Book of Legends > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

55 of 62 found this review helpful

Better than National Treasure

PostedNovember 23, 2011

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fromIndianapolis, IN

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Time Management, Hidden Object

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Awesome HIdden Object game! Better than National Treasure! I loved how you kept getting sent to different places after figuring out the clues. Challenging, but not so hard you get frustrated.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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A little overlooked jewel

PostedMay 21, 2013

AdrianaIP

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

If you loved "Samantha Swift" you'll love this one. Same pretty views #and their not being full sized makes them more so#, same showcasing of beautiful museum pieces #approprite for the country# same miniminal but servicieable storyline, same vairety and twists to HOS to make them intersting. And there is a point to HOS, to make Zoe earn money for her plane tickets, which gives them a point. I ...Show more

If you loved "Samantha Swift" you'll love this one. Same pretty views #and their not being full sized makes them more so#, same showcasing of beautiful museum pieces #approprite for the country# same miniminal but servicieable storyline, same vairety and twists to HOS to make them intersting. And there is a point to HOS, to make Zoe earn money for her plane tickets, which gives them a point. I already traveled to DC, Prague, Paris, Venice, and am now in China. And then there are mysterious men in black trailing Zoe. And I think that a couple of her clients are suspicious characters....

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I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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I Love this game

PostedJuly 17, 2012

BarbaraFish

fromPinson, Alabama

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

It is a little older which is why i rated it lower in the v/s quality but it's not so bad you'll be sorry you bought it.

The HOS are challenging and the little adventures between the HOS are fun.

Funny banter by brother and sister lighten the mood. Thumbs up on this one

I recommend this game!

+8points

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Book of Legends

PostedJuly 17, 2012

tailswhiskers

fromAsheville, NC

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I like this game but, it is a very hard to play. If you get stuck there is no hint button. What you have to find is very well hidden. I would recommend this game.

I recommend this game!

+5points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Fun to play

PostedJanuary 7, 2012

SeaBamboo

fromLondon, UK

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I really liked this game; the voiceovers are good & I liked the humour between the main characters, a brother & sister. She is on a quest to find a book that holds the key to finding Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur. There is rather too much dialogue but you can click through it or in the options screen you can turn the voiceover down & just use the subtitles.

The adventure starts in a boat & ...Show more

I really liked this game; the voiceovers are good & I liked the humour between the main characters, a brother & sister. She is on a quest to find a book that holds the key to finding Excalibur, the sword of King Arthur. There is rather too much dialogue but you can click through it or in the options screen you can turn the voiceover down & just use the subtitles.

The adventure starts in a boat & you have to find items to get it moving; the story then moves on to Washington & I liked visiting various famous places to find clues. While you are looking for items you will be asked to perform other tasks for which you can earn money; you need to do this to collect enough to pay for your airfare to the next location. Each time you successfully complete a task there is a fanfare which got very tiresome after the first few.

The hint is unusual – you can click on the PDA to get a silhouette or if you click on the question mark a grid is displayed on screen & you are given a reference square to search. The hint recharges in around 30 seconds which is a good thing as the items can be really hard to find; being an older game the graphics are pretty grainy which doesn’t help.
There is no misclick penalty for which I am grateful as I had to randomly click around some screens quite a bit.

Each location takes a while to complete; this game is very good value & a pleasure to play Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Relax and Enjoy HO with a Little Story

PostedJuly 17, 2012

Nana6177

fromWashington State..The Evergreen State

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Brain Teaser, Puzzle

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

2 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

As one review stated it reminds me of the movie National Treasure. You go on a treasure hunt, and along the way provide services to accumulate money to fund your adventure. You will receive phone calls with request to seek something; upon completion you will receive payment. The calls are an access to HO scenes, which are clear although items are sometimes small.

There is lots of dialog, which ...Show more

As one review stated it reminds me of the movie National Treasure. You go on a treasure hunt, and along the way provide services to accumulate money to fund your adventure. You will receive phone calls with request to seek something; upon completion you will receive payment. The calls are an access to HO scenes, which are clear although items are sometimes small.

There is lots of dialog, which you can skip by simply clicking your mouse, although you do need to know what they are saying, so you can read the dialog in the log book. There is a cell phone that is your help/hint button, it shows the shadow of the desired object and if you click the X it will bring up a grid on your screen that will narrow down the location. You also have a map that will transport you to your desired location. Music is very good/exciting (IMHO)…and love the fanfare after a HO scene.

It is a fun game; however it does hold your hand all the way through. If you want to relax and enjoy HO with a little story this is quite good. If you’re looking for adventure I don’t think you will find it here even though the constantly remind you that you are on an adventure. Personally, I enjoy more adventure in my games (some HO are ok) so this will be a pass for me. For $2.99 DD it is a GREAT buy for HO lovers.

