Magic Encyclopedia [Game Download]

Friday, December 18, 2009

Magic Encyclopedia [Game Download]


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By P. B. Sharp (Las Cruces, NM) - reviews

"Magic Encyclopedia- First Story" was for me a fine example of serendipity because I did not expect a game of this caliber. The graphic scenes, all hand-painted, are absolutely beautiful. And the puzzles are challenging, fun and not all that easy. This is a feast for the eyes as well as the brain.



"Magic" is that species of hidden object game in which pieces of various items are scattered around the environment. -the motif is similar to the Mortimer Beckett games. The objects in their entirety that need to be found are pictured at the bottom of the screen but you have to hunt all over for the often weeny pieces of that object. When you have collected the entire item, say, a hammer or a shield, it goes in your inventory and you have to decide what to do with it as each object fits back into one of the scenes in a specific place, in other words it integrates and performs a function.


Many of the scattered pieces cannot be found until you successfully solve a mini-puzzle, and these puzzles are original and intriguing and challenging. In one you have to connect a series of pipe pieces so that none of the segments drip water- it's a leaky pipe to begin with. It took me many tries to solve this one but when I finally did essential information appeared, allowing me to proceed. All of these unusual mini-puzzles require solving, you can't skip them or you're dead in the water! They're timed, too, but not horrendously so. You can do them! There are many walkthroughs on Google if you get stuck!


You are guiding a young girl on a quest to find her brother and thwart manifestations of evil along the way as you careen from one exotic place to another- Mayan ruins, an English castle, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece. You visit an African shaman and a Native American wigwam and a spooky graveyard and many more colorful locations. Hints are readily available for each environment but you have to earn them.



CAVEAT: The cursor behaves rather erratically in this game. I had thought the problem was with my set until I read other peoples' complaints. There are times when it is very hard to control the cursor and it can be very frustrating. However, I enjoyed the game enough to put up with this annoyance and still award the five stars.

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