Halloween Trouble 4 Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

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5 / 5

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Halloween is almost upon us!

PostedOctober 11, 2022

compcrzy

fromLos Angeles, Ca

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

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

I really enjoy this game. I only play games in timeless or relax mode, so I do not experience the challenges that some reviewers faced when playing in other modes. This game is relaxing and challenging. It's easy enough to learn, and does get a bit difficult as you win each level. But it isn't so difficult that I fail it completely. At least, not in timeless mode. Yes, the screen is quite dark ...Show more

I really enjoy this game. I only play games in timeless or relax mode, so I do not experience the challenges that some reviewers faced when playing in other modes. This game is relaxing and challenging. It's easy enough to learn, and does get a bit difficult as you win each level. But it isn't so difficult that I fail it completely. At least, not in timeless mode. Yes, the screen is quite dark when you click to rebuild the house and grounds, but that's minor to me. Of course it would be nice to see what I'm fixing up, but I don't care enough about it to bother me. It doesn't affect the actual game play. I found the colors in the game to be bright and fun. I love Halloween themed games that aren't about ghosts or scary stories. For me, this game is quite fun and addicting. Show less

I recommend this game!

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DOUBLE TROUBLE!

PostedOctober 8, 2022

1955raven

fromPelzer SC

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Gaslamp Cases 5: The Dreadful City

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

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5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

HALLOWEEN TROUBLE 4 PROVES TO BE ANOTHER GREAT GAME! SO MUCH FUN. HOURS OF MATCHING! ETC. SO GLAD IT'S A CE!

I recommend this game!

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Halloween Trouble 4 Collector's Edition

PostedOctober 9, 2022

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoy playing games from this developer because the games get harder as they go along. I enjoy playing seasonal games when they come out

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Problem level 78

PostedNovember 6, 2023

LoveDoctor

fromTN

Love the game but how do you get past the Achilles Heel: requires an adjacent match on the unprotected side. when the unprotected side is covered by the fire generator on level 78????? Otherwise Love the game!

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED GAMEPLAY WITH A TON OF INTERESTING OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME... (but I will wait for the SE Version)

PostedOctober 8, 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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

When a developer takes our suggestions to improve the next game in the series, I say they deserve some recognition for their hard work, it shows they care, therefore, I care! They fixed the large screen compatibility, they improved the character's graphics which used to look like a creepy claymation cartoon, they added a "skip conversation" button, and they fixed the music soundtrack that used to ...Show more

When a developer takes our suggestions to improve the next game in the series, I say they deserve some recognition for their hard work, it shows they care, therefore, I care! They fixed the large screen compatibility, they improved the character's graphics which used to look like a creepy claymation cartoon, they added a "skip conversation" button, and they fixed the music soundtrack that used to stop playing or freeze up for several seconds in each loop. More importantly, they added a section explaining all of the different obstacles, power-ups, bonuses, and gem features which were nearly impossible to read in past games because the popup windows would disappear in a nanosecond to make way for the next feature's explanation!

You can play in a Casual or Expert Mode which claims to have more of a challenge but I have only played the demo and did not try all of the available modes. After selecting the difficulty mode you will choose between a Timeless Mode, a Timed Mode, or a Limited Moves Mode (I choose Expert/Limited Moves) There are 14 Achievements to earn and 21 House Repairs that cost between 100 and 55,000 Coins to purchase. You can earn up to 3 Spiders per level but I haven't figured out what the criteria are for earning the 3rd Spider because I had 24 moves left on level 5 and met all the goals yet only earned 2 Spiders, so maybe it is a points issue?

Large Matches award you with a Small or Large Pumpkin Bomb, Column/Row Destroyers, or Triple Column/Row Destroyers (depending on the direction the original match was located, either vertically or horizontally) as well as a Column & Row x3 Destroyer. There are 3 Bonuses available for unlimited use but they have to recharge between uses, a Hint to show you an available move, a Shuffle feature, and a Hammer to destroy a single chosen tile.

