Haunted Halls: Green Hills Sanitarium Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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This Horror HOG is a MUST BUY!

PostedJanuary 20, 2012

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Pro: Horror elements/story, variety of puzzles (mostly logic based), excellent HO searches and clear, beautiful graphics.
Cons: No "instant travel" map, items/puzzles have you running all over the place.

To be honest, the constant, moving pace of the story offset its often-tedious runs. Each puzzle or HO gives you objects that seem to reward the player with bits of the story, keeping things ...Show more

Pro: Horror elements/story, variety of puzzles (mostly logic based), excellent HO searches and clear, beautiful graphics.
Cons: No "instant travel" map, items/puzzles have you running all over the place.

To be honest, the constant, moving pace of the story offset its often-tedious runs. Each puzzle or HO gives you objects that seem to reward the player with bits of the story, keeping things interesting and always on the “go”.

The HO searches are clear and well done. The items you find in each search are “gone” the next time you visit the area, leaving a brand new set of items to find.

The puzzles are definitely on the challenging side, since accidentally skipping a HO search or that item you forgot to pick-up on the ground – relatively easy to do. While the journal does give you clues on what you should be doing next, I still found myself getting stuck at times - resulting in the wonderful "click fest".

Yet, while the challenging side of the puzzles may turn some off, the reason I found them to be a very, very welcome change is that most, if not all, were puzzles based on “logic”. This game makes you actually stop and think about what you need to do next. The journal does well to give you the clues and entries on recent happenings in order to keep you moving forward. Things like smoking out a beehive, or plugging up holes that spout water have solutions that actually make sense.

This game keeps you guessing and thinking. When you do find the answer, it has a very rewarding feeling to it. You knew how to solve it, it was just the matter of finding the right combination of tools for the job.

This is a HORROR-themed asylum game. Do not get this if you do not like horror games! The CE has the normal fair of extras, a bonus level, some artwork and the “eerily soothing” soundtrack. You won’t miss anything if you buy the normal edition, so get what appeals most to you.

As always, get the demo, and while you’re at it, buy the game. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Good game and fun

PostedMay 5, 2013

neilskinut

fromBridge city tx

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Skill Level:Intermediate

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoyed this game. The storyline was good and easy to get around. Did not have to go all over the place to keep going forward. I think all the ERS games are great to play. I have played all of these now and there all great. Good HOS and puzzles and the hint button works good. Great adventure.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

39 of 46 found this review helpful

FIRST CLASS GAME

PostedJanuary 7, 2012

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

While saving people from their fears, you can enjoy many good, interesting and new puzzles, with good level of challenging.

The graphics are excellent, frightening and tense environment, great music.

Fears are very well featured in its characters.

Super recommend!

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Brilliant!!!

PostedFebruary 10, 2012

Juju38

fromManchester, England

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Absolutely love this game! only 10 mins in and already hooked! Love the other haunted halls just as much as this and can't decide between the 2!...love the adventure and storyline and just enough hidden object scenes which don't get repetitive after a while. Spooky scenes with the light switched off just add to feel of this fantastic game. :-)

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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One of my favs

PostedDecember 26, 2011

redwithenvy

fromCalifornia

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

The collectors edition is probably one of my favorites games thus far. Neat visuals and fun bonus game. It had a fun, creepy feel to it and love the idea of it being set in a sanitarium.

I recommend this game!

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You'd have to be looney to pass this up

PostedJune 19, 2012

Hookedonbigfish

fromIngle Farm, South Australia

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Excellent - Fantastic - Magnificent. Big Fish and ERS must be congratulated on an overwhelming presentation of Green hills Sanitarium. The Collectors Edition games are definately a cut above the rest in that the inbuilt strategy guide in this game is a great help.
Tim has been on an assignment in the assylum after hearing of unfavourable reports about the place and was sent to investigate, but ...Show more

Excellent - Fantastic - Magnificent. Big Fish and ERS must be congratulated on an overwhelming presentation of Green hills Sanitarium. The Collectors Edition games are definately a cut above the rest in that the inbuilt strategy guide in this game is a great help.
Tim has been on an assignment in the assylum after hearing of unfavourable reports about the place and was sent to investigate, but letters to his girlfriend ceased abruptly causing her to go to the sanitarium and try to locate Tim. Along the way she has to save several of the unfortunate residents of their fears.
The dialogue is basically non existant save for a few lines of guidance and explanation when clicking on objects and tasks and when the unfortunate victims are saved from their fears. The graphics are what you would expect in a haunted
and decrepit, derelict and dingy establishment and are surprisingly clear, precise and well detailed. The puzzles and mini games are generally challenging and inventive and most take a bit nutting out but are mainly based on logic, and once you get the gist of what is required, seems to fall into place. The hidden objects are of a mixed bag, simple to a bit of searching to some quite hard to find.
I thought this game was excellent and challenging as I had to refer to the Strategy guide frequently to make sure that I stayed on track. It is extremely easy to just wander off, then find that you can go no further because you have missed a vital piece of a puzzle or missed visiting a room with a necessary item. Thoroughly recommend this game, a good buy. Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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super creepy!

