Mythic Pearls: The Legend of Tirnanog

Today's release from Big Fish Games is a new marble shooter game called Mythic Pearls: Legend of Tirnanog.

Familiar game play and easy-to-learn mechanics make this game immediately accessible to gamers of all ages and skill levels. Gorgeous Celtic knot artwork adorns each level and the wonderful graphics are paired with an enchanting musical score.

You must find a way to control the Mythic Pearls! Travel throughout the legendary region of Tirnanog, stopping along your adventures to subdue the power of the pearls. Tirnanog is a vast land. and there will be instances where you must decide upon the path you must take. Magical power-ups will assist you throughout your journey. Learn to wield the mystical hammers and watch as you triumph over the Mythic Pearls!

Aside from the incorrect "Tirnanog" (should be Tír na nÓg), the game is sure to please fans of all things Celtic and also those looking for a relaxing game that still offers a challenge. Beautifully done power-ups and a "choose your own path" adventure add to the mystic pleasure of this great new game!

Click the images to download a free trial or to purchase the game.

I give Mythic Pearls a 7 out of 10!

Adventure Game Downloads

Aveyond - Embark on a spellbinding adventure and accomplish quests and missions to protect your village! As the "chosen one," you must put an end to Ahriman's dark prophecy. Uncover secret places, solve intriguing mysteries, and discover amazing treasures in Aveyond!

The Blackwell Legacy - Help Rosangela Blackwell and Joey Mallone solve a case involving a series of suicides at a local university. Something unnatural has forced the students to kill themselves and nobody knows why. Rosangela, who is just coming to terms with her new status as a medium, finds herself cast as the unwilling detective in this gruesome mystery.

Granny in Paradise™ - While on a well deserved vacation, Super Granny's kitties are abducted. Run, dig, climb, swing, float and tumble through 5 worlds and over 150 levels, as you rescue Granny's missing cats and outwit the minions of the nefarious Dr. Meow.

Magus: In Search of Adventure - One day, Magus journeys into an enchanted wood and sees glittering jewels scattered everywhere! Through three beautiful game worlds and 90 challenging levels, you must help Magus collect treasure, cast spells and outsmart the enemies standing in his way!

Mortimer and the Enchanted Castle - The MacFear family jewels are missing! Guide Mortimer through the infamous Castle MacFear to unlock the mystery behind it. He'll need plenty of help to overcome all the obstacles in his way in this original and intriguing puzzle game. Relish the atmospheric graphics and sound while you discover the hidden secrets of the enchanted castle.

Slyder Adventures™ - The spherical hero Slyder returns in his latest topsy-turvy adventure. Guide Slyder and three of his friends through worlds packed with fun, excitement, and danger! Explore four huge worlds, each with unique characters and items to interact with.

Supercow - Stop Professor Duriarti's diabolical plan of destruction! The escaped criminal has cloned all the animals on the farm and forced them to do his evil bidding. Help Supercow save them from becoming instruments of doom in this fun and family-friendly game!

Super Granny™ 3 - After her troubled tropical trip and wild winter retreat, Super Granny is embarking on her most ambitious adventure yet, a run-down European theme park where she must rescue her arch-nemesis, the evil Dr. Meow, from the clutches of his even-more dastardly master, Mr. Fang!

Tradewinds 2 - Be a master commander, defeating pirates and plundering their gold or play it safe and trade goods, gradually amassing wealth and power. Trade contraband for larger returns but risk seizures, it's up to you. Play Tradewinds 2 and explore your new world.

Tradewinds Legends™ - Enter a world of danger and intrigue as you complete over 100 unique tasks in the mythical Far East. Build a flotilla of ships armed with weaponry, both man-made and magic. Sail into the sky to discover new ports and engage in aerial combat with other magical sky ships.

Wik & the Fable of Souls - A delightfully dark adventure game, Wik & the Fable of Souls has over 120 jaw-dropping levels, atmospheric music, stunning effects and never-before-seen game play. This is an enchanting game featuring superbly detailed graphics that will keep you spellbound with amazement.

