The Mystery of the Missing Princess
Reviewed by Cynthia A. Sorrels
Published by Omni Media
Age Group: Age 8 and Up
Type: Puzzles/Memory
Price: $ 39.95 USPC version requires:
P75 8 MB RAM, 20 M x 4, Windows 95, also on MMX, 640x480x256Mac version requires:
Version not available.Description:
The people at OmniMedia are extremely proud of their new title, The Mystery of the Missing Princess and justifiably so. You'll first notice the packaging - a castle. Once it's through housing the game, the box can be used for play, along with the stickers of game characters, stickerbook and an audio tape of the nine original songs. You'll see 70 minutes of cartoon animation, as well. There are nine randomly changing challenges to provide clues about the princess's whereabouts.
Please don't write to ask me how to get into the castle! I tried and tried to get the mouse to come get cheese but it never happened. I finally copped out and begged the company PR people for hints - she sent me cheats instead, so I know how to get past it but can't do it myself.
What I like about this title is that kids are guided by the Muggins the Wizard and Lucky the Duck, they aren't just left on their own to wander the castle wondering what to look for, as in so many role-playing games! The added structure helps it all make sense much faster.
Features:
- Beautiful backgrounds give the 14th century castle a very realistic feeling.
- Fun characters and unexpected behaviors (for that period of time.)
- Brain teasers, audio puzzles.
- Construction tasks, riddles, search and fine games, memory quizzes.
- Comes with stickerbook, Audio CD and Cassette, Fold-Out Castle.
Reactions:
Some of the puzzles in The Mystery of the Missing Princess are too difficult for the stated target age. However, overall, there's a lot of fun here, a wacky sense of humor prevails, and everything works out fine in the end. We never got the feeling that the Princess was in any real danger, either, but that's fine too. The fact that the puzzles change randomly adds to its replayability and the characters certainly add to the fun...however, we agreed with the King that Lucky the Duck should star as the main dish for dinner! Lucky is very yacky (quacky??) and sits down when you could actually use a little help.
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