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It’s also a week for new additions to established game series. There are new games in the Escape from Paradise, Westward and Heileen series. Escape from Paradise 2 (PC) and Heileen 2 (PC, Mac, Linux) are both direct sequels to the original games. Westward IV: All Aboard features similar gameplay to the other Westward games, but an all new storyline and new characters.
Mac and Linux owners will also be quite pleased, as there are some games for you this week. Heileen 2 is available for PC, Mac and Linux machines, while Emberwind and Collapse! are both available for PCs and Macs.
This week’s best bets are: Westward IV: All Aboard (PC), Escape from Paradise 2 (PC) and Emberwind (PC, Mac)
The Otherside: Realm of Eons
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Miranda must move between worlds with the help of the teddy bear Jovie to reunite a brother and sister.
Demo Available: Yes
Genre: Puzzle (Match 3)
Availability: Big Fish Games
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Play match-3 games to set the captured Orbics free and earn money to create a new, stable environment and city for them to live in.
Demo Available: Windows XP and Vista
The Dark Hills of Cherai
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: The Dark Hills of Cherai, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Arjun must save his kidnapped cousin, explore a palace, find the treasure of Cherai and keep from also being kidnapped.
Demo Available: Yes
Emberwind
Genre: Action
Availability: TimeTrap
Retail Price: $12
Platform: Windows XP and better and Mac OS X Tiger or better.
Premise: Kindle Elderwood, a gnome watchman in Grendale, is the only one who can save the kingdom from gremlins and their leader, Candlefinger.
Demo Available: Yes
Westware IV: All Aboard
Genre: Adventure / Simulation
Availability: Big Fish Games, Sandlot Games, Harmonic Flow, PlayFirst, GameHouse
Retail Price: $6.99 ($19.95 at PlayFirst)
Platform: Windows Vista and XP
Premise: Anne and Henry Turner must find their missing father, expand the Turner Railroad Company’s tracks, rescue people who’ve been kidnapped, help towns prosper and stop bandits.
Demo Available: Yes
Genre: Puzzle
Availability: GameHouse, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price:
Platform: Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 and Mac 10.4 and up
Premise: Go through 180 levels trying to match blocks to eliminate them. You get to create a custom character, collect powerups and face all kinds of enemies. There are four modes, Classic, Puzzle, Strategy and Double Board.
Demo Available:
Heileen 2
Genre: Adventure (Visual Novel)
Availability: Tycoon Games
Retail Price: $19.99
Platform: Windows, Mac and Linux (download the demo to test compatibility)
Premise: Heileen 2 takes place where Heileen left off. Heileen is stranded on a deserted island with two friends and a cat. She’s been having strange dreams lately about the shipwreck, and even seeing things. But recently she’s discovered some tarot cards representing the seven sins and virtues, which could help her clear things up. It is also the first game in the series with voice acting.
Demo Available: Yes
Note: Due to mild language and sexual themes, Tycoon Games recommends Heileen 2 for ages 14 and up. There is also a bundle offer where you get a 15% discount on your purchase if you buy both Heileen and Heileen 2 from Tycoon Games.
Anka
Genre: Adventure (Point-and-click)
Availability: Ovogame, Amaranth Games
Retail Price: $14.99
Platform: Windows (download the demo to test compatibility)
Premise: Anka is a young buy whose life was pretty normal. At least, until his mother and father both disappeared. You must aid him in his investigation to find both of his parents and hopefully get them home safely.
Demo Available: Yes
Escape from Paradise 2
Genre: Simulation
Availability: GameHouse
Retail Price: $19.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: In Escape from Paradise you won your freedom, but there’s more to the story. Escape from Paradise 2 sees you banned from the village by the island king to a remote part of the island. Here you must develop your own village and lead your own tribe of people. As you succeed, you’ll get to play mini-games, find a man or woman to marry and become chieftain of the tribe.
Demo Available: Yes
Editor’s Note: Due to so many casual games sites offering game plans or preferred member prices, which can cause a game to have multiple price-points, the games’ average retail prices is mentioned in Casual Friday.
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