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Murder Island: Secret of Tantalus 
Welcome to a world of danger and suspense in Murder Island: Secret of Tantalus, a thrilling Hidden Object Adventure game! You’re invited to a gorgeous, isolated Greek island for your high school reunion. Upon arrival, you notice that something isn’t right. One by one, your former classmates get killed—all the murders mirroring tragic Greek myths. Discover clues, locate missing objects, and solve dangerously perplexing puzzles to avoid being next on the mysterious killer’s list!
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System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP/Vista
- CPU: 1.2 GHz
- RAM: 256 MB
- DirectX: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 128 MB
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Murder Mystery on a Sunny Greek Isle
PLUS = I got this game during a sale, really enjoyed it, and the ending surprised me. The story line is about a group of students who go on vacation on a Greek island and stumle upon a murder. Real actors are used for the cutscenes (which can be skipped). This reminded me of watching a movie and playing a game in between the scenes. I liked the use of real actors, their voices added to the overall game experience, helped me feel like I was actually a part of the cast (so I enjoyed the very last page of the game). The game kept me interested, the graphics were great, and the setting was bright, sunny and colorful. As a gamer who loves Hidden Object games, there was more than enough of these for me. In the Hidden Object scenes, I also enjoyed the "guess what the item is" riddles, and also the interactive ones where 1-2 items had to be added together to obtain the item. During the game you gather green titles, somehow I missed getting two of the tiles, so I will play again and try to get them all. One of the best parts of the game was the map, which showed you where you were, and what areas still had tasks that needed to be completed. As you gather tiles you will open an area that provides very interesting information on ancient Greek.
MINUS SIDE = If you are looking for an intense, complex game playing experience, or a game with occult or supernatural elements, this might not be the game for you.
November 30, 2011
What a Great Game.
I am so glad I found this game. Very engaging, interesting plot. Excellent music. Beautiful scenery. Actors voice overs added to the suspense. There is a map to change from one area to another. Challenging, but doable, unusual puzzles. The only suggestion is a count to keep tract of the tiles that you collect (most screens have 3 tiles each). Not being sure how many I still needed of the 96 was discouraging). It was such a relief not to have vampires, ghosts, asylum or darkness (masquerading as a challenge for HOG).
January 15, 2012
Enjoyed It More Than I Should Have
This is a solid and altogether fairly unexceptional hidden object game. The best thing it has going for it is the plot, which is an Agatha Christie-esque mystery that seems loosely based on the short-lived Harper's Island TV show, including the rampant cheesiness. Since I enjoyed that program, it's no surprise I also liked this.
Fairly straightforward gameplay. Hidden object scenes are decent, though size of some objects is the only thing making them difficult. I did like that they had an increased level of interactivity, as sometimes you had to do two or three things before collecting an object. Puzzles are nothing you haven't seen before, and there's really only one or two difficult ones in the bunch, so it's a good play if you're new to the genre.
The game features full voice acting, and there is more in it than you might expect, which I personally found a nice touch. Graphics are good enough. A bit of extra gameplay is found in collecting tiles (3 in most locations) which give you information on mythology. You'll find the myths far more believable than the plot itself. There is a fairly ridiculous amount of backtracking in this game, but the developers smartly included a "jump" feature on the map that allows you to go directly to a place of interest, so you won't have to wander around in search of a new hidden object scene.
All in all, it's an enjoyable little game that offers something different and has pretty high entertainment value. Not much in the way of difficulty or replayability, but you could do far worse.
January 22, 2012
Challanging game with great plot!
This wasn't the hardest game I've ever played, but the plot and graphics were lovely! It is a modern mystery. It was really creepy to see all these dead bodies and creepy occurrences happening on a pristine Greek island. I really felt like I was a part of the action. This is also not gender specific; men and women can play this and have equal fun because it is definitely not girly or masculine, just a good story. There were HO and puzzles galore, as well as tidbits about Greek culture. The map was extremely helpful. I was never bored. I will play this again and again just to try to find all the green mosaics (play the game to see what I mean)!
January 6, 2012
murder mystery hidden object adventure game on Greek Isle!
This was a fun game - set on a Greek Isle, a group of eight classmates meet for a class reunion. The graphics are good, music and sounds are, too. Actors voices and photos used for cut scenes; make it seem more real. Puzzles are mostly challenging; map hints and fun because helpful AND puzzles in themselves. Storyline is a little different from many of this genre...realistic enough to capture interest, yet departs from reality enough to make it an enjoyable, engaging game.
December 23, 2011
Fun story, not super challenging
If you like a mystery, this is a fun story. It isn't the most complex of games, the puzzles aren't all that challenging, and even the hidden objects rarely take hints to complete. That being said, i still really enjoyed this game. It was a fun mystery about a series of murders on an island during a class reunion. I got it using a free game credit, so maybe I'm less harsh than those that paid full price for it.
December 5, 2011
Entertaining
Good; story, locations and fun to play
November 20, 2011
WOW....A SLEEPER
I feel abolutely compelled to write a review of this game...in hopes of getting more people interested in playing it, because, IMO....it has the best 'story' of any game I've played in 2 years.
PROS: Great actors, cut scenes, map with jump feature made it easy to get around the island. The HOS games were interactive and engaging in that you had to solve 'mini riddles'. Most of all the story has great twists and turns to keep you guessing. GOOD ENDING FOR A CHANGE!!! There is no worring about what got missed in the "CE" version.
CONS: Grapics fade to blur in the distance in some scenes, taking away from the beauty of the island setting.
I HIGHLY recommend this game and will in all likelihood play it again and probably again.....
February 20, 2012
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