March 5th, 2008 by PCG

Game Review: Miss Teri Tale

Teri Tale is an author who moves away from the bustle of New York to Peeking Town to work on her next book. Not surprisingly - at least to anyone who has played a hidden object mystery before - Peeking Town is not the quiet suburb that it appears to be on the surface. Things go sideways when Jason, a purebred Chinese Crested Dog and beloved pet of Teri's new friend Abigail, goes missing. Teri takes it upon herself to find the missing pup, and voila - the premise for Miss Teri Tale.

The town is full of suspects, from Abigail's neglected husband to the mailman whose ankles Jason used to nip, to the jealous neighbor whose own Chinese Crested Dog is competing for the same prize at the dog show, among others.

You gradually narrow down the list of suspects by searching for clues in and around their respective properties. Each location contains a list of items you must find and click on, such as a feather duster, tape dispenser, bunch of grapes, and life preserver. Some of the items will be key clues that will either further incriminate a suspect or clear his or her name for good. Through process of elimination, you'll gradually begin to home in on the real dog-napper.

However, not before you've revisited the same 9 properties and 17 areas over and over again, backtracking your steps in a seemingly random and meandering investigation that drags on for a little too long. It doesn't help that the game's weak story doesn't do a good job of driving gameplay forward...

Miss Teri Tale is a by Reflexive development of the hidden object game. In the game, players will play actress Teri Tale, and moved to New York to follow her peeking in the town, according to the clues left to help find puppies Jason neighbors.

Miss Teri Tale used as a photo realist style of the same picture, the overall effect of high and no significant of messy. Screen colors fresh and natural. Story theme decided the game environment, players can admire the town of customs, and some beautiful scenes in a room.

With the real scene images, audio processing in the game is also very realistic, played under different occasions different beautiful music, the audience will put more immersed in the mystery of the process of exploration...

The latest hidden object game release is Miss Teri Tale from Big Fish Games. You, the player, are Miss Teri Tale. You’ve moved from the city to quiet little Peeking Town to work on your next book. You’re suffering from writer’s block until Jason, your neighbor’s dog, is kidnapped. Inspired by this tragedy, you determine to find Jason, solve the mystery of his disappearance and turn the story into your next best-seller. A series of emails from a mysterious blackmailer keep you motivated to follow the tale to its conclusion.

The mystery must be solved by finding clues in your neighbors’ homes. You search each home numerous times while the occupants are away. While the dognapping might be a crime, breaking and entering apparently can be done with a clear conscience - all for a good cause, of course...