Elven Legend 8: The Wicked Gears > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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Brilliant game but CE better

PostedDecember 29, 2019

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

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Skill Level:Intermediate

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I just love this series and this game is no disappointment however I have the CE and as already said it has a lot more going for it and worth the extra.Having said that if you just want a standard TM then this is a brilliant choice. Enjoy

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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THE CE VERSION COLLECTIBLES & MORPHS ARE WORTH THE EXTRA $$

PostedDecember 29, 2019

pennmom36

from59 Hours 36 minutes left to ring in 2020! ⛄

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Elven Legends is, and probably always will be on my top personal favorite Time Management Games list. It has one of the few storylines I actually read and enjoy (on TM games) I've followed a young Princess Aerin as she discovered her magical abilities and grew up to lead her Kingdom's people. She met and married Tillian and eventually, they became proud parents to Princess Sonja who is now a somewhat rebellious teenager. I was a little upset that this wonderful story took a hard right and practically erased Queen Aerin from the plot, so I am delighted that she has returned to try to tighten the reigns on her mischevious daughter.

Most Collector's Edition versions of TM games aren't worth the extra price tag, but I დ LOVED დ all the collectibles offered on the CE version and if at all possible I recommend the CE over this SE version. The CE version has 60 Gears and 60 Puzzle Runes to collect and my personal favorite, 60 Now-You-See Them, Now-You-Don't Morphing Gremlins! What's even better is that you can replay any level to just search for the collectibles without messing up your star-rating (you can finish the level and then re-enter the level to just click on the collectibles w/o actually re-playing the level, and then exit to the map, the stars you earned the 1st time will stay the same) I just wish there was an indicator on the map to show which collectibles have been found, or not found.

Elven Legend games are strategy-based Time Management games requiring you to queue your tasks in a specific order. You can play in a Relaxed mode with no timer, a Normal, or a Professional Mode of difficulty, and you can replay the levels as often as necessary. In the CE version, there are 38 Achievements to earn across 50 Levels +10 in the CE Bonus Chapter (Elven Capital-Gremlin Dimension-World of Forest-Elven Kingdom-Star World & CE Land) Bonus Icons become available that help you beat the levels, such as Worker's Speed, Add Workers, Double the Production of Resources, Speed up Work Production or even Increase the number of Existing Resources.

There are the normal TM tasks of collecting food, water, wood, stone crystals, etc. and the same tasks of clearing the roads by repairing bridges and filling in pits along the way. Princess Sonja has the ability to animate non-living objects and her best friend Napej the faun is her mischevious sidekick. On each level, the girls meet various new allies to help them overcome the level obstacles, like Griffins and Goblins.

There are several Altars of Resources that continually produce resources of food, lumber, crystals, and water, over a period of time. Magical Trees produce wood, but they will first require Water before they will regrow and produce lumber, Waterwells can be constructed on most levels or reproduced on altars, and some levels have Water towers that produce a limited amount of water You will need to construct different buildings as well as upgrade them to produce various resources such as Farms to produce food, Workers House's to hire extra workers, Sawmills for wood, Mines to produce magic Crystals, Labs to produce Philosopher's Stones as a source of Princess Sonja's magic.

Collector's Edition Extra's:
8 Wallpapers, 8 Concept Art Pictures, 38 Achievements, Top 10 Scores, 60 Puzzle Rune Stones (10 purple, 10 yellow, 10 blue, 10 orange, 10 green, 10 pink) 60 Gears, 60 Morphing Gremlins, 5 Chapters with 50 Levels, Bonus Chapter with 10 Extra Levels, and a Built-in Strategy Guide.

ELVEN LEGEND SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Elven Legend 1: SE only (February 4-2015) 3.2
2-Elven Legend 2: The Bewitched Tree SE only (February 3-2016) 3.3
3-Elven Legend 3: The New Menace (August 24-2016) 4.6
4-Elven Legend 4: The Incredible Journey (March 24-2017) 2.4
5-Elven Legend 5: The Fateful Tournament (December 27-2017) 4.5
6-Elven Legend 6: The Treacherous Tournament (September 30-2018) 3.0
7-Elven Legend 7: The New Generation (March 31-2019) 2.8
8-Elven Legend 8: The Wicked Gears (December 29-2019) n/a

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

6 of 9 found this review helpful

Fun way to pass the time

PostedDecember 29, 2019

AussieMoo

fromAustralia

Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Fun to pass the time while it's melting outside. Pity that their wasn't any checking of the English - not sure how I could "distinguish the fire on the stove"! There are a fair amount of typos like that to ignore. Currently playing the normal level and it is relatively easy to get 3 stars to if you are used to playing TM games, suggest crank it up a level.

I recommend this game!

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2 / 5

0 of 5 found this review helpful

I WAS ENJOYING IT, BUT....

PostedJanuary 16, 2020

brimaz

fromMelbourne, Australia

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Marble Popper, Match 3, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Got to level 17, and have absolutely no idea, and no instructions offered on how to play it. After 15 frustrating minutes, I have been forced to delete the game. What a waste of money.

I don't recommend this game.

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