Valerie Porter And The Scarlet Scandal

No place for games, that's serious stuff. Valerie Porter And The Scarlet Scandal is a recently reseased hidden object game from PlayFirst. Of course, that's not quite true. Even though the game tells you a story that doesn't sound like a chli dren one, youstill get lots of gaming here.

This is your chance to prove that you really are able to do the job of a journalist.

You are a mere reporter that gets a shot to investigate and tell a big story of murder. You need to do your best to make it clear for your boss that women can do something more than just a coffee.

That is going to take quite an effort to find out all the information as you try to collect every clue without trusting those who are not what they seem.

As you go to numerous locations you are to look for the items listed for you to find. You also want to be searching for the bells and batteries. The batteries will recharge the hints faster for you.

Some of the items on the list are described not clear to make it more challenging for you. Like a "foot warmer" would be a sock.

All of the graphics are performed in a hand-drawn manner and totally appropriate for the time.

The mini-games you are to play and the puzzle you are to solve are a lot of fun since they are quite unusual. For example, after searching the Mayor's office for sports equipment, you'll have to do a word search for the particular sports they represent; to persuade someone to open up to you, you have to quite literally navigate a tangle of conversation to choose the correct response.

And don't forget that your character works for a paper which has you helping her with an article after every chapter of the game.

The game offers more of a challenge to the genre fans with every aspect of it being so carefully worked out.

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