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31 August, 2008

Sunshine Acres

Behold a blue sky and a wide stretch of soil fit for farming. Harvest your crops and earn money for a hard day`s work. Till the ground, plant seeds, and water to your heart`s content! Dotted with sunflowers, Sunshine Acres is a vast stretch of land waiting to cultivate your dreams. Visit five manufacturing plants and plow through 30 fertile levels in this Time Management challenge.


* Time Management adventure
* Fertile levels
* Harvest your dreams

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Sunshine Acres puts you out in the sunshine (virtually anyways) tending your plants, harvesting them, and manufacturing them for higher priced refined products. Take your products to town and sell them to earn money. Protect your plants from the sheep trying to eat them, and don't forget to feed your dog...he likes to dig up money for you to collect. Upgrade your farm by buying sprinklers, bigger trucks, and better factories...


Sunshine Acres comes to us from Alawar Games, who brings us Farm Frenzy and Farm Frenzy 2. I guess we are sort of biased because of this, and just had to like Sunshine Acres! Everybody loved this game! The boys hung over my shoulders pointing out what to do next, while my teenage daughter went to finish her chores...and get the first turn on the computer! As a parent, I just had to love that! Sunshine Acres is the plant version of Farm Frenzy! Can you keep up with all those plants and factories? The plants don't move, but wow it can take a bit of moving to keep up with them!

30 August, 2008

Dress Up Rush

Imagine running your own fashion boutique with cozy chairs, hot coffee, and ambient music. Meet Jane, a savvy fashionista, determined to make a name for herself in the fashion biz. Start small and provide top-notch service to clients - then upgrade your boutique with more fitting rooms, a sleeker design, and a fat cash register. Sell the hottest collections and offer 130 distinct clothing options to customers. Can Jane manage the Dress Up Rush in this Time Management venture?


* Stylish Time Management game
* Quirky new characters
* Build a fashion empire!

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Dress Up Rush puts you right into the world of fashion running your own boutique. Give your clients catalogs, bring their orders to them, hem clothing as requested, gift wrap items, serve coffee to keep your clients happy, and don't forget to ring them up and collect your money! Use your earned cash to buy upgrades for your store, and new choices of clothing . Hire a cashier to run the cash register for you, and then hire someone else to clean up the messes often left by customers... enjoy building your small boutique into a fashionable statement of business!


Dress Up Rush provides us with yet another opportunity to be part of the fashion world while playing a time management game. In the usual style of time management games, you set the order for your tasks and accomplish them in Dress Up Rush, nothing exciting or different. I did not see anything spectacular about this game, but if you have finished your other time management games, or like the premise of running a boutique, then Dress Up Rush is perfect for you! While I found nothing spectacular about Dress Up Rush, I also saw nothing wrong with it, and enjoyed the game for itself while playing. The boys didn't express any sign of interest in this game, but my teenage daughter can't wait to try it for herself.

29 August, 2008

Azada: Ancient Magic



Big Fish Games Studios summons you back to the deep mystery and magic of Azada. Too afraid to enter the library, young Titus calls upon your courage and superior puzzle-solving skills to disarm the magical menace. Luckily, Titus has given you a magic medallion to call upon him when in need. Enter the lives of storybook characters in more than 20 magic puzzle books. Meet famous legends like King Arthur, Rapunzel, Henry Jekyll, Buffalo Bill, and many more. Can you unveil the dark hidden secret in Azada: Ancient Magic?

* Sequel to award-winning Puzzle Adventure series
* Magical puzzle books with classic tales
* Storybook legends like Rapunzel and Dracula
* Get the Strategy Guide
* Get help at our Forums

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Azada: Ancient Magic is a sequel to Big Fish Games most popular puzzle game of 2007, Azada! Once again you are pulled into a magically bound room. You must solve the puzzles in each book to release a character, and then determine which character is the evil corruption of this library. Sound simple? Well pull out your thinking cap, and find the objects and use them in the right order to solve each book. Also contained within each books' pages are a puzzle for you to solve to progress.


Azada: Ancient Magic was a game we have been waiting for since word of it's release came to us. We loved Azada ™, although I found it a trifle simple. So I was very excited to try the new Azada: Ancient Magic. I lost myself in the puzzles as usual, and had a fabulous time solving each of them. The kids were not quite as involved as usual...something about staying up all night yesterday and falling asleep early tonight!
If you do feel a need for a helping hand, Azada ™ offers the Azada Strategy Guide for you to get.

