Road Trip USA 3: Central > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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SO MANY DIFFERENT HO VARIETIES!

PostedJune 29, 2022

pennmom36

fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I'm really a bit surprised by the low reviews, this is a really good HOG that has a ton of features...all for $6.99!! The graphics are amazing, there are lots of mini-games, the collectibles are fun, and I love finding the developer's cats, Max, Bear, and Ninja! This Indie developer poured his heart and soul into the game, and he has my seal of approval! დ

This is a fun, travel-based, ...Show more

I'm really a bit surprised by the low reviews, this is a really good HOG that has a ton of features...all for $6.99!! The graphics are amazing, there are lots of mini-games, the collectibles are fun, and I love finding the developer's cats, Max, Bear, and Ninja! This Indie developer poured his heart and soul into the game, and he has my seal of approval! დ

This is a fun, travel-based, old-fashioned HOG with all sorts of extra goodies hidden in each scene, including those infamous and adorable mascots, Max, Bear, and Ninja the cats for 100,000 extra points (word modes only) There are several modes of difficulty, including modes where the timer counts up versus down. There are 20 Travel Locations (loved the Tornado level) and 16 Achievements to earn as well.

Each Location has a Robot (80 total to unlock Bonus Mini-Games) a Shield-which is actually a Route Sign (80 total to unlock Unlimited Mode), and a Cat (either Max, Ninja, or Bear to earn +100k points) but only in the Word Modes. This is a confusing feature because the directions make it sound like you will be searching for multiple Shields and Robots in every location, but you will be repeating the HO scenes several times, so to be clear, there will only be one shield, 1 robot, and 1 cat in the current scene IF it is a Listed Word type (versus Silhouetted Shape type)

They have added several different types of HO variants, but you can choose a 50/50 selection or just word modes. There are Listed Words, Silhouetted Shapes, Riddles, Scrambled Letters, Missing Vowels, Sequences, Spot the Difference, and Alphabetically Sorted variants, as you replay the scenes.

To break up the repetitiveness when you replay a scene, several mini-game variants are offered, such as Square Tile Rotation, Solitaire, Memory Match, Jigsaws, Tile Swap, Word/Picture Search, Block Slide, and a Mahjong that I enjoyed (usually my least favorite genre)

USA CENTRAL LOCATIONS
Alabama
Arkansas
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisana
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin

Give it a chance, this is a fun HOG and definitely worthy of $6.99 if you are a HOG-lover at heart!

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I recommend this game!

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This Developer listens

PostedJune 29, 2022

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

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Skill Level:Intermediate

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

For me this is a brilliant game, one or 2 niggles for me but nothing worth mentioning.

This developer puts a lot of effort in to his games and for me it is really appreciated. How many times do we get no notice taken of reviews and the same old stuff churned out despite many complaint's

There are so many options here and the instructions are very clear and whoopie, it is not a CE and very ...Show more

For me this is a brilliant game, one or 2 niggles for me but nothing worth mentioning.

This developer puts a lot of effort in to his games and for me it is really appreciated. How many times do we get no notice taken of reviews and the same old stuff churned out despite many complaint's

There are so many options here and the instructions are very clear and whoopie, it is not a CE and very good value especially at the moment.
Well worth the investment.
I also like the fact that you can select any scene you want straight off and not have to wait for each scene to unlock..

Try the demo and see what you think but for me it was an instant buy. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Road Trip USA #3: Central (released here 6-29-22)

PostedJune 29, 2022

kerith90angel

fromNew England, USA..... This is a multiple HOS only kind of game and not a HOPA, no adventure.

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Skill Level:Expert

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Based on completed 1hr demo & purchase

(+) You can just feel the TLC this team put into this one.
(+) These are creative, artistic and gorgeous scenes to spend your time in.
(+) The fact this is offered as an SE and not a CE on day 1 has prompted me to hit the BUY key today- its first day out.

