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Mystery Castle

Runestone Games Limited · May 6, 2016

Xbox One

Everyone

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A retro-inspired masterpiece, Mystery Castle is the one puzzle game that will rule them all!This game is for everyone who loves adventure, treasure hunting, laughing out loud, transforming into creatures, drinking potions, possessing monsters, explosions, inept wizards, witless golems, huge floating eyeballs, magic portals, magic lanterns, grumpy dwarfs, cheerful eskimos, irate hotel owners, giant monsters, throwing bombs at giant monsters… and then laughing some more!As Monty the Wizard you must solve 180 unique stages and save the five Castles of Mystery from the evil that lurks within. Are you smart enough to outwit a giant snowman? How about a half-witted ogre? Along the way, you'll meet a host of colorful characters, from Stumpi the treasure-hungry dwarf in the Fortress Underground to the bossy Mr Chow in the Mystical Pagoda. They will all have plenty of advice - some of it might even be helpful!You will discover hidden paths with a magical lantern and create your own with a well-placed bomb or two. In one moment you'll be dodging between boiling lava and Fire Golems, and in the next sliding perilously over sheets of ice – just be sure not to fall to your doom into the bottomless abyss. You will need to transform into a troll to move heavy objects, a bat to fly across deep chasms, and a frog to squeeze through tiny holes. But how will you avoid the deadly gaze of the Eye-Spy that can turn you to stone in a blink? Drink a handy potion to shrink to a fraction of your size or perhaps sneak past by possessing a nearby ghost.Your options are only limited by your genius.

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  • Pure Xbox

    Josephine Lawton · Nov 10, 2016

    5.0
    The premise and complexity of the puzzles, mixed with the cheery art style, point to an interesting puzzle experience but you may find that Mystery Castle a bit of an unrewarding drudge if you aren't really into the types of puzzles on offer. It's challenging at points and allows enough flexibility for you to skip stages that prove too perplexing which makes it accessible for most, but there's such a flatness to the level completion that there's no real rush of excitement when you solve a particularly difficult puzzle.
  • God is a Geek

    Gary Bailey · Jun 03, 2016

    7.0
    Its simplicity and relaxed pace will ensure that a wide audience can enjoy playing, though I’d wager that the majority of those finishing the story will be the more dedicated puzzle fans. Most others will have long tired of the overused puzzle mechanics after a few hours. It’s definitely a good experience for puzzle fans, though the more hardcore ones will likely find minimal challenge here, and others may enjoy its easygoing nature.

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