Puzzle Reviews

I bought this puzzle for my 4-year-old for Christmas. He LOVES it. At first, he neede help putting it together, but after doing it with him about 10 times, he became able to do it himself by memorizing the color and shape of pieces that fit in certain places. It is a super way for kids to learn memory recall by sight recognition. This puzzle has kept my son busy for an hour at a time sometimes. He is SOOOOO proud when he finishes it! And he loves Spiderman, so he especially loves this puzzle because Spiderman is so "cool". I highly recommend this puzzle. It has been a favorite.

I wouldn't buy this puzzle for anyone under 6. It's difficult to put together. Once done, I glued it together to hang on my 4 year olds wall as I know he will not be able to assemble it on his own for a while. While cute that it's "spidey" shaped, it doesn't allow the "fill in the blank" concept of other puzzles. Good- but for older kids. Fun- rating 2...come on it's a puzzle...really how much fun could it be. Educational 2- slightly more educational than a standard puzzle. Durable-2-it's cardboard...depends on how cardboard holds up at your house.

It is an interseting game but they ask the same question over and over and it gets really boring. It's really dumb. Do not buy this game.

I THINK THIS IS A GREAT GAME FOR THE GAMEBOY SYSTEMS.EVEN THOUGH THE GRAPHICS ARE NOT THAT GOOD.THE GAME IS FUN TO PLAY.

This title is very addicting but they don't allow you to get very far without skill. I always thought these types of games were supposed to let you have some fun then they squeezed the blood out of you. Oh well, still fun.

The Rahjongg: curse of ra is another version of the popular Curse of Ra which has 50 levels. Had I known this was in the collection - I would've said no to this cd-rom.

RahJongg is fun. Mahjongg Clicks is just downright addictive. However, do NOT buy this product if what you are looking for is the "real" 4-player Mah Jongg game, "MahJongg: Game of Four Winds SE." This "Special Edition" has one fatal flaw: you can't see the discarded tiles! You can see the last tile discarded, as of course you must in order to chow, pong, or kong, but that's it--you can't see all the old discarded tiles. The help feature talks about how to configure the discard display, but this does not seem to be possible in the "Special Edition" in "Galaxy of MahJongg." Unless I'm mistaken, you have to go to the eGames website and download the full version of "Four Winds" ... in order to see all the discards! LAME! There's no warning about this, and the picture of "Four Winds" on the box DOES show discards! For this reason I give "Four Winds" just one star, though the rest of the package is just fine.

This collection of games is very good.It offers Mahjongg Rivers,Game of Four Winds, Solitaire and Rahjongg all on one cd!Rahjongg is the original oriental game with a twist-it's set in an Egyptian era of 4 dynasties -that's 22 levels altogether!It has a timer which makes it adrenalised fun and a mystery to it-you must lift the curse of RA! to finish the game.The tile faces are easy to distinguish and therefore easy to match -perfect for a mahjongg beginner.Solitaire Mahjongg lets you choose your own background out of 70 backgrounds and 18 tile sets.Mahjongg Rivers lets you reveal the background only by removing tiles and Mahjongg Game of Four Winds lets you challenge three opponents. It's like poker with mahjongg tiles!This is a selection for all Mahjongg enthusiasts and just the thing for a lazy afternoon.Enjoy!

Wheel Of Fortune 2003 is exactly 2nd Edition with only new puzzles, and new videos. It seems that many new Infogrames games are "rehashes" of there older games, and only doing it for the money...Overall, if you've never bought a WoF game before, pick this one up, but if you all ready own 2nd edition, don't touch it! (Unless you want new puzzles.) Also, as other people have stated, no new game rules were added.

Pros:
Cheap Price
New Vanna Videos

Cons:
Exactly the same as 2nd Editon
No new game rules added
No new set "themes" added.

Just read the reviews, agree with all. What I said on WOF2 applies here. New company, cosmetic changes, same game. I hope there are at least 2500 or more different puzzles, and yes, this game should follow the current TV show. (Lightening rounds, and spin the bonus wheel). I too was really disappointed when I discouvered that the back ground sets were tha save as vol. 2.

As i said in my WOF 2 review, big bonus: Look quick and you see Pat and Vanna in the Hot Tub together.

Still, if one gets 5 stars, they all get 5 stars.

Never having bought the game until recently, I purchased "Wheel Of Fortune 3" because I knew it would be compatible with Windows XP. Therefore, I can't compare it to previous editions. The disc is a picture disc of the wheel itself, which is a nice touch. You can choose the length of the game you want to play. The options are a short 10 minute game, a standard 15 minute game, an extended 20 minute game, a 3 round game, a 4 round game and a 5 round game. In addition there are 10 settings in which to play the game itself: Hawaii, Great Outdoors, Orient Escape, Ultimate Adventure, 70's Retro, European Vacation, Fast Cars, New Orleans, Winter Sports and my personal favorite, Las Vegas.

