Lost Artifacts: Time Machine Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

39 of 46 found this review helpful

Well Done!

PostedDecember 1, 2018

rudy1959

fromCleveland OH

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

What a difference between this version and the past offerings! Gone are the tiny graphics that made the items hard to see, the basic run around and collect stuff and no storyline. The Dev's put some effort and thought into this one. Great graphics that are easy to see and less cartoonish, fun game play and strategy on levels that make you stop and plan before you start. Good job guys!! Highly ...Show more

What a difference between this version and the past offerings! Gone are the tiny graphics that made the items hard to see, the basic run around and collect stuff and no storyline. The Dev's put some effort and thought into this one. Great graphics that are easy to see and less cartoonish, fun game play and strategy on levels that make you stop and plan before you start. Good job guys!! Highly recommend! Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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High Five

PostedDecember 3, 2018

Ndwelt

fromRedding, CA

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Puzzle, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I've been very generous to give a five to most decent TM games if only to press the point that we LOVE our TM's. Since I only write a review If I feel the game deserves a 1 (bad to the extreme) or a five I held off reviewing this because I thought it very easy. Until a half off sale enabled me to buy it is when I found out that about the 10th episode the game becomes extremely challenging. Still ...Show more

I've been very generous to give a five to most decent TM games if only to press the point that we LOVE our TM's. Since I only write a review If I feel the game deserves a 1 (bad to the extreme) or a five I held off reviewing this because I thought it very easy. Until a half off sale enabled me to buy it is when I found out that about the 10th episode the game becomes extremely challenging. Still working on level 11 trying to get gold. Very strategic and challenging Love it. Just wish there were collectibles being a collectors edition. Play on friends. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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lots of fun

PostedDecember 2, 2018

Isator

fromPhoenix AZ

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Favorite Genre(s):Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

even though it is somewhat very much like Gnomes Garden I still like it and have had fun playing it. Maybe a touch to easy but I like the dinos and the different charakters in the game.
Great for beginners.

I recommend this game!

+4points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Great game!

PostedDecember 17, 2018

chicklets50

fromEugene, Oregon

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Strategy, Time Management

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I really liked this game. It was challenging on some of the levels but not so much that it got frustrating. I enjoyed having to figure it out. I will be watching for the second in the series! Hopefully there will be one.

+1point

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Overall rating

4 / 5

38 of 40 found this review helpful

Better than Expected

PostedDecember 1, 2018

joybelle_1

fromAustralia

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

If you only played the demo levels of this game you would be wondering why I was generous enough to give it four stars. But it gets a lot better.

This is really the 'same game' again as other offerings in this series, and a standard gather resources, upgrade buildings, gather food and mana,and fulfill tasks TM. I was not going to ever buy another one of this series, but this time the developers ...Show more

If you only played the demo levels of this game you would be wondering why I was generous enough to give it four stars. But it gets a lot better.

This is really the 'same game' again as other offerings in this series, and a standard gather resources, upgrade buildings, gather food and mana,and fulfill tasks TM. I was not going to ever buy another one of this series, but this time the developers have listened at last.

There is a strategy guide included, and achievements to earn, and the graphics are quite improved from the last few games of this series. The characters have improved and are feasible in their task and role. There are scientists who can deal with the 'sands of time' and skeletons in your way, hunters who deal with creatures like wooly mammoths, and Craftsmen who speed up production in your production buildings (merrymakers lol)

There are portals, and generators and drones showing quite pleasant graphics..

I am on the fence as far as recommending it as a CE. I can recommend the gameplay, and strategy is definitely needed so perhaps I will need the guide as I have had to shuffle along and change my directions and upgrades already quite early on. But I have so far worked it out on second shot at any level. There is however nothing totally outstanding here. There are no collectables, but there are 50 levels and then bonus levels.

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Fun Game!

PostedDecember 6, 2018

Csgentry

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Time Management

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I have always enjoyed this series and I have played most of them. However, I think this is a great game but after the first few levels I found it harder to get 3 stars then most of the previous games. If you like TM games you should try this one to see what you think.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

65 of 75 found this review helpful

SEEMS THE SAME TO ME

PostedDecember 1, 2018

pennmom36

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Skill Level:Expert

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Next Stop 3

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I found the graphics to be just as cartoonish as before, and quite frankly, it's way less colorful as the last Lost Artifact. By the time I reached Level 7, the tasks were the same tasks, just more of them, so it became repetitive afterward. As far as the Collector's Edition version goes, yes it does have a Strategy Guide this time, but I found the game to be easy enough to complete with all 3 ...Show more

I found the graphics to be just as cartoonish as before, and quite frankly, it's way less colorful as the last Lost Artifact. By the time I reached Level 7, the tasks were the same tasks, just more of them, so it became repetitive afterward. As far as the Collector's Edition version goes, yes it does have a Strategy Guide this time, but I found the game to be easy enough to complete with all 3 stars without using it because there isn't a whole lot of strategy involved. There are no Morphs or Collectibles so I still have a hard time justifying the cost difference just to get 5 Music Soundtracks, 10 cartoon style Concept Art Pictures, and 10 extra Levels. (perhaps the reason for today's sale?)

