Geisha – The Secret Garden Review
It seems like there are a lot of new and different match 3 games lately. Hey, I’m not complaining. In fact I’m happy about it after going through a whole slew of hidden object plays. Mac game Geisha – The Secret Garden is one of those new types of match 3 games. It took me awhile before I got used to the play, but it was well worth the effort to learn this new game.
Natsumi a geisha will guide you through 4 seasons of play while you create a beautiful zen garden. The game play is different from any match 3 I have come across. In order to make matches of 3 or more like items, you slide the mahjong like tiles horizontally and cannot move up and down. As a match 3 player this is frustrating at first because you feel like your hands are tied, but you learn to think differently and play this unique and fun game in just a few short levels. In addition to making the matches either vertically or horizontally, 
there are goals you must meet to complete a level. They are located at the bottom right of the screen. You can also slide a tile across more than one tile. The tiles also replenish slowly moving up the board and not down. You must keep making matches so the tiles do not reach the top of the screen. If there is a gap or empty space a tile can fall down the open slot.
There’s plenty of time to strategize your next move even with the timed mode, but if you want to really relax, try the untimed. Some levels 
will throw blocks like snow, ice and stone at you and will not let you slide your tiles. Most of the time you have to make matches below these blocks and cause them to break apart so you can continue with your sliding, but snow is different you must click on it several times to make it melt away. When you create a chain of 3 or more you create magic and produce helps. They are Steel, Fire, Water and Wizard. They will clear from 1 to many tiles. Money will be collected from making matches with colored circular icons. The coins will earn you stars and the stars will unlock the colorful dragons. The first dragon will cost you 20 stars. The coins will buy you the items needed for your beautiful zen garden.
The garden you create will start out very sparse and can grow into a amazing and gorgeous place. You can upgrade your items 3 times, 
move items around or delete things. I’ve seen some pretty awesome gardens made. Mine not so much but that play isn’t really my thing, but I appreciate the aesthetic beauty of the scene when done right. You’ll also get a fantastic wallpaper to use on your computer.
I eventually enjoyed playing this new type of match 3 game. I said eventually because it took a few levels before I got comfortable with the sliding aspect of it. It is addictive and fun so try it out.
Features of Geisha – The Secret Garden:
-80 Levels of Matching Fun
-16 Bonus Levels
-The Secret Garden
Rating: 
Floating Kingdoms Review
Cornelia is the star pupil of the Chief Imperial Architect, Sancho, who must restore the many floating kingdoms in the empire. You, as Cornelia, must produce, harvest, gather resources and feed the villagers in each floating island through games and puzzles in Mac sim game Floating Kingdoms.
Each individual kingdom is different. Some have more buildings and resources than others. The different structures will help obtain the needed resources to rebuild your island village. The first puzzle to complete is mahjong. Here you can match the tiles to earn resources like lumber and stone. Be sure to quickly finish the tile game since it is timed. Click on one of the farms and pack the produce in boxes. The vegetables and fruits will come down the conveyor belt and you click on the item and then click
on the outlined form to place in the crates. The mill will grind down the grains for the people to make food from and feed the masses. The mini game here is to place the correct grain on the stone with the outline of the plant. Another game is to feed the people by making pizzas for the long line of villagers.
Afterwards, you are ready to build the palace. This is the last activity for each island. However, the castle goes up by itself or I should say, the villagers build the palace while you watch. You continue on to the next floating island to help the people there.
Each floating island has similar mini games to improve each situation. This becomes a little repetitive after awhile. The tutorial is quite extensive even though the play is easy enough the timed factor will make you go back and redo puzzles. I like to do mahjong leisurely and not have to worry about finishing quickly. Floating Kingdoms with its adventure and many puzzles is not my cup of tea, but may be for some casual gamers. The artwork is distinctly drawn and vibrant. Get busy building the palaces and watch out for the pirates!
Features of Floating Kingdoms:
-Adventure Story
-Many Different Mini Games
-Sim Time Management
Rating:
Hidden Wonders of the Depths 2 Review
Hidden Wonders of the Depths 2 is the little improved sequel to the first Mac game. If you played the first version, you know what you are in for in the second game. It’s a little more interesting to play, a little better color with similar artwork and exactly the same music.
This time the mermaid wants the crab to build her a ship. The main game is the match 3 or more similar items to destroy the glass tiles and traverse the crab or crabs (he has a friend) to the treasure chests. The play is to swap positions of objects to make 3 in a row either vertically or horizontally. A few of the match plays involve grouping 3 or more objects and click once on the batch of similar items to destroy. You can choose to play either Relaxed or Standard mode depending on how motivated you are. The match games are not that difficult and would be good for kids to play. The crabs will go into their funny dance or give you a raspberry when you take too long to match.
There are a lot of mini games but it does get a little repetitive when you play the memory game a half a dozen times. The hidden object is not a challenge at all. The only thing I could say about it is that the scene is very pretty. You may skip these games when the skip buttons 
fills up. Other side games include mahjong and sliding picture puzzles. These mini games helped break up the match 3 plays. Even though I like match games, 
sometimes it gets boring. Building the ship for the mermaid is another diversion from the main game.
Okay, this is my take on this sequel Hidden Wonders of the Depths 2: this game is so similar to the first that you really don’t need to play it. If you liked it, knock yourself out, but like the first, the play is simple and not very challenging. If you want a relaxing game, this is the one. If you didn’t play the first game, play the second., and lastly, if you are a kid, it’s fun and cute. That’s it. I give it a 3 out of 5.
Features of Hidden Wonders of the Depths 2:
-Underwater Match plays
-Lots of Mini Puzzles
-Build a Ship for the Mermaid
Rating:
Pages
Categories
- Action
- Adventure
- Aquarium
- Arcade
- Breakout
- Cards
- Children
- Hidden Object/I Spy
- Line Drawing
- Mah Jong
- Marbles
- Match
- Pachinko
- Pinball
- Platform
- Puzzle
- RPG
- RTS
- Sci Fi
- Seek and Find
- Shooter
- Sim
- Slash and Bash
- slots
- Sports
- Time Management
- Uncategorized
- Visual Novel
- Word