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The Magicians Handbook - Cursed Valley

The Magicians Handbook - Cursed Valley

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Overall rating 
It was OK.
3.2 / 5
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
1
2 Stars
1
1 Star
1
Fun Factor 
OK
3.3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
2.7 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
3.8 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3.5 / 5
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In order to reveal the pages of the Magicians Handbook you must travel to the dark and mysterious Cursed Valley and remove the curse that has haunted the valley. Set out with your trusty wand in hand to find enchanted objects hidden throughout the valley that will help you to break the evil spell. Using incantations that you learn along the way, you can ward off the shadow and other distracters of light. Can you remove the curse from the valley and rediscover its true name?
  • Find cleverly hidden objects.
  • 13 enchanted levels.
  • Pages of captivating story.
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OS: Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/7/8

CPU: 600MHz or faster Processor

RAM: 128 MB

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The Magicians Handbook - Cursed Valley

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It was OK.
3.2 / 5
3.2 out of 5 ( 6 Reviews Review )
50%(2 out of 4) of players recommend this game
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Fun Factor 
OK
3.3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
2.7 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
3.8 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3.5 / 5
50%(2 out of 4) of players recommend this game
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It was OK.
3.2 / 5
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3.3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
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2.7 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
3.8 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3.5 / 5
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Loved it!
5 / 5
7 of 24 found this review helpful
I had hidden object games for several years , loved them. My PC messed up and all cleared out. unabel to get them back.
PostedOctober 30, 2012
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fromWinona, Minn
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Card & Board, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
I had several of your games. This was my most favoret.I was wishing I had the games on CD. I was thinking they were gone forever. Just when you think you know where everything, is the the computer seams to change direction . It a hard chalenge to leave alone . Thank you. babesP
I recommend this game!
-10points
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Liked it!
4 / 5
11 of 11 found this review helpful
Oldie but Goodie
PostedAugust 15, 2014
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AverageSizeFish
 
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fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
The graphics are mildly grainy but not significantly enough to make game play difficult. The soundtrack fits the theme of the game.
Game play consists of reading a book written as a tongue-in-cheek magician's training guide/history and then finding "enchanted" objects in a series of HOS. After you find the requisite number of objects you play a short game or do an unusual type of word search to ...Show more
The graphics are mildly grainy but not significantly enough to make game play difficult. The soundtrack fits the theme of the game.
Game play consists of reading a book written as a tongue-in-cheek magician's training guide/history and then finding "enchanted" objects in a series of HOS. After you find the requisite number of objects you play a short game or do an unusual type of word search to "cast" a spell the book taught you. The game consists of matching strings of objects in a row and the word search consists of finding fragments of the words that make up your spell as they hover in a moving field of other word fragments. You can play in timed or untimed mode.
The HOS are very challenging and there are one or two objects that felt a little unfair because they were either very, very small or almost completely obscured. All the HOS are basic list finds with no interaction and you return to any given scene multiple times. I enjoyed the HOS even with the items that were so difficult to find. The round that ends the game is probably among the most difficult HOS that I've seen in a game of this type.
Overall, this is an older HOP game with very challenging HOS and a fun game between rounds. The graphics are not completely up to modern standards but they're good enough for the game to be enjoyable. The magician's book was cute and funny. If you like HOS this one is worth trying out to see if you like it. Show less
I recommend this game!
+11points
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Liked it!
4 / 5
a good game but very difficult
PostedApril 24, 2023
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mlivermore
 
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fromalden, ny
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
It is a very challenging game, almost too challenging. Many of the items to find are very small or very hard to see. Sometimes, very frustrating to pay.
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It was OK.
3 / 5
Expensive
PostedMarch 13, 2024
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kimnfl56
 
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fromtallahassee florida
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
 
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Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
OK
3 / 5
Level of Challenge 
OK
3 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
As long as this game has been around and the not so good reviews, I would think this game would be a little less expensive.
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Disliked it.
2 / 5
7 of 8 found this review helpful
A confusing, difficult game
PostedNovember 30, 2014
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gamefan10
 
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fromChicago, IL
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object
Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Poor
2 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
I had a difficult time understanding this game. The directions were unclear for each step. It's mostly HO scenes, with a few mini-games, but you are supposed to learn spells and then use them to help you locate things. There is a very skimpy hint system that takes quite a while to build up again. The main reason I was so frustrated was that some of the hidden objects were so hard to find. You are ...Show more
I had a difficult time understanding this game. The directions were unclear for each step. It's mostly HO scenes, with a few mini-games, but you are supposed to learn spells and then use them to help you locate things. There is a very skimpy hint system that takes quite a while to build up again. The main reason I was so frustrated was that some of the hidden objects were so hard to find. You are penalized if you click too much to look for objects, but often there is no other way to find them. I tried using spells, but they last for such a short time and then you are back to looking for objects. I would not recommend this game. Show less
I don't recommend this game.
+6points
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Hated it.
1 / 5
4 of 10 found this review helpful
BOO
PostedApril 13, 2013
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scarreddarling
 
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Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Large File, Strategy
Fun Factor 
Awful
1 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Awful
1 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Awful
1 / 5
Storyline 
Poor
2 / 5
Straight HO's and super basic.
I don't recommend this game.
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