Potion Bar

Potion Bar

Sell a potion - save the world! Plunge into the captivating world of magic! Make delicious potions with Rainbow spray and Vampire fangs and serve them to fantastic clients. Decorate glasses with wild lotuses and Phoenix feathers. Witness your amazing potions endow incredible power, reverse aging and help get to the secrets of the Universe. Travel world and space, see prophetic dreams, solve the enigmatic mystery and protect the Tree of Life!

• City Episodes In 5 Beautiful Locations!
• 35 Challenging Levels!
• Progressive Difficulty!
• Smartly Incorporated Mini-Games!

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Mall-A-Palooza

Mall-A-Palooza

Mall-A-Palooza is an exciting click management simulation game where you, the player, are given the opportunity to prove your mall construction prowess. Colorful characters and delightfully colorful locations begin to emerge as you entice customers to visit your mall through the growth of new shopping potential. But be careful, it’s not as easy as it seems! Products break, stores get robbed, and a giant mall doesn’t just clean itself you know…

• 8 Locations of ever expanding shopping bliss
• 4 level per location, with a sandbox for those who complete all levels in a location.
• Colorful characters and situations
• Build, sell, demolish, and improve.
• Theaters, eateries, special events, plus much, much more, all for your building pleasure.

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Fiona Finch and the Finest Flowers

Fiona Finch and the Finest Flowers

Help Fiona win The Finest Flowers gardening contest! Plant flowers in beautiful gardens in various locations. Cross flowers to discover 50 colorful new species. Sell flowers, then buy fruit trees and process your harvest using machines. Optionally accept orders and deliver goods before the timer expires, for fast income. Use Fiona’s special skills to make growing flowers, selling goods, and completing orders a breeze. After you complete ‘Fiona’s Story’, by winning the contest, continue playing in Free Gardening mode!

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Delicious - Emilys Holiday Season

Delicious - Emilys Holiday Season

Deck the halls with love and joy in Delicious: Emily’s Holiday Season, a wonderful time management sequel to warm up your holidays! It’s winter in Snuggford and Emily is preparing for her family’s holiday party at a cozy little lodge. Soon, romance fills the air as two suitors vie for Emily’s attention. Can Emily carefully balance her duties and build a relationship? Whom will she choose? Join Emily in this romantic new adventure through a winter wonderland! Meet her family and catch up with friends. Help and serve guests delicious holiday treats. Take part in jolly activities. Find out who the lucky guy will be! Brighten up your holidays with heartwarming fun!

• Play the heartwarming holiday sequel to the smash time management series.
• Join Emily in a festive and romantic adventure through a winter wonderland.
• Meet her family, catch up with friends and find love.

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My Game Review:

As always I will never miss out any of the time management games from Delicious series so here I am and finally manage to complete the game after trying to find time to play Delicious - Emilys Holiday Season for the past few days. Emily is back again with a holiday sequel and a very interesting storyline in Delicious - Emily’s Holiday Season. Besides seeing her long-time friend Francois, you get to meet up with her family members, characters from Delicious - Emily’s Taste of Fame and a few new faces.

If you have played any of the past sequels, you should be really familiar with the gameplay by now since there aren’t any great changes to it. Other than the beautiful Christmas theme and graphics, the gameplay is almost the same. But because of the funny and interesting storyline, it does really add a fresh new feel to it.

There are a total of 5 different Restaurant locations and you can also choose your preferred level of difficulty. You will still do all your basic stuff like attending to walk-in guests or dine-in guests by preparing their food, serving them and clearing of tables. You can also buy decorations to which is available to boost your character or to increase your guest’s patience level.

For every start of a level other than completing the basic target of amount, you will also have additional tasks that you can try to complete for a cash bonus. If you like to aim for an expert rating at the end of every level, do try to complete the additional tasks as the cash bonus really helps and also not forgetting to click the mouse for extra cash boost that pops up in every level.

Overall I find the game pretty nice and has a really interesting storyline which it really does catch my attention, especially you get to decide on Emily’s fate which feels as if you are directing a love movie. A little disappointed perhaps on having the same gameplay but then again I really do love the storyline!

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Nat Geo Eco Rescue - Rivers

Nat Geo Eco Rescue - Rivers

As an elite volunteer for National Geographic’s Eco Rescue team, visit over 20 river rescue sites across the world as you save species large and small while providing for humanity’s future - all by cleaning up the environment. Clean-up with CleanClaw, a 1 man eco-friendly crane that picks up even the heaviest bit of garbage.

• 20+ rescue sites all over the world
• Rank up and earn medals
• Compete for best Quest and Cleandex scores

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If you have played Gold Miner - Vegas and do enjoy such games, you might wish to try out Nat Geo Eco Rescue - Rivers. It has the same type of gameplay except that instead of picking up gold or valuables, you are going to pick up junk from the river or lake bottom.

The graphics are a little blue and gloomy but well… it is junk we are talking about so you don’t really expect them to be really pretty and colorful right? With about 24 levels which I felt it was pretty short but definitely this game is more to an educational side instead of entertainment.

