nature Escape 2 Collector’s Edition classifies itself as a Hidden Object. As its title might suggest, the game takes you on a journey into various natural landscapes, such as Lakad, Dalu, Sincan, Polanco, Taen and Chandigarh, as you are challenged to carry out various tasks plus take advantage of a number of bonus items. By creating profiles, the progress of different players can be recorded.
When Amanda opens her book, you know the fun is about to begin. This time the fun involves saving a civilization.
The latest entry in e-Funsoft's Amanda’s Magic Book series is now up to number 7. In this instance e-Funsoft has sent the time-travelling heroine off to meet an ancient civilisation in the Match 3 game of The Way of Belaii. As usual her regular associate Charlie will accompany her and they will be joined by a new character figure in the story series. This new character is in the form of Amanda’s Uncle Nathaniel who is an architect of some experience.
This is a very powerful and also large tower system. This tends to buck the trend of making things smaller and smaller. It is also quite heavy so will need a strong table or desk. It was sent to me as just the unit with just the mains lead.
The Acer Orion 7000 measures 51x49x22cm and you will need a further few centimetres clear behind for any connections. Both the front and back have a clear covering so you can see the fans and various coloured lights. The top has a large ventilation grill as well as four USB ports (three are USB, one USB 'C') and a couple of audio ports, there is also one other item.
Play your cards right and you might learn more of the Butler's story.
Usually when developers create a follow-up title to an original game, especially when it was a popular offering, the follow-up will occur within a period of some months. For example a recent arrival for review is a follow-up release approximately six month after the previous version. However there are some exceptions and the subject of this next review is one such exception. Over 40 months have passed since I encountered Detective Solitaire – The Butler Story.
While suntan lotion might not be required, storms, monsters and a violin are ready to pose questions.
While it might be part of his realm, does the King has the right to destroy the home of creatures.
Royal Romance - Battle of the Woods Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object Adventure game that comes with a number of bonus offerings hence the CE designation. While some of these bonus elements, such as Wallpaper, Concept Art, Music and locations displaying collected items, are available immediately; others will require progress to be made in the main game before you can access them. Into this latter category fall cut-scenes, mini game play and Hidden Object scenes.
This set is a little different, it can be Wireless or Bluetooth and does not need any batteries, it can be connected to up to three devices, the mouse is small and the keyboard even smaller. While the alpha and numeric keys are full size the other keys are small and the top row and function are on a rotation basis so don't lose the User Guide or you will be scratching your head for a while.
The mouse is 10.5x6x2.5cm and weighs only 66grams. The Keyboard is 28x12.5x1.5cm the last measurement is at the back at the front it is only .8cm. The keyboard has 82 keys but as the top line doubles up it could be 96 as actions vary. The keyboard can be set for iOS, Windows, Android or macOS.
While refreshing your thirst, you could also check your word spotting ability.
What do you do during your coffee break time other than enjoy your favourite beverage? In my case, the answer would be to indulge myself by devouring a two-finger KitKat bar. However you might prefer a more intellectual activity, such as the subject matter of this next review, to accompany your morning refreshment. If so then you might be interested in this next game.
Another entry in the field of nanogram game play comes as you assist a painter to restore his damaged work.
DIGIMight would like to introduce you to Antonio. He is an aspiring painter who, as the lead character in this next game entitled Art Passion, was planning to show his paintings in a forthcoming exhibition. Unfortunately disaster had struck and his paintings had been badly damaged. There is just enough time for Antonio, with your help, to repair the damage so that his work could go on show at the exhibition.
Music is meant to be enjoyed and listened to. This next product wants to help in this respect.
The appropriately named Skullcandy has added to its array of audio listening devices with the release of its product. The headphones are of the over-the-ear type of product that incorporates flat-folding and collapsible features for easy portability. Supplied with leads for USB power charging and an audio AUX put lead, the kit comes packed in a rigid travel case.
This is an SSD drive that is encrypted so unless you enter the correct password it remains unreadable by any software. It is connected to a PC or other such device by either a USB ‘C’ or USB cable.
In the box are the 500GB drive, a USB ‘C’ cable, a USB cable. Also the all-important Getting Started Guide and a padded zip up case so you can take the drive with you. The face of the drive has three LEDs, numerals 1 to 0 and two other buttons red and green. Read the Getting Started sheet as there are combinations that will not be accepted. First you need to set an admin passcode, once this is set other subsidiary passcodes can be set if others are to use the drive.
Domini Games has been busy of late with yet another title involving a trapped spirit.
Forming part of the extensive catalogue of Domini Games' titles, City Legends - Trapped in Mirror Collector's Edition is a Hidden Object Adventure offering. In this game you are cast in the role of a successful author who had been handed a new publishing contract on the condition that your next book is finished quickly.
Fancy a life of healthy outdoor activities. This next title shows what could be involved.
The long-running Park Ranger series of titles has now been expanded with the latest offering from Casual Art. Retaining the series’ Hidden Object action format, Casual Art has included a number of bonus items to develop Vacation Manager – Park Ranger 14 Collector’s Edition. Not only do you have to search for miscellaneous collections of items within an outdoor environment but need to tackle numerous types of mini games and puzzles.
Are you ready to create magical spells to turn aggressive creatures into their normal friendly state?
Imagine, if you will, a place constructed between the plants on the ground and the birds in the air. This is Lorelai, a city, where the residents are paired with magical animal familiars. This once happy place has been struck by a strange disease that is turning the previous friendly familiars into viscous creatures.
This is the latest offering from Honor the Magic5 Pro. Like almost all recent mobile phones the emphasis is on the cameras and what they can do both in photo and video mode. Not so long ago a units cameras were hidden away in one corner of the back, now they are spread out, here they are in a large circle taking the top 6cm of the phones back.
The dimensions of the Honor Magic5 Pro are 16cm tall, 7.5cm wide and 1.2cm thick at the cameras. The unit weighs 207 grams. The diagonal imperial measurement of the screen is 6.8inches. Boot up is a very respectable 21 seconds while shutdown is only 3 seconds. By default it wants to use gestures but it’s easy enough to change to the older back/home/show all. The right side has volume up/down and on/off buttons.
By promising to bring back the dearly departed, the Lord of the Manor gains obedience and other rewards.
Eventide 2 – Sorcerer’s Mirror is a Hidden Object Adventure game. Developed by the House of Fables at Artifex Mundi, this follow up title brings together elements of Slavic Mythology, magic mirrors and inhabitants of a village that have fallen under the evil designs of a local lord who has become a committed disciple of Black Magic and all that it involves.
Why do a father and son disappear from a hotel that quickly ages? It is your task to discover the answer.
As one of the world’s leading Paranormal Investigating Detective, you, cast in the role of Jane Morrison, are one of the first to be called upon when unexplained incidents occur. In this case you are set the task of investigating the episode that has become know as Mysteries of the Past – Shadow of the Daemon. This begins with a report concerning the disappearance of a father and his son from a hotel establishment.
If you are stuck for ideas then this next announcement might help with some suggestions for the 18th of June.
Nudge! Nudge! Wink! Wink! we are getting near that day when Fathers take central stage with Father's Day being the 18th of June. Sony has asked me to mention some of its products which might be considered suitable as a gift for a father, especially one who is into gadgets and the like. Listed in price order, these products are as follows:- The , priced at £49.00, can provide up to 50 hours of listening pleasure from a single battery charge.
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