Big City Adventure: San Francisco
This is a seek-and-find game where, in a screen-full of diverse objects,
you have to find those items which are listed on the bottom of the screen.
There is a time limit - or none if you have checked the "Relaxed Mode – no time limits"
This game uses the various local locations of San Francisco to anchor the game.
And Oberon does a good job of displaying the map and then selecting the important sites
of the city – Alcatraz, the shopping district at Market and Powell, the Opera house, Mission Delores.
Before you can access a new area you have to solve a puzzle – a match 3 game, sorting or an actual puzzle.
Once you have solved the entire puzzle, you can go back and play it again – with a new group to find.
This is one of the casual games that have made it into a PC game that you can purchase from a store shelf.
This option works for those players who do not want to purchase on the net or have a slow system
and do not want/trust downloads.
I can see seniors owning a library of such games and playing them as they wish, without an internet connection.
What makes a seek and find game enjoyable?
A theme behind the games is good.
The hidden objects should be of a reasonable size – no peas.
It's nice but not necessary that the color be true – oranges should be orange, not green.
When the object is found, a nice animated graphic is satisfying.
Background music should accompany but not be intrusive - Big City Adventure: San Francisco has all of these.
Reviewed by: Editor - 11/07
Ages: Everyone
Fun Factor: A game plus a great tour.
Player Friendly: Relaxed mode permits playing without time limits.
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