PostedMay 9, 2012

GrannyGoodness

fromPortland, OR

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

this game had my heart pounding! the art & sounds are amazing & creepy, & the story gave me chills! I'm pretty sure I jumped out of my seat a few times!

I recommend this game!

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WONDERFUL GAME COMPLETED

PostedAugust 17, 2013

rosekaufmann

fromLos Angeles

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Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

LENGTH: Over 4 challenging, enjoyable hours at casual play
STORY/GAMEPLAY: Visit Dr. Blackmore’s Green Hills Sanitarium, the last hope for the desperately psychiatrically helpless. Save 10 patients before you are able to save your friend, who failed to save the patients and instead became Dr. Blackmore’s victim himself. Good challenge throughout. Many locations, including outbuildings, and lots to ...Show more

LENGTH: Over 4 challenging, enjoyable hours at casual play
STORY/GAMEPLAY: Visit Dr. Blackmore’s Green Hills Sanitarium, the last hope for the desperately psychiatrically helpless. Save 10 patients before you are able to save your friend, who failed to save the patients and instead became Dr. Blackmore’s victim himself. Good challenge throughout. Many locations, including outbuildings, and lots to do. An interactive map would have been helpful, so remember what is in each room and where that room is located so you don’t get hopelessly lost. Each patient has an interesting story surrounding the circumstances of their stay as you help them overcome their fears which have imprisoned them in Green Hills.

Music is sometimes relaxing and other times as uproariously noisy as a theme park filled with kids. The HOS are rather busy but very detailed, so you shouldn’t have much of a problem finding the objects. Puzzles are widely varied and are neither mind-boggling nor simplistic. They are well done. Extremely good production values. You usually can figure out what to do, but if you get help, the hint button tells you if nothing is to be done in a location or points to where you can do something (which can be very helpful later in the game when there are several locations open). I don’t recall where this particular game is in the series, but it doesn’t matter whether you’ve played them. It is a stand-alone game with the promise of more to come. I recommend this game, as well as the other Haunted Halls, Green Hill games if you like a challenging game. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Surprisingly Really Good

PostedSeptember 9, 2018

KeishaJL

fromSparta, TN

Skill Level:Expert

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

Current Favorite:

Beyond: Light Advent Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

There's no need for me to copy and paste more about the game than what you've read in other reviews, so I won't.

First of all I was not aware this is the second in the Haunted Halls series. Honestly I saw it in my list, purchased 3 years ago and I didn't remember playing it. Not even sure how I got the CE. Secondly, the music had to go, the ambiance sounds were good and just creepy enough to ...Show more

There's no need for me to copy and paste more about the game than what you've read in other reviews, so I won't.

First of all I was not aware this is the second in the Haunted Halls series. Honestly I saw it in my list, purchased 3 years ago and I didn't remember playing it. Not even sure how I got the CE. Secondly, the music had to go, the ambiance sounds were good and just creepy enough to have me on edge (which doesn't usually happen in these games) buuuut I didn't like the video size put me at something like 800x600. I run two monitors so while the graphics were really good, all things considered...not stunning, I didn't like that it messed with my resolution and couldn't be changed. Still nothing to lose a star over. Lastly, NO MAP. Be aware of that going into it.

The storyline : Your boyfriend went to the sanitarium and never came back so you have to find him. Going into it I thought immediately it was the ole dark halls, spooky spirit in every mirror trying to jumpscare you bs you get with almost every game in every asylum. This wasn't the case. The intro with the spirits is weird and hokey but don't let that detract you from the game.

You not only have to find Tim but you find out that others are being held captive by their fears and it is up to you to release them. I believe there were 10 different ones to save and each were different and interesting.

Typical HOG, you have to find keys to open the car door, etc. I liked that the difficulty was high enough that you had to search thoroughly. Except for the first time when you find Tim, when you are complete in an area, you are done. No sparkles to distract you when you've completed something. Several things you THINK you're done with but you're not. Some things you think couldn't possibly go together but when you're at your wits end, have gone to every single room/area in the realm and think you've tried everything, all of a sudden you get something to click that you thought you'd tried several times already.

I only had to skip one puzzle. Toward the end there's a Simon Says kind of light puzzle and if you miss a couple it bumps you back to the beginning. There's about 9 light series (4-6 flashes in the series) you have to remember and after the 3rd time at near the end I got so frustrated I skipped it.

The CE gives you no achievements, no finding morphing objects or anything. You do get to find the kid you've chased, you get to return to only portions of the sanitarium but not all of them and you do get a new area. It's worth it for that. You also get music and wallpapers but I never care about those.

The game leaves you with a cliffhanger that makes you want the next in the series...so I bought that as soon as I finished. I hope it lives up to the expectation I have from this one. :) Show less

I recommend this game!

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Haunted Halls ,greenhill sanitarium

PostedAugust 1, 2012

flowersbark

fromunited states

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Thumbs Up on this one. There's really nothing wrong I could say about this HO game.This was one of the few I did not turn down the music. Much thought and planning went into this one. Never got bored, and even had to use hint twice. LOL. Good Job.

I recommend this game!

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