"Hidden Expedition - Titanic" is another in a series of PC Games based on the Hidden Pictures concept. Each scene is full of items that wouldn’t naturally occur in that setting, and the player is given a list of specific items to locate by clicking on them.
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The storyline in this particular game is exploring the wreckage of the famous sunken Titanic. On each level, you are taken to another few rooms to locate a series of items and a bonus set of five gems in each room. I never did figure out why you locate the gems, other than as an added challenge.
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The graphics are as good in this game as in others, and it was mildly cute that when you click an item, it gets a balloon which pulls it to the surface. However, this game is a bit of a one-trick pony that gets old. Between levels, you are given another set of challenges to complete for variety.
In this case, one of those variety levels is a set of decayed pictures that you have to fix by putting tiles in their correct placement. I didn’t care for that level. If you get the tile anywhere near the right location and let go, it automatically places itself. In another variety, you are given a brief view of what the items you are searching for look like, and then only their silhouettes remain until you find the items.
In this game, clicking on the wrong item causes you to lose air, although never enough that we were in any danger of not completing a level. If you needed hints, you weren’t limited to a specific number per level. Hints cost you air as well. If you found all the easy items, and then used your hints for the tricky ones, you always had plenty of air left. In this game, you have to find all the items in order to advance, so I suppose having plenty of air is a good thing.
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Although we have enjoyed other games in the series, we didn’t even manage to complete this one. The graphics were good - much like the others. The options included your choice of full screen or window and the ability to change the sound and music levels, which we appreciated. However, there just wasn’t anything original enough in this game to capture our attention. We recommend the "Mystery Case Files" games for the same concept done better.
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2 stars out of a possible 5.
You can play "Hidden Expedition - Titianic" to find out if you like it, for Free Online (Limited) or Download the Full Version at Arcade Town.
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