May 15th, 2011

Hidden Expedition: Amazon

Rarely, very rarely you have the pleasure to play a really new game and even if it doesn’t enjoy the popularity of the hits from the period in which it appears, is exactly the entertainment you need and the release that revitalizes the video game industry. It is the case of “Hidden Expedition: Amazon”, a game released by “Big Fish”.

This puzzle game is a hidden object game that shows that is not necessary to reinvent the wheel to succeed but it’s enough to improve the rotation movement. Here you must find a lost teacher in the previous game of the series and you will have to walk on almost all corners of the world to succeed, including Esmeraldas, Casablanca, New York and, of course, the Amazon jungle.

The only clues that you have available are a very old map that leads to the Bug Temple and 12 pieces from the teacher’s journal. As in most hidden object games, the core of the gameplay in "Hidden Expedition: Amazon” involves the hunting of objects in a very crowded scene. After you identify the objects, you must click on them to remove them from the list. Perhaps it would be better if in these games the objects were more relevant for the scene or story. So, those from “Big Fish” have taught at this and now all objects are useful in the game but very well hidden so that you will spend enough time looking for them in the background in which it can be lost easily. For example, you must search a key that you can use it to open a door later; you will be looking for a knife that you will use to cut the tapestry of a chair to find something, a telescope that you will give to a mystical of food to attract the “Earth Dog”. Some objects, such as boomerangs, pickaxes and sandwiches are scattered in several of the scenes. You are not timed, but if you give too many clicks, the cursor will disappear for some time to punish you. If you need help, you can call him and it will reveal the silhouette of the object. Sometimes, you'll be able to play some mini-games and to also change the rhythm and the content.

Also, in other levels, the players will have to find more objects of the same type, for example, 20 monkeys, 20 bananas, 20 birds, etc. From the moment in which your screen is colored with this game, you will be able to realize the quality of the productions of Big Fish Games. Not only that the scenes are drawn excellent and attractive, but also contain some animated pieces, such as birds and insects, balloons, smoke and fog, lamps that are lighting on and off. Absolutely fabulous! The designers have strived to succeed also in what concerns the sound effect with excellent music, recorded by an orchestra in Berlin, something quite rare for any game. Whether you're a loyal fan of hidden object games, or just interested in the words than you've read here, this is the best game of the genre, so do not hesitate to throw yourself into the fascinating world of "Hidden Expedition: Amazon”.