Game Downloads Part 2

Adventure Games

Wik & the Fable of Souls - A delightfully dark adventure game, Wik & the Fable of Souls has over 120 jaw-dropping levels, atmospheric music, stunning effects and never-before-seen game play. This is an enchanting game featuring superbly detailed graphics that will keep you spellbound with amazement.

Tradewinds Legends™ - Enter a world of danger and intrigue as you complete over 100 unique tasks in the mythical Far East. Build a flotilla of ships armed with weaponry, both man-made and magic. Sail into the sky to discover new ports and engage in aerial combat with other magical sky ships.

Arcade Games

Slyder Adventures™ - The spherical hero Slyder returns in his latest topsy-turvy adventure. Guide Slyder and three of his friends through worlds packed with fun, excitement, and danger! Explore four huge worlds, each with unique characters and items to interact with.

Digby's Donuts - Join Digby as he opens a chain of donut shops in major cities across the country! Catch, stack and drop colorful donuts to form matches and combos while avoiding blunders. Travel to 20 different cities across more than 80 levels.

Water Bugs - Can you stop the invasion? Dive undersea and battle these dangerous underwater crawlers! Use your skills and smarts to stop their invasion. The free version features a full set of 50 levels to play, and does not require any special hardware.

Granny in Paradise™ - While on a well deserved vacation, Super Granny's kitties are abducted. Run, dig, climb, swing, float and tumble through 5 worlds and over 150 levels, as you rescue Granny's missing cats and outwit the minions of the nefarious Dr. Meow.

Professor Fizzwizzle - Help Professor Fizzwizzle find his way back to his lab. Take control of the diminutive genius and use his brains and gadgets to solve each exciting level in this mind-expanding puzzle game!

Swarm - Swarm provides fast-paced, adrenaline pumping action in an explosive shoot 'em up style! Visually tantalizing, intense, and absorbing, Swarm provides fun-filled action you won't want to miss!

Brick Buster / Breakout Games

Ricochet Xtreme - Do you have what it takes to be a Champion? Ricochet Xtreme is full of amazing power-ups and challenging obstacles that will keep you busting bricks for hours! This Breakout style game features lots of new twists on the old classic.

Ricochet Lost Worlds - The sequel to Ricochet Xtreme is here! With stunning visual effects, gripping soundtrack, and compelling level design, Ricochet Lost Worlds might be the most addictive breakout game ever made. You may never leave your computer again!

Ricochet Lost Worlds Recharged - The award-winning game play of Ricochet Lost Worlds is back! From the talented minds of designers from all over the world comes one of the most dynamic brick-busting experience ever!

Funkiball Adventure - The world's most famous paintings have been stolen and it's up to you to recover them in this addictive brick-buster adventure. Smash your way through levels of non-stop arcade fun in Funkiball Adventure!

Cards, Vegas, Gambling Games

Ancient Tripeaks - Explore addictive and easy Solitaire fun with Ancient Tripeaks. Whether you are looking for a challenging round of cards or need a quick break from a stressful day, eight unique modes of play means you can always find a game to match your mood.

Five Card Deluxe - Place cards from the deck onto the table to form poker hands and score points. Earn wild cards in "Joker's Wild" or compare your scores with others from around the world in "Tournament" mode. Can you score enough points to advance to the next level?

Match 3 Games

Gem Shop - Match colorful gems to keep your customers happy! Sell gems and jewelry to smiling customers, but watch out - keep them waiting too long and they will start to grumble.

Big Kahuna Reef - Go Hawaiian in this underwater adventure, diving from reef to reef as gorgeous fish surround you. Discover Sea Turtles and other aquatic life as you break open boxes in this classic style matching game, questing for the fabled Mask of the Tiki.

Marble Shooter Games

Tumblebugs - In a deep dark lair, in Any Backyard USA, creep the Evil Black Bugs. Save your colorful beetle friends from being enslaved by the Black Bug Empire by matching beetles of the same color in groups of three or more. Save them all before they fall into the lair!

Pirate Poppers™ - Climb aboard for some swashbucklin' pirate popping fun! Aim your cannonballs to clear away menacing chains and unlock trinkets and jewels that rain down from above. Begin as a lowly Landlubber and plunder your way up the ranks!

