Magic Academy - PC Game - Reflexive Arcade

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bjdibbins' Review - April 5, 2007 - View all my reviews (13)

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Should keep you occupied for a spell..

Magic Academy is one of the many clones cashing in on the popularity of the highly successful Mystery Case Files series. The gameplay is almost identical to Mysteryville, though with a completely different storyline and graphics that will prompt a feeling of deja vu if you're a Harry Potter fan.

The gameplay is smooth and polished without any of the clicking problems I've experienced in games like Paparazzi.

There is also a good level of variety in this game. In addition to the search for hidden objects from a list and from outline shapes, there are also spot-the-difference puzzles, memory match games and two jigsaw puzzle-style games.

Unfortunately it is clear that english isn't the first language of the developers, and as a result the between-level conversations are dreadful. Fortunately these can be skipped and have nothing to do with the real game anyway.

The music tracks sound good and are enjoyable, but there just aren't enough of them. After a few levels you will probably find yourself turning the sound down once the repetition starts to become annoying.

As I've mentioned in my other reviews, I particularly enjoy the MCF hidden object style games, and I think I've played them all now. What I look for is good graphics and gameplay, with objects that are well hidden without being impossible to find without using hints.

Magic Academy does a good job of blending objects into the background, and for the most part could be considered on par with MCF.

The hint system reminded me of Travelogue 360 Paris, in that once you use a free tip, there is a recharge delay before you can request another one.

If there is a downside, it's that the game can be completed too quickly. There are 10 main locations and 21 stages with a variety of games in each stage.

The free demo will give you more than enough time to work out whether Magic Academy is a game you'd like to buy, so try it out and see what you think - its definitely worth the download.

This review has an average score of 4.3 - Based on 18 ratings
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bringeroflite's Review - May 10, 2007 - View all my reviews (8)

Demo Version (PC)

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Hogwarts Academy?!

I enjoy playing these MCF style games. What I really like about this game, is that it's more than just searching for objects that are listed; there's things like spotting the difference, looking for a number of the same objects, and tile swapping.
The only thing that really put me off was halfway through the game, I had totally forgotten what the story line was about. Suddenly we're talking about ghosts, and missing sisters, and you have a new friend that resembles Harry Potter, but I couldn't put two and two together (but that's just me).
Other than that, it had smooth gameplay, and was pretty much enjoyable.

This review has an average score of 4.1 - Based on 14 ratings
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cybergranny's Review - April 13, 2007 - View all my reviews (3)

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Magic academy

Great game will be getting full version of this one and any other thats like it very popular with my grandkids too they stand over my shoulder getting very excited when they find an itam.

This review has an average score of 4 - Based on 5 ratings
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