Mortimer Beckett and The Lost King Review

Pros

Interesting locations to search for objects in
Objects found help advance the story
Movement though the game is directed by the player
Cursor changes appearance over puzzles, puzzle items, people, and clues to clearly indicate what needs to be done.
Pop ups with story detail are not text heavy and provide useful hints.

Cons

Same objects to locate each time played, essentially eliminating re-play value.

Mortimer Beckett and The Lost King Review

Mortimer Beckett and The Lost Kingd offers a great combination of hidden object hunting with elements of a point and click adventure game.

Magical Kingdom

The plot itself is lively and imaginative, traveling to magical lands with vibrant locations to find the missing jewels of the king's crown. Objects are spread out, hidden in several locations per chapter which offers an exciting challenge. Some puzzles, such as piecing together torn photographs or rearranging hints, are also included in the game adding extra challenges.

Helpful Hints

A particularly useful feature is the change in cursor appearance over objects that require some action, such as a puzzle piece cursor to indicate a found object must be placed. It is easy enough for a player to become stuck and unsure how to progress further and these specialized cursors provide the help needed to move onward.

Limited Replayability

In the realm of hidden object/adventure games, The Lost King's only major fault is the game is the same each time, eliminating re-play appeal.

Conclusion - One of the Better Hidden Object Games

Overall though, the creative fantasy locations are enticing to play while the puzzles and unique placement of hidden objects provide a good challenge that will leave players with a sense of accomplishment as they advance through the game.

- Review by Sara on Feb 24, 2010