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I have to confess to never having actually met a mermaid.  I do not suppose that you have never had this type of meeting either.  Perhaps, like me, you would like to attempt to rectify this particular omission in your life experience by playing a game entitled “League of Mermaids”.

A few months ago I took a look at several gaming units which were based on those machines that ate up our pocket money and loose change as we spent time in various establishments such as cafes and social areas.  These gaming devices, offering opportunities to play classic titles that included the Pac-Man™, Dig-Dug™ and Galaja™ blasts from the past, were table-top units with dimensions of 115 x 175 x 105 mm (W x H x D).

Forming part of the Lost Lands series of game episodes, this offering is sub-titled Mistakes of the Past and deals with a dark sorceress who was buried centuries ago but now walks among the inhabitants of the Lost Lands.  Your role in this game is to put right this mistake of the past and restore harmony to the Lost Lands. The game, which belongs to the Hidden Object Adventure genre, is available in Collector’s Edition format featuring a number of bonus items.

As with the original title, Revelations belongs to the Hidden Object genre.  I will not bore you too much with the story line behind this game but it starts with a Wedding scene and involves a number of locations initially represented by decorated furniture shields or they might be free-standing paintings.

Before embarking on Dead Link – Pages Torn you can create profiles for different players and adjust some of the gaming environment settings.  Adjustments can be made to the volume levels for music, sound, ambience and voice delivery for the game’s dialogue.  You can opt to play in full screen mode with a custom cursor that changes shape when different actions are possible.  The game has four levels of difficulty that range between Easy and Expert plus a Custom level.

Developed by Domini Games, Mysteries of Ancient Inventors Atlantis is a Hidden Object game with a fair sprinkling of mini-game puzzles to help break up the steady diet of Hidden Object action.  In this game you are cast in the role of a young woman archaeologist who, with the aid of her grandfather, sets out to discover the lost city of Atlantis and the mysteries this hot bed of inventors produced.

Gems of Magic - The Lost Family is a Match 3 game that has been developed by Graphium Studios.  When playing this game you can create profiles for individual players.  These profiles will record the progress of the specific player as they progress through the various levels.  You can also adjust the volume levels for sound effects and background music plus opt for full screen mode and use of the game cursor.

1974 proved to be a challenging year for those of us who enjoyed the thrill of solving puzzles.  In this case the puzzle, that was dominating the brain power of users in 1974, was the creation of the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture, Emo Rubik.  As you have probably already guessed by now, the puzzle was the Rubik Cube, originally known as the Magic Cube until it took on the name of its creator and become a must buy product.

Belonging to the Hidden Object game genre with game play aplenty, this next offering consists of five separate titles.  Appropriately entitled "Hidden Object Stories 5 in 1", these five titles are not connected apart from the style of playing.  Each of these five games allow the player to turn off background music, sound effects, check out a brief Help feature and reset the game's default settings.

Heart of Moon – The Mask of Seasons is a Match 3 game.  Developed by UNIKGAME, this title places you in the company of Clara and her adopted father as they set about on a journey to recover an ancient artefact known as the Mask of Seasons.  Before setting out on this Match 3 adventure, you can adjust the volume levels for music and sound effects plus select from options to include a tutorial and play the game in full screen mode.

It is a cold and desolate world that faces you when you first enter the game of Jewel Match – Naturescape.  This is a Match 3 game that has been developed by Suricate Software.  As with some other Suricate Software Match 3 titles I have looked at, Naturescape is spread over numerous levels with each one containing connected rooms filled with decorated tiles populating grids. Profiles can be created to help record the progress made by individual players.

Leap Frog, well-known for its educational based electronic products, has recently released its LeapSmart 3D offering.  Developed for the 2 – 7 years age group, this product provides on-screen animations to enhance learning.  It has been designed to work with all LeapStart books of which there are currently 25 offerings covering various skills that are important to the development of the young child.

With multiple floors, rooms, corridors and facilities, a hotel is often used as an ideal location for an adventure game.  In the case of the obviously named “Hotel” title, the location is the Bellevue Hotel built on the same site as a medieval castle long ago.  Throw into the mix a New York Police Detective, named Bridget Brightstone, some historical characters and you have a game to challenge the player.

With the title of “Fetch!”, the main subject matter of this next game should be reasonably obvious.  To avoid any confusion regarding this matter, the central character of this particular game is a dog, named Bear, who is kidnapped by an evil fire  hydrant.  Just in case you are worried about being cast as a dog, I should explain that your role in this game is that of Milo, a young boy who is the dog’s owner, best friend and would-be rescuer.

We are now off on a trip to Albian where the most powerful wizards, sorcerers and magicians dwell.  Your arrival will coincide with the start of the preparations being undertaken for a grand meeting of those involved with magic at the Convention of Magic Masters.  The site for this year’s meeting is that of the castle belonging to The Fairy Godmother who just happens to be your Aunt Gwendolyn.

Like many gamers of a certain age, my earliest digital gaming experiences were heavily influenced by Bandai Namco titles.  Those were the days when many hours were spent tackling various addictive games on a chosen platform.  In my case it was a Video Genie computer that was a clone of the popular Tandy TRS80 system of that time.  Sadly Radio Shack and Tandy’s time in the spotlight has long since passed as has some other brands of yesteryear.

"Domini Games","Labyrinth ofHaving visited Stonehenge once, by dawn’s early light on the way to a folk festival at Falmouth, I was drawn to this title of Labyrinth of the World – Stonehenge Legend.  Combining the development skills of Domini Games and Big Fish Games, this title belongs to the popular Hidden Object Adventure genre.  I have been looking at the Collector’s edition of the game which comes with a number of bonus items.

There are “Dark Days to Come” or so warns the subtitle of Witches Legacy.  This Big Fish developed game belongs to the Hidden Object Adventure genre of game play.  I have been looking at the Collector’s Edition of the game which features a number of bonus items but more on these a little later. As usual with games of this type, profiles can be created to record the progress made by individual players.