Enchanted Kingdom: Arcadian Backwoods > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

64 of 68 found this review helpful

good to go

PostedNovember 4, 2019

88yrsyoung

fromerie, pa.

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Brain Teaser, Match 3, Puzzle, Word

the graphics are beautiful and although it is a fairly easy game especially for my 89yr old brain I think all will enjoy this game.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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STOP LANCER BEFORE HE CAPTURES THE ALL THE DEMIGODS

PostedNovember 3, 2019

biscuitsmama

fromI think I need this artifact so that I can communicate with my dogs particularly the headstrong little Chihuahua

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Finally, a game that I could enjoy without having to play puzzle after puzzle. In fact, I became so involved enjoying the game that I lost track of time. For many seasoned gamers, this one might seem very easy, and at times it was. That being said the game flowed well and I did enjoy it.

From the moment the game began, I enjoyed being off on a journey to save my friend Madeleine and put an end ...Show more

From the moment the game began, I enjoyed being off on a journey to save my friend Madeleine and put an end to Lancer’s reign of terror across the Empire. For me what made this game more enjoyable was not having to stop to play a puzzle at every turn. I am an avowed HOS fan but not so much of the puzzles. I do enjoy puzzles but I don’t want to play a game that has sixty of them thrown into the game simply to make it seem longer.

For a change I didn’t seem to mind all of the bright colors that this developer normally uses in its games. Maybe because rather than all of those pinks and purples set in dark backgrounds, this game was lightened up by bright skies. There were some darker scenes but not as many in the other games.

The HOS were very creative and some took me a while to make my way through as it was sometimes difficult to find the items I needed. Not because they were to small but because they were cleverly hidden and many required interactions with other items to find. I loved this game even though there is a translation gimmick that allows us to talk to the various animals in the game. Before each use of the device, there is a mini game of finding symbols to translate. I don’t normally enjoy gimmicks but this one didn’t bother me and at times was quite enjoyable.

The puzzles were almost always easy, even when I chose the hard setting. Even the maze puzzle was very easy and it is almost as if the developer didn’t spend as much time in creating the puzzles. I do enjoy good puzzles in a game particularly when they are not all crowded into each scene but these did seem quite easy.

It is not often that HOPA games have me riveted to my chair but I really couldn’t stop playing. For me this game is one I’ve really liked and that is what matters most. Why play a HOPA that you dislike simply to say you completed the game. So even though the game isn’t perfect it is still had what I enjoyed the most with very good HOS. Even though I find this to be a very enjoyable game, please try the demo to see if Enchanted Kingdom Arcadian Backwoods is a game you will enjoy as well. Happy gaming! Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

4 of 5 found this review helpful

Intriguing Game

PostedSeptember 20, 2020

cyndrap

fromMississippi

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Good pace to this game, not the typical enchanted kingdom game. Good colors/graphics, good storyline. overall enjoyed this game. Played the demo and then bought the game. Good length also.

I recommend this game!

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Lancer Wants To Rule The World

PostedApril 4, 2020

GhostWorks

fromPocatello ID

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

If you've played the previous Enchanted Kingdom games this one will surprise you.

A new Kingdom is in peril from a new enemy whose name is Lancer. He wants the humans to pay for the for the plight of his people, the Kinsul.

The one person who can stop him is a new graduate of the the Academy of Explorers. Along with various demi-gods and other characters she must stop Lancer from his ...Show more

If you've played the previous Enchanted Kingdom games this one will surprise you.

A new Kingdom is in peril from a new enemy whose name is Lancer. He wants the humans to pay for the for the plight of his people, the Kinsul.

The one person who can stop him is a new graduate of the the Academy of Explorers. Along with various demi-gods and other characters she must stop Lancer from his quest. Show less

I recommend this game!