28 August, 2008

Farm Frenzy 2

Give Old MacDonald a run for his money in this frenetic Farm Frenzy sequel. Feed hens, collect eggs, and stock your warehouse to ship your goods to market. Kick up your heels while earning enough money to upgrade your buildings. You`ll find a crop full of fun with 17 secret gags to locate, and 19 awards to win. Buy five products in the city and deliver goods for happy customers in Farm Frenzy 2, a Time Management adventure.


* Frenetic Time Management sequel
* Secret gags!
* Bring produce to market

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Farm Frenzy 2 is a fantastic time management sequel where you get to take care of your chickens, pigs, and cows. Collect their products and run the production buildings to make more expensive products to take to town to sell. Order goods from the city which will be delivered by air drop. Defend you farm from bears, which will toss your animals. Buy dogs to help keep the bears at bay, and cats to help collect your products. Plenty of levels, new awards, times to beat!


YEAH! There was jumping and yelling when we saw Farm Frenzy 2 for today's game! We loved Farm Frenzy, and finished it long ago... but it never lost it's playability... we were going for gold on every level!


Farm Frenzy 2 brings back the same great game type, with even better graphics, and cool new sounds! I will warn you that the chickens are plump, and the cats are skinny (like an outside cat usually is)! You will love the change in bears! You still get the shadow on the ground as they fall from the sky, but now you get a growl that grows louder as they get closer. What really got us was that the bears are now panda bears! They are so cute, we almost didn't want to catch them...right up until they started tossing our chickens! Then we were over it! Farm Frenzy 2 is a fantastic game for the entire family! Although it doesn't have a specific Kid's Mode, it is easy enough for my 5 yr old to play by himself...at least the beginning levels! It's well worth the price,

In case you were wondering, Frenetic means frantic or frenzied. Great word to describe this game!

27 August, 2008

Magic Aces

When it comes to cards, are you really an Ace? Test your skills and compete against 16 opponents in a variety of matches. Each opponent has their own specific playing style to challenge you in fresh new ways. If you`re a winner, your hand scores points and bonus prizes. Each prize affects the momentum of the game with its own special twist. Magic Aces rewards players who think ahead, take risks, and bid to become an Ace card champion.


* Real-time card game
* Multiple opponents
* Are you an Ace?

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Magic Aces is an interesting twist on playing poker against the computer. Use the cards in your pocket, and from your timed refreshing draw, to build the best set of hands you can before the set timer runs out. For each hand you beat, you receive the prize for that hand. You control the round timer, so you can plan your hands at ease, and them progress the timer when you are ready. Interesting twists are added as you progress, like earning extra cards, and buying the ability to move cards around in your hands for a power cost. Gain more power by creating poker hands in each set.


I can see the appeal that Magic Aces would have for poker players, or card players. Although I have never learned to play poker, I was having fun with Magic Aces. I didn't have to worry about the betting and raising and stuff, Magic Aces was just about creating the best hands.

26 August, 2008

Great Chocolate Chase

Klaus Werner returns with his creative inventions delivering chocolates to the mouths of calorie-starved customers. Set in the year 1904, revisit the Chocolatier period with an all-star cast including Evangeline Baumeister and her confection-loving friends. Face new challenges and visit exotic locations like Peru, Nepal, Indonesia, Russia, and Libya. Embark on the Great Chocolate Chase, and savor this new Assembly Management adventure.



* Chocolatier sequel
* Exciting new inventions
* Explore exotic locations

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Play First brings back the familiar cast of Chocolatier and Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients adding a time management twist in Great Chocolate Chase! Serve your customers their exotic chocolate orders, achieve goals to learn of new ingredients or recipes, purchase upgrades to earn more money, make better chocolates faster, and decorate your store. Can you keep your chocolates, flavorings, and stamp styles straight?


Great Chocolate Chase comes in with the familiar style of Turbo Pizza and Turbo Subs, but with the characters from the Chocolatier games. Although we were really hoping for another Chocolatier adventure, everyone gathered around to pick upgrades and read the fantastic daily journal that are a part of Great Chocolate Chase. Play First has a winning template for their time management games, and Great Chocolate Chase does not disappoint! We will just keep hoping that they are working on another adventure game in the style of Chocolatier though, as we have finished both it and Chocolatier 2: Secret Ingredients, and are ready for the next one!

