Alice's Wonderland 4: Festive Craze > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

4 / 5

40 of 49 found this review helpful

ALICE'S WONDERLAND MAY HAVE A CURSE BUT THIS STANDARD EDITION IS DECENT THO I WAS EXPECTING THE WORSE

PostedNovember 8, 2020

pennmom36

fromYou still get to collect Teacup Puzzle Pieces!

Top Reviewer
This "Top Reviewer" is one of our most frequent game reviewers. We think you'll trust what they have to say and find their reviews helpful and informative.
Top Reviewer

Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

♠ Holy Moly Mad Hatter, has someone spiked the cookie dough batter?
♠ One Queen wants a Halloween that never ends, Autumn's the clear choice, and she's not willing to bend.
♠ The other Queen argues Winter has Christmas and fresh falling snow, which brings that jolly good fellow who shouts "ho, ho ho"!
♠ Now Wonderland has called upon Alice to solve this dilemma, I'm thinking they probably ...Show more

This has got to be one of the most creative and imaginative Time Management games I've played in a long time! What a delightful, whimsical game with bright colors, fun characters, and a hilarious story. I loved the CE morphing Art Palettes because they were really challenging due to the fact that they morphed so slowly, but this Standard Edition version still has a Teacup puzzle piece on each level which allows you to assemble a Jigsaw Puzzle of the Mad Tea Party. TIP: look for the Teacup (and on the CE version the Palette as well) before clicking to start the game, you can click on them without starting the timer! You can also return to the levels to pick up the collectibles and then exit the level after without disrupting the original score. In the CE version, the SG also shows the location of the Teacups with a purple arrow on the last page of the SG (click the dots at the bottom of the SG page to scroll thru pages)

In the last version, I found a little trick that helped me immensely, there are so many alters and features that I decided to jot down bullet points of what each feature gives me and what resources they require because I was able to look at my notes to better strategize. (for example Tree-Candy+Bark) (Chest-Bark+Gold) (Bush-imagination+candy) (Book of Art-Gold+Imagination) So the chest required bark to obtain gold, and the Bush required imagination to obtain candy, etc. and by making a list with a minus and plus sign (- and +) I could easily glance at my notes and know what I'd need to go after, and on which paths first.

Although the concept is the same, the features are clever. Alice must collect "Imagination" and the Tweedle workers need to collect Candy as their food source. You will build Candy Factories for food supplies, repair cracks along the paths, removing stone and boulders, clear mysterious puddles, and gather renewable resources from various Altars.

There are a lot of strategies involved and if you don't do things in the right order, you can and will get stuck and have no choice but to start over! (the bullet point list really helps :)
There are plenty of pumpkins, and candy canes but even cooler, there are all kinds of weird holiday mashup tasks such as Snowmen that need to be turned into Scarecrows, Leprechaun Houses that brew potions, Jokers with pumpkin heads...all kinds of weird, whimsical, and cute things to do.

The Bonuses are Magic Spells that last for about 20 seconds each, and each level usually has 3-4 different Spells available:

♠-Collect +1 Resources
♠-Run Faster Speed Boost
♠-Bargain Trade x2 (resources traded at a better rate of 3-4)
♠-Get Candy Pile +4 (generated on altars)
♠-Get Gold +4 (generated on altars)
♠-Get Bark +4 (generated on altars)
♠-Restore Altars
♠-Speed Up Workers
♠-Freeze Time
♠-Speed Up Production
♠-Endless Candy (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)
♠-Endless Gold (obstacles are temporarily disabled-max 3 objects)

The Collector's Edition version has +20 Collector's Edition version Bonus Levels that can be played in a Relaxed, Normal, or Challenge difficulty mode, (both levels have 40 Main levels) Trophy Achievements to earn in both versions, Hidden Object Mini-Games, and a Teacup that allows you to assemble a downloadable Jigsaw Puzzle in both versions. The CE version also has a Morphing Art Palette that allows you to "paint" 3 Concept Art pictures, 2 extra mini-games, downloadable artwork, bonus quests, and 4 additional achievements.

ALICE'S WONDERLAND SERIES LIST
Title***Standard Edition Release Date***Average Rating

1-Cast in Shadow (November 13-2019) 3.3
2-Stolen Souls (May 17-2020) 4.0
3-Shackles in Time (September 7-2020) 2.9
4-Festive Craze (November 8-2020) n/a

by: Big City Labs Show less

I recommend this game!

+31points

40of 49voted this as helpful.

Was this review helpful?Yes40No9

Flagged as inappropriate.

Overall rating

4 / 5

9 of 9 found this review helpful

A wonderful game but consider the CE too

PostedDecember 1, 2020

Cyril48

fromNew Zealand

Key Contributor
This "Key Contributor" plays, rates, and reviews a lot of games. We think you'll trust their thoughts and opinions about games.
Key Contributor

Skill Level:Intermediate

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

The reason I have only given this 4 stars is because I feel that the CE is worth buying as it is packed full of features. Don't get me wrong this is a brilliant game and only too rarely do we get a CE that is good value over the Se . I am sure you will enjoy which ever you go for

I was fortunate enough to do a survey for this game a little while ago and was able to state my opinion.
This shows ...Show more

I was fortunate enough to do a survey for this game a little while ago and was able to state my opinion.
This shows a developer cares when you get the opportunity to have your say and I thank them for that.
What a joy this game is.
When this series first came out I had my reservations but now I am an avid fan.
You have the usual collecting etc but there is a different thing to accomplish in each level and the joys of festivity are abound here which is something we all need in these trying times.
There is a 90 minutes demo here which is a great thing and rare in a TM game. There is so much going on that 60 minutes would be a bit short.
A great thing is that you can turn the dialogue off so those whom do not like dialogue you are catered for.
I always skip dialogue in demo's so I can get further in the game having said that now I have bought it I have turned it back on as I find it very humourous.
As well as the strategy guide you also have quite a comprehensive help guide which can be accessed in the guide.
If I did have one thing to point out and I am only nit picking here is that in the first levels I sometimes found that the bark etc blended in a bit too well to the brown tracks so anyone with eye sight problems may have to look a bit closer..
Once past the early levels then everything is nice and bright. Show less

I recommend this game!

+9points

9of 9voted this as helpful.

Was this review helpful?Yes9No0

Flagged as inappropriate.

Browse by Genre:

Browse by Genre:

Alice's Wonderland 4: Festive Craze

Reviews

Alice's Wonderland 4: Festive Craze

, share your thoughts about this game!

Alice's Wonderland 4: Festive Craze

Heres what your review will look like once it’s posted.

Click Submit if you’re happy. Your review should appear soon. To make changes, use the Edit or Cancel buttons.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this game!

You’ve already shared your thoughts about this game.

Thanks for submitting the review below.


	, share your thoughts about this game! Alice's Wonderland 4: Festive Craze Two Holidays is Twice the Fun! Heres what your review will look like once it’s posted. Click Submit if you’re happy. Your review should appear soon. To make changes, use the Edit or Cancel buttons. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this game! You’ve already shared your thoughts about this game. Thanks for submitting the review below.