An enchanting little fairy tale ideal for children and younger players set in a colorful fancy world inhabited by fairies, druids, unicorns and other legendary creatures. It is not exactly a HOG even though there are a few HO Scenes with 4 or 5 items to find in each, but rather an adventure in which you interact with the different characters. You lead the princess in 3rd person view through the world so that she can perform the tasks that are given in the diary. A map helps you find your bearings. Tasks, minigames and interactivity are easy but good fun. The game is linear and you can set the level of difficulty in the Options. Hints are given by a lovely little fairy and serve primarily to spot the hidden objects. The graphics are nice, uncomplicated, full of lively colors, the challenge level is moderate and the music isn't bad at all. Cute and refreshing, this adventure should ravish your progeny by its simplicity.

I loved this game despite its occasional awkward moments. Generally it has a very fun and light atmosphere as you help the Princess on her quest to defeat the evil witch, and you get to travel around the map visiting different fairy tale characters and solving quests. The graphics are very well done and the characters are amusing. I liked the use of a 3rd-person map to travel around on, and fairly early on you can solve a quest and get the help of a Unicorn who will carry you from place to place much faster. You are also accompanied by a little faery who you can ask for hints to help you figure out what to do next. The gameplay is divided between nicely done hidden object scenes, travelling on the map, and a variety of fun little minigames (which can all be skipped on the easy difficulty setting). I played the easiest setting for this particular game, yet I still hit a dead-end a couple times and had no idea what to do next. However I found a free official PDF walkthrough available with pictures. The main problem I had was at the end when I couldn't get the solution to work the way it was supposed to according to the official walkthrough. I noticed several other people on forums had the same problem and some even wondered if there was a fatal bug. However, seemingly at random I did eventually get it to work and the mega-happy ending made up for the earlier frustration. Parental warning: while this game was cute and had lots of pretty scenes, the imagery in some scenes with the witch or the bewitched characters could frighten sensitive children-- especially when the witch leaps out at you near the end. (You can see a small version of what that looks like in the walkthrough.) Overall I loved this game and would like to find more games like it. And to be fair: Even the handful of confusing parts in this game were nowhere near as frustrating as the kind of puzzles game designers loved to foist on you in the classic PC adventure games (e.g., King's Quest).

Kingdom of Seven Seals by Big Fish Games and Puppet Life. My review is based on my completion of the game played on the hardest setting (since I failed to check the options before starting my game). Princess Vita must run all over the kingdom to 17 homes of the fairy tale type citizens including fairies, ogre, mermaids, trolls and druids just to name a few, doing favors for the citizens so that she can get the 7 seals and restore the kingdom and not only save the royal family but also the children of the citizens that the witch took hostage also. This game is more adventure than HOG. I found it a fun game that I was able to play with my grandson minus the slot machines used to earn money to bribe the witches "goons" or robbers. Though if VERY VERY careful (plus very observant- to get an extra misc item on the road side) you could possibly...maybe... get through without visiting the slot machines but it would be difficult! The game loads pre set to the hardest setting. There are differences in the game dialog and screen set up depending on the level of difficulty that you choose. There are things that were intentionally left out to make the harder levels more difficult, which explains the frustration that many players expressed on the forum pages and the lack of instructions. The options page has a slider settings for 3 levels of difficulty, 10 levels for the music and 10 levels for the sound effects. They also had boxes to check to mute all, full screen and custom cursor. There are spaces for up to 5 players. You have a fairy who is your helper through a majority of the game. She offers little help on the most difficult level. She is located on the lower left. In front of her is a scroll of paper that will return you to the main menu. There is a button on the lower right that once pushed will show a small map of the kingdom and remains on there after. The white dot is your current location and the gold dots are locations with active tasks to accomplish. It would have been even m

