Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 5 > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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WHO'S READY FOR A VACATION AT PINECREEK

PostedNovember 15, 2016

pennmom36

fromI'm a Happy Camper today!

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Skill Level:Expert

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Vacation Adventures always put's a smile on my face, because I love the familiarity of this old school HOP, and I'm sure you love it as well. The rangers at the Pinecreek Hills National Park are gearing up for the the 100th birthday celebration of the National Parks Service that was founded in 1916!

The Park is going to be busier than ever so there's no time to waste finding missing items, ...Show more

Vacation Adventures always put's a smile on my face, because I love the familiarity of this old school HOP, and I'm sure you love it as well. The rangers at the Pinecreek Hills National Park are gearing up for the the 100th birthday celebration of the National Parks Service that was founded in 1916!

The Park is going to be busier than ever so there's no time to waste finding missing items, cleaning up the park, and finding lost wildlife. There are seek and find puzzles in scenes all around the park, and each scene has several wildlife animals to find that are shown as silhouettes in a box to the left of the word search bar, when all animals have been spotted, the box will close. You will also recycle trash that is laying around, such as plastic bottles, crumpled paper, bottles and cans, when all trash has been found, the recycle can icon will be displayed.

You will earn an Eagle Eye achievement if you don't use either the hint or mega hint feature. The Mega hint will show you the location of every item left to find. You earn a Bronze star for completing the search, a Silver star if you find all wildlife OR all recyclable items and a Gold star if you find all wildlife AND all recyclable items. Words listed in blue require an interaction of some type, and words in red are hidden inside or behind things, requiring you to click on an item to open it or move it, which will reveal the hidden item. Many of the scenes have an area that zooms in which will have several items within, that are on the list. Levels can be replayed at anytime to better your score or locate items you missed the first time.

My favorite feature in the Vacation Adventures games are the abundance of Mini Games available after each search, such as, Spot The Difference, Word Search, Match Two and several different styles of puzzles, rotating tiles and putting together maps and pictures with different shaped pieces. You can use the money you earn playing the game, in the Souvenir Shop to purchase 16 vacation park souvenirs, everything you purchase is kept in a display case in the Souvenir Room, and you can earn up to 20 Achievements, happy camping, enjoy! Show less

I recommend this game!

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NEW FEATURES ADD A LITTLE SOMETHING TO AN ALREADY FANTASTIC SERIES!

PostedNovember 15, 2016

kdblueey

fromLeesburg, Ohio

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

BASED ON 30 MNS OF DEMO PLAY:

I only played 30 minutes of this wonderful series, because I wanted to see the NEW features the game has to offer (and also give my review), in comparison to all of the previous versions (which I have all of them). As always, here are my PROS & CONS:

PROS

1. (NEW) You only have to find 3 wildlife animals (at least that I found in the 30 mins of gameplay).
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BASED ON 30 MNS OF DEMO PLAY:

I only played 30 minutes of this wonderful series, because I wanted to see the NEW features the game has to offer (and also give my review), in comparison to all of the previous versions (which I have all of them). As always, here are my PROS & CONS:

PROS

1. (NEW) You only have to find 3 wildlife animals (at least that I found in the 30 mins of gameplay).
2. When you've collected all of the trash, the trashcan fills up to the top (I'd much prefer the previous version where the lid would close when you gathered all of the trash, because as anyone who has played this series before, finding all of the trash is the hardest to find (sometimes).
3. (NEW/DIFFERENT) The music is different. If you like the guitar, then you'll love the new music.
4.As far as the 'mini-games' (I'll call them that) that you play after finishing a particular scene, I haven't YET noticed anything new. I played the beginning of the game, where you had to place the various sections on the park map (this is a standard on all of the VA, PR's games). There was a puzzle that you had to put together, and another one where you had to turn the pieces around to form a picture of some sort.
5. (NEW) After finishing a scene, you get three stars (one white, one gold, and one light yellow). These show up in the box that tells whether you found all of the wildlife, the trash, and all of the items, along with your score.

CONS

I could find NO cons in the fantastic series that has delighted all of us Big Fish game players, along with the Vacation Adventure: Cruise Director games.

This is an instant buy for me. It is the type of game where you can play over and over again, without getting tired of it. As always try the demo first before you buy. Enjoy :)

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I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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I'm off to my delightful cabin again. Fishing, camping, biking, sigh...so much to do, so little time.