In the first Lost Artifacts game, the archaeological team was able to stop the Dark Priest from doing his Dark deeds, and the team regretfully had to say goodbye to their newfound native friends. Unfortunately, the airplane was no match for a hurricane they encountered, and they crashed on a large but remote island in the middle of the ocean. They discovered a tribe of Atlantean's that had survived when the city of Atlantis was sunk by another evil-doer, and the team had once again agreed to help them return to their beloved city, after defeating the evil-doer of course! In the last episode, the team has to face another evil-doer, a thief who has stolen the legendary Soulstone which possess unfathomable powers. The evil-doer used the stone to awaken a Terra-cotta emperor who was a bigger evil-doer than the thief himself! Now the team is working with a group of scientists who have discovered strange happenings occurring at famous attractions worldwide. Items have been aging at rapid speed and the scientists have invented a device to control time itself, but controlling time has its own set of issues that the team must face, one level at a time!?

There are the usual tasks to perform of clearing paths conveniently lined with happy meals and wood, as well as constructing, repairing and upgrading Workers Houses, Sawmills for Lumber, Farm Plots to produce various crops, Mills to produce even more happy meals or Blacksmith barns to produce ore? There are also the usual Bridges to repair, Mantraps to dismantle, Holes to patch along the paths, and some levels require that you upgrade certain buildings to a certain level. You may need to build houses to accommodate specialized people to rid the paths from certain obstructions such as Scientists and Hunters to remove Mammoths that block the paths or Living Skeletons (which makes absolutely no sense!

I guess I'm just not a fan of this series, I didn't find the graphics appealing and the tasks are just too mundane and repetitive. I'll revisit the Standard Edition when it's released, but I have my doubts that I'll feel any different about it?

LOST ARTIFACTS SERIES LIST
Title***Collector's Edition Release Date***Average Rating
1-Lost Artifacts: CE (July 18-2017) 3.0
2-Lost Artifacts: Golden Island CE (September 19-2017) 3.0
3-Lost Artifacts: Soulstone CE (May 1-2018) 2.8
4-Lost Artifacts: Time Machine CE (December 1-2018) n/a

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I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

3 / 5

9 of 13 found this review helpful

Those annoying sounds

PostedDecember 4, 2018

asdkid

fromUK

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Arcade & Action, Brain Teaser, Card & Board, Large File, Marble Popper, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

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Roman Adventure: Britons - Season One

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

If it hadn't been for the annoying pinging, poop and tap tap tapping sound I would have bought this game I just can't stand the sounds, I turn off the music on every game but you need the sounds so you know when things are done, Please change the sounds.

I don't recommend this game.

+5points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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A step down

PostedDecember 18, 2018

MercuryNeptune

fromChicago

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

The first thing I noticed is this game does not let you choose your own mode such as timed or relaxed. Why did they not allow us a choice in the matter? I play the games in relaxed mode so I can enjoy myself.

The graphics also seem a bit more primitive than usual. I can see them fine, but they are not very impressive.

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The first thing I noticed is this game does not let you choose your own mode such as timed or relaxed. Why did they not allow us a choice in the matter? I play the games in relaxed mode so I can enjoy myself.

The graphics also seem a bit more primitive than usual. I can see them fine, but they are not very impressive.

The tasks are the same as the other games as one builds and gathers resources to fulfill a task for a level. There are 50 levels plus ten bonus levels in the CE.

The levels do give enough time early on but things do get a bit challenging. I don't care about not earning stars but I do care if you have to start over. Luckily, this game does let one continue if time runs out.

There are no collectibles to find in the CE and it only has the ten bonus chapters to offer. There is also a strategy guide which some might find useful. The ten bonus levels are also included in the CE but I'm not sure it made this worth the price.

Still, it is a way to pass the time on a cold winter's night.

Lightly recommended for those who collect CEs. Show less

I recommend this game!

+4points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

8 of 13 found this review helpful

Not so fun TM game

PostedDecember 4, 2018

bellablue70

fromKelowna , BC , Canada

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Time Management

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

TM games are my favorite, but this one was on the bottom of my list. Nothing special , boring .

I don't recommend this game.

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