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3 / 5

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AND ALONG COMES AN ORDINARY EXPLORER TO SAVE THE DEMIGODS

PostedNovember 3, 2019

pennmom36

fromOk, ok, I see what's happening here, You're face to face with EXPLORER greatness and it's strange. Well, it's nice to see that humans never change, when they're saving all them demi-gods...la, la, la, la,

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Completed Game approximately 6 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate

Once upon a time, humans did what humans always do, encroach upon the Kinzuls sacred lands destroying its precious resources. A battle raged, pitting Kinzul warriors against human Mages until an explosion occurred so powerful the humans were destroyed. The Kinzuls, however, were cursed to live within their armor, a mere soul of their former selves forevermore. That is until Lancer vowed to seek revenge on all humans, but he wasn't expecting a powerful Explorer graduate to foil his plans (no, that's totes the scenario, a simple explorer is more powerful than all the demigods combined???)

Gadgets/Helpers: There is a Translation Gadget that is used 6 times +3 in the CE Bonus Chapter. Each time it is used you will play a Symbol related mini-game that varies each time, but none of the puzzles are very challenging and the games themselves take forever because you have to wait for the next symbol to show up 6 different times.

Hidden Object Scenes: There are 13 Hidden Object Scenes +7 in the CE Bonus Chapter. There are a ton of Slider bar variations where you adjust the vertical & horizontal bars to align symbols or animals. There are also Keywords in Sentence Finds, Progressive-Interactive Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Fragment Finds, Matching Pair Finds, Multiples of the Same Object Finds, Spot the Difference, and Listed Item Finds. There is an optional Match 3 game available.

Mini-Games: There are 21 Mini-Games + 8 in the CE Bonus Chapter, several of which had horrible or confusing directions. About half of the mini-games were a symbol-related game associated with the Translation Gadget. I wasn't crazy about any of these particular puzzles, to be honest, but here are a few of the ones a little less boring:

◪~Arrange the potion vials on the shelves correctly according to the partial clues shown.
◪~Pump the colored liquid into the correct colored bubbles by rotating pipes.
◪~Place tulip shapes into the correct slots so they all fit together.
◪~Rotate outer disk and press animals to follow tangled paths to their correct slots.
◪~Pull the barrel to shore by selecting horizontal & vertical directional arrows to avoid obstacles.

Bonus Chapter (CE version only) has us chasing after a poacher/beast tamer who is trying to raise his deceased wife with the Resurrection Artifact, let's hope she hasn't been dead too long. There are 8 Mini-Games and 7 Hidden Object Puzzles and you'll use the Translation Amulet another 3 times during this medium-length Bonus Chapter. There are 2 Morphing Medallions left according to the SG but I had collected all but one in the Main Chapters? The final 2 Character Statues will be discovered as well as the final 7 Pheonix Feathers which allows you to purchase the final Laboratory items, according to the SG and once again I have a discrepancy because I only needed 2 phoenix feathers, after the main chapters, to buy the last laboratory item which cost 4 feathers and I only needed 2 more feathers???

Collector's Edition Version Extra's: 10 Wallpapers, 10 Concept Art Pictures, 5 Music Soundtracks, 23 Movie Video Cutscenes, 18 Achievements, 14 Replayable Mini-Games, 18 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, 15 Collectible Arcadian Kingdom Character Statues, 15 Morphing Medallions, 64 Phoenix Feathers (used to purchase 15 Laboratory Items) a Gazillion Missing Notes, 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

ENCHANTED KINGDOM SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-A Dark Seed (May 5-2017) 4.0
2-A Stranger's Venom (October 27-2017) 3.2
3-Fog of Rivershire (March 23-2018) 3.0
4-Fiend of Darkness (September 21-2018) 3.3
5-Descent of the Elders (March 29-2019) 3.8
6-Arcadian Backwoods (November 3-2019) n/a

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3 / 5

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Just didn't do it for me

PostedMarch 29, 2020

ekaska

fromAustin TX

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle, Strategy

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

I couldn't get over the poor voice choices for this game. I would rather have just gotten text boxes than the voices chosen. It was "Hokey". The voices made the game seem lame.

I don't recommend this game.

+3points

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