This is a really great plot for an adventure game and I wish some dev. would follow through with the concept. Show less

I recommend this game!

+21points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Talk About Squabbles

PostedAugust 1, 2012

rosekaufmann

fromLos Angeles

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

This is a beautifully crafted adventure/puzzle/HOS game; length is about 5 hours. The creators gave us real-life squabbling siblings through the entire game - brings back memories. Voice-overs are quite good and actually sound like authentic bickering. He is overenthusiastic, optimistic, and sees the world as one rosy adventure. She is the smart one, cynical and humors him and, for her reward, is ...Show more

This is a beautifully crafted adventure/puzzle/HOS game; length is about 5 hours. The creators gave us real-life squabbling siblings through the entire game - brings back memories. Voice-overs are quite good and actually sound like authentic bickering. He is overenthusiastic, optimistic, and sees the world as one rosy adventure. She is the smart one, cynical and humors him and, for her reward, is exasperated. Their differences in personalities will make you laugh.

There are 6 cities in which riddles are solved, puzzles played and money earned to pay the airfare to the next city. The siblings use a PDA to keep in touch. There may be too much handholding for some people because the characters are always making suggestions. Each chapter ends with variations of HOS and a few puzzles. Story is very well thought out and all the fairly easy riddles, puzzles and HOS are integrated into the game. The artwork is bright and colorful. An orchestra with an occasional choir provides a changing rhythmic music appropriate to the story. Definitely worth a try and a smile or two. Show less

I recommend this game!

+20points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

10 of 10 found this review helpful

A must-have!

PostedJuly 22, 2012

Snowfoxx

fromChipley, FL

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Large File

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

This is one truly fun treasure hunt of a game that bring together apsects of various pop culture icons and blends them together in a great way. Usually in HOMs you spend time hunting down useless junk to find one silly thing, but not in Book of Legends. Like in the movie, National Treasure, each new item leads you to a new clue, that sends you on a global journey as you help Charleston and his ...Show more

This is one truly fun treasure hunt of a game that bring together apsects of various pop culture icons and blends them together in a great way. Usually in HOMs you spend time hunting down useless junk to find one silly thing, but not in Book of Legends. Like in the movie, National Treasure, each new item leads you to a new clue, that sends you on a global journey as you help Charleston and his sister Zoe find Excalibur.

The beginning of the game seems very much like the opening of season 10 on Stargate SG-1, and the bookish library geek, Charleston reminds of us of the very young Daniel Jackson. Unlike Daniel, he merely calls the shots and gives Zoe directions to follow. Along with Chuck manning the helm of the operation, Zoe also picks up odd jobs along the way to fund the hunt. Some of these characters are a little shady, but when someone pays you $200 to do five minutes worth of work, you jump at it, especially in the 2012 economy.

Even the hints we get to find items are done more logically, as we see the place through a grid, and hunt for the item in a map-like pattern rather than simply see a shimmer on our screen. Book of Legends has become a must-have for me. If you like those kinds of hunts where one thing leads to another, and there is little back-tracking involved, then it will be a must-have for you, too. Show less

I recommend this game!

+10points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Great game for younger players

PostedJuly 23, 2012

Scobeaux

fromNew York City

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Skill Level:Expert

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

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I want to give a shout-out to the voice acting in this game - it is really exceptionally good. Normally I am not a fan of lots of dialog, but in this case the actors are so good and the dialog is entertaining and very natural-seeming so it's not even annoying. The other sound effects and music are good too. Another plus - there is a lot of variety in what is basically a hidden object game. The ...Show more

I want to give a shout-out to the voice acting in this game - it is really exceptionally good. Normally I am not a fan of lots of dialog, but in this case the actors are so good and the dialog is entertaining and very natural-seeming so it's not even annoying. The other sound effects and music are good too. Another plus - there is a lot of variety in what is basically a hidden object game. The objects one needs to find correspond to a great extent to the city where the action is located from time to time, which I think is a plus. The graphics are pretty but somewhat grainy but mostly it's not too hard to find the objects. It is definitely aimed at kids about 11-15, I would say, so adults may get bored after a while. I am still playing, though! Show less

I recommend this game!

+6points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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Turned out to be fun

PostedJuly 17, 2012

Razorback55

fromTexarkana, AR

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Time Management, Mahjong

Current Favorite:

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Based on demo only this one turned out to be better than I thought. Interesting information given at each location and the locations were good. Play between the siblings was good. It took me a few times to figure out the hint button. All I saw were the grids before I zeroed on that there was a location. I probably will buy this with a game credit.

I recommend this game!

+2points

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