For every mission, you have a primary objective and secondary objective available for you to complete the game. Every mission has different objectives so make sure you clear the objectives first before cleaning up the whole river cos the next mission will only be unlocked if you have met the objectives to the game.Picking up the gold items earns you extra cash so do remember to pick them up for a money boost.

You can choose to purchase additional upgrades to help you out in each level to give you extra bonus or benefits to the game. These upgrades only last for the level and if you decide to restart the level after playing it halfway, your money spent on the upgrade won’t be refunded so do make sure you have earn at least what you spent before restarting the mission.

A Cleandex is available for you to browse through all the junk you have picked up, it provides a pretty neat information on the junk you have collected and it is where I would say it is really educational. It lets you know what are the facts and effects on every junk you have cleared from the river. It’s a little summarized but it still gets the message across.

Overall, this game is pretty short at 20+ levels which can be easily cleared in less than 3 hours. Even though there are different objectives in each mission level, it tends to be a little repetitive. But because this game was created to spread awareness and it’s education, I will still give my full support to it. I do hope there will be more of such educational games in the future. After all, environmental issues are everyone’s issues.

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Sally’s Quick Clips

Sallys Quick Clips

Snip, clip, and style with Sally as she remembers how she started her career in this puzzle prequel, Sally’s Quick Clips. Arrange scissors, dryers, hair color, and more into matching groups of three to gather resources for the special services you provide to clients. Match your customers’ tastes and make them look sharp in fun mini-games as you help Sally win the TV competition!

• Pick the perfect look with fun mini-games
• Calm customers with tea and more
• Use special power-ups and unique upgrades

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Well… It has been quite a while and I haven’t had the time to sit down and play a game thoroughly. After going through a long list of available games under cutecutegames resources, I decided to play a Match 3 game in order to get my brain started on playing games again. Initially I thought that Match 3 games are supposed to be pretty easy and should be able to finish it within few hours or a day or so. In fact this game actually took me 3 days to complete it in “Perfect Expert Score” for every level and I’m really exhausted. (Of course, I’m happy too! )

Sally’s Quick Clips is a fast paced Match 3 game with 60 levels and 10 different salons/venues that you have to make matches to gather the different resources to attend to your customers needs. For those who have played Sally’s Salon or Sally’s Spa before, you will notice that the gameplay this time really differs a lot from its original gameplay. As you can see, it is more of a Match 3 game instead of just Time Management and I would say it’s not easy as this time you need to concentrate on both things at the same time while the clock is ticking away.

Like all Match 3 games are, all you have to do is to swap the tiles to make matches of 3 or above to get enough matches of a certain service to earn a service chip which you can use it on your customer. It’s pretty straight forward so all you have to do is to make sure you have the certain service in stock before you can service your customer. Just like Sally’s Salon, certain service requires you to play a mini game of finding the preferred style for your customer. Just click left or right through the styles available until you find the style that will bring a smile on your customer’s face. They do have very nice and fancy names for different styles but you probably won’t have the time to take notice of that as the game progresses.

To complete the level, you need to earn the targeted amount of hearts before the day ends. In order to do that, you have to serve each customer in time and make sure they leave the place happy. If you are fast enough, you can even aim to complete the level in expert score. And if all of your customers left the salon with full hearts while getting the expert score, you will complete the level in “Perfect Expert Score” which the icon is represented with a heart on a star. It’s pretty easy to get it for the first few venues of the game but you probably have to replay it a number of times when you get to the middle of the game where the gap for the number of hearts between targeted score and expert is pretty wide. Especially those you need an additional of 4-5 customers.

As usual there will be power-ups to help you out in each level and these are really very important in the game as the game progresses. You will find yourself using them more often as you raced against the time and you better get used to using them as often as possible to help you out in the game.

You can also purchase additional upgrades in between level to help you out in the gameplay. For the first few basic upgrades are easily affordable but as you progress through the game, you will find that it’s not easy to earn that much to buy an upgrade each time but this also depends on which upgrades you decide to get first.

There will be 6 levels for every venue. At the end of the 5th level, you get to compete in the Style-Off Challenge. You have to compete against a computer player by racing to make matches of a certain service as fast as possible in order to serve your clients. If you managed to fill up your gauge before the computer player, you will earn a hairstyle trophy for your signature style. I find it rather easy for most of the challenges except for the last 2 stages where the computer player does not even pause between matches like the rest do. So I do find myself making more random matches in order to get the correct service matches as I really didn’t have the time to think.

Overall, I find Sallys Quick Clips pretty entertaining and I do really like the colorful graphics. Although the background music is pretty nice and they do have many nice fanciful names for every style but because the game is really fast paced and you need to concentrate on too many things at one time, I really didn’t have the time to pay attention to it. What I didn’t really like about the game was the steep jump of the difficulty halfway through the game and because this game really takes up a lot of your concentration, it’s pretty difficult to play it through without resting. A rather nice game that I would recommend for gamers who love fast paced games.

