Diehard Gamefan: "You know, it’s been a good year for gaming. Out of the thirty-four games I’ve reviewed this year, only six have received a “mediocre” or less rating from me. Meanwhile there have been a dozen games I have deemed “good” or better, which is pretty unheard of for me. In fact, 2010 has had the highest average score I have given to games that I’ve reviewed since 2004, and I only reviewed 40 games that year."
GameWoof has reported in the past about G5′s Bulky Pixel Summer Sale, but this week they have gone over the top. G5 has put over 20 games on sale for iOS and Android. Fifteen of which are available on the Google Play Marketplace.
Pocket Gamer: Is it just us, or are recent entries in the hidden object genre tending to feel more like ‘tidying up’ simulators than grand adventures?
The lavishly detailed screens found in games like Mystery of the Crystal Portal are crammed with potential items to rifle through and neatly file into virtual boxes. It looks pretty enough, but the gameplay soon becomes little more than a humdrum clean-up exercise.
DEN writes: "The Mystery Of The Crystal Portal is a “hidden picture” style of puzzle game, newly released as a “mini” title, playable on the PS3 or PSP. Players are given a static image, and tasked with finding specific objects, often unlocking a new section of the screen, only to be tasked with trying to pick out even more hard to find items on the screen. When there’s a lot of stuff cluttering the screen, the challenge ramps up and these types of games are not necessarily as easy as they may first appear."
