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Victorian mansion is one of the newest 3D Puzzles titles available that was developed by Dyad and published by Wrebbit. Both are Montreal based companies and have a lot of experience in the gaming industry as well as puzzles that are known all around the world.

Victorian mansion is a new kind of 3D puzzle never seen before. It is not just a simple puzzle to complete but a game that will bring the Sherlock Holmes out in every one of us. The game is based on two murder stories that you have to solve after completing the complex puzzle that is as good as you would expect given Wrebbit's reputation. The murders take place in a Victorian Mansion in the 19th Century that remind one of the books and style of Agatha Christie's stories.

Victorian Mansion comes with 4 levels of difficulty for any kind of puzzle players. Settings for beginner to the expert, this game will challenge anyone of you that will try to solve the game. The difficulty that the player set will change the number of pieces on the table. starting at 100 pieces to 700 pieces to solve. When all the pieces are assembled together, the game does not stop there, you find a corpse in the turret and an investigation starts. You have to start to ask the resident questions and search for clues to solve this mystery. But when you thought it was over, there is another murder to solve. Both have the style of the famous Sherlock Holmes.

All the pieces are on a table. No need to check if a piece is missing like many of the puzzles you did before, because the game will not make errors and does not have a hole in the box. When you finish the puzzle you will have the chance to visit at the mansion itself and solve the murder story. The game is built in full photo realistic 3D and with historical videoclips.

"Your puzzle is finished, the investigation begins!"

" Time to put together your puzzle "

You will know the mansion even better than your own house.

Victorian Mansion will make the mind of even an expert to work hard but still able to be playable for beginner. That is the great part about this game, it is flexible depending on the player's skill. When you start to solve the murder mystery, it is even more exciting and becomes a whole new game.

You will need to be really patient to play this game because it take many hours to solve the puzzle and even more times on the expert level. The lack of option can be quite frustrating, if you have a high resolution monitor, you will see the pieces really small and sometimes have to zoom on them to see more details. Lack of sounds can become a bit boring after a while as well.

The graphics are well done, especially when you explore the rooms of the mansion after completing it. The pieces are exactly like if it would be real. The ability to keep track of your performance is something really helpful to the players so (s)he knows how well (s)he performs. The feature that more your skill setting are high, the more you will be able to have access to the mansion will make players want to explore more and more and solve the murder.

If you are a fans of puzzle or really loved some previous puzzle games from these companies, Victorian Mansion has everything you need to have many hours of fun. The challenge it bring to players will make your mind work and of course, the satisfaction of completing it and see it all done at the end. Puzzles are seeing a new era with the computer and even bring a lot more than you could had with the old fashion puzzle.

Companies

Developer
Dyad
www.dyad.com

Publisher
Wrebbit
www.wrebbit.com

Category
3D Puzzle

_NOTES

Interest : 92 %
Control: 89 %
Graphics : 87 %
Sounds/Music : 82 %
Originality : 93 %

TOTAL : 89 %

Requirements

Interface
Windows 95/98

Processor
100 MHz Pentium® or more

Memory
16 MB RAM

CD-ROM
2X or more

Sound card
compatible sound card Windows 95/98

ESRB Rating
Everyone

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