Special Trivia Contest News!

On December 7th at 7pm CST (8pm EST and 5pm Pacific time), Enigmadness.com and Wadjet Eye Games will be presenting the next Game Cafe Trivia Contest!

Dave Gilbert, of Wadjet Eye Games will be on hand to challenge your gaming knowledge and also answer your questions about the casual game development industry! Ever want to find out how a game goes from an idea to a finished product? Here's your chance to question a successful game developer!

Wadjet Eye Games is sponsoring the event and will be giving away a FREE copy of Blackwell Unbound - the amazing sequel to The Blackwell Legacy - to the winner of the contest!

There will be 30 questions asked, ranging from easy to guru, based on the popular Blackwell Legacy game! If you haven't played the demo, download it HERE now to get ready for the contest! If you played the game and like it, you can order it from PlayFirst here or from Wadjet Eye Games here! You can even download a free demo of Blackwell Unbound here!

This will be a very special event and we're so pleased to have Dave Gilbert joining us (as we're huge fans of the Blackwell games!)

In order to access the live chat room at the Game Cafe forum for this event, you'll need to register at the site - it's free! Click here to visit the Game Cafe forums and sign up today!

Once you are registered, you will see the link to the chat room towards the bottom of the main page. If you have any trouble accessing the room, please review the help files and ensure that your java is enabled in your browser. If you need more help, send me a PM at the Game Cafe website or email me at thegamefairy@enigmadness.com!

Hope to see you all there!

The Blackwell Legacy

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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!