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25 August, 2008

Treasure Masters

Join Gordon Jones and his grandfather on a dangerous adventure to unearth a worldly artifact. Scour the bowels of a sunken ship and solve dozens of ingenious puzzles. Stay steps ahead of other treasure seekers - the enemies are in close pursuit! Race into an exhilarating hidden object quest and wind down with relaxing mini games. Join the Treasure Masters, and discover this secret, captivating world.



* Hidden Object adventure
* 48 thrilling levels
* Race towards treasure

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Treasure Masters starts you off finding objects to claim the treasure hunting business that your grandfather left you. Find objects from the list and from their outline, use them to complete mini puzzles to open other items to look inside or behind them. Beat the clock, or play in the untimed mode.


Treasure Masters offered a challenge. I am so glad that the hidden object games coming out recently are so much more challenging. The kids were all getting tired of them being so easy. This one had everyone peering over my shoulder pointing out objects. Treasure Masters has a good storyline also. We enjoyed learning more about the story as it unfolded slowly as we played. I haven't enjoyed a hidden object game as much as Treasure Masters in quite a while.

24 August, 2008

Jane's Realty

Jane restored her family hotel business and now she`s ready to expand an entire city. First, she`s got to manage major construction then move on to remodeling and renting homes. Help her learn the ropes by buying constructable surfaces and upgrading resources. The payoff is a modern town with magnificent infrastructure, and 24 professional levels in Jane`s Realty, a Time Management venture.



* Time Managed real estate
* Professional levels
* Start collecting rent!

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Jane's Realty brings Jane back, this time building towns and collecting rent. Start by buying land and building your power and water stations. Then start building your houses, and furnishing them so you can rent them. Give your tenants gifts to keep them happy and they will ask for an upgrade. Build garages to have extra build and repair vehicles available, build a store to purchase furniture for your rental houses, build a bank to automatically collect rent for you... see how strong of a town you can build!


Jane's Realty reminds me of the popular Build-a-lot games, but brings the flavor of Jane's Hotel with it. The directions were a bit confusing if you are depending on the in game tutorials. The best bet is to read through the pages of the Help button for each section you are in. I had to redo a couple of levels because the tutorials didn't tell me to ply my tenants with gifts so they would request the required upgrade. Just a bit frustrating. Overall, I would recommend Build-a-lot or Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year over Jane's Realty, unless you are a big Jane fan. The boys did not even look twice at Jane's Realty, and my teenager gave it a quick glance and walked away.

22 August, 2008

Righteous Kill

Step into the shoes of Erica Dean as she investigates crime scenes in New York City. It`s a man hunt for a vigilante on a killing spree through 16 locations containing over a thousand hidden objects. With the help of Sergeant Vasquez, Erica will use clues she collects in a number of detective-themed mini games. Inspired by the motion picture film, Righteous Kill features clips from the movie and 15 animated levels.


* Action packed levels
* Animated cut scenes
* Nail the culprit!

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In Righteous Kill you portray a detective tracking down clues to catch a vigilante killer. As you gather clues, find the fingerprints, put together torn papers, and other mini games in your quest to build a solid case. At various points you are treated to clips from the upcoming film of the same title starring Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. The film is scheduled for release on September 12th.


I was immediately turned off by the name of this game...Righteous Kill. I decided to try it anyways. I was pleasantly surprised. It turns out to be a quite good hidden object game. I had expected there to be a certain amount of gore with a title like Righteous Kill, but there was none. Instead I was cast into the role of a detective, searching for clues, gathering evidence, and building a strong case against a vigilante killer. Since Righteous Kill is the name of a new Pacino and DeNiro film coming out in a few weeks, and the game is based on that film, I will let the name slide and say that I enjoyed this game. I am not sure that you would take the younger children to see the film, and I would say the same for the game. Let's keep this one for teenagers and up.

21 August, 2008

Restoring Rhonda



Rhonda`s been overworked, and she`s lost her job as a prestigious art restorer. Help her rebuild her career and her confidence by working her way back to the top. Fortunately for Rhonda, an ancient, mysterious puzzle game has arrived to provide artistic aid. Can Rhonda master Azuba, a magical jewel swapping game, and earn the tools she needs to refurbish beautiful paintings? Meet colorful characters and choose from one of two modes in Restoring Rhonda.



