Strange Investigations: Two for Solitaire > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

12 of 18 found this review helpful

Very good detective game

PostedJune 24, 2022

Alicun

fromOzark, AL

Skill Level:Expert

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

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I bought the CE and highly recommend it for the bonus chapter.
Story moves along and doesn't seem padded with unnecessary fillers. The collectables weren't overly obvious. Puzzle pieces to find sometimes popped up after you exited an area. Puzzles are all doable and I am not a big puzzle fan. I didn't have to skip any. The main story is good, but the bonus is excellent. If your budget allows it ...Show more

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

Pretty good

PostedAugust 19, 2023

Laurenmm

fromBoston

Skill Level:Intermediate

Much better than first. I like the storyline and the graphics are great. I recommend it.

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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relax game

PostedOctober 16, 2022

gym777

fromsouth africa

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

this is a nice relax game.i play the first one ,and was not very happy with it,,the graphics is olso good .
What i love about this tipe of games is they give you page that look like a book with picture ,,you been give questions and then click on the right answers .

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

42 of 51 found this review helpful

3.5 STARS - STRANGE INVESTIGATIONS 2 IS A VAST IMPROVEMENT

PostedJune 24, 2022

pennmom36

fromRemembering you is easy, I do it every day. Missing you is a heartache that never goes away, until we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge one day. დ Loki

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Skill Level:Expert

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Completed Game approximately 5.0 hours
(including completion of all mini-games & CE Bonus Chapter)
27 Main Game Scene Locations +9 Bonus Chapter
Difficulty Range: Beginner-Intermediate

Dana Strange has returned and wouldn'tcha know it, a new case falls right into their laps just when boredom was at an all-time high! If you think this investigation is strange, try to figure out why Elephant Games is NOT listed in the game credits!? The only credits are given to Big Fish Games yet the Big Fish synopsis says "Elephant Games AM proudly presents..."

This prompted me to do my own Strange Investigation and BF now has them listed under their developer spotlight section as: "Big Fish Games presents the Elephant Games AR LLC collection" Well, this is different than the "AM" listing in the synopsis, so now I'm even more confused. My Strange Investigation continued and it appears Elephant's headquarters [supposedly] moved to Yerevan, Armenia which still doesn't explain why Elephant Games isn't in this game's credits? My conclusion is more of a gut feeling, I suspect that this is just a corporate cup & shell game, a creative loophole to bypass Russian sanctions by relocating headquarters, at least virtually?

As for the game, surprisingly, it is a significant improvement over games that have been offered by this developer lately! If BF is the developer, it's a step in the right direction, a direction they should never have abandoned in the first place! (BF handed off most of the original series to various devs) If Elephant Games is truly still the developer, it would seem that they got a much-needed reality check and finally realized that they need us just as much as we need them!

Helper/Gadget
There are no Gadgets and no Helpers!

Morphing Objects/Collectibles: (CE version only)
There are no morphing objects which had been a staple feature from Elephant Games, a feature I truly wish would return :(

There are 12 Collectible Playing Cards representing each of the Characters and 48 Zoom Zone Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces that allow you to assemble four, 12-piece Jigsaw Puzzles that can be set as wallpapers. The puzzle pieces are nicely blended into the scenery and they have finally allowed you to return to the scenes to search for puzzle pieces & cards that you may have missed within the Expedition Room!

Video/Audio Quality:
Elephant Games has always been one of my favorites when it comes to graphics, hands-down, and their story-telling abilities are phenomenal. I cut my teeth on Mystery Trackers: The Void and fell in love with HOPA games because of this developer! (and because they had amazing morphs back in the day) For the first time in a long time, the game didn't freeze a single time, in fact, I had no issues whatsoever!

Hidden Object Scenes:
There are 7 Hidden Object Scenes +6 in the CE Bonus Chapter, 5 smaller zoom zone hidden object scenes where you are tasked with finding 1 object at a time that matches the silhouetted shape or listed items. The objects are pretty easy to spot, but there were lots of HO variations which include Interactive List Finds, Silhouetted Shape Finds, Matching Pairs, Keywords in Sentence Finds, Finding & Placing Misplaced Items, and Multiples of the Same Object Finds (such as finding Bee's among several symbols), There are no alternative games available for non-HO lovers, unfortunately.

Mini-Games:
There are 16 Mini-Games +5 in the CE Bonus Chapter. Most of the mini-games were really easy to solve but I found them to be enjoyable overall. Even though they were easy, I was delighted that they had a couple of multi-layered puzzles, similar to the MCF door puzzles. I would love to see more of these, especially if they were puzzles that were closer to the infamous Rube Goldberg puzzles! Here are a few of my personal favorites:

1-Move character without crossing paths with the criminals by choosing the correct path (3 different patterns) paying attention to the timing.
2-Swap triangular sections to assemble each of the suspect's photos.
3-Dress the puppet in 3 different outfits, click the arrow to drop down a picture of the puppet, repeating the process for each attire.
4-Complete the circuits by choosing nodes on the left with the correct path on the right.
5-Untangle ropes by placing sections on various hooks.

Least Favorite puzzles
1-Press when balls are inside cross-hairs.
2-Place labels according to shape...really??
3-Win a game by placing white stones next to rivals' black stones, adjacent moves will change opponents' stones to white.
4-Depress the correct buttons, pressing one may affect others.
5-Paint unfinished sections the correct color...blue is black?

Bonus Chapter (Collector's Edition version only)
Fear not, detectives, Jack Goldwin has a Strange request and money is not an issue! Grandpa Ralph passed away and heired a single key to his beloved grandson...the problem is, Jack has absolutely no clue what the key goes to, but Grandpa was a master at riddles so surely the mysterious key will unlock a puzzling treasure! This is an average-length Bonus Chapter spanning over 9 Scene Locations with 5 Mini-Games and 6 Hidden Object Scenes. You will search for the remaining 3 Collectible Playing Cards and the final 12 Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces which allows you to complete the fourth and final Jigsaw Puzzle.

Collector's Edition Version Extra's
5 Wallpapers, 5 Music Soundtracks, 21 Achievements, 13 Replayable Mini-Games, 13 Replayable Hidden Object Scenes, a Secret Room where you will return to each of the scenes for a Timed Hidden Object Game, an Expedition Room that allows you to return to the scenes to pick up any missed Jigsaw Puzzles or missed Collectible Playing Card, 48 Zoom Zone Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces to assemble Four, 12-piece Jigsaw Puzzles, 5 Main Chapters +Bonus Chapter, and a Built-In Strategy Guide.

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Not any solitaire

PostedSeptember 1, 2022

dgeehring

fromCincinnati

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Match 3, Puzzle, Word

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I should have read the description more carefully. I thought this was a sollitaire game and it was a hidden object game. It was a decent hidden object but that's not a favorite genre of mine so check it out if you are an HO fan.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

2 / 5

6 of 8 found this review helpful

Bored

PostedJune 30, 2022

judeejuju

fromUK

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Skill Level:Expert

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

30 mins for the trial, predictable storyline, puzzles unchallenging. Not a buy for me!

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

2 / 5

short and not sweet

PostedSeptember 5, 2023

tuscany820

fromhenderson nv

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Strategy

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

2 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

This game was pretty cheesy and awfully short. The mini games were the usual run of the mill. Adventure games are really going downhill in the last couple of years.

I don't recommend this game.

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