Game-Boyz writes: "Paranormal Agency is a fun, intriguing hidden object game with lots of levels and a great story. Each level tasks you with finding objects in a cluttered scene. Paranormal Agency was provided to me by G5 Entertainment, who also published The Mystery of the Crystal Portal. While I really enjoyed The Mystery of the Crystal Portal, there are a lot of improvements in Paranormal Agency such as a timed mode, puzzles that can be skipped, clearer scenes, and an even more fascinating story!"
G5, publisher of dozens of time management and hidden object games put nineteen select games on sale Monday. The sale is set to last for two weeks (August 11th). Just the sheer number of games, including hits like Pilot Brothers, Stand O’ Food and Youda Survivor, make this a sale worth paying attention to. Check out the full list below.
G5 Entertainment’s Paranormal Agency brings supernatural flavor to the Mac App Store. Will this hidden object mystery have you scaring up a good time, or running away in horror?
Electric Playground writes:
"The credits for Paranormal Agency list exactly two people, both given the simple credit of "Producer." I am wondering if these two producers are in fact the entire development team, having done all the art, code, story and audio themselves. It would explain a lot. And while Paranormal Agency might be an impressive personal achievement for two people, it's a pretty awful game. The story (which interrupts the game far too often) is full of seemingly random and often misspelled dialogue (one newspaper clipping refers to poltergeists "knocking and schreeching"). The item hunting is as by the numbers as it gets, but environments and objects repeat far too often. Then there's the low-budget music, which grates on the nerves. Sorry, can't recommend this one."
Pros
• Standard hidden object fare
Cons
• Horrible story and dialogue
• Annoying music
• Objects repeat often