Shape Sorting Games

Puzzle Express - Grab the colorful puzzle pieces and place them together to fill up the train cars. The more you fill up the car, the more of the picture you get to see. Fill up the entire train and send it to the next city for a new batch of pictures!

Holiday Express - Celebrate the holidays by delivering colorful presents on the Holiday Express! Arrange the gifts to fill up the train and reveal festive photos! Enjoy falling snow, bonus rounds and jolly music in this wonderful holiday-themed game.

MahJong and Tile Matching Games

WordJong - Enter the lush world of WordJong, a colorful mix of MahJong and spelling games! WordJong gives you letter tiles to remove from the board MahJong-style. Each set of tiles is a new game to play, with dozens of tile layouts to enjoy.

Ancient Tri-Jong - Love Ancient Tripeaks and Mahjong? Then Ancient Tri-Jong is the game for you! Combining the best features from Tripeaks with the fun loving style of Mahjong, Ancient Tri-Jong is sure to please!

Puzzle Games

Egg vs. Chicken™ - From the team that created Diner Dash, here's a new hit game! Which came first, the Chicken or the Egg? Find out in this eggsterically funny action puzzler!

Ancient Sudoku - Lateral thinking skills will help solve this addictive brain teaser puzzle. Ancient Sudoku spices up the classic game with an endless number of levels and multiple puzzle types. You can even use the Puzzle Creator to help solve your newspaper's daily puzzle!

QBeez™ 2 - Join the colorful QBeez on Q's Quest where you'll be introduced to twelve all-new puzzle elements including explosive bombs, buzzing bees, and chomping sharks. Challenge your matching skills in Classic Mode or bend your brain in Puzzle mode. You can even create your own QBeez puzzles in the easy-to-use Puzzle Maker.

GameHouse Sudoku - Calling all math-magicians! There is only one rule: Fill in the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains all digits 1-9 only once. A simple, addictive game of logic that will leave you begging for mercy. Let the brain teasing begin!

Sports Games

Gutterball™ - Get your shoes at the counter and grab a ball! Gutterball is the amazing true-to-life 3D bowling game that has been enjoyed by millions worldwide. How many pins can you knock over?

Word Games

Big Kahuna Words - Travel back to the Islands in this brilliant word game of adventure! Dive between the Hammerhead Sharks and other aquatic life, breaking stone blocks with your words in an explosive twist on puzzle game play.

Trivia Machine - Test your smarts in the Trivia Machine! Answer trivia questions across 9 fun categories and see if you can move up the ladder. The unique game play involves strategy as well as trivia knowledge for non stop entertainment!

Flip Words - Click on letters to make words and solve familiar phrases. The first letter of each word you make will be revealed in the secret phrase. You'll never run out of phrases because you can create your own and download new phrases created by others!

Greedy Words - Greed and fun rolled into one great word game, available in three languages! Use your imagination to come up with different words. Just roll 8 dice and select the letters. The more rolls you make, the higher the risk. Push yourself to the edge and score big!

JigWords - Click on letters, create words and reveal fun photos! JigWords is a fun-filled word puzzle that you can share with friends. Make new words and slowly reveal hundreds of fun photos. For a personal touch, add your own favorite photos into the game!

Acropolis - Travel across mythical lands and unearth stunning relics in this lexical adventure from the creators of Word Slinger. Link letters to find words hidden in the grid and glorious treasures will dazzle your eyes. Find long words and unleash electrifying power-ups to aid your quest.

Game Downloads

I'm not going to write lengthy reviews for many of the older games that have been released for some time. However, for those that would like to download or purchase them, I'll add the links here in this post with a brief description of each game.

Adventure Games

Tradewinds 2 - Be a master commander, defeating pirates and plundering their gold or play it safe and trade goods, gradually amassing wealth and power. Trade contraband for larger returns but risk seizures, it's up to you. Play Tradewinds 2 and explore your new world.

Puzzle Games

Subway Scramble™ -This fast-paced thinking puzzle puts you at the switch guiding subway cars through miles of mazes as you tunnel your way around the world from New York to Seoul.

