Nevertheless, he criticized the gameplay which "reverts to item delivery" rather than survival simulation, and sub-par voice acting. Bryan Lufkin of Gamezebo awarded The Island: Castaway 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the detailed graphics, long list of items and extra challenges and overall polished feel. The Island: Castaway (2010) is an adventure/ simulation casual game. Letters from Nowhere 2 is a hidden object game, though it lacks overall variety. Brandy marked out the similarity to the first game. Letters from Nowhere 2 (2011) the sequel to Letters from Nowhere was awarded 3 out of 5 stars by Brandy Shaul of Gamezebo. She praised the balanced difficulty, solid gameplay and unlockable bonuses, but criticized the vague, short storyline and repetition of scenes and objects. Letters from Nowhere (2010) was awarded 3.5 out of 5 stars by Tawny Mueller of Gamezebo. Golden Trails 3: The Guardian's Creed (2012) - the sequel to Golden Trails: The New Western Rush has a templars theme. She criticized the "baffling" story and "painful" voice-acting, but praised the addictive trophy-hunting mechanic, fresh, eye-catching locations and varied searches. Venessa Carter of Gamezebo awarded Golden Trails 2: The Lost Legacy 4 out of 5 stars. Golden Trails 2: The Lost Legacy (2011) - the sequel to Golden Trails: The New Western Rush has a pirate theme. However, Carter criticized the nonsensical storyline, haphazard "sheriff investigation" sections and terrible voice acting. Venessa Carter of Gamezebo awarded Golden Trails: The New Western Rush 3.5 out of 5 stars, praising the addition of a badge-hunting objective to the usual item-searching gameplay. Golden Trails: The New Western Rush (2010) has a wild west theme.
Some objects are semi-transparent or hidden behind other objects, for which Carter commented "It's actually a rather exhilarating challenge for a hidden object pro, but could be quite daunting for someone looking for a more relaxing game. Venessa Carter of Gamezebo awarded Rome 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the hand-drawn artwork and the difficulty level of the hidden-object sequences. Romance Of Rome (2009) is set in the Roman Empire with a romantic storyline. Star Defender 4 hit TOP-10 in Best App Ever Awards 2013 in "Best Arcade and Action Game for Android" category. Star Defender 4 was praised for its variety of enemies and power-ups but criticized for some game balance issues and overall difficulty. It was otherwise felt to be "merely average" amongst more addictive titles in the casual genre. Star Defender 3 was described as a spiritual successor to Galaga with an appeal to retro gamers. Gamezebo rated both Star Defender 3 (2007) and Star Defender 4 (2008) 3 out of 5.
Star Defender is a series of four side-scrolling arcade-style shoot 'em ups. It was compared to Crimsonland, with fun and simple gameplay, but the lack of content was criticized. The only things that are different are the backgrounds and the items your clearing Shoot 'em ups Īlien Stars (2005) is a shoot 'em up which received a Silver Award from Game Tunnel. Same power-ups, same obstacles, similar layouts. Gamezebo rated Cradle Of Egypt 4 out of 5, mentioning that the match-3 gameplay remains unchanged from the previous Cradle games.
Ĭradle Of Rome 2 for Mac was nominated as Best Match 3 Game Of 2010 in Big Fish Games’ Customer Favorites Awards for 2010 Ĭradle Of Rome 2 for PC was nominated as Best Strategy Game Of 2010 in Big Fish Games’ 2010 Customer Favorites Awards Ĭradle Of Egypt (2011) is one more match-3 game in Cradle series. Gamezebo rated Cradle Of Rome 2 4 out of 5, finding the gameplay and design to be almost identical to the first but deeming it to be just as addictive. Ĭradle Of Rome 2 (2010) is a match-3 puzzle game sequel to Cradle Of Rome. Prior to its release it won the "Best Production Values" award in the CGA Europe East awards, 2007. Ĭradle Of Persia (2007) is a similar puzzle game set in Ancient Persia. Cradle of Rome was nominated for "People's Choice Award for Best Puzzle Game of 2007" in the Zeeby Awards, 2007 and was one of the top 20 games during the three years (2007–2009) according to CasualCharts statistics. Certain types of matches bring resources that may be spent on erecting various structures, each gives the player an advantage for the upcoming challenges. The player needs to link three or more similar tiles by clicking on the first piece and dragging the cursor over the adjacent ones. Puzzle games Ĭradle Of Rome (2007) is a match-3 puzzle game. Letters From Nowhere: A Hidden Object Mystery (2014) is a mystery hidden object game published by G5 Entertainment for iOs and Android. Cradle of Empires (2014) is an adventure game with a match-3 gameplay and elements of city builder.