Giveaway of the Day - Lovely Puzzles

I wont bother with a full review today as today’s game is basically the same as the previous 2 weeks (see links below if you missed the previous giveaways and want to read about the games mechanics – this game is exactly the same as both the glamour and Christmas puzzles apart from the GUI and the images. There’s less than 2 hours left before the change over (by my watch at the moment) so wouldn’t have the time to complete a full review anyway). Besides when I downloaded the Lovely Puzzle from fly Games and installed it (so that I could capture some of the images we should be fetting in this puzzle, I got another copy of the Glamour puzzle, even though it said it was the Lovely puzzle (and is another reason why I wasn’t able to write a full review). It’s worrying me that the giveaway will also be the same as the images shown on the front page of the game giveaway site are those from the glamor puzzle. The game giveaway team are away on vacation at the moment so I’m not able to contact them (if this is the case) Unfortunately I will be out for a significant portion of the day from around lunch time till late afternoon (Going to see my daughter dance in a production of the Wizzard of Oz), so there will be no moderation over that period. I’ll answer any queries later today when I’m able to, so please, if you post a comment from around 3 to 4 hours after the giveaway started and find your comment hasn’t been answered four or five hours later don’t post again asking why your comment isn’t showing

There is another moderator that occasionally helps out, but it’s rare. Hopefully they will read this comment and help out this afternoon.

The three I’ve posted below are from the developers web site and are in Russian, however they do give you a good impression of what to expect. (assuming my statement above is incorrect for the giveaway version which I hope it is).

Here’s the information given over at Fly’s web site:

Introduction:

Lovely Puzzles – Lovely Puzzle is a great game for children. It was created for everyone who enjoys having a good time in front of a computer monitor.

The goal of the game is simple. You will have to combine small puzzle pieces into a large colorful picture. The game features over 100 pictures of different genres. Beautiful sceneries, wild animals, city streets and many other views – you will find all of this in Lovely Puzzles. You can also choose the necessary difficulty level matching your mood. Got a short break at work? Assemble a small 50-piece puzzle. Want to spend a couple of hours in a comfortable armchair? Go for a 150-piece puzzle! Having a good time in a large company of friends or relatives? Try to assemble the largest, 260-piece puzzle together! This exciting game will be enjoyed by children and adults alike. A simple puzzle helps you improve attention, logic, memory and imagination. The game also has a piece rotation mode. The puzzle will instantly become harder to assemble, but it will be a much more serious challenge, as all puzzle elements will be rotated and jumbled up. Lovely Puzzles is a great opportunity to get some rest from daily chores and listen to nice music. The game will be just what the doctor ordered for all fans of classic puzzle games.

Reference http://fly-games.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=30 accessed 10th January

DESCRIPTION:

. Over 254 built-in levels and many more available for download.
. 3 difficulty levels
. Simple and intuitive controls
. Various piece shapes
. Classic rotation of puzzle pieces
. Interactive hints

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
- Processor 500 Mhz or better
- 64 Mb RAM
- 25 Mb of hard drive space
- 8 Mb of video memory

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Alternative Games:

I posted the following link last week, but just in case you missed last weeks game or you didn’t get the chance to follow the link, here it is again.

There are hundreds of jigsaw puzzles available for free via the internet. This
link to Caimans leads you to just over a hundred different Jigsaw puzzle games all of which are free.

Thanks to Naomi who suggested we visit Jigzone last week. You can find loads of free jigsaw puzzles:

http://www.jigzone.com/

Copmom suggested http://www.brainsbreaker.com/. It’s not free, but you can create puzzles that you can send onto friends as copmom does. The program is actually very good with the ability to create puzzles with many more pieces than today’s game. Also you can upload your own images and use different interlocking pieces plus other features.

You can see my comments for the other jigsaws given away over the last few weeks by following the links below:

http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/christmas-puzzles/#comments

http://game.giveawayoftheday.com/glamour-puzzle/#comments

The only difference between today’s game and both of the above are the images found within the games and the GUI, which has a color change. Otherwise each of the three Jigsaw puzzles given away is basically the same game. I personally think it sad that they no longer sell the infinite jigsaw puzzle. And suspect it may be a tactical move to maximize profits ( then again I may be wrong). The game had everything these puzzles offer plus more besides. (i.e. the ability to add your own images, different puzzle shapes and the ability to change the number of puzzle pieces from several up to around 1400 using a slider so you could choose any number within that range

Installs and plays well. Is just as good as the previous two games – same game. I just did a clean install of Windows 7 so lost the copy of Glamour puzzle and was more than pleased to get this one. I would probably be quite happy to spend my $6.99 at BigFish, Msn games or iWin type game sites to buy it.

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