It all began back in 1973 when an resident of the Bitterford Shadow Lake Penitentiary decided to idle away some of his sentence by digging up the floor of his cell.  He unearthed a mysterious artefact.  It was this event that led to your current assignment to investigate the evil that followed and is documented in the Mystery Case Files of Shadow Lake. I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of this Hidden Object Adventure Game.

By stepping back for a few years in time, I came across a copy of Small Town Terrors - Pilgrim's Hook in Collector's Edition format.  Described as a dark and mysterious Hidden Object Adventure Game, this title casts you in the role of Vera Hargrove.  You set out on this adventure in response to a call for help from your twin brother, Arthur, who still resides on the island of Pilgrim's Hook where you both grew up.

Edge of Reality - Call of the Hills is a Hidden Object Adventure game developed by Friendly Fox (presumably no relation of the creature serenading residents and attacking rubbish bag in the vicinity of where I live).  The game is based on the threat that ancient magic can cause when left unchecked.  My review of the game is of the Collector's Edition of the software which comes with a number of bonus items.

According to Grandma, innocent interest in knick-knacks and curiosities can become a passion.  That passion can then become an obsession and with a good push the obsession can become criminal.  This is the premise behind Grandma's game of Whispered Secrets - Morbid Obsession. I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of this Hidden Object Adventure Game.

Shadow Wolf - Curse of the Full Moon is a Hidden Object Adventure game developed by ERS Games Studio.  Unlike many other Collector's Edition titles I have seen, this particular Shadow Wolf offering neither lists its bonus elements in the main title screen nor grant you access to these features until the main game has been completed. You can, however, make some adjustments to the game playing environment and create profiles to record the progress of those playing the game.

The latest Match 3 title to emerge from e-Funsoft introduces the player to Helga who is a Viking Warrior.  Over 70 levels of Match 3 action, Helga sets out to seek the evil man who brought about the demise of her parents.  As a side issue she also looks to reclaim her homeland from invading forces.

Since that initial offering, the Nero software has expanded its range of capabilities into a fully fledged suite that can manage, play, create, edit, convert, backup and rescue your multimedia needs as it rips and burns the desired material.  The latest version of this multimedia suite is Nero Platinum 2022 which promises over 200 solutions.

Confirmed information has emerged from Black Isle recently.  This area of land was abandoned following a savage earthquake several years back.  Since then nothing apart from an occasional rumour.  However  matters are about to change as you are cast in the role of a Mystery Club detective in the Elephant Games title of Black Isle. I have been looking at the Collector's Edition of this Hidden Object Adventure Game.

Published by Lazy Boy Games, European Quest belongs to the Hidden Object genre of titles.  By creating profiles, different people can play this game at their own speed as they visit various locations and complete mini game puzzles.  Settings for the volume levels used for music, ambience and sound effects can be applied with an option for full screen viewing turned on to encompass the scenery.

As part of the Mystery Trackers series, Elephant Games have produced Raincliff.  This is a Hidden Object Adventure game based on the town of Raincliff that was abandoned by its citizens some ten years ago.  Random travellers, passing through the town, described it as haunted and felt unknown powers were roaming its streets.  This then is the location in which you must investigate in order to discover what had happened to a bus that went missing carrying university students.

"Developed by e-Funsoft games, Paranormal Stories is a title that brings together elements of Hidden Object game play with a touch of psychic and paranormal capabilities.  By creating profiles, you can allow different people to play the game at their own speed and have their progress recorded.  Adjustments can be made to the volume levels used by background music and sound effects plus you can opt to view the game in full screen mode.

Developed by ERS Game Studio, Haunted Legends – The Queen of Spades is a Hidden Object Adventure offering.  Available in Collector’s Edition format, this game involves the issues that can arise when an individual decides to sell their soul to the devil in exchange for a deck of cards with magical powers.

Siblings can often have similar tendencies or interests.  This applies especially when the siblings are twins.  Domini Games has taken the possibility of this close relationship and build the world of Twin Mind.  I have been looking at the second title in the Twin Mind series for this next review.

Haunted Hotel – Charles Dexter Ward is a Hidden Object Adventure game developed by Specialbit Studio.  I have been looking at the Collector’s Edition version of this title.  Along with the main game, which spreads its story line over three days of activity, this product comes with a number of bonus items.  This additional content consists of extra game play with a bonus chapter, concept art, sound track and the making of the title.

Now up to the fourth title in the Amanda's Magic Book series is True Love.  There is no prize for guessing this Match 3 game is from that hot bed of game playing offerings known as e-Funsoft.  With this title e-Funsoft has followed its normal practice of enclosing its familiar Match 3 game play within a story line featuring Amanda and her friend Prince Charlie (no relation to any current or previous royalty).

While most game companies tend to refer to games as belonging to the Hidden object Adventure genre, Mumbo Jumbo prefers to use the Seek and Find Adventure classification.  One example of this is the rather lengthy entitled Mortimer Beckett and The Secrets of Spooky Manor offering. Even with the change of genre, this game offers the same range of initial features affecting the gaming environment.

Following my recent look at The Disembodied Bride, it seemed an appropriate time to check out The Premature Burial.  As part of the Dark Tales series, this Edgar Allan Poe story has been used as the basis of an Hidden Object Adventure game, available in Collector's Edition, from the ERS Game Studios.  The collector's Edition package comes with a number of bonus items to support the main game element.

We have Tanya Huff to thank for the central characters of this next game.  The private investigators Vicki Nelson and her partner Henry Fitzroy, who is a 450 year old vampire and the possible son of Henry VIII, started their existence in Huff's novel before taking part in a television series entitled Blood Ties.  We can now get to know to them as they transfer their investigative talents to the computer gaming environment in the Brain College City Interactive Hidden Object title.

If, for whatever reason, you Google the word "Etemenenki", you might discover that the word means "temple of the foundation of Heaven and Earth" and that this temple was built between the 14th and 9th century BC.  I mention this brief information regarding Etemenenki because this temple is involved in this next game entitle Ancient Jewels - Babylon. Developed by Game Glade, this is a Match 3 game where you need to earn money to complete a task.

Trust Gaming, a company developing value-for-money digital lifestyle accessories, has announced the launch of its Redex low latency, wireless gaming mouse in the UK.  This product is the GXT 908 Redex device which will be available from Amazon priced at £34.99.  Designed as being suitable for use either at play or work, this mouse can operate wirelessly or in wired mode with the latter providing the route for charging the mouse's built-in rechargeable battery.