(+) There is 1 interactive word (in white text) per scene which requires you to complete an ...Show more

Based on completed 1hr demo & purchase

(+) You can just feel the TLC this team put into this one.
(+) These are creative, artistic and gorgeous scenes to spend your time in.
(+) The fact this is offered as an SE and not a CE on day 1 has prompted me to hit the BUY key today- its first day out.

(+) There is 1 interactive word (in white text) per scene which requires you to complete an object with another one. I loved those and wish they had more. I’d prefer entire scenes of these, instead of the scrambled words type of HOP….which I don’t care for.
(+) I really loved finding the 3 cats (wow, these cuties really get around the country. lol) I especially loved the ones that meowed when you find them. I wonder why they didn't all meow though; it was kind of random.
(+) They allow you to choose what scene you want to play and what type of HOP you want to do, such as regular list, scrambled words, 50/50 which was like a crossword guess, etc.
(+) This game has a lot of different settings in options. It's like this dev is trying to cater to all of us.
(+) I especially liked finding the robots (one per scene) & the cats (also 1 only each time you play the scene.)

These are the things I thought could be improved, but honestly they are just minor.

(-) Wasn't a fan of the overpowering music and shut it off after about 20 min. in. And,
(-) There are no environmental/ambient sounds (like Our Beautiful Earth 5 does so well), so when you turn off the music there is no sound other than the game effects.
(-) No movement within the scenes at all, just static HOS.
(-) Graphics are nice but some scenes were a bit too washed out in areas in some scenes.

This is a great game that comes highly recommended. I do feel it would have benefited from a few things such as some movement within the scenes and some ambient/environmental sounds when you shut off the music. Also, full scenes of the interactive items (the one item in white text ea. scene) would have perfected this game.

I can't wait for this DEV to get to my neck of the woods with a new one called:
Road Trip USA #4: New England (and focus on Boston, Lowell & Salem MA, and beautiful mountains of NH & VT) ;) I will be the first one standing in line to buy it too!

This fun HOG was developed by Max The Cat Studios. Please give a special treat to each of the stars of this game (from this fan)… the 3 beautiful cats... Max, Bear & Ninja :) Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Road Trip USA 3 : Central

PostedJune 30, 2022

Kalessie

fromSt-Sauveur Quebec Canada

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

Vacation Paradise: France Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

BEAUTIFUL game It is very fun to play Hope they will have other Road Trip games in the future and it is a relaxing game to play

I recommend this game!

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Fun Game in the Series

PostedJune 30, 2022

CNew

fromLas Vegas, NV

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Time Management

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Lost Lands: Mistakes of the Past Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I have the other 2 and bought this one yesterday. Enjoy playing and lots to find and do. As someone else stated well work $6.99 and yesterday it was on sale. Relaxing and fun.

Side note: I am recommending an older game. Lost Lands series is excellent or the Hidden Expedition games when Eipix were the developers. In this dry spell I have been replaying them.

I recommend this game!

+15points

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Road Trip USA 3: Central

PostedJune 30, 2022

andrewhow110

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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 through this developer. I enjoy playing games on geography because I learn about different countries

I recommend this game!

+16points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Really fun games

PostedJuly 4, 2022

couriergirl_nw

fromBremerton,Wa

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

This game is fun in so many different way,many levels to complete and lots of different sub games to play.This game will entertain you for hours and beyound.....

I recommend this game!

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Road trip USA 3 central

PostedJuly 8, 2022

tigerlily142

fromManchester NH

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I love all the road trip games but this is one of the better ones. So much fun to play with so many things to do. I just love it and play it a lot.. To me it is one of the best ones. Thank you BFG for this game.I definitely recommend this game. I think you will love it as much as I do.

I recommend this game!

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Love it

PostedJuly 10, 2022

LoriLu51

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Love this game but cannot get past the first level.
Don't know what to do.....please help!

I recommend this game!

+4points

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Help

PostedJuly 5, 2022

kathymcvey

fromVermont

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I bought the game but I cannot get out of first scene level.
Any thoughts? Thanks

I recommend this game!

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