Dangerous Games: Illusionist – Review

On the other hand, the art team did a terrific job on the visuals. Each location in Illusionist is brightly-colored and very attractive, the same quality applies to the character artwork. The soundtracks are slightly upbeat, very well-executed. The only problem we have regarding the presentation of the game are the overly-dramatic voice-overs, not to mention that the lip-syncing is not very good either.

Apart from the creative first chapter, the other parts of the adventure gameplay are not really mind-blowing. Throughout the game, you will be solving run-of-the-mill tasks and travelling through some not-so-unique landscapes. Anyway, the hidden object scenes and the puzzles are so entertaining that we can easily ignore those flaws. The hidden object scenes are highly interactive and very well designed, while the puzzles are of various kinds; twisted, fun and challenging at times.

The Collector’s Edition of the game does not include anything out of the ordinary, except for the Magic Tricks collectibles which are quite thoughtful. The main game of Dangerous Games: Illusionist lasted around 3 and a half hours for us on the easiest difficulty setting, and the bonus chapter added another 1 hour or so.