Gardenscapes: Mansion Makeover [Download]

by Playrix Entertainment

Product Details

• Downloading: Currently, this item is available only to customers located in the United States and who have a U.S. billing address.
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• ASIN: B007ZR85NK
• Release Date: May 2, 2012
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,953 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Welcome back to Gardenscapes! Having restored the garden to its beauty and grandeur, it’s high time to have some guests over to show off! Thankfully, the mansion has a spacious hall for everyone to gather. The only problem is that the hall is in quite a dilapidated state: the wallpaper is curling and peeled, the fireplace cold and broken, and heaps of old newspapers lie scattered about. It’s time to roll up the old sleeves once more, and with the heroic assistance of Austin the butler, turn the hall into a masterpiece! 60 unique items for interior design Over 60 various i-Spy levels and more than 3000 hidden objects to find 3 different i-Spy modes, plus quests and mini-games Animated screensaver and original soundtracks Imitable Austin as your butler and right-hand man System Requirements   Minimum Specifications: Recommended Specifications: OS: Vista, XP and 2000 Processor: 1 GHz Unknown RAM: 512 MB Unknown Hard Drive: 385 MB   Video Card: 128 MB DirectX: 9.0 or higher Additional Info: Unknown Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Unknown

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the first! May 4, 2012

By Nicole

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I just completed part one of this game Gardenscapes and while I enjoyed it there were some things about it that I didn't care for. I decided to purchase Gardenscapes: Mansion Makeover and I gotta say, the designers did a great job making this one more entertaining.

The graphics are beautiful as always, the premise is extremely fun (to remodel the hall of your old dilapidated mansion), and with a lot of decorations to choose from the game seems longer than the first Gardenscapes.

It's also left a door opened for them to potentially design another Gardenscapes game where you remodel the rest of the home.

There are no mini-games so this series is perfect for the seek and find fans who don't care for adventures or mini-games that many hidden object games rely on.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Upstairs, downstairs in the mansion . . . May 10, 2012

By J. Borlan

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A continuation of Gardenscape, Gardenscapes: Mansion Makeover takes the action inside. The birds-eye view is centered on the great room, upstairs and down. You need to make some needed renovations before a party planned for your friends can take place. Cash is raised by selling off some of your hoard of stuff (this mansion holds a lot!) Find the hidden objects shoppers want in a timely manner, and they'll give you the full offered amount. Make them wait too long, you have less friendly customers who give you less cash. You have the option of playing in timed or relaxed mode. When you've scrounged enough $$$, you select which version of upgrade you want. As the levels increase, so does the price. The graphics presented are cheery and colorful~~~this is a feel good game to play. :^)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Just like the first except for some translation errors May 26, 2012

By Derek G VINE™ VOICE

Gardenscapes is one of my all-time favorite hidden-object games and this is a faithful sequel. I was a little disappointed when Farmscapes tried to combine hidden object along with match-3 and other puzzles so I'm glad Gardenscapes: Mansion Makeover returned to the gameplay resembling the original game. Your faithful butler, Austin and pet dog return with a new area to renovate. In the first Gardenscapes, you renovated the outside, now you are renovating the inside of the mansion. The rooms have changed, a few new songs have been introduced and you even get to hear Austin for the first time (not what I expected.) Still, there is a feeling of sameness a the sound effects, completion music, and Austin's antics and interactions with his dog and other people remain largely unchanged. That's a good thing in my book because it was hard to improve upon the original game. It's cheery and whimsical and rewards you for your sleuthing by allowing you to purchase improvements to your house. Like most Playrix games, it's not too difficult so hidden-object aficionados seeking high challenge and complex puzzles will probably need to search elsewhere. The rest who want a true "casual" gaming experience will love this game.

The only reason I can't give this game five stars is because I have discovered too many vague and incorrect English translations. For instance, I scoured an entire area searching for a "tennis ball" and decided on a whim to select a baseball instead. Sure enough, that was what was being sought. Other times I get requests for vague items such as "for baking". This becomes a problem when you are searching a kitchen! From the numerous items that could have qualified as a baking item, it turns out I was supposed to find a rolling pin. If this only happened on occasion I could overlook the issue but it seems like I'm rolling my eyes at least once per game. This is while playing version 1.0. Hopefully Playrix releases an update correcting these issues.