March 18, 2008
Can You See What I See? New hidden object game
Okay, hidden object game fans - you’re going to love this one. Pure hidden object puzzle fun at its finest. Can You See What I See? is my new favorite game and it’s likely to be yours, too.
The object of the game is to help poor Clyde Curfuffle out of a bind. His collectibles shop has suffered losses from fire and flood. Now he’s injured and in the hospital, losing sales and worried about losing his business. If you’ll just help him sort through his collections to find his rarest, most valuable collectibles his business can be saved. Oh - would you mind filling customer orders while you search? He’d really appreciate it!
The first thing you’ll notice is that the artwork is delightfully fun. Then you’ll see how amazingly sharp and clear it is, leading you to believe there can’t possibly be a challenge to searching for hidden objects. Wrong! First, there’s a lot to see on every screen. Secondly, the creators have done a clever job of object placement, making you work for every item you find. Make sure you look for Seymour the first time you see each screen. You’ll be rewarded with a hint each time you find him. His minigame jar will allow you to earn extra hints if you start to run low.
There’s a zoom feature available on each search screen. Use it! It will enlarge a single quadrant of the screen so you can sort through the colorful collections to find just what you’re looking for. See the tiny lamp my cursor is pointing to on the block at lower left? Very hard to see on the full screen. The only problem I had with this game is that the clickable area is too small on some tiny items. I clicked on one item ten times before I found the “sweet spot,” losing time off of my game clock with each click.
Upon completion of each level you’ll be given the opportunity to find a rare collectible. It will be added to a screen you’ve already played, and a verse will tell you what to look for. Finding it will reward you with a key to one piece of the Rare Collectible Code.
The key will allow you to spin letter blocks to form words. Here I’ve earned my first key and the three blocks with robots on them can now be rotated. I made words for the first line of the code, then discovered they weren’t the right words when I moved on to line two and the words weren’t forming a coherent phrase. The blocks you’ve earned will remain free-spinning, so you can go back and try again when that happens. The ultimate goal is to unlock the entire code and find the most valuable collectible of all, thus rescuing Curfuffle from his troubles.
Can You See What I See? is available exclusively at Big Fish Games, so get on over there and try it out. I bought it already and know I won’t regret the expense. It’s $19.99 to download the full version, discounted to as low as $6.99 with Game Club membership. I pay $6.99 for all of my full version games - that’s not much for the hours of fun I know I’ll have with this one. Try the free hour of play with the free download demo and let me know if you agree.
You can see all of my hidden object game reviews in the games category for skeet’s stuff. Each includes a link so you can download a free demo and try it before you buy.
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March 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm, valmg Says:
That one looks interesting, I’ll have to check it out.
March 19th, 2008 at 3:05 am, Leigh Says:
I can’t wait to get home and try it out! Thanks for reviewing!
March 19th, 2008 at 6:36 am, skeet Says:
I really enjoyed this one, Val. It’s tough but fun!:D
March 19th, 2008 at 6:36 am, skeet Says:
You’re welcome, Leigh. Hoep you enjoy it as much as I did!
March 19th, 2008 at 7:25 pm, Jenny Says:
Nuuu don’t make me think!!! I’ll have to bookmark this one for tomarrow.
March 22nd, 2008 at 2:19 pm, skeet Says:
Did you play yet, Jenny? It’s the weekend! You can waste away your time if you want to!
April 27th, 2008 at 2:18 pm, Merry Says:
I bought this game and found it to be really fun. I solved the entire puzzle, but don’t see where there is another puzzle to solve. I emailed the game provider and did not get a reply?