Casual Friday Update for August 28 – September 3, 2010

This is a week for adventure! Casual game fans can find two new adventure games included in this week’s casual game update, and one is even for both Windows and Macs. I know two doesn’t seem like a lot, but adventure games are a lot rarer than time management and hidden object games. Including those two, there are eight new games in all.

Two big releases are included in this update. Drawn: Dark Flight (Windows, Mac), the sequel to the gorgeous and popular Drawn: The Painted Tower (Windows, Mac), makes it debut. So does Farm Frenzy: Gone Fishing, a semi-aquatic entry in the Farm Frenzy time management series.

This week’s best bets are: Lost in the City: Post Scriptum (Windows) and Drawn: Dark Flight Collector’s Edition (Windows, Mac)

Lost in the City: Post Scriptum
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Everyone in the world has fallen asleep, except for Hero and Ann. They must undo the curse on everyone.
Demo Available: Yes

Haunted Hotel: Lonely Dream
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Investigate a haunted hotel.
Demo Available: Yes

Spa Mania 2
Genre: Sim (Time Management)
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Send Jade to all of her spas to make sure each one is relaxing and eco-friendly.
Demo Available: Yes

The Seawise Chronicles: Untamed Legacy
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object) / Adventure
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Help Thomas search Harmonia and find his grandpa.
Demo Available: Yes

Escape from Frankenstein’s Castle
Genre: Puzzle (Hidden Object)
Availability: Big Fish Games
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP and Vista
Premise: Hannah is trapped in Dr. Frankenstein’s castle and must solve puzzles to find her fiance and get out of there safely.
Demo Available: Yes

Amelie’s Cafe: Summer Time
Genre: Simulation (Time Management)
Availability: Big Fish Games, GameHouse
Retail Price: $6.99
Platform: Windows XP, Vista and 7
Premise: Make Amelie’s island hut into an awesome cafe.
Demo Available: Yes

Drawn: Dark Flight Collector’s Edition
Genre: Adventure
Availability: Big Fish Games, Harmonic Flow, Amaranth Games
Retail Price: $13.99
Platform: Windows XP, Vista and 7 and Mac 10.4 or better
Premise: Help Iris journey through worlds found in paintings to light the three beacons mean and save a queen. The collector’s edition includes achievement, a strategy guide, art from the game and wallpapers.
Demo Available: Yes

Farm Frenzy: Gone Fishing
Genre: Simulation (Time Management)
Availability: Alawar Entertainment, Harmonic Flow
Retail Price: $9.95
Platform: Windows XP, Vista and 7
Premise: Scarlett now owns and runs a farm on an island with a huge pond she can use to raise fish and lots of other new products and items.
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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