* Art restoration Puzzle
* Gorgeous levels
* Meet colorful characters

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Restoring Rhonda is a match three game that allows you to choose from two modes of play. Choose the normal swap adjacent tiles, or choose free swap to clear the board. Match special tool pieces to earn the use of these special bonuses on the board. Work to earn enough money to unlock bonus Quick Plays in the menu. Clear each board to receive a tool to use to fix the next step of the painting that you are working on. Earn money by working quickly to restore paintings for your clients.


Restoring Rhonda was not a huge hit in my house. The idea of free swap was almost more confusing than regular play. The restoration parts of the game were the same types of things I was complaining about in those cooking games! Grab the object with the tweezers and pull, wipe the painting with the cloth, etc, had my thumb moving the trackball as fast as my thumb would go! For some fantastic match three games try Fishdom or Ancient Quest of Saqqarah

20 August, 2008

Road to Riches



John, a hardworking manager, has been fired from his job at Herfty`s Trucking. Anxious to put his boss out of business, John decides to open his own trucking enterprise. An initial investment puts him on the move for On-The-Road orders. Steer your truck at breakneck speed on the Road to Riches in this entrepreneurial Time Management pursuit. Choose your own orders and show "The Man" who`s really in charge!


* Speedy Time Management game
* Crisp graphics
* Start your own enterprise!

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Road to Riches is a complex time management game that puts right in the middle of the trucking world. Manage the dispatching of loads, make sure you allow enough time for all your deliveries, and plan your routes. As you grow, buy additional trucks and hire drivers to keep up with all your business opportunities.


At least Road to Riches is only local driving! Managing the city traffic and making sure you get your loads delivered on time can be quite a challenge, especially while managing three high speed moving children at the same time! No one was interested in this game, but I think that had more to do with the fact that Dad is a truck driver, and we get enough of it! 

19 August, 2008

Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen

Wave your magic wand and enter Woodland. The mysterious Fairy Queen has made an appearance promising to reveal a secret, but first you must guess her name. Search for eight beautiful fairies from the Rose Queen`s court, each fairy holds a piece of the puzzle. Get hints by way of fairy dust in Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen, a mesmerizing Hidden Object game.



* Magical Hidden Object game
* Enchanting puzzles
* Find the fairies!

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In Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen help different fairies in whatever order you choose by locating hidden objects by the shadow provided.Then assemble a puzzle of one the fairies favorite objects. Also in each level is an additional type of puzzle such as spotting differences, or arranging objects in the correct order. You are provided with a certain number of hints per level. Choose your difficulty from three settings of easy, medium, or hard. Also choose the option to play with the timer on or off.


Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen was an event that even the boys gathered close for. They loved the fact that the shadow of the objects were provided rather than a list of words, making it something that even the pre-readers can have fun with. The illustrations were beautiful, and the objects are so well integrated that we found the medium level to be unexpectedly challenging! We had a great time putting the puzzles together, and the spotting of differences is always a highly coveted puzzle in my house! After we figured out how to arrange things in order, we had a fantastic time with that also. We did find the music to get annoying after a while, but that's why speakers have a volume switch! Overall, Enchanted Fairy Friends: Secret of the Fairy Queen was a very enjoyable game, that I could see having a very long playability in my house.
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18 August, 2008

Elven Mists 2

Bring light into a world of darkness, and become the liberator of Elvenland. This sequel takes you to the most enchanting slumber party of the year. Slip into the role of a young elf, an elven lad, just 99 years old. Soon you'll be sailing in the shoes of the just retired Awakener of the Elves with your magic powers. Encounter 120 levels featuring 10 helpful spells in Elven Mists 2, a mystical Puzzle adventure.



* Magic Puzzle sequel
* 120 enchanting levels
* 13 distinct objects
* Enjoy two amazing modes




Set up your pieces in a Tetris like fashion, and connect them to two energy flowers to wake your sleepy elves up in Elven Mists 2. Work your way through Elvenland, waking up and liberating all your fellow elves. Encounter obstacles, and learn special spells to overcome them. Collect barrels of gold as you go.

Elven Mists 2 was an average puzzle game. Connect energy flowers together, covering all the elves to complete a level. Elven Mists 2 was not something that the kids were particularly interested in, and I found it an average way to pass time. Probably not my first choice in a way to pass time! Make sure you check out the Big Fish Game Club to get the best price on brand new computer games available!

