Nevosoft has announced the release of the sequel to the My Kingdom for the Princess for the iPad.

The storyline follows the adventures of Arthur and Princess Helen as they try to enjoy their tropical honeymoon, but are struck by adversity. Players help Arthur clear the land, defend against invaders, and work with magical beings, like flying cats and witches, as he chases after Longbeard the Dwarf, who has kidnapped Princess Helen.

My Kingdom for the Princess II has sixty levels on five different islands, each of the five locations consist of ten regular levels, as well as two mini-games. Nevosoft states players will take more than seven hours to finish the game, and levels can be replayed.

My Kingdom for the Princess II costs $4.99 USD and can be downloaded here.

3RD Sense has announced the release of Exmortis 3, the next title in the Exmortis horror trilogy. Exmortis 3 is the next addition in the horror point and click series. The game is the next one in the series that has had more than 21 million plays.

Exmortis 3 picks up where the second episode left off. This release has a showdown that fans have been waiting for. Players control the protagonist, Mr Hannay as he explores a post-apocalyptic world. Mr. Hannay is looking for the demon that is responsible for nearly exterminating the human race. Players will have to explore the area and solve puzzles before they are able to track down the demon.

Gamers will be able to try out the game by playing the first chapter for free, they can download the full version of the game or play the game online. If you are into horror adventure games, check out Exmortis 3. Read the rest of this entry »

3 Days Zoo Mystery is a hidden object/minigames title developed by Realore Studios aimed at preteen girls. The game stars the player as Anna, a detective who is blond, sweet and smart. She’s hired by her Uncle Ben to find out who’s been stealing animals from his zoo, including her favorite elephant. He needs her because he’s in China looking for new animals, and unable to figure out the mystery himself.

The game is fairly straightfoward, as the player guides Anna over an overhead map to various unlocked locations to engage in hidden object searches and various minigames. Minigames involve such activities as putting food in matching slots on moving plates or fishing keys out of a piranha tank, and logic puzzles such as sliding tile puzzles or weight problems. Right answers are given 100 points each, while solving an entire puzzle grants 1500 points. Players can get hints, but are penalized 100 points each time, and “quick clicks” on hidden object puzzles dock 10 points.

The graphics are basically moving slideshows, but are attractive and pleasing to the eye, while the music is unobtrusive. The game is nonthreatening to its target audience, though sometimes the goals are not clearly stated – the documentation could have been better.

Overall, 3 Days Zoo Mystery is a worthy title for its demographic, and a good educational game in that it stresses logic and problem solving. The game is currently available for PC here, with Mac and online flash versions planned.

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Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle is a point and click adventure/puzzle game for the Nintendo DS. The game opens up and the player is witnessing a girl being thrown from a plane. The player later finds out the girl is Gina and the person pushing her out of the plane is her boyfriend Brian. Of course, her boyfriend is not trying to kill her he is trying to save her. The plane is going down and there is only one parachute. Brian gives the parachute to Gina and tells her to jump, but she refuses so he has to push her out to save her life. The question is does he save her life? The player finds out what happened to Gina and what is going on on the Island.

The game continues after the plane crash and the only person to make it through the crash was Brian. The pilot died and the plane landed in the jungle. Now Brian is controlled by the player and you have to help him get out of the jungle and attempt to find Gina. Brian is left with nothing but a broken plane and the “stuff” that was on the plane. The player has to rumage through the plane and the jungle to find things to help them.

Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle is one gaint level. There are no individual levels. There are sections of the game that can be thought of as levels. The first challenge the gamer faces is getting out of the jungle. Players have to find and use items to get out of the jungle. Some of the items are obvious to find and other items and puzzles are quite tricky. The game is one giant puzzle and some puzzles you have to make certian actions before you are able to solve the puzzle. For instance, there is a hatch that needs to be opened, but it only stay open for a short amount of time. Before you can attempt to keep the hatch open, you have to open the hatch and leave the plane and have the hatch close. Once the hatch closes, you are able to solve the puzzle of keeping the hatch open.

Some of the puzzles can be difficult to solve. I spent some time trying to figure out some of the puzzles and just get going. The puzzles can get tricky. There is one part of the game in the beginning you have to get over a mud puddle and every time you try a lemur hits you down. Players have to figure out how to get around the lemur and you need to use your imagination to figure it out.

The graphics in Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle are nice. The graphics are clear and they really need to be to be able to see all the items and be able to find what you need to find.

The controls were not too intuitive. I will admit I did not read the manual, but to pick items up you have to use the right d-pad. Pressing the right d-pad while hovering over an item turns the magnifying glass into a hand that will pick up the item. I found the right d-pad by accident, but again I didn’t read the manual.

Over all Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle is a challenging, but fun game. The puzzles can be very challenging, but when you do solve them you get a feeling of accomplishment. The game really reminded me of Myst. The puzzles are similar to the puzzles in Myst. Players need to solve the puzzles to be able to progress in the game. If you are a fan of point and click adventure games and like challenging puzzles, head to your local retailer and pick up Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle.

Merscom has announced they were chosen as the publisher for Color of Murder, the most recent mystery/adventure game in the Carol Reed series. Merscom has successfully published other games in the Carol Read series earlier this year and all those games have reached the top 5 positions.

In this point and click game, players have to help Willy, the main character, find his son. Willy soon finds out his son has been tied to another man that was recently murdered. Players travel through Norrkoping, Sweden trying to track down clues and determine what happened to Willy’s son.

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