

So, rather than looking for, say, a phonograph record, you’re looking for several parts that, when assembled, create the object in question. Unlike genre favorites, the objects you’re looking for here are fractured into disparate parts. And, that’s what makes it dissimilar from earlier hidden-object games. Actually, it breaks up the objects themselves.

While the goal is similar to other seek-and-find games, Spooky Manor breaks up the action a bit differently than its brethren. What is this contraption? Who scattered its components? And, what happened to his uncle? Questions Mortimer must answer once he arrives at the estate.Ī mix of hidden objects, puzzling solving and adventure, Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor brings together several elements that give the genre a needed boost. Now the device, reduced to parts, is scattered throughout his uncle’s manor and Mortimer is urgently needed to locate and reassemble them, and get the machine working. A letter from the eccentric old coot made that evident, relating a story about a mysterious machine he built, a missing starter unit and several unidentified parties who pilfered it. Mortimer Beckett’s great uncle, Jerome, needs help. Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor is destined to be one of the latter. Others offer a unique twist causing them stand out from the crowd and, hopefully, improve the genre. Some are mere clones, stuffing the tried and true mechanic into a new suit of clothes (in this case, different rooms). This we can attribute, primarily, to the popularity of the Mystery Case Files games.

In fact, it seems like a new iteration appears on a weekly basis. Hidden-object games are a hot commodity in the world of casual gaming.
