The music is nothing special but helps chug the game along. The game is easy to start with (no matter which level you choose), but it starts to get harder, with more squares and different modes, such as time and puzzle. The narrator has a rather deadpan tone, which actually works for the game (don't know whether this was intentional or not), and he guides through the voiceover of the game.Įach scenario is picture of the scene chopped into squares and swapped, the idea in essence is to rebuild the picture.
It was about some missing artifacts that had gone missing and two professors, a man and women, with obvious repressed love interests, tackle how to get the artifacts back. The basis of the game (though as usual the story line in anything other than HOPA games are not particular strong, this one however surprised in that there was a storyline there and a fairly strong one (for this game genre). It can best be described as a cross between a jigsaw and a tile puzzle game. When 2 becomes 4 and 4 becomes 8 ad infinitum! This is a strange one as it is a slightly different from other puzzle games. Overall a wonderfully different game to add to my library. I also like the fact that you can keep repeating a level until you've solved it. This game has a great story line and I really appreciate the ability to play in either Puzzle mode, Timed mode or Chaos mode (once you get far enough in the story to unlock them). You will not be able to move a smaller square into a larger area, however.
It is now possible to first click on the large square and then into one of the remaining 2 small squares to move the large square. For example, say you look at a rectangle of small squares 2x3 and say you have been able to match 4 of the squares into one large square. What I didn't realize was that it is possible to move a larger square into areas that had smaller squares.
The demo is a very quick hour long and it's FREE to try.įrustrating at First - But Keep Playing!!! This game became a lot of fun, although I was very frustrated at first, especially when I reached the first chaos level. If my reaction is "NO!! NOT YET!" it's a definite buy for me. I definitely got my personal "wow" factor when the demo was over. This is the most amazing puzzle game I've come across. AMAZING! As you level up (I got to 18) it definitely gets harder, time is against you, and the picture flips into many more squares. You then have to put then back together by swapping pieces. In the beginning, the picture flip-flops into only several pieces. What you have is a picture on the screen. But, even in that mode I had to race against a clock or only having "x" number of moves and more. There are 5 levels of play but 3 modes of difficulty. The graphics look hand-drawn by are bright and colorful, The background music wasn't annoying or I would have turned it down. As you play, the story continues bit by frustrating bit - lol. Unknowing to them both, they are being followed. The storyline consists of twp professors who meet, one goes off to the jungle, the other stays behind to do research. In short, If you like detective stories and games in which you can interact with the scenes and the characters, Emerald City Confidential may work for you.Awesome Puzzle Game! This is a jigsaw puzzle game unlike anything you have ever played before. The game is full of dialogues, which I really don't like much, but maybe you do. Graphics are also very simple, as well as sounds, and the music is suitable.
Unfortunately, the game includes only one mode, but there are lots of awards that you can win by completing quests under certain conditions. The game is full of quests that you need to complete in order to proceed further. If you want to use an object, simply click on it and then click again where you want to use it. If it is, the object will be placed in the inventory for future use. You can click on every object you see in the scene, and the detective will determine if it is useful or not. In every location, you will need to inspect the scenes carefully and interact with multiple characters. She will visit different locations and face a great variety of enemies in order to find clues that help her find the truth. Emerald City Confidential is a nice adventure game in which you are a funny detective whose job is to discover the truth behind many mysteries.