There are several Obstacles to overcome or unusual features, and most levels have several variations available. I felt they are worthy of adding to my review so you can see the benefits of the game.

-Single Brown Tiles: requires a single match on the tile to remove.
-Double Purple Tiles: requires two matches on the tile to remove.
-Rocks/Double/Triple Rocks: requires 1-3 adjacent matches to destroy.
-Board Keys: requires dropping off the board to unlock the giant Lock.
-Star Essence/Covered Essence: requires an adjacent match to collect.
-Weights/Dynamite: requires dropping weights to trigger the dynamite explosion.
-Exploding Tiles: requires an adjacent match to detonate.
-Exploding Rune Locks: requires matches of the selected Rune.
-Rune Locks: locks some tiles, requires matches of selected tiles.
-Defended Exploder: requires an adjacent match on unprotected sides.
-Levers: require an adjacent match to change areas of the board.
-Chain/Double Chain Generator: converts nearby tiles to chained tiles.
-Infinite Exploder: requires adjacent matches to explode, again & again.
-Corrupted Tiles: morph and requires an adjacent match when non-corrupted.
-Frozen Tiles: requires spreading fire with adjacent matches.
-Fire Source: spreads by making adjacent matches.
-Fire Source Spawner: requires an adjacent match on any unprotected side.
-Chained/Double Chained Tiles: requires a match of the chained tile.
-Dart Thrower: adjacent match shoots a dart in the direction shown.
-Fire-Breathing Tiles: requires a manual adjacent match to explode,
-Rainbow Tiles: matches any tile matched manually.
-Achilles Heel: requires an adjacent match on the unprotected side.
-Flip-Flop Tiles: morphs between Weak & strong (#'s count down then up)

After playing a few levels, a puzzle or mini-game becomes available, varying between Jigsaw Puzzles, Slider Blocks, Pipe Connections, or Memory Match Games.

My only complaint is that it is a pain to replay a level, or if you run out of time/moves you have to go to the main screen and go through all the text conversations. They did add a skip conversation button but it only seemed to work some of the time, other times all it did was speed up the dialog.

COLLECTOR'S EDITION EXTRAS:
14 Achievements, Wallpapers, 66 Bonus Levels, 5 additional Jigsaw Puzzles, 10 additional Block Slider puzzles, 10 additional Pipe Connection puzzles, and exclusive mini-games according to the BF synopsis...however...you are required to play at least 30 levels before you can access any of the CE content. I don't appreciate the "buy it to find out what and how much you will get scenario" therefore, I will wait until the SE version is released so I know exactly what I get for my hard-earned money!

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I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Bit of a Change

PostedOctober 8, 2022

ender07

fromLondon, Ontario, Canada

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Skill Level:Intermediate

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I have not played the first three of this series so I can't determine if there have been changes over time. I enjoyed the features that are different from other M3s like the metal squares that morph into rocks that are destructible. The one thing I don't like was that wherever my cursor landed the block changed to grey. I find that very distracting. Overall though it's a pleasant time passer. Try ...Show more

I have not played the first three of this series so I can't determine if there have been changes over time. I enjoyed the features that are different from other M3s like the metal squares that morph into rocks that are destructible. The one thing I don't like was that wherever my cursor landed the block changed to grey. I find that very distracting. Overall though it's a pleasant time passer. Try it. It's kind of expensive for an M3. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

Better!

PostedOctober 21, 2023

maggienne

fromUK

Skill Level:Beginner

Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Puzzle

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

An improvement from the last one I played.

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3 / 5

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2022's Halloween Trouble #4 CE (M3 released 10-8-22)

PostedOctober 14, 2022

kerith90angel

fromIf you like Halloween HOPA's check out the game Shadows Price of our Sins (it's not on most Halloween game try lists)

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I only played the 1hr demo.

+++++ I did like: +++++

-The sound effects.
- I really liked the Claymation look to the tiles.
- Large m3 boards
- Good graphics
- Music was nice and fit the game
- Fast matching is responsive and easy

=====I didn’t like: =====

-The words that interrupt play, “Excellent, Awesome” etc.
- I really disliked the build screen itself. Instead of decorating ...Show more

I only played the 1hr demo.