It would have been nice to have a walkthrough a couple of times when I got stuck wondering what to do, but I somehow muddled my way through and eventually figured out the two places that confused me.... Pros: Story - a nice little fairytale complete with witches, trolls, fairies, elves, ogres, giants, and even mermaids A very different mode of gameplay - you have to figure things out as you go and you ride a unicorn around a map of the kingdom on various quests Kids who love fairytales will really enjoy this one (but might need a little help from Mom or Dad). However, I must confess I enjoyed it too ;); Fairy/book was very helpful in figuring things out - so if you get stuck, check the book by clicking on the fairy Cons: Having to get gold at casinos -- a lot of time is wasted on the one-armed bandit getting the gold necessary to get past bandits - I would have preferred a puzzle rather than casino-type slot machine It would have been nice if the map was interactive to get around quicker -- click on where you need to be and then ride the unicorn there rather than having to click a few steps ahead all the time Although the game itself was a good puzzle, most of the mini-puzzles were way too easy. I rate this a high 3 (so it's closer to 4 than 3).... or a solid 4 for kids. And if you're a kid at heart yourself (like me), you will probably enjoy it yourself. ;)

Could not get a decent time for this game, my cursor wouldn't quit jumping all over. I wouldn't move smoothly. Could have been fun for a child if the cursor would work. Bright and colorful, with lots of fun characters.

The graphics of this game was poor quality they've could've clean those graphics up make them brighter and cleaner, plus it has a glitch which hurts the rating for this game.The sounds ...meh! Storyline so far is fairytale for children.I'm sure that a youngster would appreciate this game.But definitely this game is not for adults.

This game was frustrating to me as it was not intuitive. Several times I could not figure out what to do next. I did find a walkthrough on the internet, but that wasn't all that much help. I hardly ever give up on a game; I always try to tough it out and finish it, but this one was just too irritating.

This was a strange one. Yes, the storyline is better suited to children, especially little girls who are into princesses. It is more adventure than HO, but I'm an avid adventure gamer so am used to games that don't give much indication as to what to do next. That said, this game has some big holes in it. There are puzzles without reasonable explanation--as in one that never offered key information and had to be solved by trial and error. I played on the hardest setting (there are three). You do all of your movement on a map, basically--an overhead view of the area with little detail. Only when you reach a location you can enter do you get a better view of the room from eye level. Sparkles tell you where the doors are, and often are the only indication that a "door" exists because they are frequently on windows, a painting, or just some spot on the wall. Hints are not always very helpful, sometimes conflicting with what the characters wanted my to do, and I had a rough time figuring out where to go and what to do next. My PC easily met the game's requirements, but locked up three different times, requiring a three-finger-salute to get out and restart the game. I also agree with other reviewers about the grainy quality of the graphics. It's only a problem in the few hidden object scenes, but there were plenty of items that I could not see against the background because they were small, and colored/textured just like what was behind it. If you're interested in trying an adventure game, this is NOT a good introduction to the genre even for a crossover. I can't say I recommend this game.

I bought this game as the $2.99 game of the day and I am glad I did not pay full price. This game is not terrible but it is not good either. Here is what I liked about this game... The story was decent for a fairy tale / fantasy story. I liked the way your character traveled throughout the kingdom (one exception is the lack of screen scrolling when you reached the edge of the screen). SOME of the characters were interesting. Here is what I did not like. This game was too easy and it is set to the highest difficulty by default. The graphics were strange and very cheesy (What's up with the elf and the "good" witch? They look like they were dressed by Punky Brewster.) There was no cohesiveness to the game as a whole. It just seemed like a bunch of different mini games smashed together with out a lot of thought for the finished product. Seriously there had to be a better way to earn gold for your quest than having random "casinos" placed throughout the land... and it was strange that there were modern day devices (flaslights, fuses, etc) in the hidden object areas. Anyway this game is just OK. I did kinda enjoy playing it, I just had to turn my brain off.

Don't totally hate this game, but it could use some improvement. Plus side, map to guide where you are heading next. Princess gets to ride a unicorn :) Cons-slot machine to earn cash Tons of back and forth to complete quests Storyline seems haphazard. Many grey areas,or hard to see objects in scenes Possibly ok for kids A no deal for this 50+ Nana...