Oasis™ - Discover Ancient Egypt from the comfort of your chair - take five minutes and travel back in time 5,000 years! With every click of the mouse, your empire grows stronger. Spend your turns wisely to conquer the barbarians and reunite your kingdom. Will your empire stand the test of time?

Cubology - Beautiful minerals, which have helped this Mars mining colony stay in power, are beamed from the surface of Mars to the orbiting station. Help the aging I-ZAC droid sort minerals so he can take a break and be restored to operational capacity.

Circulate - Zip the spheres through the puzzle by deftly turning it this way and that and master gravity as you guide spheres through a spinning chamber. Like marble mazes of old, Circulate lets you tip, twist and spin your way to winning!

TriJinx-A Kristine Kross Mystery™ - Join Kristine Kross, adventurer, world-traveler and puzzle-master, as she winds her way through a mysterious labyrinth of ancient tombs in search of her missing father. Puzzle your way through 68 unique levels and unlock the ancient gates of TriJinx.

Cubis® Gold - Move fast as you skillfully make chains of three or more cubes to remove them from the board before time runs out. Score big with a chain that sets off another chain and you have a Cubis. 200 exciting levels will keep you busy for hours!

Cubis® Gold 2 - With two new game play modes, new difficultly settings, beautiful new cube sets and amazing new level designs...you'll be hooked all over again. Use the Bomb Cube to rearrange level layouts but watch out for the teleporting Ghost Cubes!

Splash - Splash is an action, puzzle and strategy packed game that is both addictive and fun. Control Squirt, your water shooting super fish, to keep those pesky wooden balls out of your serene pond. Amazing backgrounds and special effects abound!

Diner Dash Games

Diner Dash® - Ditch your desk job and serve up some grub! Help Flo™ grow her fledgling diner into a five-star restaurant in this game of skill, speed and savvy.

Diner Dash 2 - Restaurant Rescue™ - Join Flo™ as she returns from Nirvana to help four fellow restaurant owners defeat the greedy tycoon, Mr. Big. Seat customers, take orders, serve drinks, deliver food, and collect tips - expert scores earn you more decor upgrades!

SpongeBob™ Diner Dash® - SpongeBob SquarePants is here with an undersea diner twist! Mr. Krabs is expanding his Krabby Patty kingdom one restaurant at a time. With 50 levels of culinary chaos in five unique underwater restaurants, it's up to you and SpongeBob to seat, serve and satisfy even the squirmiest of patrons.

Word Games

Spellagories™ - Weave your magic words to save the kingdom! Spellagories combines immersive fantasy with classic puzzles that provide a fresh twist for word game fans. 3 different levels of difficulty exist for wordsmiths of every caliber.

Super Text Twist™ - Make as many words as you can with the letters you're given. Use all your letters to make a word and you'll move on to the next round. If you get stuck, just click on Twist for a hint. Don't worry, we've already thought of all the words, just tell us what they are!

Word Slinger™ - Word Slinger combines elements of Scrabble with a crossword style puzzle to form an unforgettable gaming experience. Word Slinger is packed with bonuses and power-ups and is fit for puzzle and word game lovers alike, Word Slinger will have you hooked!

Word Mojo™ Gold - Prepare yourself for an exciting new word game that takes spelling and creating chains of words to new levels of fun. Create intersecting words over the random colored tiles to acquire 3 or more Mega Mojo Letters, and you'll advance to the Mega Mojo round!

Board Games

Chessmaster® Challenge - Based on the award-winning Chessmaster® series, with over 5 million copies sold, Chessmaster Challenge is your teacher, mentor, and ultimate opponent. Improve your game and discover the chess genius in you!

Collapse Games

SpongeBob™ Collapse™ -What's more fun than watching SpongeBob SquarePants, or playing Collapse!? SpongeBob SquarePants Collapse, of course! Our latest game offers you the best of both! Think Super Collapse, but with SpongeBob and all his whacky friends!

Super Collapse II® - Those little cubes you see in your sleep are back in three amazing new versions to take you to even greater heights of fun and excitement. Play Collapse! in Puzzle, Strategy, or Relapse mode and, if you're feeling nostalgic, there's Traditional mode as well.

