The Mystery of the Crystal Portal
3.7
5
3
3
Fun, Fun Game!
This was one of my early buys, and I loved the game. It has beautiful graphics, a fair storyline, circular HOs, and fairly easy puzzles. It is not a difficult game, but it is fun to play.
Although I have moved on to other games, I still play it occasionally just for fun.
For a beginner or even the intermediate player, this is a very good game and offers something a little different to the usual HOGs.
January 15, 2012
Different...In a Good Way
My first thought was this was going to be a silly game for people who want things as easy as possible. I soon realized I was wrong. The game seemed confusing and a bit difficult, but that quickly turned to challenging and interesting. This isn't your usual Hidden Object game. Not the greatest graphics, or story line (at least it was short and not a novel), but for the first time in a long time I played an entire game in one sitting. Another plus in my opinion was having mini-games that weren't above or below the level of the game. This was good because there were no "skips". The confusion at the beginning was because I wasn't sure exactly what I was supposed to do, but it was easy enough to figure out. Perhaps a future update could add a tutorial, or at least an example. I doubt that I'll play again, but for a night of interesting fun, I'd give this one an 8.
November 19, 2011
Not crazy about this game
This game was nowhere near as good as the sequel, which I enjoyed and would recommend. It is basically a HOG with a few small puzzles added. Not interactive. It was repetitive and boring and illogical and you could never figure out what you were supposed to be doing. I just sat there and waited for the hint button to fill so I could just get it over with. Normally I would say it was too short but in this case I was glad when it was over. The concept wasn't bad, just the execution. They got it right in the sequel, so just start with the second one and don't bother with this one.
January 25, 2012