Argonauts Agency: Captive of Circe Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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great game,

PostedOctober 8, 2019

bustig49

fromJustin, Texas

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I love this game, but I also liked the other ones like this one. These are fun for me. I have on the second level and the challenge is there.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Fun and enjoyable to play

PostedOctober 9, 2019

mamurphy

fromFlorida

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Match 3, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I enjoy the game still playing like the way game makers change
thing new object in the game I have all the game series.

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5 / 5

Argonauts Agency: Captive of Circe Collector's Edition

PostedJanuary 23, 2025

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoy playing games by this developer I like to play games based on Greek Mythology and I like to play games where I can think about my mover

I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

46 of 53 found this review helpful

Just sick of the same game I didnt like much last time

PostedOctober 8, 2019

joybelle_1

fromAustralia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I could easily have just given this two stars, going into 'dislike', but I had to be fair for the game in its own right and say if you have the patience and lack of introduction to the series you may find it ok.

It is the most basic gather resources game, wood, food, gold etc..clear the path. In this further addition to the series only one other feature has been added, getting the characters to ...Show more

I could easily have just given this two stars, going into 'dislike', but I had to be fair for the game in its own right and say if you have the patience and lack of introduction to the series you may find it ok.

It is the most basic gather resources game, wood, food, gold etc..clear the path. In this further addition to the series only one other feature has been added, getting the characters to stand on buttons at the same time to bring down the barriers. (I will admit that is up to demo over time),

Is a collectors edition? Well it finally has all the bells and whistles, a strategy guide (?) in the corner of screen, achievements, wallpapers, music and even a lucky dip chest every few levels. But it still seems to just leave me cold and sick of the repetitiveness. (series and gameplay)

I find the worst thing about it is that unless I am prepared to just sit there for half hours or more. spin after spin, playing a slot machine (that I cant make stop till its ready), to earn my upgrades for speed and performance..it becomes to hard to beat the clock if you don't!! That's the main deal breaker!

One unique feature of this game is that unlike other TM's you do not have to clear the road in front of you in order. You can leap ahead (as long as rock or bush is not blocking you) to get to wood or gold or to upgrade a building.(get second worker) etc. In fact often the only way to make time. You go back and get your other stuff later.

Once again..if you have never played the series, its just ok. If you have played even one other game, there's nothing here to see. There is a relax mode. It's just not for me, I have a couple already, and I just plain do not have the time or the patience for the spin for bonus feature. Try the demo, it may just be my personal taste being familiar with the series.. Show less

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3 / 5

26 of 29 found this review helpful

Repetitive

PostedOctober 9, 2019

acipensera

fromFrance

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Time Management

Current Favorite:

Worlds Align: Beginning Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

OK, if it is the first time you play an Argonauts Agency game. When you played the whole series, it's not worth buying. Nothing new, except a more sustained pace which makes it more difficult to reach the three stars on the first attempt. Some other little changes which aren't innovative enough to maintain my interest...Dont even talk about the storyline ; I hope you guys are going to read the ...Show more

OK, if it is the first time you play an Argonauts Agency game. When you played the whole series, it's not worth buying. Nothing new, except a more sustained pace which makes it more difficult to reach the three stars on the first attempt. Some other little changes which aren't innovative enough to maintain my interest...Dont even talk about the storyline ; I hope you guys are going to read the excellent Heroes by Stephen Fry, to get the right idea about Jason, the Golden Fleece and others Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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3 / 5

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Some parts very boring

PostedOctober 18, 2019

qd1_deb

fromSpruce Grove, Alberta

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

The spinning component for getting better equipment is poor. It is very slow, very time consuming and really boring. I think the game would be much better if you could just earn better gear. The spinning gems are a waste of time and add nothing to the fun factor.

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3 / 5

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Argonauts Agency #5 (where is the SE?)

PostedJanuary 17, 2020

kerith90angel

fromNew England, USA

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

1 / 5

Based on completed demo only
(I got to level 11)

I've been trying many different offerings for this type of aerial TM lately. I came in to this chapter blind, not having played the games in this series that came before it. Level after level looks like the same area I just played in so it almost feels like you are replaying levels.

I found it fast paced but with very little curb appeal. ...Show more

Based on completed demo only
(I got to level 11)

I've been trying many different offerings for this type of aerial TM lately. I came in to this chapter blind, not having played the games in this series that came before it. Level after level looks like the same area I just played in so it almost feels like you are replaying levels.

I found it fast paced but with very little curb appeal. Even the presentation of the game's main page is uninspiring. The graphics appeared to me as very low budget and bare boned on details. There are no fun items to interact with or look at and the characters are boring and without personality.

The map area is broken up into 6 islands of play and each part has 10 levels to play. 5 of these would be the main game and the 6th are the CE levels. Note the bonus island does not show the number of levels but I assume there are 10 because the other islands all have 10.

~Re Story: There comics that explain the story have no VO narration and they are very bland, static scenes with no movement.

~You will notice there are buildings in each level that will need upgrading. There is a helpful "up arrow" that turns from gray to green when you have collected all of the resources needed to upgrade it. I caught on quick you don't need to click those buildings until you see the arrow actually turn green. Otherwise it will do the "no" sound and redirect a dotted path to all the paths you must complete to get the items needed for that building's upgrade.

