Listen... for the sound of betrayal! You've returned from school to visit your father at his famous Jazz Pepper Club during Mardi Gras, but everyone is hypnotized. Have they heard the wrong note? Explore the musical mystery in Cadenza: Music, Betrayal and Death!
This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won't find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card!
The Collector's Edition includes:
- Uncover the villain's past in the bonus chapter
- Unlockable achievements
- Hunt for music notes and special collectibles
- Soundtracks, wallpapers, screensavers and concept art
- Integrated Strategy Guide
Game System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
- CPU: 2.0 GHz
- RAM: 1024 MB
- DirectX: 9.0
- Hard Drive: 681 MB
Big Fish Games App System Requirements:
- Browser: Internet Explorer 7 or later
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Cadenza: Music, Betrayal and Death Collector's Edition is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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didero from
Refreshing game
This is just a fantastic game. The music is mesmerizing, the graphics are superb and the HOs, challenging yet not breaking the game rythm and different from most others. Can't wait to try the others in the series.
Date published: 2017-07-27
Rated 5 out of
5
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wcburns from
Cadenza:Music, Betrayal & Death Review
Love this game, the art was great, the jazzy music was fun, and the story was interesting.
Date published: 2017-03-09
Rated 5 out of
5
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RavenCorbie from
Cadenza: A Virtuosic Performance
This is a review of Cadenza: Music, Betrayal, and Death, Collector’s Edition for PC, which I completed in full, including the Bonus Chapter and some of the Extras on 01/30/2017.
GAMEPLAY: The gameplay is excellent. I was never bored, and many of the puzzles made sense. The HO scenes were varied and interesting as well. It took me awhile to understand morphing items. I found one without trying, but didn’t make the connection to the swirly icon and did not realize there was one in every HO scene. Similarly, I didn’t make the connection of the note symbol, nor its color change, so I didn’t know there was a note in every area to find, nor whether I had already found the note. That’s all fine, though, and when I did make those connections, I had a lot of fun. As a result, I found all the morphing items and notes near the end of the game, but very few in the beginning. Overall, I really enjoyed the game play.
DIFFICULTY AND CUSTOMABILITY: There are four difficulty settings with an additional Custom (Improviser) option, for a total of five options. The areas of customability are Tutorial, Objectives, Active Plus items indicated, Sparkles for active areas, Sparkles for HOPs, Icon change on active areas, Hints available or not, Hint recharge time, Skips available or not, and Skip recharge time. I really liked most of this, and turned almost everything off. I kept hints on, but with the longest recharge time, and I think I left the icon change on. You can’t turn off the sparkles on the map indicating where something can be done, and you also cannot turn off miss click penalties. Overall, I liked this system, but I would have liked to turn off miss clicks because I sometimes enjoy clicking on something that is beautiful or interesting even if it isn’t an objective, sometimes I don’t know what a certain object actually looks like, and sometimes I think I am clicking on the object, but it registers as a miss. I like the sparkles on the map, but that might be a concern for others who prefer that not to show up. That said, five different options, including a custom option with so many choices, is stellar.
STORYLINE: I liked the storyline at first, and I was very connected to the characters and plot. I found the actual perpetrator to be a nice twist that I was not expecting! However, the mechanism that the perpetrator was using was a little too out there for me, and it also wasn’t clear why that person wanted to do what he/she was doing. Once the story passed a certain point, it seemed unrealistic and disconnected from the rest of the plot. That said, it was still entertaining, and the characters were great.
AESTHETICS: Wonderful. I don’t consider myself to be a great judge of these things, but I particularly enjoyed the auditory elements: the voice acting and the music. As others have pointed out, I wished that there had been even more music. The visual aspects were not as stunning, but they were generally well done. I really did like the cubist painting, and I also liked the cemetery/crypt area.
LENGTH/VALUE: I spent a lot of time on this game and in the bonus chapter. It was engaging and fulfilling time spent. I did do some backtracking to find notes once I understood how the note symbol worked, but by that time, some areas were off limits. After the bonus chapter, you need to go back to find all the notes in order to unlock a Collectibles Hunt, and only after you have successfully completed the Collectibles Hunt are you allowed access to the Instrument Shop Repair. I didn’t really like that set up, as I had planned to find the notes anyway, and wanted to do that at the very end, but I did like the fact that you could go back to areas and find the notes that you missed during the game, especially since, as I mentioned, some areas became inaccessible later on. The collectables were extremely easy to find. Most times, they stuck out as the first thing my eyes settled on or as the only thing of a certain color in a room of a completely different color. I found the shop repair to be pretty easy as well. It’s a jigsaw, but all the pieces are already in the right orientation.
Final Assessment, including CE value: I was definitely glad I got the Collector’s Edition of this, though I did buy it during a half-off week-end, so I paid $9.99. I used the Strategy Guide a few times, and the bonus chapter was long and engaging (but still separate from the main game, which concluded satisfactorily at the end of the main game). I also liked the replayability of finding the notes and later, the collectibles. The instrument shop repair was fun, too, even though it was easy. Finally, there was a Connections board where you try to remember what relationships the different characters had with each other, and I really enjoyed that as it felt like part of the investigation. There are also a number of achievements that I want to go back and obtain, particularly with regard to the morphing items and speed of completing HO scenes, since you can redo all the HO scenes. So, all in all, I do recommend the Collector’s Edition, and I will probably get CE versions of other Mad Head games.
Date published: 2017-01-31
Rated 5 out of
5
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upsysydaisy from
Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!!
