Hidden Expedition: Amazon

52%
Game Brain Score Based on 36 reviews
  • story
  • music
  • gameplay
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Embark on a journey to the Amazon with the Hidden Expedition team to find a missing professor, using a tattered map as your guide. Explore cities, temples, and ruins to uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization and unlock the greatest secret of the Amazon. This adventure offers more scenes, puzzles, and mini-games than previous installments, providing an immersive and challenging experience.

  • PC
  • Windows
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Reviews

52%
Audience ScoreBased on 36 reviews
story6 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game features a nostalgic charm and beautiful music that enhances the overall experience.
  • It offers a plethora of hidden object scenes and a more interactive adventure gameplay compared to earlier titles in the series.
  • The story is engaging, with quirky humor and frequent NPC interactions that add depth to the gameplay.
  • The game suffers from significant resolution issues, making it difficult to play in fullscreen and causing eye strain.
  • Puzzles can be confusing and lack adequate instructions, leading to frustration for players.
  • There are concerns about the portrayal of indigenous cultures in the story, which detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.
  • story20 mentions

    The story in the game is a significant evolution from its predecessors, featuring a heavier plot intertwined with hidden object scenes and delivered through journal entries from a quirky character. While it offers an engaging narrative with humor and interesting elements, it ultimately falls into problematic tropes, such as exoticism and the white savior narrative, leading to mixed recommendations due to its racial insensitivity. Overall, it serves as a notable example of the hidden object genre's development, appealing primarily to dedicated fans.

    • “At every turn, a new piece of story is delivered to the player and NPCs pop up frequently with something to say.”
    • “The combo of lovely music, a beetle theme, lots and lots of hidden object scenes, and a story that makes me smile - it's great.”
    • “The story seems to want to take an 8th wonder of the world (a la Hanging Gardens of Babylon) approach to the search for the beetle temple and a decent amount of quirky humor was put into it, but it ends up taking a hard turn into exoticism and then barrels straight into the white savior trope.”
    • “At the end of the day, I really can't recommend the game for the racism in the plot - surely, Big Fish Games had more resources available to them than that - but it does stand up as a fascinating relic of the hidden object genre's transitional period, so I will only very cautiously recommend it to longtime fans who are interested in experiencing the gameplay progression like I was.”
    • “The story is mostly told by reading journal pages, one on each scene, written by a kooky old man who is searching for the lost beetle temple.”
  • music12 mentions

    The music in the game is highly praised for its cinematic quality, enhancing the drama during gameplay and significantly contributing to the overall enjoyment. Reviewers highlight the beautiful orchestration and thematic elements, noting that the combination of lovely music, engaging puzzles, and a charming story creates a delightful experience.

    • “The combo of lovely music, a beetle theme, lots and lots of ho scenes, and a story that makes me smile - it's great.”
    • “Fun puzzles, a good variety in the pics, nice story and beautiful music.”
    • “Pros: nice orchestrated music, fun little puzzles, exotic scenarios, connected maps.”
  • gameplay8 mentions

    The gameplay is primarily intuitive, featuring a mix of hidden object scenes and interactive adventure elements reminiscent of point-and-click games, with helpful notifications for players who may struggle. However, the experience is marred by problematic racial stereotypes and unsavory character comments, leading to a cautious recommendation primarily for dedicated fans of the hidden object genre. Overall, while it showcases an interesting evolution in gameplay, the offensive content significantly detracts from its appeal.

    • “The plethora of hidden object scenes and the slightly more interactive adventure-themed gameplay (think point-and-click adventure style) are great compared to some of the puzzles interspersed throughout the levels.”
    • “At the end of the day, it does stand up as a fascinating relic of the hidden object genre's transitional period, so I will only very cautiously recommend it to longtime fans who are interested in experiencing the gameplay progression like I was.”
    • “The professor’s unsavory comments and doodles about the locals, coupled with some stereotypical interpretations of indigenous people, leave a bad taste behind as you try to find some semblance of joy in navigating the gameplay of this fast-paced adventure.”
    • “At the end of the day, I really can't recommend the game for the racism in the plot - surely, Big Fish Games had more resources available to them than that - but it does stand up as a fascinating relic of the hidden object genre's transitional period, so I will only very cautiously recommend it to longtime fans who are interested in experiencing the gameplay progression like I was.”
    • “The gameplay is still mostly intuitive, but the game will notify you of the rules and features when it appears that you are stuck (i.e., you take too long to complete the tutorial scene or accidentally trigger a penalty) just in case you are unfamiliar with the genre.”
  • graphics6 mentions

    Overall, the graphics in the game are praised for their realism and quality, enhancing the challenging puzzles. However, some users have reported issues with graininess, even with updated graphics drivers.

    • “Graphics were good and very realistic in this game.”
    • “The puzzles are very challenging, graphics were great.”
    • “I have the latest ATI graphic card drivers v13.1.1, and it is still completely grainy.”
  • humor2 mentions

    The game incorporates a decent amount of quirky humor in its narrative, particularly in the quest for the beetle temple. However, this humor is overshadowed by a problematic shift towards exoticism and the white savior trope, which detracts from the overall comedic tone.

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