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3Jul/110

Love and Death – Bitten Review


With the popularity of the Twilight Sagas, both movies and books, Mac hidden object game Love and Death – Bitten is the next step to the vampire love stories. Damon is a vampire kept in a crumbling castle by an evil vampire witch. In order to satisfy their appetites, Damon must search the countryside for fresh blood. That’s what vampires do.

The local village is not going to take it anymore and is organizing to fight back or have their town destroyed. Damon is amused by all the ruckus down below when he spies his next victim, Victoria. However, he does not know who he is up against when he lures her to the forest. Victoria is the niece of the local politician who blusters his way through the story. Victoria is a headstrong, beautiful young adventuress who bravely goes after the vampire. Of course, she falls in love with Damon and helps him search for the potion he needs to rid himself of this vampire life and free himself from Celeste the vampire queen.

In this hidden object game you are Victoria during the day and Damon after dark searching for the needed potion to return Damon to a normal life. You play the HOG when a raven enters the scene with a list of items you need to find. Some objects must be placed to complete, such as the fruits. They must be placed in a bowl to cross out the item. The jars must be lined up to complete. There are many of these secondary actions to follow up on in a scene, but they do not distract from the main HOG play. The rechargeable hint button sometimes will only give guidance and is not all that helpful at times. The mini puzzles are the Fates way of testing your mental prowess because they are reluctant to reveal anything. You must look for 100 golden leaves in order to get answers. The side games are fairly easy but can be skipped if you need. The other seek and find plays will have you thinking a bit before you figure out what to do. Finding rocks and putting them in your inventory will prepare you to use them on the broken boat across the river.

Love and Death – Bitten is a familiar theme but will still intrigue you to look and search for the answers. The storyline will keep you playing until you finish, the pleasant voice acting is appropriate as is the music. The balance of HOGs and puzzles, even though you go back to the same scenes, is good with beautiful artwork. This game kept me interested and challenged with its many plays, but the ending left you wanting more. Sounds like a sequel is in the works.

Features of Love and Death – Bitten:
-Play Victoria by Day and Damon by Night
-Over 30 Locations
-9 Puzzles

Rating: ★★★★☆