Can You See What I See - toy game of real value

Can you See What I See? That's what developers of the game are asking you. As you may guess from the name, this is a hidden object game. But I should say it stands out in the row of such games so numerous and popular nowadays. The idea and its realisation are absolutely terrific. If you like hidden objects but are tired of all similar game stories and graphical solutions - try this one.

Welcome to Clyde Curfuffle's Collectibles - the favorite shop of collectors all over the сountry! What? It's closed???

Yes, after a sequence of unfortunate events (including a fire, a flood and a very unlucky fall), when his collections of civil war memorabilia and baseball cards suffered gravely, Clyde Curfuffle was forced to close his collectibles' store. Lots of orders remain outstanding, customers have to do without their cherished purchases, and, as usual, you are the only one who can help. Clyde has left you a journal describing 12 valuable items you have to find while fulfilling all the orders waiting for you. And there is a really precious item - the last to find - which you have to sell at the auction (surely, you are getting your share of this) after you decipher a code describing it.

This is the story for short. The game play is usual for hidden object games, but some features really distinguish the game from all the others. First, the pictures themselves are very uncommon - you don't explore whole sceneries or locations, your attention is focused on small areas - actually, on bins and boxes with different stuff that can be found in such a store. You will rummage through hundreds of buttons, plushies, toy dinosaurs, miniature cars and other funny things in your search of items included to the orders. Each order (that is a game stage) consists of three bins to look through. After you have found everything your next step is to find a valuable item mentioned in the journal. This one is described in the form of a riddle you have to solve. When you find such an item, you'll be offered some information on its history, which is quite interesting sometimes.

Tip: most of valuable items are coins, buttons or like things.

The items to find are sometimes rather tricky, and the game features some aids that will be very useful during the game. First, you are given a helper - a funny toy robot Seymour, who will guide you through the game. He will also give you additional hints if you find him on a picture. Unfortunately, there is only one Seymour per a picture. But if you need more hints, you can at any moment try your hand at the Jumble Jar game and earn one.

There is also one feature that is sometimes absolutely necessary to win a level - the Zoom button. You can zoom in one of four parts of the screen to take a closer look at it - really helpful to see the minor details.

Between the stages you are offered to play a memory mini-game in order to unlock another part of the code for the most valuable item. It is rather tricky, as each time you have to work out what the principle of eliminating the cards is. Sometimes you have to match items on the cards, sometimes the colour or even shades of the cards themselves. And you never know what the task is until you try.

The really cute graphics and unusual locations to explore add much value to the game. It is genuinely addictive even for those not favouring the hidden object genre. I'm sure you'll never regret if you try it. Can you see what I see?

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