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System Requirements:
OS: Windows XP/Vista
CPU: 800 Mhz
RAM: 256 MB
DirectX: 8.1
Hard Drive: 56 MB |
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Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil
Enter the gates of Good and Evil with Laura Jones, the daughter of a famous adventure duo. On her way to the Portal, Laura must find six sacred keys in order to open the Gates. Will she prove she`s worthy of the Keys by passing challenges crafted by the Guardian Spirits of the Gates? Meet amusing characters and hunt for hidden objects in Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil.
Features:
- Hidden Object Adventure.
- Extraordinary mini-games.
- Hilarious characters
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Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil falls into the category of "casual adventure," alongside the likes of Azada and Dream Chronicles.
The game takes place on a university campus, where Laura Jones has recently graduated with an archaeology degree. When one of her instructors, Professor Adams, summons her to work with him on a secret project, Laura encounters a mystery artifact that turns out to be part of a key that can open a mystic gate.
To tell you the truth, the overall premise – which is concerned with evil spirits that threaten to escape the mystic gate unless Laura can restore the proper balance and save universe (or something) – is pretty generic fantasy gobbledygook.
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The most common type of puzzle involves clicking on objects in the scene to interact with them in some way or pick them up. For example, Laura's dog gets hold of one of the artifacts and won't give it back, so you have to figure out a way to distract the dog. By picking up the dog food and clicking on the dog's bowl you've given him a pretty good incentive to leave the artifact alone, but he also loves lying by the warm fireplace so you need to light the fire by finding matches somewhere in the room, then dragging them over to the fireplace. |
There a couple of variations on this type of gameplay, like seek-and-find challenge where you have to search a room for a list of objects, and spot-the-difference tasks which involve comparing two side-by-side images and singling out items that don't match. No matter what you're doing, everything makes sense in the context of the story.
An experienced adventure gamer will probably find Laura Jones to be overly easy. You can amass hints by clicking on question marks, and by the time I reached level 18 (the final level), I had racked up about 20 of them. Granted, many of those horded hints got used trying to figure out the final puzzle, which was a decent brainteaser spanning multiple screens, but it's a shame that earlier levels weren't equally challenging. Gameplay length is modest (perhaps 3 hours), but being able to access any unlocked mini-games from the main menu does add a bit of replay value.
The game's ending seems a bit abrupt. Not to sell Laura Jones and the Gates of Good and Evil too short, however. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the game, and fans of Azada and similar titles probably will as well – I just wish that there was more of it. |
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I really enjoyed this game. It reminded me of Azada because not only do you have to find the items but then you have to figure out how to use them. I thought it was well done and the graphics were great. The ending was too abrupt but all in all, I would give it a thumbs up.
-------www.gamezebo.com
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A fun mix of HO and puzzles. The levels where you are doing a little HO, problem solving and detective work are very entertaining.
-------www.gamezebo.com
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I enjoyed this game a lot... it was a good mix between hidden objects and other logical games, I also liked that there were only 3 levels to each mini-game. I went through the whole game easily and was glad that I had collected all my hints...until I reached the last level when I had to use almost than 7-8 hints. All in all I had a good time playing this game and was happy with the amount of levels and the fact that it had an end. :)
-------www.logler.com
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Really enjoyed the game but it was a bit short. I do not mind buying games if I have more than a couple of hours of play. Think that is a pet peeve of mine, many games purchased just too short.
-------www.fenomen-games.com
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I really enjoyed the game. Very much like Mysteryville games. My only complaint, as with the Mysteryville games, is that they are too short. Please make them longer. The mini games were much better, but there could have been more hidden object challenges.
-------www.iwin.com |
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