17 August, 2008

Time Stand Still

English detective Carol Reed has arrived and settled into her new apartment in Sweden. In a blink, she`s caught up in a messy chain of events dating back to World War II. Solve a 60-year-old murder case by visiting homes decorated with realistic dolls, knick-knacks, and photos. Collect items and store them in an inventory feature in Time Stand Still. Will Carol crack the case in this point-and-click murder mystery?




* Point-and-click Adventure
* Challenging puzzles
* Solve a 60-year-old mystery!
* Get the Strategy Guide!




Find the newspaper in the kitchen of your apartment to get started in Time Stand Still. From there you can start poking around, finding inventory items, and gathering information. Make sure you check everything, and keep your magnifying glass handy.

I was very frustrated when I started Time Stand Still! I didn't know to find the newspaper, and wandered aimlessly for quite a while trying to get used to the movements which are not as smooth as other Large Adventure file games I have played. I couldn't find the Read Me text in the file that was supposed to give more detailed instructions, and I have never bought a Strategy Guide in my life! For this game, I just might have to, just to figure out what to do next! I am not finding the game very intuitive, as it says it is, and I am again stuck wondering what the next step should be. I did take a quick peak into the Time Stand Still Strategy Guide, and found it to be quite clear and informative. The kids had no interest in Time Stand Still at all.

16 August, 2008

Restaurant Rush

Heidi has graduated from Burger Rush, and now she wants to become a famous chef. The pressure cooker`s on to create fabulous dishes in her cooking school. Grease the skillet and prepare 50 international recipes like Filet Mignon, Dim Sum, and Pizza Marinara. Visit the new Farmer`s Market for fresh ingredients and use the jukebox to help customers like Supergeek feel right at home. Restaurant Rush combines Match 3 game-play with Time Management strategy in 80 mouthwatering levels.




* Match 3 cooking showdown
* Tasty levels
* Meet zany new customers




Restaurant Rush comes in as a spectacular sequel to Burger Rush! Travel to locations around the world cooking up world class cuisine. We are back matching three or more ingredients to create the recipes that your customers are ordering. You can look forward to the same features of upgrades such as purchasing recipes, upgrading machines, and even upgrading your food! Meet in level bonuses to earn extra tokens!

I was really cooking with Restaurant Rush! The kids all came to take their turns. We enjoyed Burger Rush, so this was a treat! The sequel is every bit as good as the original, if not better.

15 August, 2008

Go-Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year

Ginger is a starry-eyed young chef competing for fame and glory. Join her in a plight to win the celebrated Go Go Gourmet Chef of the Year Contest. Pitted against seven of the world`s best chefs, help her saute her way into 1st place with mouthwatering recipes. Add some spice with up to 21 fashionable cooking outfits! Cook with Go Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year in a Time Management tour of seven countries.




* Hidden Object/ Time Management sequel
* Scrumptious mini games
* Help Ginger reach stardom





Go-Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year has done away with the horrid stirring and cutting of those other cooking games! Instead, locate your ingredients as quickly as possible and simply click on the appropriate appliance needed! Win special prizes for ending in first place each round. Some of the rounds give you useful prizes like a cooking outfit to help you move faster, or to make the judges more patient! After every few rounds, enter a bonus round where you do things like placing objects in the second scene to match the first, or finding all the onions as quickly as possible! Finish these to earn extra pints to start the next round!

Go-Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year was an event that everyone gathered around the computer for! "There it is Mom!" You can work on multiple orders at a time, which I loved being able to do! There is a no time loss hint button if you are getting stuck, and a no count against you buzzer to let you know you picked the incorrect thing making it great for the younger ones! Go-Go Gourmet: Chef of the Year was a fantastic change from the cooking games of earlier this summer. We all are giving this pc game a thumbs up!
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14 August, 2008

Wild West Quest

Mosey into the Wild West, circa 1888, after finding Grandpa Willy`s old cowboy gear in the attic. Transported in time, you'll scour gold mines, stagecoaches, and saloons in search of hidden objects. Be light on your feet, as a gang of banditos is hot on the trail of your Grandpa Willy. After sleuthing 36 Wild West locations, the prospect of gold is near in Wild West Quest.