With so many reviews ahead of mine, chances are mine won't even be read. BUT just in case, I will just say the game was beautiful in every way: puzzles, HOGs, graphics, story, voices. Nothing at all negative! The music was stellar and made for a very relaxing gameplay. My favorite HOG was the one played on the back of the Old Sailor Bar owner. What a clever, unique idea, it was a HOG that also opened a safe by providing the code numbers, I also loved the way that the collectibles and morphs were done...there was never any guesswork involved from scene to scene, trying to remember which to look for or how many have been collected. Very helpful, indeed! The Cadenza games are always of such high quality!
Date published: 2016-12-19
Rated 5 out of
5
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tlc_936 from
Great Game
Definitely another great game to keep in your collection. The CE was definitely a good buy over the regular version.
The visual and audio of this game were wonderful. The accents were a nice touch as the game was set in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The music for this game was so enamoring that it entrances you into feeling you are actually in a New Orleans jazz club especially when doing the slideshow minigames. The game itself wasn't as challenging, but I had it on the casual setting so you can always change that.
The extras of this game were also great. During the game, you have to collect music symbols, but if you happen to miss one, the extras allow you to go back to those scenes you missed and collect the symbol. You can also go back to the HO games that you didn't complete as well as they wanted and redo them until you get the best scores.
Date published: 2016-06-14
Rated 5 out of
5
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littleLuna from
Sensational Cadenza!
This is the very first HOG that I loved to follow the storyline (and I have played many). The atmosphere, the voices, the story and the hidden objects to find, make this game every penny worth. My compliments for the makers!
Date published: 2016-03-12
Rated 5 out of
5
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magnoliajem from
Music, music, music LOVE
Background sounds, including music, annoy me to no end. The music particularly is usually so boring & repetitive, I shut it off almost immediately. Not this game! Music is the key that creates the NOLA vibe. It's jazzy & wonderfully diverse, creating the perfect ambiance for every scene. Loved it so much, I poked around all the bonus content even after I got bored just so I could listen to the music. Bravo!
Date published: 2015-12-12
Rated 5 out of
5
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nufsober from
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I EVEN LOOKED AT A HOG! THIS ONE BREAKS THE MOLD!!
I LOVED IT FROM THE OPENING LINE, AND DID NOT REALIZE I'D GONE THROUGH THE WHOLE FREE GAME!! IT WAS A HAD TO BUY!! ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WEEKEND YA'LL HAD A A SALE GOING ON, LESS THEN HALF PRICE! FABULOUS!!!!
Date published: 2015-05-30
Rated 5 out of
5
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allibee4d from
Excellent game!
I've had this game for a while but had forgetten I'd not finished it! It's a fab game, excellent storyline and great music. I buy CEs whenever I can (when there's an offer, natch!) and this one really wows with the extras.
I'm looking forward to buying the latest Cadenza game when I can afford it. Let's face it, these games are considered expenses - but I love the fact that you can play them again and again and see something new in them every time.
This story is about a young woman visiting her Dad in New Orleans, only to find he's just been paralysed, along with the rest of his jazz club, because of some eerie music. She investigates to save her father from dying of thirst and starvation, as did another vicitim of the mysterious musician. She meets friends who might be enemies along the way, collecting musical notes and, I think, morphing objects.
Really enjoyed it! Many thanks to the team that made such a gripping game :D
Date published: 2015-05-27
Rated 5 out of
5
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mrm2006 from
BEWARE! ...... The Black Widow's Kiss!
Based on the demo of both the CE and SE versions.
The storyline is pretty straightforward right from the beginning of the game ..... beware the Black Widow''s kiss!
The graphics are amazing. But, I wouldn't expect anything different in this 2nd game of this series. The music is jazz.... just like the first Cadenza game, but this one is more .... sensuous. The voice overs were done very well. Each character has their own specific voice and tone.
There are 5 difficulty modes: Novice, Artist, Virtuoso, Maestro and Improvisor (the "Custom" mode"), where you can choose various items, including how much of a tutorial you want and how quickly you want the hint to recharge or the mini game skip button to work.
There is also an "Objectives" list and, eventually you will receive a map of the City streets. I think this image of streets is unique and I've only seen it in this game series. The map shows where you are, what area has been completed and where "active" areas are. I like that it shows more than one "active" area.
In the CE version, near the hint button on the bottom right of the page, during game play you will see either a tiny ticket (indicating you haven't found the "gold collectible ticket" or a swirling disk (indicating you haven't found the Morphing Object in the HOG you are playing). I found these features to be extremely helpful as I would lose track of finding them because I was too "into" the game. - lol!
The HOGS (hidden object games) - This is where you will find the Morphing Objects. Very interactive games. The mini games were not as prevalent as the HOGS, but they were fun and fairly easy.
CE Bling:
Besides the usual Bonus Game, Strategy Guide, Wallpaper, etc., this game comes with the following:
* Finish the Bonus Game to unlock the Ticket Hunt.
* Complete the Ticket Hunt to unlock the Treasure Hunt.
* Complete the Treasure Hunt to unlock Match 3 mini games.
* Finish the Main Game to open the Case Files.
* Find 42 collectibles in the Treasure Hunt.
* Find 42 golden tickets in the Main Game.
* Find 15 Morphing Objects.
I LOVED playing the demo! I was drawn into the STORY of the game very quickly. ....... as opposed to just the game play (finding this, doing that, playing HOGs and mini games). I found that to be the case in the first Cadenza game as well. You can tell when it's a GREAT game when the story is done so well you are unaware of anything else going on.
I would recommend this game for all expertise levels because there are so many difficulty choices. I wouldn't suggest that you pass up this demo. It's a definite purchase for me and I hardly EVER give a 5 star review!
Come back in time with me and find out just who the Black Widow is ..... and why her kiss is so deadly.
ENJOY!
Date published: 2015-05-08