Gamezebo writes: "I thought I knew what to expect from 3 Days: Zoo Mystery. Same old cartoon panel storytelling, same inoffensive "cheap greeting card" art style, and the same overhead map with multiple locations to visit. Everything about Zoo Mystery's presentation screams "just another HOG." Everything, that is, except the actual gameplay.
The zoo of the game's title is actually your family's; the mystery in question is why and how several of the zoo's residents have gone missing. Your uncle begs you to get to the bottom of things before Friday, when the zoo inspectors will be showing up. If the animals haven't been returned by then, the inspectors will undoubtedly shut the place down. Three days isn't much time for a full-fledged investigation, but it's all you've got, so get moving!"
3 Days Zoo Mystery is a hidden object/minigames title developed by Realore Studios aimed at preteen girls. The game stars the player as Anna, a detective who is blond, sweet and smart. She's hired by her Uncle Ben to find out who's been stealing animals from his zoo, including her favorite elephant. He needs her because he's in China looking for new animals, and unable to figure out the mystery himself.
Overall, 3 Days Zoo Mystery is a worthy title for its demographic, and a good educational game in that it stresses logic and problem solving. The game is currently available for PC here, with Mac and online flash versions planned.
3 Days: Zoo Mystery, a new hidden object game from Realore Studios, drops you in the middle of a mystery at the local zoo. You play as the owner's niece, Anna, whose job it is to find several animals that have mysteriously disappeared. You have three days to solve the crime, otherwise the feds sweep in and shut the place down for good! Serve meals, work with the police, become a salty dog, circumvent hi-tech security systems and so much more in this eclectic mystery.
