Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse

by GoGii Games

Product Features

• 135 scenes to explore
• 20+ puzzles to solve
• 15 Minigames
• Evolving gameplay
• 20+ Hidden Object rounds

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002USXIGS
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: January 12, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,953 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #38 in Video Games > Mac Games > Adventure
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Upon arriving home from a trip to town, Princess Isabella discovers her family’s castle in ruins and shadowed in darkness. With the help of a little Pixie, navigate the castle, unravel the curse and find out who did this and why.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars lots of fun, April 24, 2010

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Cynthia M. Shipley "cybercindy" (Naperville, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse (CD-ROM)

This game is just fun. Graphics very well done and it was a nice twist on the hidden object type game. It's more for the younger player but I think it could be easy fun for anyone looking for a clever relaxing game. I enjoyed it and the last puzzle had me stumped but if you can't get it there is a way out. (Nice touch for those of us that get very frustrated).

28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game for mid-level difficulty, August 23, 2010

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Happy Reader (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse (CD-ROM)

Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse is a very good game and an excellent value at the reduced price shown on amazon. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that I play a lot of adventure and puzzle games (this is my 19th game review on amazon), and Witch's Curse is a mid-level difficulty game. (My five star-rated games are overall a little more difficult.)

However, if you don't want more difficult puzzles, or if you are new to computer games or are a teen or pre-teen, or if you just want a very fun game to play, I highly recommend this game. I very much enjoyed this it, as did my 17 year old daughter (who also plays tougher shooter games like Half Life 2).

The art is great. You are are making your way through a haunted castle. As you rid each dungy room of evil sprites or ghosts, the room clears up and you see beautifully rendered rooms.

I love combination games and Princess Isabella fits the bill. You have hidden object screens to complete, you have adventure objectives (where you have to put something in your inventory and use it later on) and you have puzzles to solve.

In addition, if you get stuck, you have a little TinkerBell fairy who will give you a hint or, in the case of a puzzle, solve the puzzle for you. This is always a nice touch, because no one is good at every kind of puzzle.

The game is inventive, fun and I was never bored!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Held my interest - a well made game, September 14, 2010

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Derek G (North of Cyrodiil) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse (CD-ROM)

Hidden-object games aren't my favorite; for instance I've played the highly rated Ravenhearst and didn't understand why people liked it so much. This game makes the challenge more interesting with (simple) puzzles sprinkled throughout instead of just a mind-numbing trek through one seek and find picture to the next. The ending is actually rather difficult with a Zuma type shoot-the-marbles game into a battle against a computer opponent. While I swore all the way through it, it did make the finale much more satisfying once it was completed.

The premise is simple, you're a princess (named Isabella, strangely enough) who has returned to her castle to find it taken over by a (wait for it...) witches curse. You travel from room to room finding objects with the help of a fairy similar to Tinkerbell who helps you along the way. She almost helps too much by explaining what needs to be done to each puzzle in order to solve it. Once puzzles are solved you search for mirror pieces to put together jigsaw puzzle style. Once a mirror is completed, a castle member is "released" and gives you an additional item to help you in your journey.

I think the game would have been much more challenging if we were left to figure things out on our own as Tinkerbell's help makes the game rather easy. The seek and find puzzles aren't extremely challenging as many of the items you are looking for are in plain sight. Still, there were enough puzzles to take a couple days to solve all the way through. I estimate about 10-15 hours of play for a reasonably sharp-eyed individual. There are around 30 different rooms you have to search through; two floors of a castle, a garden, a stable, and a tower. Some of the rooms have multiple puzzles. If hidden-object games are your game of choice, you will find a lot to like in here and it's recommended.

Finally, if you do like this game and are looking for a challenge of similar difficulty, I also recommend The Scruffs [Game Download] and Gardenscapes [Game Download].