PostedNovember 15, 2016

iloverainbows

fromSomerset, Pennsylvania

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Family, Hidden Object, Large File, Puzzle, Strategy, Time Management, Word

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

What can you say. Go out and commune with nature for a peaceful, but active adventure. Just love this series. And the graphics make you feel you are right there. Sounds and music perfect. I have this whole series and am never disappointed with the informative and delightful adventures we all can get into.
Sometimes hard to find the garbage, but not impossible. The games and puzzles along the way ...Show more

What can you say. Go out and commune with nature for a peaceful, but active adventure. Just love this series. And the graphics make you feel you are right there. Sounds and music perfect. I have this whole series and am never disappointed with the informative and delightful adventures we all can get into.
Sometimes hard to find the garbage, but not impossible. The games and puzzles along the way are just enough to keep you playing when you know you should be doing other things. I find this series addictive and amazingly fun.
Please try this series and see if you too will become a wildlife camping buddy.
I also love the change of seasons and the wildlife you see around then. So pack your self and family up...meet you all at the gate and away we go!!!! Show less

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Best of the five

PostedNovember 15, 2016

cowclaudia

fromArizona

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Skill Level:Expert

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

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Chase for Adventure: The Lost City

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I usually gave an average rating on the other four since I never enjoyed the mini games and some of the HOG were miserable. Love this one. I actually am enjoying the mini games, the hidden objects were a challenge at times but not impossible and loved the sound effects especially the wind blowing and the frogs. Hope they come out with a sixth in the series.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Sooo Excited!

PostedNovember 15, 2016

Kimmycoo

fromVirginia USA

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Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 4

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I was so thrilled to see part 5 come out! I immediately buy these as soon as they are available. There are a lot of new scenes in this one and I am just thrilled as usual at the beautiful graphics, the great music and the cool game play!

I sure hope the developers bring out a new Christmas one too! That should be part 6 I think. Those are deff the highlight of my Bigfiish game year! I love, ...Show more

I was so thrilled to see part 5 come out! I immediately buy these as soon as they are available. There are a lot of new scenes in this one and I am just thrilled as usual at the beautiful graphics, the great music and the cool game play!

I sure hope the developers bring out a new Christmas one too! That should be part 6 I think. Those are deff the highlight of my Bigfiish game year! I love, love, love these games! I wish more developers would make such games as these. I feel like Im right there, in the scene...

I love the Park Ranger series, the Cruise Director series and any of the holiday games, especially Christmas!

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I recommend this game!

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Camping Without the Mosquitos!

PostedNovember 15, 2016

graciesmith7

fromIsanti, Minnesota

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Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3, Word

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Lost Lands: The Wanderer Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I have all of Casual Arts games and I love them-this new one too. The scenes are impossibly bright and cheerful and amazingly immersive for a simple game. The HO's are just enough of a challenge, fun mini games, and some recurring characters. Isn't that mom and kids the ones from the Christmas series? Always look forward to the Ranger series; they are so relaxing to play, with beautiful graphics ...Show more

I have all of Casual Arts games and I love them-this new one too. The scenes are impossibly bright and cheerful and amazingly immersive for a simple game. The HO's are just enough of a challenge, fun mini games, and some recurring characters. Isn't that mom and kids the ones from the Christmas series? Always look forward to the Ranger series; they are so relaxing to play, with beautiful graphics that make you feel like you are there. Only vacations I get to take and I love them. Now it's time for another cruise!!! I definitely recommend for a leisurely experience. Show less

I recommend this game!

+23points

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5 / 5

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I love these games

PostedNovember 15, 2016

snapnhiss

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I especially love the holiday ones they make... the graphics are a mix of photography and photo realistic artwork and the game play is actually rather challenging. You have three things you have to find on each level: litter, an animal from a silhouette box and the objects on the list. The litter can be very challenging to find! The game starts off fairly easy and gets more difficult, particularly ...Show more

I especially love the holiday ones they make... the graphics are a mix of photography and photo realistic artwork and the game play is actually rather challenging. You have three things you have to find on each level: litter, an animal from a silhouette box and the objects on the list. The litter can be very challenging to find! The game starts off fairly easy and gets more difficult, particularly the puzzles between HOS.

These are pretty, relaxing and enjoyable and I've replayed all of them many times. Show less

I recommend this game!

+28points

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5 / 5

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C@sual Arts does it again!

PostedNovember 15, 2016

Flamingo_Lady

fromAtlanta, GA

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

Vacation Adventures: Cruise Director 3

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I'm in love with all of the vacation games, and this one is so good so far. The graphics are beautiful, the games are challening, and it's very relaxing. I will buy every game that Casual Arts makes. They are top notch.

I recommend this game!

+24points

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5 / 5

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Yippeeeeeee!!!

PostedNovember 15, 2016

Talidog

fromAlabama

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Current Favorite:

Vacation Adventures: Park Ranger 4

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I LOVE all the Park Ranger games!!! I was so excited when I opened Big Fish tonight and saw it. This is great! The seek and find are challenging but not frustrating. These games are just straight up fun!

+22points

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Time for vacation

PostedNovember 15, 2016

a41249

fromOmaha Ne

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Card & Board, Hidden Object, Mahjong, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Another installment of the Park Rangers Series. I haven't got through the demo yet ,but I can already see this one is as good as the other four in this series. If you like the other four you will enjoy this one as well.Lots to do and mini games galore.These games are some of the best that Big Fish offers. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. This is a keeper for sure

I recommend this game!

+10points

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