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Game Information
- Platform: Windows Vista / 7 / XP
- BBFC Rating:
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Technical Details
- Unique gameplay: Find where to use or place items back into the scenes
- Use your sleuthing skills: Track down the missing pages
- Wander around freely: Explore the magical world of Enlightenus
- Challenging puzzles: Solve the writer's riddle
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Product Description
Can you Solve the Writer's Riddle?
Use your detective skills to find Edgar Lee's missing novels!
A famous children's author, Edgar Lee, has called upon your services to investigate the mysterious happenings at his reclusive mansion. Someone or something has stolen all his novels and hidden the pages in the enchanted world of Enlightenus.
This charming and entertaining hidden object adventure game challenges you to solve each riddle and restore the missing novels. Can you escape the land of Enlightenus before it's too late?
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I found this game just passable.
I did like the slight twist of having to pair objects by association, but after a while the mechanics got quite repetitive and frustrating.
For example, the pairing system got more and more unrealistic as the story advanced.
How are you supposed to match a giraffe to a pirate eye-patch ?
The "obvious" answer (to them) is that the giraffe is called a "pirate giraffe", a fact you don't discover unless you hover the rather big cursor over said giraffe. What the heck ?
There is no way to know that fact by just glancing at the screen. Anything on screen could be a potential match, so there is no logic you can apply other than sheer trial and error over every single object on the screen.
And so many other such "pairings" (like the "kung-fu lobster"). As I said, very frustrating.
I also got a disconnected feeling from the story. It's as if they didn't care about it at all.
Very artificial and not properly followed through, in my opinion.
You get a beginning and an end, but the middle doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.
I know it's only a game, but when you compare it with games such as Drawn, where the story is immersive and the puzzles are relevant, this game becomes just a filler.
I did like the slight twist of having to pair objects by association, but after a while the mechanics got quite repetitive and frustrating.
For example, the pairing system got more and more unrealistic as the story advanced.
How are you supposed to match a giraffe to a pirate eye-patch ?
The "obvious" answer (to them) is that the giraffe is called a "pirate giraffe", a fact you don't discover unless you hover the rather big cursor over said giraffe. What the heck ?
There is no way to know that fact by just glancing at the screen. Anything on screen could be a potential match, so there is no logic you can apply other than sheer trial and error over every single object on the screen.
And so many other such "pairings" (like the "kung-fu lobster"). As I said, very frustrating.
I also got a disconnected feeling from the story. It's as if they didn't care about it at all.
Very artificial and not properly followed through, in my opinion.
You get a beginning and an end, but the middle doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.
I know it's only a game, but when you compare it with games such as Drawn, where the story is immersive and the puzzles are relevant, this game becomes just a filler.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Fun:
I bought this as a recomendation because I had previously bought "Drawn - The Painted Tower" which I had enjoyed and the reviews seemed to be favourable but I found it too easy and was finished before I knew it. Apart from that; the graphics are ok, more towards American glitz than british charm and the puzzles were mostly matching pairs but the main quests were quite fun.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Fun:
Basic click and point game with reasonably well drawn scenes and very simple animations.
Instead of the usual find an object scenario this game gives you items to put into the scene which is different. What is also different is some of the connections between the items - as another reviewer has said, eye patch on a giraffe?
It takes a while to understand the system but once you do it's not that difficult. If you pick an object and run it across the scene each time you pass an item a box pops up telling you what it is so if you see `party rat' you'll know to put the party hat on it. Another example is `deflated puffer fish' which you put on a bubbling pipe to inflate it and so on. Some items are locked and you will need to find and use a particular piece before the others can be shown. The hint button will help.
The clues get more and more obscure and as the game went on I came to believe the game makers were either drinking or smoking something they shouldn't be. However, the weirder it got the more I enjoyed it.
In each scene are a couple of cards with an `E' on them. These can be collected to add to your hint tally. Hints are limited to how many you find and the recharge button seems to take forever to reset.
The mini-games only consisted of matching pairs however, the game makers have also changed the traditional game play slightly as well. All very simple though.
The storyline is simplistic and seemingly aimed at a young audience but it doesn't detract too much from the game play.
All in all, this is a simple game which doesn't take too long to play and whilst it is not amongst the leading players of this genre, it is far better than the lower end of the market games. I won't be replaying it but I will try out Enlightenus 2.
Instead of the usual find an object scenario this game gives you items to put into the scene which is different. What is also different is some of the connections between the items - as another reviewer has said, eye patch on a giraffe?
It takes a while to understand the system but once you do it's not that difficult. If you pick an object and run it across the scene each time you pass an item a box pops up telling you what it is so if you see `party rat' you'll know to put the party hat on it. Another example is `deflated puffer fish' which you put on a bubbling pipe to inflate it and so on. Some items are locked and you will need to find and use a particular piece before the others can be shown. The hint button will help.
The clues get more and more obscure and as the game went on I came to believe the game makers were either drinking or smoking something they shouldn't be. However, the weirder it got the more I enjoyed it.
In each scene are a couple of cards with an `E' on them. These can be collected to add to your hint tally. Hints are limited to how many you find and the recharge button seems to take forever to reset.
The mini-games only consisted of matching pairs however, the game makers have also changed the traditional game play slightly as well. All very simple though.
The storyline is simplistic and seemingly aimed at a young audience but it doesn't detract too much from the game play.
All in all, this is a simple game which doesn't take too long to play and whilst it is not amongst the leading players of this genre, it is far better than the lower end of the market games. I won't be replaying it but I will try out Enlightenus 2.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Different!
Sometimes it's nice to play something thats a bit different to the usual formula. In this game instead of taking objects out of a scene you put them back in. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Marlis
A Good Spin on the traditional HOG
After a dubious start I found myself really enjoying this game and disappointed when it was over! I have Enlightenus 2 and can't wait to play it, hoping it is as good as or better... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Molly
Repetitive
This was one of the first 'Hidden Object' games I had tried and the trial was very promsing. However, having purchased the full game recently, I quickly found that the game was... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Karen G
Enlightenus
Great Graphics little Laborious to start again intriguing storyline but moves through ok. The trick of making all the buttons go into the right picture slots very aggrevating as... Read more
Published 14 months ago by P. Moyes
Be enlightened!
This is a fabulous game. Graphics are great and even the storyline makes sense. I must play it again very soon.
Published 20 months ago by Hippo Queen
Good game
I did enjoy this, so much so I played it twice. This is a variation on the norm as you have to place items into a scene,not just look for them. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Madam Mim
Fun Game
Very enjoyable. Interesting storyline and lots of humour in the matching games . Just didn't last long enough.
Published 22 months ago by graculus
dark shadow
hi purchased this game as a gift well pleased with quick delivery and well packed
Published 23 months ago by John Baird
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