~One difference this game has that I haven't seen in others of this type is you need to get 2 of your characters to stand on 2 different "portal buttons" of the same color, at the same time. Doing this will open a portal your character goes through and it drops a gate that allows you to get to a previously blocked area. I did like that feature.

~Slots: In between levels you can play slots for character upgrades such as faster shoes, better weapons etc., but it doesn't always match 3 items the 1st try so you need to spin and spin until it does. I'd only have the patience to upgrade 2 items each level.

Another reviewer said there is a Strategy guide but I looked for it and never found it. I'm not the greatest at this type of game and I found it on the easy side. I wouldn't have needed the WTG anyway.

This game was quick paced enough to keep my attention to the end of the demo. All of your characters are busy and running.
From what the other reviewers are saying about the previous games in this series *compared* to this one.... I can't believe this series has lasted so long without anything new to offer and no SE to choose from.

This game has been out since Oct. 2019 and it is now Jan 2020 and it is not being offered as a SE yet. This game is definitely not worth the CE content in my opinion and I didn't even like it enough to buy the SE if it had one. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

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2 / 5

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OH LOOK, THEY CHANGED THE TITLE!

PostedOctober 8, 2019

pennmom36

fromI think the "Agency" needs some Zeus-Mojo!

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

We have been treated to some fantastic TM games lately, but this isn't one of em! When I saw that today's release was another Argonauts Agency, I was positive it would be a game with no creativity, no challenge, no imagination, and no new features, but mostly, it would be chock-full of annoying, repetitive, back-and-forth, to-and-fro tasks of rowing a boat to a tiny port, just to pick up a loaf of ...Show more

We have been treated to some fantastic TM games lately, but this isn't one of em! When I saw that today's release was another Argonauts Agency, I was positive it would be a game with no creativity, no challenge, no imagination, and no new features, but mostly, it would be chock-full of annoying, repetitive, back-and-forth, to-and-fro tasks of rowing a boat to a tiny port, just to pick up a loaf of bread and fill a pot-hole. Not to my surprise, there was no surprise or prize from this Argonauts Agency, it was exactly what I was expecting!

Constantly having to restore ports and row my boat back and forth to gather a simple loaf of bread left randomly on a path on several tiny islands just isn't fun, it's boring, and it's exactly the same scenario as the last game, and the game before that, and the game before that, I'm confident it will be the same task in the fifth installment as well. To make matters worse, they threw in a simultaneous button-pushing task where you have to send two workers to two different buttons to push at the same time, how clever (yes, I was being sarcastic) these islands have technologically advanced gate portals yet I still have to hop in my tiny canoe and row my way to the nearby islands and scour the islands for berries & breadcrumbs??

You can play in an Untimed, Normal or Hard difficulty mode and it allows you to switch back and forth easily before the start of each level with an icon located above the levels. I do like this feature because sometimes it's helpful to play the first go-round in an untimed mode to figure out what the requirements are, such as what materials are needed for each task (bridges, boulders, etc) and then play the level again in a normal or hard mode, especially when a TM game requires a lot of strategies. Once you have collected 5-Stars, you get to open a Treasure Chest located on the bottom left of the Map screen which allows you to choose one of three smaller chests to earn extra resources, faster workers etc. by a percentage, temporarily.

Bonuses can be won by spinning a Casino Slot Machine with Crystals as the currency. You will earn 10 Crystals every 5 minutes you play (why not leave the game running overnight?) The bonuses are % based and become more worthy the higher the percentage:

⛏️Sandals~speeds up the characters.
⛏️Axe~cut down trees faster.
⛏️Shovel~fill holes faster.
⛏️Sword~monster battle time reduced.
⛏️Hammer~speeds up construction.
⛏️Pick~speeds stone breaking time.

There's really nothing different here than any other TM game. Build Farms for food, Sawmills for wood, Gold Mines, Quarries for stone and Markets for trading food for specific materials such as Stone or Gold. There are the usual Berry Bushes for a renewable food source, as well as the usual path blockers of thorney vines, potholes, conveniently cut & stacked wood, boulders, puddles, and bread loaves that somehow gets left strategically on a blocked path just when you need it the most, not to mention random caches of gold coins.

Once again, the only features offered in this Collector's Edition version, are 10 Concept Art pictures and 5 Music Soundtracks, and a few extra levels in the Additional Campaign section. There are 31 Achievements to earn, but the trophies are usually still included within the Standard Edition versions.

ARGONAUTS AGENCY SERIES LIST
Title Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Golden Fleece (October 2-2018) 3.3
2-Pandora's Box (January 5-2019) 3.8
3-Chair of Hephaestus (May 14-2019) 3.9
4-Glove of Midas (August 3-2019) 3.3
5-Captive of Circe (October 8-2019) n/a

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I don't recommend this game.

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2 / 5

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Same Old Thing

PostedOctober 8, 2019

rudy1959

fromCleveland OH

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

It's like this game was copied and pasted. Same thing as last time and the time before that...on and on. Collect, pound and run. Period. Oh, my kingdom for a new TM game that has the wow factor. This ain't it.

I don't recommend this game.

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2 / 5

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Not different enough for me but others may like it

PostedOctober 10, 2019

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Marble Popper, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

I have the first game in this series and enjoyed it but this is the 4th in this series and in my opinion its a repeat of all the others with very little difference. What I did like was the buttons feature. I do not think it is worth the extra for a CE and maybe if you like the demo then wait for the SE. Did not like the graphics but that is personal choice

I don't recommend this game.

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