March 3rd, 2008 by PCGGame Review: The Count of Monte Cristo
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Game Description:
The Count of Monte Cristo is an epic Hidden Object game based on the famous novel by Alexander Dumas. Help the romantic hero, Edmond Dantes, escape from a perilous prison and exact his vengeance on those who betrayed him. Follow the thrilling plot as you scour scenes for thousands of hidden objects, investigate 8 suspects, and solve over 15 puzzles. Find the person that wrongfully imprisoned you in this one-of-a-kind adventure!
Game size: 47.8 MB
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Review from: GameZebo
Depending on your predilections, you may have read Alexander Dumas' famous novel The Count Of Monte Cristo, or at least seen one or more of the many film iterations. Well, unless you're the most die-hard of hidden-object fans and simply must play every game in the genre, you may want to leave well enough alone and pass on FindHiddenObjects.com's seek-and-find variant on the tale.
The Count of Monte Cristo, based loosely on the 19th century narrative of betrayal, envy, imprisonment and revenge, combines hidden-object action with numerous mini-games and adds in short bits and pieces of the classic masterpiece to come up with a somewhat bastard of an offering. In essence, the story is peripheral to gameplay and serves only as a setting to house the eclectic and disjointed mix of game elements.
In the course of play, you search through more than 20 different scenes (based on locales from the novel) for traditional hidden-object bounty, as well as encountering over 15 various mini-games. For what purpose? To investigate eight different characters who are part of the well-known story, determining which suspects are "guilty" or "not guilty" of the crimes committed against poor Edmond Dantes. Occasional cut scenes move the story along, but little ties gameplay into the classic tale. As for your "investigation," locating all the concealed objects relating to a suspect automatically informs you as to whether that person is guilty or innocent, with no actual deduction on your part whatsoever.
When you begin, you're given the option of choosing between two game modes, Normal Time and Extended Time. If the average seek-and-find diversion challenges you, choose the latter. Otherwise, stick with the former. The downside of having less time is that, should you run out before completing all object searches and mini-games associated with each suspect, you have to start that segment of the game over from scratch, an hour's worth of play time.
Being a hidden-object pastime, The Count of Monte Cristo devotes most gameplay to traditional seek-and-find searches. Each scene includes a menagerie of unrelated items you must sift through to locate those named on a given list. Objects run the gamut of period specific goods like halberds, tankards and muskets to all sorts of animals, insects, birds, fruits and vegetables, and miscellaneous paraphernalia. Find them all and you move on to the next search or one of the many included mini-games...
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The Count of Monte Cristo, based loosely on the 19th century narrative of betrayal, envy, imprisonment and revenge, combines hidden-object action with numerous mini-games and adds in short bits and pieces of the classic masterpiece to come up with a somewhat bastard of an offering. In essence, the story is peripheral to gameplay and serves only as a setting to house the eclectic and disjointed mix of game elements.
In the course of play, you search through more than 20 different scenes (based on locales from the novel) for traditional hidden-object bounty, as well as encountering over 15 various mini-games. For what purpose? To investigate eight different characters who are part of the well-known story, determining which suspects are "guilty" or "not guilty" of the crimes committed against poor Edmond Dantes. Occasional cut scenes move the story along, but little ties gameplay into the classic tale. As for your "investigation," locating all the concealed objects relating to a suspect automatically informs you as to whether that person is guilty or innocent, with no actual deduction on your part whatsoever.
When you begin, you're given the option of choosing between two game modes, Normal Time and Extended Time. If the average seek-and-find diversion challenges you, choose the latter. Otherwise, stick with the former. The downside of having less time is that, should you run out before completing all object searches and mini-games associated with each suspect, you have to start that segment of the game over from scratch, an hour's worth of play time.
Being a hidden-object pastime, The Count of Monte Cristo devotes most gameplay to traditional seek-and-find searches. Each scene includes a menagerie of unrelated items you must sift through to locate those named on a given list. Objects run the gamut of period specific goods like halberds, tankards and muskets to all sorts of animals, insects, birds, fruits and vegetables, and miscellaneous paraphernalia. Find them all and you move on to the next search or one of the many included mini-games...
Review from: Spin Top Games
...Your adventure starts off in a dark prison cell full of various creatures and objects. At the bottom of the screen is a list of items that you must find to pass this stage. You also have five hints to help you along. When you click the hint button, an item that you're looking for will be circled, showing you its location. Using only your eyes and the mouse, you must find everything on the list to move forward.
While the bulk of the gameplay centers around finding objects, certain bonus stages do mix it up a bit. In one level you'll be given the remnants of a torn map which you must piece back together. It's actually rather difficult, as some pieces may not even be rightside up and you'll have to hit the spacebar to flip them around.
Each level consists of several stages, of which you move back and forth freely. If you can't find a certain object in one stage, simply take a break and play another stage in the mean time.
You start off with five hints that last you through out the whole level. To get more, you may go to a cave full of treasure and look for gems. For every 10 gems you find, you get one hint...
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While the bulk of the gameplay centers around finding objects, certain bonus stages do mix it up a bit. In one level you'll be given the remnants of a torn map which you must piece back together. It's actually rather difficult, as some pieces may not even be rightside up and you'll have to hit the spacebar to flip them around.
Each level consists of several stages, of which you move back and forth freely. If you can't find a certain object in one stage, simply take a break and play another stage in the mean time.
You start off with five hints that last you through out the whole level. To get more, you may go to a cave full of treasure and look for gems. For every 10 gems you find, you get one hint...
Review from: Casual Game Review
The Count of Monte Cristo game is a French writer Dumas under the same name works "The Count of Monte Cristo" and the mysterious sight of the production works. In the game, you need to follow a heroine Aidemengtangtaishi imprisonment experienced by the frame-up, get to know the priests, the death row escape, as well as the entire process of revenge.
Very rich game scenes, including more than 20 full real piece of the space environment, the performance of the game delicate art images and perfect details. Whether the story is old-style animation, or the atmospheric rendering of the characters, depicts a very delicate.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar into the maze of plot, a good grasp of the background music to create an atmosphere full of suspense space in the sharp-click sound to find complete tasks...
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Very rich game scenes, including more than 20 full real piece of the space environment, the performance of the game delicate art images and perfect details. Whether the story is old-style animation, or the atmospheric rendering of the characters, depicts a very delicate.
Accompanied by a thunderous roar into the maze of plot, a good grasp of the background music to create an atmosphere full of suspense space in the sharp-click sound to find complete tasks...