* Fun Hidden Object levels
* Multiple game-play styles
* Become a gunslingin` cowboy





Wild West Quest has a wonderful storyline! In this creative hidden object game, read each page of the journal and then solve the necessary puzzle to get to the next event. You start in your Grandmother's attic sorting through an old chest, when you are transported in time to the old Wild West to find you Great Grandfather before he gets shot by banditos! Wild West Quest has a variety of different types of hidden object levels, including find everything on the list, match the outline, match the pictures/shapes, spot the differences, and more. Play this hidden object game in timed or relaxed mode.

Wild West Quest was a neat hidden object game. I really appreciated the journal entries that led us from one activity to the next, they were well written! The kids were all spotting objects as usual, seeing who could find things the fastest! Wild West Quest was a great family activity!

13 August, 2008

Cy-Clone

In an intergalactic dimension, aliens are on the offense moving in to annihilate mankind. The human race faces a threat beyond any they`ve ever known. One hope remains. You alone must clone their superior technology and use it against them. Can you navigate new biospheres in a morphing 3D universe? Avoid the glowing-eyed skull, and prevail in Cy-Clone, a thrilling sci-fi Shooter game.




* Space Shooter game
* Superior technology
* Save mankind from destruction



Cy-Clone is a challenging shooting game that allows you to clone your enemies and use their own weapons against them! Then you can shed the clone, and use it as a weapon, before picking another enemy to clone! You are given two strengths of weapons to use, one has limited energy while the other is unlimited. Journey through ever changing backgrounds while battling your enemies as the screen scrolls.

Cy-Clone was not a huge hit in my house. Of course, my one child who enjoys shooters was not present while this game was running! I am not much of one for shooter games, and I found the graphics to be confusing, and wasn't quite sure how to read the screen to see how many lives I had left, or if it told you how many enemies there were or where they were.

11 August, 2008

Fussy Freddy

Fussy Freddy wants to eat baby food forever. After turning up his nose at eggs, hot dogs, and spaghetti, an emergency call to Grandma is needed. Following her suggestion, you offer Fussy Freddy a little bit of alphabet soup. Use letters to spell words in Freddy`s bowl. You must keep him entertained or he`ll throw a fit and become malnourished. Fussy Freddy is an educational word game with a fun, inspirational tutorial.




* Fun Word game
* Build spelling skills
* Help Freddy eat and grow




You always like to find words in your alphabet soup! Now you can use that skill in Fussy Freddy to keep Freddy well nourished. Meet the objectives for each level to progress to the next level, and unlock new side games along the way. Meet such challenges as linking words, finding words from the level of a given word, build words that are a certain number of letters long, or that begins or contains certain letters. Build your spelling skills easily with this educational word game!

This is a great educational computer game for kids to get the brain fired up, and work on spelling while having fun! Fussy Freddy drew in all the kids. Even the youngest was finding words in the floating letters. I like the way it progresses slowly in difficulty, and gives excellent examples of what you are trying to do. Very well thought out, and simple interface for the kids. My one complaint was the difficulty in switching activities. Everything runs through the main menu, and you need to push the start button on the game to get to it.

Rooms: The Main Building

Discover a 1930s throwback upon your arrival to Rooms, complete with city streets and a surreal Mansion. Bored with old puzzles, you`re given a new type of sliding puzzle as a birthday gift. Your goal is to reach the exit before it closes on each level and retrieve the four puzzle pieces. Are you wise enough to use the right object at exactly the right time? Mr. Book is the Rooms steward and your personal guide to escape the maze in Rooms: The Main Building.




* Sliding Puzzle game
* Attractive levels
* Collect items to reveal the picture




Rooms: The Main Building is a game of sliding pieces into the right place to reach the exit in the time given. Solve each level using the items given, and collect items along your way. Collect all the puzzle pieces to eventually find your way out. For extra play time, use the in game builder to create your own levels!

Rooms: The Main Building is the most unique game I have seen in quite a while. I do not personally have an affinity for sliding puzzles, and did not enjoy Rooms: The Main Building. It's dark pictures, while having an antique feeling, was unattractive to the children. If you are a sliding puzzle fan, this is a fantastic game full of wonderful challenges and surprises.

10 August, 2008

Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville

Spruce up your dream home and see it featured as a magazine cover story. As Sunnyville`s newest resident, the town is counting on you to beat your snooty neighbor Atia in the Superstar Homes Magazine Contest. Hit the local yard sales and search for hidden swag in Sunnyville`s most eccentric homes. Use your crafting expertise to make divine decor out of everyday items in Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville.




