Wonderland Solitaire
2.1
5
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Not-So Wonderful Solitaire
This review is based on the demo.
This game reminds me of Faerie Solitaire but without some of the "frills" of that game. The game is laid out in the same way, with the same sorts of goals and the same ten-games-to-a-level layout. The goal/level menu even looks basically the same. I looked up this developer, but they don't seem to be the same ones who made Faerie Solitaire.
Now, for the game. First of all, the cards are really hard on my eyes. They're really cute, but they're bright and for some reason (it's probably just me) I'm having a hard time distinguishing between the queen and the 9 card. They're not the same, but I guess I think "female character = queen card." The sound that the game makes when you click the cards gets old pretty fast, but you can turn off the sound, I guess. The music is fine and is more like background noise, so it didn't really bother me. The magic shop where you can buy powerups and whatnot doesn't really have anything that great. There are a couple of items to boost your score, but it feels very thrown together or done last minute.
The layout of the screen is... odd. I feel like the stack of cards is way too far away from the playable cards, and I was moving my mouse a really long way and in a very unnatural pattern (almost like I had to stretch my hand too far to get to the pile). Playing in windowed mode helps that some. I did appreciate that there are choices in windowed mode as to how large you would like the game.
I love solitaire games and this one is cute, but it feels like a ripoff of Faerie Solitaire, but it's missing the special something Faerie Solitaire had. It's not nearly as well polished, and the story is somewhat lacking.
March 19, 2012
Not So Wonderful
Played the game for 40 minutes - got bored.
This is just a run of the mill solitaire game.
Graphics very cartoonlike and background music is unobtrusive.
Storyline is the typical king dies, many successors thwarted by evil doer - you save the day.
10 lands to explore with each land comprising 10 games in the level.
Each stage has an objective (earn 3000 points etc) and you have a shop to buy upgrades (extra wild cards etc).
A different type of solitaire where you add to the master card at the botton of the screen.
There are a variety of "challenges" - collect flower cards to unlock vine cards, collect the candy card to unlock the pink cards etc.
The big negative is that there is no variety in the type of solitaire games.
Very repetitive and nothing really to keep you engaged.
If you like challenging solitaire games this is not for you.
Also, there are a plethora of solitaire games of far better quality than this one to chose from.
March 19, 2012
Nothing To Write Home About
I love Solitaire games and enjoy playing playing them. This one I did not. Graphics are cheesy, music is annoying and the story line should never have been. This game needs to go back to the drawing board.
March 19, 2012
low level card game
I was looking for a card game for my young grandchildren and this might have made the grade had the colors been brighter. One of the big disadvantages was that at the end of each "game", you had to save and exit and then start anew. This is just a waste of time and virtually no challenge. If I had to recommend a similar game, I'd recommend "pirate solitaire"
March 19, 2012
Makes Me Wonder
This game makes me wonder what's happened to the quality of BigFish games lately. There have been too many games like this one and I'm concerned.
This game would be acceptable as a FREE download for younger kids. It's a rehash - almost identical except for graphics - to so many of the solitaire games these days.
It's definately not an adult game. It's definately not a new concept or even a decent twist on an old concept.
It's absolutely not worth spending any money on.
I cannot recomment this game because BigFish expects you to pay for it.
March 19, 2012
Don't Bother
This game is more like a free app that you can download.Not worth buying.
March 19, 2012
total faliur
what a failure, there is nothing good to say about this game. I wonder, who the game is for, not for adult, not for kids - Total waist of space on the computer
March 19, 2012
Waste of disk space
Boring, childish graphics. Not to the standards I expect from Big Fish!
March 19, 2012
I am enjoying it!
I enjoy up/down solitaire and I am enjoying this game. The cards and background are charming! No new ground broken here, but I'm okay with this game.
March 20, 2012
No Wonder
Basic tri-peaks solitare with cartoonish graphics. One can spend ones money on much better games.
March 19, 2012