Magic City Detective: Carnival

I enjoyed this game. The game play was interesting. There were various new and different mini games. Unfortunately I found the mini games too difficult. I think I was able to do only half of them!!! As always love to find the collectibles. I recommend this game. Thank you to the developers.

Not a bad game, but I did experience several problems during play. There was programming coding visible on one screen, and the game froze during a match 3 game in the bonus chapter. I don’t usually play with audio on, but after reading the reviews I turned audio on and while it cut out early in the game it came back shortly after. Nothing insurmountable but glitches nonetheless. For last of QA I will rate no higher than 3. It was overall not a bad game, and much better than recent offerings.

Although I disliked the episodic elements (distracting sales timer clocks and decision points), this game had many positive aspects. It was lengthy, and a strategy guide and collectibles were provided, making it seem more like the amazing CE Domini games of old. The touchscreen sensitivity wasn’t too bad, although it still needed enhancement. However, the carnival atmosphere, the magical camera, and the general gameplay was terrific. Some of the inventory usage was novel. We were treated to some new and exciting mini-games. The HO scenes had a wonderful variety. Of course, the storyline was similar to all of Domini’s plots. (Evil entity stealing souls or power for resurrection of someone or something.) Yet the game was unique, the characters interesting and the twists and turns fantastic. Since we never played any of these episodes, it was truly similar to a full-length CE game! That is the formula which made Domini successful, and the developer needs to return to it. Forget the obnoxious clocks, episodes and useless decision points. Give us what we want, and you will start to be profitable again! My true rating will be 4.5 stars. It was generous but I loved the game.