*Hidden Object hunt
* Creative projects
* Furnish your dream home




Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville has an amusing collection of neighbors' yard sales to go browse through looking for items to spruce up your own plain house. After each set of levels, spruce up your new items and add them to your house. See if you can spruce up your house to beat your snooty neighbor in the Superstar Homes Magazine contest!

Yard Sale Hidden Treasures: Sunnyville was full of amusing yard sales to explore, and colorful neighbors to meet. We did not enjoy the refurbishing sections of play as much as they require quite a bit of cutting with the mouse, and trackballs do not work great for that! That and the grammar of plurals in the lists were are biggest complaints, and we had a lot of fun sitting down to this game together. 

09 August, 2008

Jewel Match 2

Let the little cares in life fade away in this mesmerizing Match 3 wonderland. Line up dazzling jewels and eliminate tiles across 150 levels of casual fun. As you progress, you`ll collect coins to purchase unique powers. Use your new abilities to break the chains that lock certain gems in place or send lightning ripping through tiles. Build majestic castles and enjoy spellbinding visuals in Jewel Match 2.



* Shimmering Match 3 game
* Exciting levels
* Build fantasy castles

Build a series of castles as you match your way through Jewel Match 2. Collect coins to buy spells, and then collect mana to cast them. Use spells to blast through chains, tiles, and other obstacles. Use gems to buy pieces to your castles and watch them be built piece by piece. buy a treasure chest to be able to collect more gems at a time.


I had fun playing Jewel Match 2. Building the castles wasn't that spectacular, but the match 3 was captivating. The kids had fun with this match three download game. it was simple enough for the boys, but still enough fun for my daughter to enjoy too. Although this match three game was nice, it doesn't quite make it on to our list of favorites. Our recommendations for Match 3 games in Big Fish Games stock would include: Fishdom, Yumsters! 2, Space Journey, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, and Puzzle Quest. Don't forget to look into the Big Fish Game Club, and learn how you can get any full version, brand new game from their extensive growing library for only $6.99!

08 August, 2008

Fairy Jewels 2

As the young sorceress Kalina, you must free the fairies of Wonderland. Release them from an evil spell with a swift flick of your magic wand. First, shoot stones color to color throughout 120 levels in a mesmerizing Marble Popper world. Experience a re-buildable world map and 12 extra spells in your spell book. Harness your special skills and save this charming fairy town in Fairy Jewels 2.



*Match 3 fairytale
* Extra spells
* Save the fairy town

In this latest marble popper, match colors to make the jewels disappear and rescue the trapped fairies. Fairy Jewels 2 follows along a story line of rebuilding the town and rescuing the fairies. Use extra bonuses and puzzle your way through the levels rescuing fairies and collecting coins to rebuild the town. The levels are full of colorful stones, and challenging puzzles.


It's all about the angles! Fairy Jewels 2 briefly attracted the boys, but after watching and asking a few questions, they were off to play other things. I enjoyed needing to figure out the angles to reach some of the stones and fairies. This is a pretty good marble popper, and within the first several levels you start coming across challenges requiring the use of bouncing the shots off the walls and getting the right angles going. That puts this one into an educational pick for math skills!

07 August, 2008

Time Quest

Embark on a thrilling time travel to Ancient Greece and meet Hermes, angelic messenger of the Gods. To escape their mythic rivalry, you must face off against legends like the Mighty Hercules in a heroic Match 3 battle. Set atop heavenly clouds, can your talents upstage the greatest warriors of all time? Emerge with a glorious victory in this brain teasing Time Quest.



* Grecian Match 3 game
* 67 mind teasing levels
* Challenge the Gods!

Time Quest is a match three game where you get to compete against the Gods of ancient Greece. Clear your board before your opponent does to win the match. Gain their bonuses as you defeat them. Defeat them all to find your way back home.


Time Quest is a decent game, and if you want to play against the Gods of ancient Greece, it might make a good one for you. This one was basic enough that it only attracted the most cursory of interest from the kids. Our recommendations for Match 3 games in Big Fish Games stock would include: Fishdom, Yumsters! 2, Space Journey, Ancient Quest of Saqqarah, and Puzzle Quest. Don't forget to look into the Big Fish Game Club, and learn how you can get any full version, brand new game from their extensive growing library for only $6.99!