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PC Games - Sprouts Adventure

PC Games - Sprouts Adventure

Oh Great One! Only a few Sprouts remain and they are in need of your help! Use your powers to guide them in returning to their once peaceful and prosperous existence. Fulfill wishes, help them invent wonderful toys to play with and assist them in rebuilding their amazing land! The happier you can keep your Sprouts, the more productive their community will be! Become the deity you always dreamed you could be in Sprouts Adventure!

• Be The Deity You Always Dreamed Of!
• Earn Karma To Unlock Spells!
• 11 Structures To Complete!
• A Dozen Sprouts To Love And Care For!

What are Sprouts, you ask?  Sprouts are curious creatures who have lived a very long time on the Mushroom Cliffs. They have quite the spark and one thing is for sure, they need your help!

Oh that is really wonderful, I have been waiting for this game like for ages. If you like simulation games like Virtual Villagers, do not miss Sprouts Adventure as you get to care and control for really cute creatures known as Sprouts. Just like most simulation games, your basic goal is to make sure they have enough food, work and play. You can also collect little objects like butterflies and stones to add in your collection.

One of the few interesting features is that you have the ability to cast spells. You can cast spells to help your Sprouts out in farming or to warm an egg. I particularly love to cast the Rainbow spell as I love hearing the Sprouts going “Wow!” This time you do not have to worry if you left Sprouts Adventure for too long. Unlike most simulation games, Sprouts Adventure does not run when you’re not playing it so the time will stop exactly where you have left them. Of course, the bad thing to it is that you still have to oversee and wait for the building construction to finish.

Overall I really like this game very much with it’s cute graphics and it feels really interactive. Highly recommended for gamers who like to play simulation games as much as I do! Try playing for an hour and you will not be able to abandon your Sprouts! Hugs and Kisses to the Reflexive Team for creating such a cute game!

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Mr. Jones’ Graveyard Shift

Mr. Jones' Graveyard Shift

Just when he thought he would retire, Mr. Jones is getting back into business… the Cemetery biz! He’s trying to win back the love of his life and taking one last shot at making it big… even if it means working the graveyard shift! Start with a shovel and some old grave markers and build it into a marble-clad festival of crypts. Expand and decorate greenways, and erect statues and monuments for the filthy rich. The rewards are to die for!

• Fast-paced gameplay
• Gorgeous graphics
• Live happily ever after!

Mr. Jones’ Graveyard Shift is a Time Management Game with a unique game theme with a dash of tycoon gameplay feeling. Instead of your usual time management game themes, this time round you get to run your very own graveyard. Sounds pretty grim and scary? Well… I did have my second thoughts before playing the game as the title did sounds a little freaky and hmm… running a graveyard is not something that I would ever choose to do in my whole life. But after playing the game, I realise that I enjoyed the game better than I thought I would. Perhaps that’s why some would say “the lesser your expectations are the more satisfaction you will get” which I think it fits for this game as I really didn’t think that this game would be nice!

After retirement, Mr Jones gets himself settled in a nice cottage in the woods with his dog as his only companion. Not long after, he starts to feel lonely. Just like an answer to his prayers, his old love Mimi calls him to suggest spending their rest of their lives together living happily ever after. But of course, nothing is free in this world as Mimi gives Mr Jones a list of things to get before she would fulfil this arrangement. In order to fulfil the Mimi’s list which happens to be the main objective to complete the game, Mr Jones decided to run his own graveyard to get the money fast!

At the start of the day, you will be given a choice if you need to go through the tutorial so take the tutorial to get a feel of how things work in the game. No worries, if you can’t remember the steps as you can click on the help button at the top left hand corner of the screen to refresh your memory. It’s pretty easy to get a hang of it so after a few jobs; you would run the graveyard like a pro!

Your customers will arrive in different types of vehicles which you can easily tell how much their budget would be by the outlook of the vehicle. There are 4 different budgets available: customer’s budget between $5-$25 which are the only jobs that you can only afford to accept at the start of the game, next budget range will be $60-$200 when you can afford to get more stuff, then to $650-$1500 at the next budget range and finally to $6k-$100k. It is not recommended to get a higher budget job when you can’t afford the items as they will deduct your reputation points if you failed to complete the job in time. Other than the quest jobs, all jobs will give you a 2 days grace to complete.

In order to score a perfect job with additional money is to fulfil all the job requirements without being too close to the next grave and has a path connected to the front gate of the graveyard. For me, I prefer to space each grave 2 squares away so that they can share the flower decorations and structures. This way lesser money is spent and it is easier to fulfil a job’s request. The ghosts come out during the night so Mr Jones has to finish his job before they come out. So if you bump into 1 of them, you will be put to sleep until the next day. As for the zombies, as long as you don’t lower the value of the grave, you would not have any trouble from them.

Overall, I find the game pretty nice and addictive. I really do enjoy games that allow you to express your own creativity and has great flexibility. Even though Junpiggy did mention that there were a few bugs in the game, well… I didn’t encounter any so far after completing the game at normal difficulty and started a 2nd game at advanced so I’m still pretty satisfied with the game. :p

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