Pahelika: Secret Legends [Download]

by IWin

Product Features

• Full Of Intuitive, Clever Puzzles.
• Fun, Adventure-Style Gameplay.
• Easy To Pick Up And Play.
• Find The Legendary Pahelika.

Product Details

• Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
• Note: Gifting is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B002GP5W0A
• Release Date: July 3, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,182 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

There is an ancient secret so powerful, it was buried deep beneath a maze of puzzles and pitfalls to prevent anyone from ever laying a hand on it. Then one man discovered the ancient book of legend, Pahelika. It was used to defeat an evil warrior-king, and in order to protect its secrets, it was hidden and guarded in an ancient temple. Find out if the incredible legends are true...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just the right challenge, July 26, 2009

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I. Peters (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Pahelika: Secret Legends [Download] (Software Download)

I just finished Pahelika and enjoyed it very much.

This is a game of having to find objects, at times having to combine them and of course having to use them. Add to that puzzles that range from easy to more challenging and you have a fun game that will keep you entertained for a number of hours.

I don't usually enjoy puzzle games too much because I tend to get frustrated if I can't solve a puzzle within a reasonable amount of time but the Pahelika puzzles had just the right complexity for me - starting out easy and getting more complex as the game progressed. One exception was the Teleporter Room which I only solved by accident and that was after downloading the free walk-through from the Ironcode website. But I'm sure that this was just me :-)

The variety of puzzles was also great - memory puzzles, slider challenges, questions, sequential puzzles and much more. While the challenges usually get solved in the room one is in, at times the game offers the possibility to go back to a room or two in order to complete something or get something from there, thus adding interest to the game.

The one thing I didn't enjoy too, too much was the sound effects. If one gets stuck in a room for a while attempting to solve a puzzle, the sounds get old quickly, regardless of how low the volume is set. So I found myself muting my volume a lot.

But that's a small thing, and for the price this game is offered here at Amazon, it is a no-brainer. Get it! :-)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Game, September 5, 2009

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R. Hair "Rick Texan" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pahelika: Secret Legends [Download] (Software Download)

I like games that involve lots of puzzles. Pahelika has many different types of puzzles to solve to move forward and the puzzles vary in difficulty from pretty straightforward to those that really require some thinking. The game does a good job of starting off with clues and tips to get you going but pretty soon you know what to look for and the puzzles become more difficult. There is a downloadable "strategy guide" but I didn't need to use it. My only complaint is that there are a couple of puzzles where you have to use "brute force" trial and error to solve the problem. In those situations you just need to use a systematic approach so that you don't spend your life repeating sequences you've already tried. Graphics a good and I got about 14 hours of enjoyable play out of the game before finishing it which, in my opinion, is worth the cost of the game.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely and Easy, July 25, 2009

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Ladyfish (Sequim) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Pahelika: Secret Legends [Download] (Software Download)

Might be a bit easy for some, lovely graphics though. There was a lot of variation at each location so it didn't seem to be repetitive during the free trial.
I do suggest trying it first as it was a bit too easy for me.