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The Game That Got Me Hooked on the Mystery Case Files Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 14
Date: April 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

"Mystery Case Files: Huntsville" is the first in the Mystery Case Files series - and I've been hooked on this series since I first played this game a couple of years ago.

The goal of these games is to search for a list of hidden items that have been embedded within various pictures/locations - and to do it within a specified period of time.

In "Huntsville", the ultimate goal is to determine who the culprits are in a series of crimes & then who sits at the head of this crime syndicate (you just might be surprised when you see who it is!). You do this by first locating the hidden items listed in each location within the time allotted. Once you find the clues/items for each crime, you have to solve another puzzle through the "crime computer" in order to find out just who each culprit is.

This second puzzle involves reconstructing the pictures of each crime scene - but with a catch - this time the culprit is in the picture too. Because you aren't given any extra time to complete this puzzle, be sure to work fast at finding the clues/items so that you have enough time to complete the picture reconstruction as well - lest you have to start at the beginning again for that particular crime.

Overall, I've found the "Mystery Case Files" games to be great fun and highly addictive! If you enjoy "search & find"-type games, you can't go wrong with "Huntsville"!

I underestimated this game. It rocks!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because I love adventure games. When I first started playing it, I thought, what a bummer, it is a hunt and seek game, made for kids, I'll just play it anyway. Boy, was I wrong! This game is super fun and addicting, and actually kind of difficult! You have to find hidden items within a given amount of time, and the artists have done a remarkable job hiding objects within objects. It is an awesome game and if you like puzzles, you will love this game!

Fun for the whole family!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Not only is this game addicting for adults. My four year old begs to play it every day! He loves finding all of the items too! We have all three MCF games! They are great!

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.

Not what I expected...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's not so much a mystery as a search and find, puzzle solving type game. It only took a few hours to complete... it was fun, but too easy and got repetitive after a short time. I'd play another game in the series, but I certainly wouldn't pay more than 5 or 10 dollars for it.

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)!

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."

MYSTERY CASE FILES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 26, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The mystery case files are some of the best games that I have played in a long time. I have all three of them and am anxiously awaiting the release of the 4th on Feb. 12th 2008. Everyone in my house is hooked. My mother and aunts are hooked. My sister-in-law and her kids are hooked. If you like a challange. I think you will like these games!

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.

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.

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