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Paint by Pixel 2 is the follow up offering to Tiny Little Lion title that is, not surprisingly, also named Paint by Pixel.  As with the similarly named Paint by Numbers concept, the Tiny Little Lion offering is built around the means to colour in pre-drawn sketches using a supplied selective palette.  When  applying colour to the chosen sketch, you will need to be targeting areas of linked pixels rather than numbered sections.

Last year I took a look at Tiny Little Lion's game of So Much Stuff.  This was a Hidden Object title featuring a range of puzzle type tasks.  Now I have the opportunity to check out the latest version of this offering with So Much Stuff 3.  As with the original offering, this version 3 is available in Collector's Edition format.  This brings together various bonus items bundled with the main game play.

Ironcode Gaming would like to introduce you to its latest gaming creation of Kaya Joshi.  This young lady is a private detective who is the central character of Ironcode Gaming's Magic Detective title.  This is a Hidden Object Adventure offering.  With this game you will be invited to join Kaya Joshi as she responds to a call from a police officer friend regarding the disappearance of a young boy from an area that is best known for its strong gangster control connection.

The Other Side - Tower of Souls, originally published by Alawar, is a Hidden Object title that has been remastered by Tiki's Lab.  Available in Collector's Edition format, this excursion into a dreamlike environment is based on a tower that no longer exists yet requires your expertise to combat the various problems in will bring to everywhere. Once upon a time, as generally occurs in a tale of a certain genre, there was a tower that belonged to wizards.

Continuing with its popular topic, @Casual Arts has released the next offering in its Vacation Adventure Park Ranger series.  Now up to version 16, this Hidden Object and puzzle solving title takes you along National Park Trails to see what you can find as you develop your outdoor skills within the Pinecreek Hills area.

T1 continues its drive to inspire the hidden artist concealed within each and everyone of us.  The latest thrust in the company's campaign is entitled Modern Art 14.  Like the company's recent offerings, this release is based on the concept of Paint by Numbers when trying to impress friends and family members with your ability to produce full colour scenes of "your" art work.

SIA LGT has returned to the company's drive to clear certain mansions from unwanted residents who have taken over old buildings.  The results of SIA LGT's latest effort can be seen in the release of Cursed House 13, a Match 3 title with over 100 levels of activity that can sometimes require brain twisting logic while achieving tasks.  You will also need to solve various mini game puzzles.

Available in Collector's Edition format, Royal Romances - Cursed Hearts is a Hidden Object Adventure title from the Domini Games catalogue of offerings.  Spread over three chapters, plus various bonus items, this game is set in a magical world inhabited by strange creatures and a reliance of magic potions.

For their 22nd edition of their Shopping Clutter series, Jet Dogs Studio has turned its focus to the area of Haute Couture.  As usual with this series, this game is based on the virtual world of Animalville and the work of the Walker family.  Since the last excursion into this environment, Animalville now has its own upmarket shopping mall and the Walker family feel that the launch of a new feature would provide an ideal boost to the new mall.

Knight Cats - Leaves in the Road is a Hidden Object Adventure game that is available in Collector's Edition format.  The usual set of adjustment options can be applied when playing this game.  Various volume levels, including voice used by the cat characters, can be adjusted, with the game being viewed in full and/or wide screen mode using an adjustable gamma setting.

Suricate Software has a habit of developing games that feature a building construction element.  This next title from the company definitely falls into this category as you are provided with the means to design and build the fabled Camelot Castle while completing a series of Match 3 challenges and solving a selection of mini game puzzles.

Appropriately named Lots of Things, this title is available in Collector's Edition format with a number of bonus items bundled with the main action and content plus a number of Raccoons to collect.  Rather than give the player a choice with regards to difficulty levels, the game mixes together a choice of Hidden Object game play and various types of puzzles.  These have been grouped into specific categories dealing with certain subject matter.

Fancy a train journey?  You will, of course, be expected to perform certain tasks as you enjoy this trip into the unknown.  In your role as an eminent detective you will be required to examine the body of a dead woman and then investigate her murder in order to catch the killer.  Basically you have to follow the clues laid out in  set path through the game of Hidden Object Legends - Deadly Love.

With this next offering in its Grim Tales series, Elephant Games casts you in the role of Anna Grey, an investigator of all-things paranormal.  Initially assigned to investigate the break-in and trashing of the content of a souvenir shop, you are quickly faced by evidence that clearly indicates that you are the prime suspect and thus you will need to clear your own name before moving on to discover the real culprit and the reason for the crime.

Developed by the team at Grandma, the Mystery Case files - The Dalimar Legacy is a Hidden Object Adventure,  This review is based on the Collector's Edition version of the title which bundles a number of bonus offerings to supplement the main gaming action.  While some of the bonus items are available immediately, others, such as a Jigsaw puzzle, mini games and Hidden Object scenes, require progress to be made in the main game before re-entry later.

Adding to its stream of Match 3 titles, e-Funsoft has released Alchemy Odyssey - Rise of the Shadow.  This latest entry in the company's Match 3 offerings, pits the combined forces of elves, dwarves, hobbit and an alchemist, called Elara, against the Necromancer and those under its control in a fantasy quest.  Available to different players through the use of profiles, the game can be played in either Relaxed or Timed mode as you complete challenges spread over 72 Match 3 levels.

One popular feature found in the various releases of Windows has to be the Solitaire card game of Freecell.  In the past I have spend many hours playing this game of card manipulation to produce four suits of cards stacked in piles from the Ace upwards.  Sad-to-say my Freecell playing sessions have been reduced considerable in more recent times for a variety of reasons.

As an expert at locating missing people, you have to be always ready to spring into action when the need arises.  You will not be surprised to hear that this time has arrived when you will be employed to find a missing person.  In this case you are to find a professor who has disappeared while working with a team of archaeologists exploring the Egyptian temple of Abu Gorab.

While the UK has an attraction known as the Lake District, America takes its version of the attraction several steps further with its Great Lakes offering.  Boom Zap has targeted this particular area of the American continent for this next title in its Finding America series and the subject of this review. Available in Collector's Edition format, this product comes with a choice of difficulty levels.

A Haunted House is the setting for this next title from DIGIMIGHT.  Described as a mystery puzzle, this game is based on a brother and sister who find themselves reluctantly returning to the old home where their grandfather had lived.  Memories were beginning to surface and the siblings were keen to discover  whether the ghostly encounters they had witness during their earlier visits were imagination or not.