Casual Friday: Update for January 23 – 29, 2010

Happy Friday everyone! There are five new casual games available this week, all falling into the hidden object or time management category. Also, there’s good news for Mac owners as there’s actually a new, casual, Mac game available right now.

Our picks for this week are each from a different genre, so if one doesn’t seem interesting then maybe the other one will be. The first pick is Alice’s Tea Cup Madness, a time management game along the lines of Cake Mania or Passport to Perfume, only with tea instead of cake or perfume. The other is Million Dollar Quest, a hidden object game that also has an element of mystery as the challenges seem to be geared towards helping the amnesiac main character remember her past. The Sultan’s Labyrinth: A Royal Sacrifice, a hidden object game, also looks like it could have potential.

This week’s best bets are: Alice’s Tea Cup Madness (PC, Mac) and Million Dollar Quest (PC)

The Sultan’s Labyrinth: A Royal Sacrifice
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Tallis has to search through hidden object puzzles to save the soul of his father-in-law, Sultan Bahar, which was stolen by a genie at his funeral. He’ll also have to earn his own freedom, as he’s been placed in a maze as part of the genie’s challenge.
Demo Available: Yes

Million Dollar Quest
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Sandra was in an accident as a child that resulted in her developing amnesia and being placed in an orphanage. Now, she’s received a mysterious opportunity to take part in a Million Dollar Quest that will send her around the world, and maybe earn her a fortune. The odd part is that the quest seems related somehow to her forgotten past.
Demo Available: Yes

Alice’s Tea Cup Madness
Genre: Simulation (Time Management)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista and Mac 10.4 or better
Premise: Alice now is running a tea shop, serving tea and baked goods to the denizens of Wonderland. Help her make her shop the best and most popular, so she can make Wonderland a better place and eventually head back home again.
Demo Available: Yes

1001 Nights: The Adventures of Sindbad
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, GameHouse, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $19.99
Platform: Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7
Premise: Sindbad must save Princess Chalida, by find the seven gems from her crown to break the curse laid upon her and stopping the wizard which trapped her in wood.
Demo Available: Yes

Fiona Finch and the Finest Flowers
Genre: Simulation (Time Management)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Alawar Entertainment
Retail Price: $9.95
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Fiona is ready to embark on a brand new future by becoming a master gardener! She has headed to Beeville to create her garden and grow some flowers.
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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