Relic Hunt Review

Marcus Jones is thought to be the black sheep of the family, but his grandpa senses there is something worthwhile in the young man and he deserves a chance. Grandpa was a prominent adventurer in his day, but alas, as he grew older he kind of lost his marbles and started stashing all the gold, trinkets and relics he found on deserted islands. Luckily for Marcus, and us game players, he wrote the location of the treasures in a diary before he went completely bonkers.

Young Marcus seems to have inherited his talent for excitement and his grandpa's affliction for forgetting things. He forgets to pay his rent, he forgets to go to work, he even forgets to bathe. While Marcus is totally disappointing to the rest of his family, Grandpa Jones has a moment of clarity from his normal delusional state, seizes the moment and presents Marcus with his diaries, secretly whispering in his ear that if he can follow the clues held within, find the islands and solve some mysterious puzzles, great riches will be his.

Well perhaps it didn't quite happen like that but why spoil a good story. You have to remember that Relic Hunt is a hidden object game, so perhaps there is a hidden meaning within. Our version sounds much more believable anyway because, really, who in their right mind would find truck loads of gold, valuable diamonds and other fabulous treasures, then hide them away on deserted islands. Didn't grandpa know anything about buying things!

Enough! Back to the review. Relic Hunt continues the good interactive production of late in the hidden object game genre. Not as complex or compelling as Mystery Age Imperial Staff, nevertheless it does have it's own set of features that stamp it a game of quality.

Fabulous clear graphics is the first feature that really grabs your attention. Nice audio and a good solid story line. Once you start playing you are met with a lot of interactive seek and find hunting, such as noticing a message in a bottle, then finding a corkscrew to pop open the bottle and read the message. There are many items that will go into your inventory which you will use later in your quest for untold treasure.

There are seven locations to search and some mini games that won't bog you down too much. You begin with 3 hints and by finding "M" symbols scattered throughout the game, you can replenish your hint basket. Random clicking will make your cursor spin for a second but as there is no timer, that really isn't a penalty.

Everything points to a really enjoyable game, with Relic Hunt totally engrossing one to keep playing through to the finish. The disappointing side to this game is it's length. Any sort of HOG player could just about finish this within the free hour, so we must strongly suggest downloading the free trial and playing that. Items are randomly scattered so there is some replay factor, but the shortness makes this a game we can't honestly suggest you purchase.

It's a pity there were not more chapters to Relic Hunt, or another job for me as a fiction writer. Another 4 or five chapters would have made this a fabulous play, but saying that, it still is quite a good game and an enjoyable challenge with a great story. Best advice from us, play the free download and see how fast you can get through the game, you may find you finish the game during the demo time. We give Relic Hunt only 3 stars from five rating, but it really should deserve more if it were just a few chapters longer. .

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