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The Game Nexus - Hoyle Puzzle & Board Games 2008
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List Price: $19.99
Our Price: $12.99
Your Save: $ 7.00 ( 35% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Encore Software
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Average Customer Rating:   
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Encore
EAN: 0705381143109
Feature: PC Games Software; for Windows and the Macintosh!
Label: Encore Software
Manufacturer: Encore Software
Model: 14310
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: Encore Software
Release Date: 2007-09-11
Studio: Encore Software
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Features
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PC Games Software; for Windows and the Macintosh!
Windows XP Compatible, Macintosh Compatible
Game Genre: Puzzle/Board
Minimum Hardware Requirements: 1.0 GB Hard Drive Space ; 450.0 MHz Processor Speed ; 128 MB RAM
Published by Encore
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Hoyles puzzle & board games 2008
Comment: This is one great games to play, I love the search a word, the gravity tiles and most of the others. (Even though there are some I haven't tried. But each night you find me at my PC playing these games. I will also keep checking back to see if you have any more games like these. Thanks again. Jean
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works on some machines, but is buggy
Comment: I purchased the Hoyle Game package to run on an iBook G3, specifically to get the Maj Jong game. It turns out that the code has been written for the next generation of display hardware as it has no display on the iBook G3. I have been using it on an iBook G4 and later models. The user interface is very cumbersome to use, requiring that you go through a character selection process each time that you play a game. The actual Maj Jong game is disappointing in comparison to the old Shanghai version of the same game. There are lots of games in the package, but again most of them seem to be fairly simplistic. I would not purchase the package again and would only recommend it to someone who does not have high expectations other than getting a lot of games in one package.
Customer Rating:
Summary: kinda boring
Comment: Hoyle made a big mistake by putting this game on a DVD Rom. The people buying it, older people mostly, probably don't have a DVD Rom drive and will be angry they can't run the game.
Overall I found the games kinda dismal and disappointing, even though there was a lot of them. High ZZZZ factor.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Older version just fine!
Comment: If you own an older version, I would recommend you stay with what you have. The graphics have been improved but the sound effects in the new version, specifically Triple Yacht are annoying.
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Summary: Very Good Value. Good for Mac
Comment: I've never bought Hoyle software before, but this package offers mucho bang for the buck, given that most downloadable shareware games are $20 per game. There are several addictive games in here, and they run flawlessly on my Mac Pro as well as my G4.
I have only 3 complaints in order of increasing importance:
1. The graphics are quite low-res and lack the beauty of many of the new games for Mac that adopt the elegant graphical style of the OS.
2. The rules for all the games are in a single pdf file, so if you click on rules, you have to wait for a pdf reader to load and then search a large document to find your game.
3. There's little progression in games as you play longer and better. There are high scores in a menu, but each game is basically the same thing over and over, so you never get a sense of progressing through higher levels. Some games have more difficult levels to choose from, but if you select a certain level and play for an hour, you get no sense in terms of points or levels reached that you've accomplished anything.
But if you want a large variety of mindless games for your Mac, there is no better deal than this.
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Editorial Reviews:
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It's game time! 21 classic and new challenging favorites provide something for every player with HOYLE® Puzzle Games 2008. This great collection features traditional puzzle game standards like Hangman Mahjongg and Anagrams PLUS mind-bending puzzle classics like Sudoku and over 1200 different Crosswords. All games are designed with the official rules from HOYLE the Official Name in Gaming. You automatically earn HOYLE Bucks the more you play the more you earn! Get new backgrounds music tracks etc. All games are based on the official rules from HOYLE® the authority for over 200 years. Create your own character with Face Creator customizing everything from facial features to clothing. Interactive computer opponents with multiple skill levels to challenge everybody. Play together on the same computer and challenge your friends and family with old classics or play alone and take the high score! This is the biggest and best puzzle assortment yet!! Now with built-in compatibility for both PC and MAC users alike!System Requirements:Windows® 2000 SP4/XP (Home & Pro) SP2/Vista™¹ Pentium® III 450MHz (800 MHz processor for Vista) 128MB RAM (512 MB RAM for Vista) DVD-ROM drive 1 GB Hard Disk space 640 X 480 16-bit color display. Macintosh® OS X 10.4.10 G3 G4 G5 or Intel Core Duo processor 600 MHz or higher 256 MB RAM DVD-ROM drive 32MB VRAM (ATI Rage cards not supported) 1 GB hard drive space. ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program on Windows 2000 Windows XP and Vista. Format: WIN 2000XP Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: E UPC: 705381143109 Manufacturer No: 14310
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