+++++ I did like: +++++

-The sound effects.
- I really liked the Claymation look to the tiles.
- Large m3 boards
- Good graphics
- Music was nice and fit the game
- Fast matching is responsive and easy

=====I didn’t like: =====

-The words that interrupt play, “Excellent, Awesome” etc.
- I really disliked the build screen itself. Instead of decorating a house for Halloween you get to pick up the yard of a dark house in a dark scene. I got to use $ to “Remove old ladder” and “Remove junk”. I think I applied a lump of grass but never really was sure where my purchase applied.
- The build items are super expensive. We are M3 poor.
- You don’t upgrade the house every level.
- Even though music is good, it just repeats so I ended up shutting it off.
- A lot of the tiles were the same board after board and it kind of felt like 1 long level.
- I really disliked when you hovered your mouse on a tile, the tile itself would change color to the same opaque brown as the double layered tiles you were trying to clear. I would move my mouse off the board every move and it was a pain in the neck.
- Didn’t really like the bonus content because I’m not a fan of pipe or slider puzzles. Also, why would a gamer want to spend double on a CE if they can’t see the bonus content and especially the wallpapers?

~~~~~General: ~~~~~

*Casual & Expert
*Timeless, Timed & Limited Moves
*14 Achievements
* I thought HT #4 was improved from games 1-3
* You can slide through all of the build items in the demo to see what all the house's upgrades are.
* It had a small minigames to play in between an M3 level.
* Has a build screen. Earn M3 gold to “repair a house”
* CE bonus stuff is 1. Slider puzzles 2. Jigsaw puzzles 3. Pipe joining puzzles 4. Extra levels 5. wallpapers you can’t see until you clear level 30.

The more I played this game; I realized I just wasn’t having fun. It wasn't my thing but it might be yours so I suggest a full demo to get a better feel of it.

I think it would have benefitted from a build screen that had happy Halloween decorations and it needed more glitter & bang.
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I recommend this game!

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2 / 5

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Halloween's Not Off To A Good Start

PostedOctober 8, 2022

HeavenBound7729

fromOcala, Florida

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Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

More trick than treat, imo. The difficulties are Casual and Expert. Game modes are Timeless, Timed, Limited Moves. I tried each mode, preferred Limited Moves. Casual wasn't super easy and Expert really slowed me down.

The boards and tiles are chunky-clunky and unappealing. Everything was so dark. I assembled one jigsaw which was ugly, didn't get to play any of the games. You have a project of ...Show more

More trick than treat, imo. The difficulties are Casual and Expert. Game modes are Timeless, Timed, Limited Moves. I tried each mode, preferred Limited Moves. Casual wasn't super easy and Expert really slowed me down.

The boards and tiles are chunky-clunky and unappealing. Everything was so dark. I assembled one jigsaw which was ugly, didn't get to play any of the games. You have a project of repairing a delapidated house in the dark forest to ready for Halloween. The repairs are costly. I couldn't see the 2 repairs I made in the demo because the graphics were so dark or they were hidden at bottom of screen. Don't know!

I had trouble earning 3 stars, levels can be replayed. I really liked the challenge of the obstacles and there were a lot of them, various types. I don't think I would like this game very much, after 6 levels I really wasn't interested in going on. I didn't care for the very dark graphics and repairing the house was very ho-hum. Having 66 extra levels is great IF it's a fun game and I love pipe puzzles. There's no indication of exactly how many mini-games there are, there are trophies to earn, didn't get to check out the wallpapers.

It may be a good game but for me it was a flop. I would suggest definitely trying the demo on this one! Show less

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2 / 5

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Bad Tricks

PostedOctober 8, 2022

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fromCalabash, NC

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Large File, Mahjong, Match 3

Fun Factor

1 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

Not very entertaining, didn't interest me at 1st round, but played 3 and deleted. Wouldn't spend money or points on it.

I don't recommend this game.

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