You are a mouse. Not just any mouse but a rather smart mouse who has to help a variety of animals find their lost objects. Yes, I know the game is called Mystery Cookbook but there is no actual cooking going on. Instead of cooking, you travel to different restaurants helping the owners' animals. This is a pretty run of the mill hidden object games. None of the games are too difficult but they are just hard enough to keep it fun. Even the in-between puzzles are a nice change. If you are looking for something new and innovating, you won't find it here. But if you are looking for a decent hidden object game, this is for you.
Beauty Products
I went to use my good pair of tweezers the other night only to find that they aren't really "good" anymore. It's not particularly surprising. I usually spend less than a dollar on a pair of tweezers. Today I found Rubis tweezers, which are like $30! I didn't even know people spent that much on tweezers! I wonder how good they are. Has anyone ever used them before?
Game review: Supermarket Mania
In the time management game Supermarket Mania, you play Nikki, a girl about to start her first day working for TORG Corp. The Corporation is a supermarket that is run by robots. It is your job to make sure the shelves are stocked and there are no messes on the floor. Even though you don't have to deal with the customers in the game directly, you still have to cater to their needs a bit. This is accomplished by making sure all of the shelves are stocked so they can purchase whatever they want. If the shelf is not stocked, they will stand in front of it, getting impatient. You will need to fill the shelf before they get angry and leave. Since the customers will also leave messes, you will need to make sure these are cleaned up before someone falls. Neither of the jobs are difficult but it can get rather difficult to accomplish everything!
I went into this game thinking that I wouldn't enjoy it very much. Well, I was wrong. I found it fairly fun to try to make sure that each of the shelves were stocked with what I thought the customers would want. Of course, I wasn't always right so I ended up rushing around to put out what the customers DID really want but that's what makes the game fun, right? It wouldn't be any fun if we could predict everything. Supermarket Mania is definitely worth a try.
Make it go away!
A little over a week ago, I talked about pimple problems. I'm still having problems on my forehead and I'm still looking for suggestions for any natural acne treatment. Heck, I may even make it into a blog feature! I think you should know by now that I'm not too terribly afraid to try new things. That which doesn't kill us makes us stronger. Right?
Music review: W - Daikishimenaide ~Nikki Tsuki~
Artist: W
Members: Kago Ai, Nozomi Tsuji
Album: 2nd W
Release date: 3/2/05
English translation: Don't hold me Don't hold me What kind of facial expression should I make?
After we kiss After we kiss I can't look at your face 'Cause... I just can't look...
We were born far away from each other And then we met
There's a lot we don't know about each other, but We went shopping and got asked if we were siblings For some reason, I felt happy
I won't show my tears I don't want to show them I don't want to tell you what kind of tears they are
Everything, I mean everything! I like you This moment, just like this I want it to freeze
The environments we were born into Even our accents are different But still we met
We've still got a long fight with the unknown There's a lot of restaurants nearby, so let's go That station is famous for its ramen
April 9th, a clear Saturday. I wonder how many times we've gone on a date now. It was really fun. But really, I know what number date it is...
I know what number date it is, but... But, I can't count 'em... the second kiss I like you. I like you I like you. I like you. Ahhhhhhh!!! I like you.
The environments we were born into Even our accents are different But still we met
There's a lot we don't know about each other, but We went shopping and got asked if we were siblings For some reason, I felt happy
About the song: Another W song about liking a boy. Surprised? Like the rest of their songs, this is pretty cute but it's not as powerful as some of their other ballads. The way the lyrics are divided between them is interesting. They even share a 'deatta.' One sings de, the other sings at and the first sings ta. It makes the song a little bit different but it's nothing special. All in all, a forgettable song.
Downtime
I have managed to catch myself a rather nasty cold. Unfortunately, this means many of my gaming reviews will have to be put on hold until I can actually play some games again. Hopefully I will be better in a few days and things will be back to normal. Thank you for your patience.
Money woes
As everyone knows, the US economy sucks a whole lot. People all over the country are looking into foreclosure help so they don't lose their homes. We were smart enough to buy a house that was well within our means with a fixed rate mortgage. As long as both of us are employed, which is another place we got lucky, we will be OK. Well, the raising gas prices will eventually get us but we are trying our best to work around it. Hopefully the economy will rebound soon.
Game review: Ice Cream Dee Lites
Ice Cream Dee Lites is a time management game that takes place in an ice cream store. Like every other ice cream game, you serve ice cream cones (and other ice cream type novelties) to customers. I didn't like this game nearly as much as other ice cream themed games. While there are a lot of upgrades you can buy, the game just doesn't seem 'right.' Maybe it's the graphics for the ice cream machine dropping the ice cream scoop onto the cone. There seems to be something missing but I can't put my finger on what. Give it a try yourself. Maybe you can tell me what I'm missing.
Still no PS3 for us
I'm still kinda surprised that my gamer husband has not bought a playstation 3 yet. He has pointed out that there aren't any games out for it that he wants that he can't already play on his Xbox 360. I thought he would buy it for the Blu-Ray player but even that hasn't tempted him. Will he cave one day? Perhaps. Then again, he might skip that console completely, which would be a monumentous occasion.
Game review: Airport Mania: First Flight
When I first saw Airport Mania: First Flight, I thought the graphics were too cutesy to make the game any good. I was so extremely wrong. The gameplay is easy. Planes are flying into your airport. It is your job to land them, get them to their terminals, unload the passengers, reload the passengers and get them back into the air. In the later levels, you will also need to refuel and repair some planes. The simplistic approach to the gameplay and the very cute graphics make this fun and interesting to play. You can buy upgrades but you don't have to buy all of them in order to move onto to the next level. I can't wait to play more of this!