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Where it all started

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mystery Case Files Huntsville- it's the first game in the Mystery Case Files series, and the one that created the popular Hidden Object genre. The storyline for this game places you as a detective, trying to solve the case of the missing diamond from the Huntsville museum. You investigate a variety of locations by looking for hidden objects. Each location reveals a new troublemaker, and all of them seem to belong to the same crime ring. At the end of the game you uncover the mastermind, and discover who's really behind the diamond theft. There are many good points to this game- the storyline is a good one, and the game definitely makes you want to get to the end so that you can solve the whodunnit. Huntsville is full of a variety of entertaining criminals who, you'll discover through the levels, seem to engage is some bizarre crimes. Perhaps most importantly, the pictures in this game are VERY well done. They're complex, they're funny, and the objects are well integrated into the picture- they're not just plonked on top of a background scene. As this was the first Mystery Case files game, it's also the easiest. If you're new to the hidden object genre or looking for a good kid's game, this is a great place to start, but it's also engaging and difficult enough that it should please everyone. Highly recommended.

Fun for children and adults

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 19, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this product after reading the online reviews. I have never played a game with this format before. It was enjoyable for me to play alone. In addition, my six year old, 12 year old and husband liked to play with me as well to solve each case.

Game Review: Mystery Case Files: Huntsville

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 18, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville
Product by ACTIVISION
Review by SpeekNDaTruuf

"Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" by ACTIVISION is a hidden object game with hours of endless fun! Huntsville is a city plagued with crimes that the Huntsville Police Department just simply cannot solve. This is where YOU come in. You have to race against the clock to find several hidden objects (and each new game provides new objects to seek) in order to find out who is committing these heinous crimes. There is a ranking system, somewhat like a promotion, where you start at the lowest rank and eventually end up at Master Detective, and there are timed puzzles after completing each level that shows you who the culprit is. Can you find all of the hidden objects and nail the dirtbag before time runs out?

"Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is a great game, if you're into that kind of thing. I happen to be very into that kind of thing, so I enjoyed it immensely. While I usually play these games by my Self, my sister wanted to play along with me, and she really loved it. In fact, I originally bought it as a birthday present for her because she and I had played several other free and downloadable trial hidden object games before, and she really enjoyed those.

So, what made me choose this one over several other hidden object games? Well, the price was fair; not too expensive, but definitely nothing close to free. Also, having played other "Mystery Case Files" games, I knew that the graphics would be nice and that the objects wouldn't be too hard to find. I hate playing a hidden object game where the "hidden objective" is to have you strain your eyes for hours on end without actually finding the "hidden object." "Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is easy on the eyes and you actually feel as if you are accomplishing something as opposed to just wasting time. Before long, you are wrapped up in searching for the hidden objects that you forget other routine things, i.e. answering the phone, watching television, checking e-mail, etc. In other words, it's very addictive, and you actually look forward to playing it each time. Or maybe that's just me. THREE AND A HALF/FOUR STARS.

A Note in Comparison to "I Spy"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just wanted to add a comment for parents whose children enjoy the "I Spy" PC games and want to move on to other "hidden objects" games. In the "I Spy" games you can click over the list of words and the computer will read them aloud to you. In "Huntsville" you are just presented with a list, so if your children cannot read or are not good readers, you will need to read them the multiple lists. I know that I really appreciate the "I Spy" read-aloud feature (as do my children who get to play independently), and I just wanted to point that difference out to anyone who might be wondering if that feature is included in "Huntsville."

Play alone or with a friend!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My husband bought this game for me, and he and I spent hours playing as a team - we had a great time together and found it very satifying working together (it was amusing to me to discover what my strengths were compared with his, and it was entertaining learning to complement each other with those strengths) to beat the clock and finish a puzzle in time! We both love the variety in different places to hunt for clues, and the challenge of being in the same scene but having different clues to find!

We also play alone, under our own name, and we talk about how much slower it is for each of us to find the clues ... playing on your own is fun (and competing with someone else to see who can get to the next level first), playing as a team is even more fun.

I like how this game encourages vocabulary growth ... I've had to use the dictionary more than once to figure out what I was supposed to be looking for! I don't have much time to play computer games, but I've gotten quickly hooked and sneak a level in whenever I can (it's nice to be able to leave at any point and not have to start all over again later)!

Lot of fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 04, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is lots of fun and some times pretty difficult. The mini puzzles in the game really keep you moving. I enjoyed this game quite a bit.

Fun, but not as difficult as other MCF games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Love "hidden object" games with beautiful graphics. This one was not as difficult as some of the others - such as Prime Suspects, where some of the locations are only seen through a circle of light or a limited area via a magnifying glass.

Good intro to hidden object games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 28, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This opens the way to a series of fun explorations of rooms where you must find the objects and then solve puzzles to achieve the final reward of the games. Others have become more elaborate but this is definitely fun, even addictive. If you want a game without kill'um, slugfest violence, this is a good place to start.

Huntsville - Great for everyone!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

What a WONDERFUL game!!! Got my whole family - kids, grandkids, in-laws - hooked on this gem. Hope I can find more games like this one.

Hours of Puzzling Fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The premise of "Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is a simple one - there is a crime spree in Huntsville that is baffling police and players need to find hidden objects to solve the crimes. Once enough objects are found in a round, the players have to solve a puzzle that identifies the criminal and they move on to the next round. There are 16 crimes to solve (including the final one in Big Boss's secret hideout); dozens of locations (including Alice's Diner, a Bookstore, Ivan's Café, Pete's Pawnshop, and the Art Museum); and dozens of objects to find like paper clips, marbles, bats, clocks, playing cards, coins and dice. Each level is timed so you have to find the objects before time runs out.

"Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is the first hidden object game in the Mystery Case Files series, in my opinion the best hidden object series. The games starts off easily enough with two locations, 16 clues to find (8 in each location), and 20 minutes to find them all, and gets progressively harder as the game goes along until the final round which gives you only four minutes to find the objects and solve the puzzle. If you are new to the series, you may find you run of time in the beginning before finding al the objects, but that's okay because you can start over again with different objects to find. Don't click too fast when looking for objects or you'll lose time. Some of the objects are out in the open and easy to find while others are well hidden. If you find yourself stuck, leave the location and go to another one, you'll find objects are easier to find the next time you return to that location. Some of the clues are a bit tricky, for example if you need to find a bat, you could be looking for either a baseball bat or the mammal. Each level has three hints that can be used to either find an object or move a puzzle piece. Make sure you use the hints wisely - sometime you need to find more than one object (like three stamps) and the hint will only show one of these items, not all three.

Since this is the first Mystery Case Files game, it's not as complex as some of the later games in the series (like Madame Fate) and is perfect for people new to the Hidden Objects games. Since some of the locations are repeated throughout the game, you'll be able to locate clues quicker in those locations as the game progresses. It doesn't take a long time to play, maybe five or six hours total, but it can be played over and over again since you need to find different items every time you play. Although this is a single player game, others can sign on in another name and play separately without losing the place you are in. The final level, Big Boss's Hideout, is the most frustrating level since there is only four minutes to solve the whole thing.

"Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is hours of puzzling fun.

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