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Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate | 
 enlarge | From: Activision
Category: Video Games
New (4) from $30.00
Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 3697
Format: Cd
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
UPC: 047875355415
EAN: 0047875355415
ASIN: B0012V7S92
Release Date: February 12, 2008
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| Features:
| • | Minimum Hard Drive Space Required: 116MB; Minimum Processor Speed Required: 800MHz; Minimum RAM Required: 512MB |
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Product Description
Do you have what it takes to uncover the puzzling future and find the soul who seeks to kill Madame Fate? Madame Fate has foreseen her own demise at midnight of this very day. She suspects that one of her carnival cronies is planning to kill her. She needs you to investigate each of these shady characters to find out if her premonition is correct. Each suspect has a motive, but only a master detective can discover the secrets hidden within Madame Fate's crystal ball.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
I would buy this one again if the CD got damaged! July 12, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I got this game to play with my youngest daughter while my oldest and Dad play Warcraft. While my 8 year old has ebbed and flowed in her interest, she cannot resist looking over my shoulder when I pull this game up for a quick break.
Brief synopsis: Madame Fate wants you to investigate 15 different "cronies" from the Carnival, some of them being the Bearded Lady, Art the Carnie, The Acrobats, The Fat Man, and the Tatooed Man. You are investigating which of these will murder Madame Fate at the stroke of midnight which she has predicted.
The investigation involves a timed (or not it is your choice) search for a specific number of hidden items Some areas have a secret changing item that morphs slowly into another item such as a green apple turning red or a frog changing to a tiger. You know if there is a secret item in an area if a purple question mark appears by the number of hidden items for that area on the map. Once you find the required number of items for cronie,there is a big puzzle to solve before you move on to the next cronie to investigate. The last puzzle is the hardest of course.
I think the story line isn't very important and rather weak but it gets you through the game.
BEWARE there are some slightly scary things in here for some kids such as a severed hand, a bloody leg, spiders, snakes, a three headed beast with what appears to be a dead clown in his cage but it wasn't to disturbing for my 8 year old but I wouldn't play this with a child much younger only because of the these things.
This is a very well executed and entertaining hidden game compared to Mt Everest, which is good but not as good and Abra Academy which is mediocre/very simple. This one has great pictures and requires thinking and even spelling, Sometimes a "B" is a bee.
If you want a game with many levels and a wide variety of challenges, you'll enjoy this. Don't forget that the kids can help. In fact, they are better at finding the hidden item while I seem to master the puzzles. I have been through this more than twice and still find some of the puzzles quite challenging.
I wish they would do more like this one!!!
 Mystery Case Files: Madame Fate June 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a finding clues game that has some different
type's of puzzle's to solve, some I still have not solved.
This is a fun game and one that you can get lost in for
hours on end.
Beautiful, Brassy, and BIG April 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Hallmark for Hidden Object games...Madame Fate is as good as this type of game gets. Since the other reviewers have very adequately outlined the manner in which the game is put together, I am just going to mention the ways in which I was especially delighted.
1. The game is never static-the "hunting" scenes abound in special effects such as flying flags, clouds scudding by, lights blinking, little animals twitching their ears. There's one little creature with a ringtail who shakes his ears, blinks his eyes and snarls as he reaches for what looks like a fried onion ring. He's a marvel. Falling leaves, laser beams shooting..the special effects will delight you. There's a wonderful rink of performing kitties, too.
2. Besides plain hunting, you have hot spots to look for which will give you extra hints and you often have to combine two objects, such as kisses to go on a girlfriend's picture. These "combos" are very amusing and fun to figure out.
3. The mini-games are top-notch and they are not all that easy. Most Hidden Object games flesh out the CD with boring repetitive games aimed at young children. Madame Fate is not for children -savvy teenagers could handle it, but this is a very sophisticated game. Luckily for this old lady, the mini-games you can't or don't want to do can be by-passed.Two I couldn't figure out and will tackle them when I play the game through again.
4. The atmosphere of a seedy, grubby carnival of perhaps 1906 will grab you right away. You're going to really be a part of that scene with your nose two inches from the monitor...some of the hidden objects are miniscule. And you may, like me, learn something, too! For instance, when you're asked to look for a nunchaku would you know you need to look for an oriental hand weapon? Not me! I should have known what a baguette was (a gem cut into a rectangular shape) but was idiotically looking for a small purse.
5. If you like Hidden Object scenarios, go for Madame Fate! You'll love it, trust me!
fun with hidden items April 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed playing the free demo on this game so decided to purchase it. I am one of those many senior citizens that AARP has written about that enjoys playing games on the computer.
This particular game is really a lot of fun as it is challenging enough but not so difficult that I completely give up. The extra little puzzles are fun also, however I sometimes think some 10 to 14 year olds would do better than I do on these. I find myself "skipping" these at times.
Overall tho, I enjoy it and I like that Amazon has a nice selection of games to choose from.
EXCELLENT game, and open captioned for the hearing impaired April 17, 2008
"Madame Fate" is a blast, and the open captions for Madame Fate's speeches only add to it. Whether you are hearing impaired or just like your games quiet you won't miss anything important. The background noises and voices are NOT captioned, but they're just window-dressing. The real, important information is available to all. Thanks Activision!
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