Mary Kay Andrew’s The Fixer Upper Review
Based on a bestseller by Mary Kay Andrew this Mac hidden object game follows the remarkable life of Dempsey Killebrew. What would make a up and coming lawyer give everything up and return to her family home? Is it possible for Dempsey to have a happy life there?
Dempsey Killebrew is fired from her job with a renown public relations firm in Washington, D.C. She arranged accommodations for a high 
profile senator that turned into a hiatus for him and a prostitute. Even though it is not her fault, she is blamed for everything. Life is not fair. In order to put this part of her career behind her, Dempsey accepts her father’s offer of fixing the old family mansion that he had recently inherited. Little did Dempsey realize that the old place is falling apart with an ornery old lady and her dog residing at the home. She must not only fix up the place but also throw the residents out.
You play the usual hidden object games going from Dempsey’s apartment, rooms in the mansion and various locations in the small town of Guthrie, Georgia. In each scene you have a list of objects to search. There are 5 hints to use if you need them and if you find the small house in each scene, you will get another hint. After completing a HOG, you get a mini puzzle to complete. One such puzzle is to remove the lint
from Dempsey’s jacket. You take the cursor and move it back and forth to remove the lint. Many of the side games are similar to this one from washing the car to painting the mansion. You can skip these games if you wish. I found it to be too much after awhile so I did skip them.
You can play the HOGs in timed or normal mode. I suggest you try the timed since finding the objects is fairly easy to do. You do go back to 
many of the same scenes to do other duties like find all the spots that need repair and wash the car. The play is a bit repetitive but still a pleasant game.
Mary Kay Andrew’s The Fixer Upper is similar to Yard Sale – Hidden Treasures in play but the stories are different. Yard Sale is funny and The 
Fixer Upper plays more like her novels. This is pure speculation since I have never read any of her novels but I’m assuming, especially when she goes to town and speaks to the people. The play I thought had way too much dialog and reading to do. I understand it is necessary to advance the story, but it got to be too much after awhile clicking back and forth from one person to another. If you are a fan of Mary Kay Andrew’s or an avid HOG player, try this game.
Features of Mary Kay Andrew’s – The Fixer Upper:
-Many Locations with Lots of Hidden Objects
-Story of Dempsey Killebrew
-Many Mini Games
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Tiger Eye-Part I: Curse of the Riddle Box Review
Strange dreams and exotic locations are the premises for Mac hidden object game Tiger Eye-Part I: Curse of the Riddle Box. These things are a common thread in a lot of HOGs like Million Dollar Quest and Rasputin’s Curse. Even though this theme is used quite often, it’s a good foundation to start an interesting and mysterious story for you to search and find the answer to whatever it is you need to discover.
Dela has special psychic abilities by touching metal she can reveal the age and story connected to the object. She is at the Dirt Market (flea market) in Beijing, China when she finds an object that will lead to her adventures. An evil looking man tries to attack Dela, and she knows something unusual is going to happen, including a love interest.
The hidden object scenes start out at the Dirt Market filled with ancient Chinese artifacts and junk. You search for metal weapons spewed throughout the environment. There are 5 hints if you need help and they will replenish in time. Also the Bonus Rounds will garner you more hints. If you click on too many wrong items, the cursor will freeze. There will be sparkles to lead you to more puzzles.
The mini puzzles are related to the surroundings like matching Chinese characters to what they represent. This is easy if you can read Chinese, but also if you look carefully, you can solve it since the characters actually look like what they mean. Other games are to play a musical instrument with 
the notes you have collected, tangrams, anagrams, logic games, match 3 and collecting 15 puzzles pieces. Once you have your pieces you know you have to put the jigsaw puzzle together.
Tiger Eye-Part I: Curse of the Riddle Box is based on a romantic novel by Marjorie Liu about a 2000 year old warrior named Hari. If you are not into psychic romance, the HOGs and many mini puzzles are fun to play. There is some voice acting and parts where you need to read the script. The artwork is good and the music non-obstructive. Since this is part I of the story, the ending comes to an abrupt stop. However I find this to be a solid HOG with a lot of mini puzzles. Have fun with it and try it.
Features of Tiger Eye-Part I: Curse of the Riddle Box:
-Romance Story Based on a Marjorie Liu Novel
-Mini Puzzles
-Many Objects to Search
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