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Mortimer Beckett and the Crimson Thief

Mortimer Beckett and the Crimson Thief

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4.1 / 5
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4.1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4.1 / 5
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Good
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Finally home after his astounding journey, Mortimer resumes his simple life and peruses the daily newspaper. One by one, famous artifacts from museums and private collections around the world are missing. The person claiming responsibility for the thefts goes by the moniker - the Crimson Thief, a ghost that the police can do nothing about. Mortimer however, jumps on the case and is determined to find the stolen goods while bringing the thief to justice.
  • Follow Mortimer around the world in this exciting adventure.
  • Visit Paris, Rio, London, and more in search of stolen artifacts.
  • Search for useful items to solve whimsical puzzles.
  • Play amusing mini-games to foil the Crimson Thief.
  • Play Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor
Game System Requirements

OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8

CPU: 1.0 GHz

RAM: 512 MB

DirectX: 9

Hard Drive: 379 MB

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Mortimer Beckett and the Crimson Thief

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Loved it!
5 / 5
65 of 70 found this review helpful
Why have i missed this??
PostedMay 27, 2015
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Bigbird92
 
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Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Adventure
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
Picked this up by chance, due to lack of decent new games. This was the first game I played of the series and I think was the last one.. took me a while to figure out what I needed to do as not your usual HO, but loved every minute of it and bought the other 3 immediately! Think ive played them in the wrong order though, however, grabbed my attention from beginning to end. Graphics are great and ...Show more
Picked this up by chance, due to lack of decent new games. This was the first game I played of the series and I think was the last one.. took me a while to figure out what I needed to do as not your usual HO, but loved every minute of it and bought the other 3 immediately! Think ive played them in the wrong order though, however, grabbed my attention from beginning to end. Graphics are great and Mortimer a fab hero! Basically in each game he goes from place to place (though he has to earn that) finding stuff/re-placing it to where it should be/solving problems etc. By no means easy and hints limited so you've got to figure it out! Worth every penny...Mortimer Beckett games should be promoted more! Bring back Mortimer!! Show less
I recommend this game!
+60points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
33 of 35 found this review helpful
Mortimer Beckett and the Crimson thief
PostedApril 13, 2016
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
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Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Best game ever. Love every part of it , just not compatible with this tablet or Windows 8.1 or 10, not happy with Microsoft Windows 10 compatibility center.
I recommend this game!
+31points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
39 of 45 found this review helpful
So much more fun than most new games!
PostedJuly 1, 2015
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fromNew York. Hudson Valley. wishing for more unhralded games as enjoyable as this and one I nod to in current favorites.
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure
 
Current Favorite:
Black Viper: Sophia's Fate
2.5 out of 5(40)
 
 
 
 
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I found,thanks to another reviewer, this game --made in 2011 but newly from Big Fish--which for me is so much more fun than most of the new games!
It is a travel around the world through a series of cities finding stolen objects, in each city collecting items which one can use to access the place where the object is concealed.
Once one gets into the way the game works ,circulating around a series
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I found,thanks to another reviewer, this game --made in 2011 but newly from Big Fish--which for me is so much more fun than most of the new games!
It is a travel around the world through a series of cities finding stolen objects, in each city collecting items which one can use to access the place where the object is concealed.
Once one gets into the way the game works ,circulating around a series of venues in each city picking up a thing or two in each and then returning , it is not very difficult and the hint system works very nicely. Where one is on ones own is in the puzzles,although a walkthrough is available online, which are really fun and hard enough to be quite challenging. Repeating the lightning fast series of moves through the basic positions of kung fu required some thought and a little doggedness for example.
I give the storyline a one star mark down because there is really no relation between what Mortimer does and what a detective in our real world would do. I mean to go to to a square and find garden shears and then to a garden and use them to get a hidden ladder and then back to the square to climb to some innocent person's balcony and smash their flower pot with a hammer also picked up in order to find a key in the soil and then go across the square and use the key etc... this is pure fantasy but accepted on its own terms it is as enjoyable as a more rational procedure.
All in all it is playfulness pure and simple and Mortimer a delightful character and the thief a villain of just the sort that a sunlit fantasy world needs. If you have this sort of playfulness or respond to it, then this is a game for you! Show less
I recommend this game!
+33points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
34 of 40 found this review helpful
Non stop challenge from beginning to end!
PostedJune 7, 2015
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smilingsun72
 
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fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Family
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Moritmer Beckett series sets a standard to adventure puzzle games. I have all three of the others and love them. The stories always keep my interest and the puzzles are challenging, something that is hard to find with puzzles today. I know people like "easy" games but sometimes having everything given to you takes the fun away from the game.
I recommend this game!
+28points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
19 of 21 found this review helpful
Love this series
PostedJanuary 18, 2016
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Daone1943
 
