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Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker Collector’s Edition Review

November 26th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

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The first time I played Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker, I played the regular version and was impressed with the game then. I was offered the opportunity to play it again, except this time I was given the collector’s edition, and I have to say that it was still great the second time around.

Shiver: Vanishing Hitchhiker Collector’s Edition Storyline

The game opens with you driving along a rainy highway and thinking about a picture of you as a child standing next to a little girt holding a teddy bear. The scene then changes to show you picking up a female hitchhiker. You sense she is in trouble, but you leave her be. It isn’t until you are driving away after you drop her off at a creepy little town that you notice she left her teddy bear in your car. It’s then that you realize she’s the girl from the photo! Quickly, you return to the town. You must find her even if that means walking around that creepy town…

Shockwave 99 Cent Game Coupon: Happy Thanksgiving

November 23rd, 2011

Arwen Taylor

And the pre-Black Friday awesomness continues. Shockwave is giving away some of their best game titles for only 99 cents! That is so much better than that plastic pinwheel you bought for your kid from the dollar store. You know who you are.

Starting today, select titles on Shockwave.com are only 99 cents. Currently, there are twelve games on the list including:

1. Ancient Tripeaks – A themed version of the popular card game, while away the hours with 25 levels of Greek myths in one of two modes of play.

2. Ouba: The Great Journey – A match 3 game where you help the Ouba tribe break free of their prisons and restore their village that had been destroyed by the dark magic of Garouba. Features 200 levels, 10 power ups, and two modes of perfect puzzle play.

3. Varmintz – Lovers of the classic game Frogger, will enjoy this update on the classic. Help your character navigate a variety of obstacles so they can get back to their home.

4. Enlightenus – A hidden object game where you travel through time helping a novelist collect lost piece of his work. Classic hidden object puzzles, mini games, and riddles make this a pretty engaging game.

5. Coffee Rush – Go head to head with a competing coffee shop in this match-3 game. Spend hours treating your clients to great coffee in 50 progressive levels, 18 recipes, and 7 shops.

6. Green Moon – Find adventure with this hidden object game. Travel to different worlds looking for items that will let you unlock over 300 fantastic locations. Contains 50 hours of game play.

Mystery Case Files: Escape from Ravenhearst

November 23rd, 2011

Arwen Taylor

Detective, I know you are familiar with Ravenhearst Manor, having solved the mystery of Emma Ravenhearst in Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst and set the souls of Emma and her children free in the follow up case Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenheast. However, we need you to return to Ravenhearst a third time to help solve a chilling mystery that has local authorities baffled and residents fearing for their lives in Mystery Case Files: Escape from Ravenhearst.

Shockwave Coupon Code – Get 12% off Your Next Game

November 8th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

I received an email a few days ago from Shockwave announcing that for the month of November, you can take 12% off any Shockwave game you purchase from their game store. Just use the Shockwave coupon code: SHOCKSW12. The code is good until November 30, 2011 and excludes backup CDs and subscriptions.

I’m going to be upfront and say that I have not had a chance to play the games at Shockwave yet. In fact, I didn’t know this game company existed until a few months ago when I started looking for a way to support my gaming addiction. It costs money to support my daily casual gaming habit. I figured, since I’m playing these games anyway, I might as well earn a few Gil to put in the war chest.

I took a look at Shockwave’s offering and found five casual games I think might be fun to play.

Big Fish Games Announces New Mystery Case Files Escape from Ravenhearst

November 7th, 2011

Arwen Taylor

Update: When will Mystery Case Files Escape from Ravenhearst be released by Big Fish Games? I’ve heard the game is to be released either Wednesday, November 23 or Thursday, November 24. Just in time for some after-turkey fun.

It’s available!

Big Fish Games recently announced they will be releasing a new hidden object adventure game called Mystery Case Files: Escape from Ravenhearst. Avid casual gamers who love the Mystery Case Files franchise and have been anxiously awaiting the release of a new game will be returning to Ravenhearst for a third time, strangely enough. It seems Ravenhearst Manor is stirring up some trouble again.

In a case that has authorities baffled, Blackpool residents are turning up missing and all signs point to the ruins of Ravenhearst Manor.

Most believed that the terror within perished when the estate went up in flames. Is it possible evil still lurks within? It’s up to you, Master Detective, to return to Blackpool, England and unravel the mystery that still haunts this quiet town. [read post]

The very first hidden object game I played was Mystery Case Files: Huntsville. I got a Big Fish Game coupon for it when I purchased books from Borders Books. This was years before they went bankrupt. Mystery Case Files is one of my favorite casual games series because the developers put a lot of effort in creating a truly interactive hidden object adventure.

I’m excited they are finally releasing a new game. This gives me an excuse to replay all the old games so I can review them for the blog. Here’s a list of them just in case you want to get caught up before Mystery Case Files Escape from Ravenhearst comes out. The first four games are straight hidden object games. It isn’t until you get to Mystery Case Files Return to Ravenhearst that the developers start adding adventure elements to the games.