After setting up the game options, the biggest surprise is that the host of the game is Vanna White, not Pat Sajak. Play proceeds pretty much like in the TV game show. To choose a letter, you can click and point on a particular letter, or you can type a letter in using the keyboard. I prefer the click and point method myself. The computer opponents are helpful because, as soon as they get a correct letter and win money, they almost always buy a vowel. In fact, they often buy more than one vowel, which certainly helps me figure out the puzzle. The first day I played the game I tried all 10 settings, and won 9 out of 10 games. Being the big winner does not guarantee success in the bonus round, as I only won 4 out of the 9 bonus prizes. This game is not too difficult to succeed at, and has more than enough options to make playing it very enjoyable.

Each year, Sierra and Hoyle have released a new version of Hoyle Casino. Each year, they have added additional casino games or new modes of play. The 2004 release of Hoyle Casino breaks this trend. Hoyle Casino 2004 adds no new games into the mix, and offers little value compared to the 2003 edition.

Other changes from the 2003 to 2004 edition include not being able to play the game without the CD in the drive. This is highly annoying for those who may wish to play the game on multiple machines that they own. Previous versions allowed you to play the game without the CD in the drive (internet play and player voices were disabled.) Sierra would have been wise to pay attention to the furor of the customers for Intuit's 2003 TurboTax release and their complaints about copy protection methods.

An additional change that I find particularly annoying is that the game pauses itself if you open a different window during play. While playing poker in Hoyle Casino 2003, I would often open a web browser and switch to it while the computer plays out a hand I folded out of. In Hoyle Casino 2004, the AI players do not play while the program window does not have focus.

While the gameplay is still the same great gameplay that one would expect from Sierra and their Hoyle Games line, the 2004 edition does not present enough value to make another purchase worthwhile.

I find the Hoyle Casino 2004 game remarkably diverse and charmingly addicting. Yes, the CD must be in the drive for the game to work. Pity the pirates.

The games seem very Vegas like and it's enjoyable to try out many of the options I would never have the guts to play in a real casino. The computer players can be amusing, but unlike other reviewers I find them dumb and unlucky. I can routinely beat them in Poker (and that's the best way to rack up lots of money quickly). To the other reviewer who felt the computer players were biased: Pal, learn when to fold!

I did find the "talking" feature to be really insipid. Hoyle needs to hire someone with talent to script the other players, so I think for the future talking computer players could be a real riot. (The drunk, the flirt, the unintelligible foreigner, etc.) And the silly "Dealer" makes comments no real deal ever would, "Player loses!" Fortunately you can turn that nonsense off.

Overall: Very fun, well worth the price. Recommended.

I don't know what everyone is complaining about! First of all everyone complains about having to have the disk to play. How hard is it to it the open/close button on your computer. If any future post can tell me 5 games that have come out in the past year that doesn't have to have a cd in the drive to play, I will take it back. Secondly, everyone complains about the terrible odds. I have only seen 1 4-of-a-kind in the 10 tournaments I have played(2 of which I won.) I have turned the original 5k into a million dollars! I got this game in the 75% off bargain bin at Office Depot which made it $5. It would have even been worth the $20. This is my first Hoyle casino game so previous versions could have been better and I not know about it, but I think the game is fantastic!!!!!!

I read the other reviews and cannot believe we all own the same toy. My 2 year old loves this toy sooo much that it is never out during playgroup. He loves sliding the different puzzles in and out and dropping the shapes through.

I love this toy because it challenges him--I only wish it had more shapes instead of the basics.

The box lacks a "floor" so blocks fall through after the package is opened. The paint chips off quite easily. My daughter enjoys it, but she gets frustrated because it does not perform well.

Sadly, this toy was a dud. It wasn't challenging for my then-2 year old, as it only had 5 shapes. Furthermore, it wasn't much fun either! The sliding scenes were tedious and frustrating for her, as she couldn't change them herself. This toy now lives in the "old toy" closet in our guest room. She regularly raids the closet on impulse, but never pulls this toy off the shelf.

I bought this game, played it, And didn't play it again. What you do is you control this little guy,and you Jump around the screen and collect items and stuff. You can also Make boxes out of thin air by pressing a button,or you can make them dissappear with the same button. Each level has a key you must collect to open the door to the next level. The are also little Monsters that you can kill by using the box appear thing on them. You can also collect 4 peices of pottery to contain a certain monster that will give you a special ability. It may sound good,but youhave to play it to belive me. If your planning on buying it,don't,Unless your a REALLY big Monster Rancher fan! Even if you are,you might not like it!

Mario style character puzzel game. Quite interesting involing Monsters to help beat oppenents and get you to the key and out of the level. Very fun Multiplayer levels that you create. You should borrow it from a friend or rent it. Don't buy it.

The game is very similar in design to another classic game, Lode Runner -- in Monster Rancher Explorer, you're a tomb explorer who can drop and destroy crates with a simple wave of your hand. it has Dozens of puzzles, Battery save, and Link cable support for two players

It is basically tetris without the tetris magic. The game is designed so that you will lose. On easier levels it is too easy to win on hard levels it is impossible to win. Random block dropping makes it difficult to stratigize.

Don't let the name of this game fool you, it has nothing to do with puzzles. It's simply a tetris knock-off with little blinking faces instead of square blocks. It takes no time at all to zip through the levels. Just keep you tetris game and don't waste your money!

This game is ok. It isn't fun but it isn't terrible. In my opinion, there are better games out there and this one should be saved for when you run out of other games. Not a lot of fun, but somewhat educational, because it is trivia