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fromFlorence, KY
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Match 3
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I was glad to see that BFG offers this series. I have had these games for a few years now and still enjoy playing them again from time to time. This series along with the MCF series was what got me hooked on HOS. I especially enjoyed the fragment HOS they came up with. I hope that if any new Mortimer Becketts come out you will also carry them and let us know they are on your website. I have not ...Show more
I was glad to see that BFG offers this series. I have had these games for a few years now and still enjoy playing them again from time to time. This series along with the MCF series was what got me hooked on HOS. I especially enjoyed the fragment HOS they came up with. I hope that if any new Mortimer Becketts come out you will also carry them and let us know they are on your website. I have not seen them posted here until I saw this one for a day or two and then when I went to search games to find that you carried all of them. Thanks for all the good games you offer. Show less
I recommend this game!
+17points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
8 of 8 found this review helpful
The wait is over!
PostedMay 29, 2016
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insywinsy
 
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fromLancashire, UK
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Match 3
 
Current Favorite:
 
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I played these games years ago on Yahoo and loved them. Have been waiting since joining BFG for them to appear. I even put in a request. I have now bought all four games at once and couldn't be more pleased. They are not the easiest HOS but they make you think and use reason. There is actually a sense of satisfaction when you finish one. I am now playing The Crison Thief, which is the most ...Show more
I played these games years ago on Yahoo and loved them. Have been waiting since joining BFG for them to appear. I even put in a request. I have now bought all four games at once and couldn't be more pleased. They are not the easiest HOS but they make you think and use reason. There is actually a sense of satisfaction when you finish one. I am now playing The Crison Thief, which is the most difficult, and thoroughly enjoying it despitepulling my hair out. Show less
I recommend this game!
+8points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Made My Brain Hurt !!
PostedJanuary 8, 2017
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fromOcala, FL
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle, Word
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
Mortimer Beckett presents a very challenging experience. The game looks sweet and innocent on the surface, but I fell for it and went along with Mortimer on his detective quest. We went from place to place collecting objects and clues that were so well hidden, they may as well have been on another planet. It was a long, tedious trip through this game, but I hung in there! Finally, I caught on and ...Show more
Mortimer Beckett presents a very challenging experience. The game looks sweet and innocent on the surface, but I fell for it and went along with Mortimer on his detective quest. We went from place to place collecting objects and clues that were so well hidden, they may as well have been on another planet. It was a long, tedious trip through this game, but I hung in there! Finally, I caught on and the game turned into lots of fun and gave me a great sense of accomplishment ! It was mostly a silly detective game, I am referring to all the traveling and menial tasks required to get to the goal. The very hardest part of the game, for me, was in the auto repair shop. I spent so much time stuck there, my hair was turning grey and old-age was setting in. Finally, when my light bulb came on I was so mentally drained, that I couldn't jump up and do my Happy Dance (LOL). Well, I ended up really enjoying my relationship with Mortimer Beckett and bought the other games in the series. Have not played them yet, so cannot give you an opinion that may or may not save you from self-destruct. I ultimately found that this is a wonderful game for those of us who love a great challenge and are accustomed to the frustration that goes along with it. That is the fun for us "crazy" gamers. Hope you enjoy as I did ! Show less
I recommend this game!
+4points
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Overall rating 
Loved it!
5 / 5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Favorite New Style if you want something different!
PostedApril 22, 2017
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SaraBlue72
 
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fromTexas
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
If you play as many hidden object games as I, it feels as if you've played every game. Well this is something fresh and new. I loved it immediately and bought the other games in the series. Now I'm trying to find other games by the game creator hoping they will be the same. Also feels similar to City of Fools.
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
4 of 5 found this review helpful
LOVE THIS SERIES
PostedMay 23, 2016
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fromOntario, Canada
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle, Hidden Object, Adventure, Match 3, Large File, Strategy, Mahjong, Card & Board
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I don't usually submit reviews, but when I saw this series come up on BF I almost jumped out of my seat with joy. I absolutely love this series and wish the creators were able to do more of them.
It may not be for everyone, but I found them to be most enjoyable, and once I started playing, I couldn't stop till the game was complete.
Try them, you too may find them a lot of fun.
I recommend this game!
+3points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Just AMAZING game!
PostedFebruary 5, 2019
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fromRaleigh, NC
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Puzzle
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I can honestly say I play HOPs games with a passion. This game is BY FAR one of the best games I have EVER played, bar none! It's very confusing at first, BUT, you HAVE to get the walkthrough and follow it faithfully, if not, if you miss ONE piece, you have to start all over....but it IS very much worth it. Well worth the money and time!!!!
I recommend this game!
+2points
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