The Mystery of the Mary Celeste Review

The original Mary Celeste was a merchant ship that has become one of the worlds greatest maritime mysteries. In 1872 she was found floating in the Atlantic Ocean, with full sails intact but the entire crew had disappeared. All the cargo was still on board and all the crews personal belongings were still in place. It seems the crew just vanished from the face of the earth, and to this day no clues as to why they disappeared ever came to light. The Mary Celeste is a true ghost ship story.

This sets the scene for a true mystery thriller, and what could be better for a spooky hidden object game than the story of the Mary Celeste.

In The Mystery of the Mary Celeste, you play as Mary Morehouse, who boards the Mary Celeste II for it's maiden voyage. The Mary Celeste II is an exact recreation of the original ship. As soon as the boat sets sail, mysterious occurrences begin to unfold and you must uncover the answers to the mysteries or be doomed like the original crew.

While The Mystery of the Mary Celeste may not be the best hidden object game ever created, it does have some pleasing aspects and is well worth the effort of giving this a trial run. Graphics are good and they set a spooky mood for the entire game. Some of the objects to find can be small on older monitors, but if you have a good size resolution, small objects are not a problem. Music is set to a nautical theme and doesn't intrude on the game. The hint system is generous. Objects are kept in theme with the game, which is very refreshing.

Perhaps the biggest downfall of The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is the overall length of game play. For some, especially experienced HOG fans, they may breeze through the game in around 2 or 3 hours. You move back and forth through time, thanks to a mystical amulet, going from the Mary Celeste II to the original ship in order to collect clues and solve puzzles. Mini games are fairly easy but there are a few of those "untie the knots" games.

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste has a great story line that keeps pushing you to the finish. Compelling may be too strong a word for the game, perhaps interesting enough to want to see the story unfold. The ending, well it was a bit of a let down, but I'm not going to spoil it for you. There are eight chapters in the game, with the last chapter being the longest.

To sum up, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste has great graphics and a solid story which follows the history of the original Mary Celeste closely. Of course the game writers has used imagination to create a spooky ghostly feel, with writers license to include time travel between ships. Use of the amulet is overdone, but the game has enough substance to get a 4 star from 5 rating. Place The Mystery of the Mary Celeste in your "worth trying" list.

 

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