Cards, Vegas, Gambling Games

Slingo - Slingo is the exciting combination of classic favorites Bingo and Slots. It features sharp graphics, saved stats, top ten lists, custom backgrounds plus a brand new challenging "pattern" mode. Slingo appeals to anyone who enjoys having fun!

Super GameHouse Solitaire Vol. 3 - This collection of Solitaire games will keep you occupied for hours! Games include: Scorpion, Clover, 40 Thieves, Concentration, Towers, Tricky, Ocean's 11, Osmosis, Sultan of Turkey, and Kings and Aces.

Aloha Solitaire - Immerse yourself in the idyllic Hawaiian Islands of Aloha Solitaire. Relax with a mix of classic card games and Mahjong on the golden sands of Hawaii. Power-up cards will help you get to the next level, but use them wisely, as they are limited.

Shape Sorting Games

Shape Shifter - Ladies and gentlemen, step right up and witness a delightful convergence of action, intrigue and fun. Drag shapes into matching cutouts and clear the screen before time runs out or before the shapes get too high. The action never stops!

Puzzle Inlay™ - Puzzle Inlay is the game that lets you make beautiful creations while you solve puzzles. Just place the interlocking colored tiles to form shapes, but move quick because the tiles are coming fast and you don't want to let them get stacked up.

Magic Inlay™ - Choose from three environments inhabited by magical creatures to challenge your jewel arrangement skills. Play one of three difficulty levels with a choice of three game speeds in one of three different environments and save your progress as you go.

Adventure Inlay™ - Take the trip of a lifetime! Adventure Inlay has levels that span from the Serengeti to the ocean floor. Over 60 gorgeously rendered wildlife scenes fill the Adventure Inlay landscape and four unique game modes provide hours of game play.

Marble Shooter Games

Luxor - Isis has enlisted you to battle Set and his evil minions. Use your mystical winged scarab to shoot magical spheres and destroy the approaching spheres by making matches of three or more. Stop them before they reach the pyramids...or all of Egypt is doomed!

Arcade Games

Feeding Frenzy™ - It's survival of the biggest in this action packed deep-sea challenge. Eat your way to the top of the food chain as you swim through stunning underwater environments and encounter deadly predators. Use power-ups to unseat the vicious Shark King!

Pizza Frenzy™ - Pizza Frenzy is a wacky action puzzle that puts you in charge of your own pizza delivery empire! Match incoming orders with your pizza kitchens to deliver your pizzas fresh and on time. Careful, if customer satisfaction gets too low, it's Game Over!

Iggle Pop!™ - The Land of Fuzz is being invaded! The evil Zoogs are rounding up peaceful Iggles for some mysterious, diabolical purpose. Iggle Pop takes familiar elements from addictive classics like Pac-Man and Snake and combines them with a cast of irresistibly cute characters.

Snail Mail™ - Guide Turbo the Snail through the furthest reaches of the universe to deliver Intergalactic Mail in this fast-paced racing game. Play through all 50 levels in Postal Mode, test your reflexes in Challenge Mode, and get the fastest time in Time Trials.

Cosmic Bugs - Stop these creepy critters and put an end to their destructive path in this outer space adventure! Set the trap, fill the map and advance to the next level! Simple, addictive and fun to play, the free version comes with a full set of 50 levels.

MahJong and Tile Matching Games

Mah Jong Medley™ - The long-awaited successor to Super Mah Jong has arrived! Choose from over 300 layouts, all distinctly original, ranging from super easy to extremely challenging. This is not the Mah Jong your mother grew up with but she'll love it anyway!

Supercow

Supercow is a cute, action packed side-scroller by NevoSoft Games is great family-friendly fun!

The evil Professor Duriarti has escaped from prison! He is launching a plan to take over the world and has cloned the farm animals. Can you stop him before his minions destroy the planet? Guide Supercow through a series of levels, each with increasing difficulty, hidden areas, new challenges and dangerous foes.

Travel through each level and find all of the gems, coins and secrets! Avoid traps and defeat the evil doctor to save your barnyard friends, and the world!

