Shaolin Mystery: Tale of the Jade Dragon Staff
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MASTERFULLY DEVELOPED HOG, FROG, ADVENTURE!!
A breath of fresh air!! Exquisite artwork and story line. As a Lover of Mah Jong, the music is superb to hear while playing as well as enjoying the skill and talent of this game's magnificent artists! BRAVO!! Enjoy! -Mama Mia-
May 6, 2012
Inscrutable? Not so much.
Not my favorite game. I had hoped for more from the reviews, but honestly just can't get that excited about it. There are lots of hidden object and fragmented object scenes. The challenge was trying to figure out what some of the objects even were. "Momegranite?" Ahh, grasshopper. Programmer didn't spell it right. There was at least one object in most of the scenes that I needed help with. The puzzles were pretty easy, but also included a couple of the type I always hate. That's what the skip button is for, I guess. Nice music, fairly nice graphics. Storyline OK except that the printed material didn't stay on screen long enough to read without rushing.
August 19, 2012
Great Game
I really enjoyed this game. I love the music and the graphics were awesome. I think the voice of the woman talking could have been more with the theme of the game.
August 6, 2012
Delightful
This game was quite long. I found the hidden object scenes to be very clear and quite fair. There were maybe three words in all that were not familiar to me but i googled them and immediately found a familiar synonym (e.g. "horseshoe crab"). There were lots and lots of mini-games, some elementary, some quite difficult (for me). It was not always easy to figure out what to do next, but since there is a good walk-through available this is not, to me, that big of an issue. Besides, in retrospect, it all made perfect sense within the context of the story, which I found imaginative in the details even though the broad outlines were not unusual The music was very charming and fit the story although it got a little repetitive. The sound effects were good, and quite varied. But, for me, what set this game well above the average were the delightful graphics, especially for the underwater level and the final level with the flying snails and the floating trees. It was quite simply a pleasure to play and I was very sorry to see the end. So I just bought Shaolin Mystery: Revenge of the Terracotta Warriors!
June 12, 2012
nice visuals, relaxing playtime
This game is perfect for those "I want to relax and unwind" kind of days. There's just enough storyline to keep events moving along. The graphics are well done and the combo of HOG/FROG elements keeps it interesting. The puzzles are okay, nothing too complex but not simplistic either.
This game is a worker bee--competent, does its job, makes a lovely product, but doesn't have the flash & power of the queen bee.
June 10, 2012
Shaolin Mystery: Tale of the Jade Dragon Staff
Absolutely mesmerizing game! The graphics and story line are flawless. One of the best I have played
Qbee
January 27, 2012
**yawn** It put me to sleep!
I hate to say this but this is one of my least favorite games. It wasn't much of a challenge, the graphics were very nice but the music nearly put me to sleep and, frankly, I was bored. At about 5 chapters in, I gave up. I don't care enough to finish it.
July 26, 2012
Linney
This game was just the right challenge for me and was just beautifully executed in every way. Thank you game designers!!
November 30, 2011
Lost on the way to the temple
The wait time between screens is longer than any game I have played in the last year. Disappointed overall in the play process. I do like the pop-up multiple clue locations.
May 6, 2012
Aggravating game
I did not enjoy this game at all. The visuals are nicely drawn but without any WOW factor just average illustration mode. The music gave me a headache after 5 minutes it repeats over and over and over again with no end. The Hint button is very slow and not very functional. I am also not a fan of factual HOAS. All in all I lasted 30 minutes before pulling the plug. This game is okay for some children but not adults. It just does not have good visual content and the HOAS are cluttered to no end which makes it hard to find very small objects that are included with very small object clutter.
June 6, 2012