Holly - A Christmas Tale

Holly, A Christmas Tale

Prepare for a journey of wonder in Holly: A Christmas Tale! Bright, colorful and bursting with holiday magic, A Christmas Tale tells the story of Holly, a young woman who nods off on Christmas Eve and dreams about helping Santa Claus deliver toys to children around the world. But is she really asleep? And what about the magic wand she's using? Does it hint at a greater destiny for Holly?

You'll discover the answers as you play this season's best hidden object game! A Christmas Tale will put you in the holiday spirit as you scour over 25 beautifully drawn Yuletide scenes looking for the objects Santa needs. And you won't get bored, either, as there's more twists to the gameplay than spirals on a candy cane. Can you pick out just the toys on a shelf crammed with merchandise? Or spot the differences between two seemingly identical pictures? Download this new holiday classic today!

I found this game to be very charming, though perhaps aimed at a younger crowd. The Christmas theme is great, as I love holiday games and the graphics are lovely! The game play was rather easy, though a bit tricky as the clues weren't always very clear. Click the images above for a larger view.

The game offers more than 25 levels to beat with over 1,000 different objects to find - and they're all new objects! I didn't recognize them from any of the other HOGs, lol. There are a variety of ways to find the objects as well, adding to the ease of the game.

Although HOGs aren't my favorite genre of game, I did enjoy the holiday theme of this one and will continue to play it throughout the season.

I give this game a 7 out of 10!

To download a free demo of the game, click here to visit Alawar.com!

You can also purchase the game directly, right here! ($19.95)

Purchasing the full version also gives you the entire story, unlimited game time, free upgrades to newer versions and full tech support from the developer, of course. :)

Pirateville

Download the free demo or purchase the game here.

Pirateville is a new hidden object puzzle game from NevoSoft (the creators of games such as Mysteryville, Mysteryville 2 and Magic Academy).

The object of the game is to travel through over 160 levels and collect clues, talk to a wide variety of characters and unravel the secret of an ancient casket.

The game mechanics and overall gameplay is very similar to Mysteryville, with an engaging storyline and lovely graphics. (There is a skip conversation feature for those who just want to play and not go through the extensive chat sequences)

The difficulty of Pirateville is again similar to Mysteryville and Magic Academy - not too hard, but not too easy either. I found it much easier than Magician's Handbook but harder than Little Shop of Treasures, if that helps.

Fans of Mysteryville will most likely appreciate this game as well!

I give it a 6 out of 10.

To download the free trial or purchase this game, please click here.