Escape the Lost Kingdom - Going 3-D

Well, well, well...hidden-object genre fans are the first among casual games users to get a game with 3-D parts and animation.

This new game from Gogii games is a very good product even without the extra dimension mixing the the hidden object levels and the mini-games into an entertaining adventure.  

You are to follow the adventure of a family that stumbles upon a tomb of a forgotten, cursed pharaoh while being in a museum in Egypt.

It is because of the antics of a stowaway house cat, they find themselves trapped within its halls, then separated and forced to solve ancient riddles and puzzles in order to reunite and find their way out of the place.

The game reminds a good Disney movie where the whole family is involved into an adventure with the kids being just as or even more important then adults. Here the kids are the main characters of the game. 

They have magic items which give them the power to see into the past and detect the secrets of the ancient Pharaohs. As to the parents they don't do as much work and they only are useful every once in a while. The  father carries three tools which allows him to break things in three different ways. And the mother holds the occasionally useful game journal.

Nevertheless you do get an opportunity to see some events from different perspectives.

You can't say that the game is purely a hidden object one. It's rather an adventure game where hidden-object levels and other puzzles are mixed all together into one thing.

Moreover, the nature of the game means it's not necessary, and in some cases not even possible, to complete all the puzzles in a particular area before moving on, so asome amount of backtracking is inevitable.

The hidden object levels are quite classic with a hint button for your service and also help button in every level. The mom's journal can also be a good help. But if things are really bad, you can always skip the puzzles.

The 3-D portions appear every once in a while throughout the game. They are quite good and maybe better than you would expect. These all little things make up a good hidden object game for the genre fans.

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