The graphics are fantastic and really help make this an engaging and exciting game. The soundtrack, storyline and characters create a rich environment that kept me giggling all the way through.

Very similar to games like Turtle Odyssey, fans of side-scrolling adventures will undoubtedly find Supercow a quality, entertaining game. The game play is very easy to learn, even offering a choice of mouse or keyboard control.

For more information, tips and tricks, visit Game Cafe and the PlayFirst forums!

You can download and / or purchase the game HERE.

I give this game a 7 out of 10!

The Blackwell Legacy

Click the image above, or HERE, to be taken to the download / purchase page.

Help Rosangela Blackwell and Joey Mallone solve a case involving a series of suicides at a local university. Something unnatural has forced the students to kill themselves and nobody knows why. Rosangela, who is just coming to terms with her new status as a medium, finds herself cast as the unwilling detective in this gruesome mystery.

• Visit real locations in New York City, such as the Brooklyn Bridge and Washington Square park
• An original, orchestrated soundtrack
• DVD-style bonus features, such as creator's commentary and bloopers

Somewhere between an RPG and mystery novel, we find The Blackwell Legacy. You play the role of Rosangela as she slowly uncovers a mystery after the death of her Aunt. Travel through the city to various locations and find clues, talk to a wide array of characters to glean information, solving puzzles as you go.

The first obstacle you face is a replacement doorman at your apartment building who will not let you in without ID! By the time Rosangela solves this dilemma, she states that she has a terrible headache, and I did too. lol

However! The game is certainly unique and offers a decent challenge. After playing the demo, I really wanted to continue to find out what happens next and solve the mystery. Fans of adventure RPGs will likely enjoy this game.

The graphics are pixelated, but decently done. The soundtrack is very nice and the characters all have their own personalities and flair. I will probably buy the game because I NEED to know what happens, I hate unsolved mysteries!

Some tips and tricks -

• Click on everything! As you move your mouse around the screen, many objects and characters will be highlighted. Make sure you talk to everyone and more than once, too.
• You can click through repetitive interactions without having to wait for the entire scene to finish.
• Pay attention to the clues and read everything! Skip through too quickly and you could miss important clues!
• In your note book, click on 2 of the clues to compare them and see if Rosangela gets any new ideas!

The sequel to this game, called Blackwell Unbound, is also available at Wadjet Eye Games! I'll write a review after I play the game, though currently there is no demo available.

I've finished the game and really enjoyed it! Great puzzles and some good challenges!

I give this game a 7 out of 10!

Chocolatier

Oh the gloriously rich and delectable life of a chocolatier! Constantly surrounded by mounds of chocolate bars and boxes of mouth-watering truffles! Become a master chocolatier one ingredient at a time as you travel the world to find the best prices and maximize production...but don't forget about those conniving competitors who wish you poorly! Do you have what it takes to conquer the world through chocolate?

• 2 modes: Story, Freeplay
• 130+ quests through 14 cities
• 64 recipes to acquire
• Now available with Together™ (BETA) on
  PC!

What could be better than a game about chocolate? I don't know! This delicious adventure game is one of my top ten favorite games! Fans of the Tradewinds series will find this game very easy to learn and just as much fun to play, if not more!

The Chocolatier Website offers wallpapers, icons and more! And don't forget to check out the PlayFirst Store where you can find Chocolatier items for your very own! (I personally love the clock but it makes me want chocolate all the time! Get it? Time? Clock? Ha!)

Some tips and tricks:

• Pay very close attention to the messages that come up in the game. Although you can review them later, they contain important hints and quests you must complete!
• When you find cheap ingredients, stock up! Just don't buy too many or they will spoil in storage and you'll lose all the money you spent on them!
• The in-game messages will often give you tips on where to buy the cheapest ingredients.
• When you own the chocolate shops, you will always get the highest price for your chocolates there.
• Each port has many different locations within, make sure you find them all and talk to everyone to unlock all of the quests!

For more tips, tricks and help, please visit the PlayFirst Chocolatier Forums!

To download or purchase this game, please click HERE.

I give this game a 9 out of 10!