Curse of the Pharaoh: The Quest for Nefertiti

Ph03nix New Media presents The Curse of the Pharaoh: Quest for Nefertiti as a cool hidden object game.

You play as Anna, the adventurous heroine, who tries to solve the mysterious disappearance of her brother, William. After receiving a note asking for rescue, Anna sets off to Egypt searching for clues to catch her brother’s trail and hopefully recover him in the end.

The gameplay is smooth and addictive. The best part about the game though is that it’s not timed and unlike games of this type, the only consequence of frequent error-clicking is that the game lights go out and you’re forced to find object differences by using just a small flashlight.

The game features a very good graphics and sound blending perfectly to its Egyptian theme.

We think that this quest can be called a spot-the-difference game cause this type of puzzles is used mostly. There are also special items you need to find to unlock the hidden areas of the game, where certain puzzles await you.

As for the drawbacks, the game is too short, only 9 levels, so we’ve coped with it with dispatch. Another thing to complain about also are the scene borders which sometimes block the differences between critical objects in the game. It seems that the border corners are too big to obstruct your view.

In general, it’s a nice quest, but the puzzles are quite easy that can disappoint experienced gamers, as well as auto-hints which can’t be turned off.

8, April 2009