This review is for the whole game and playing in Advance mode. The story which has a "western theme" to it: You take on the role of a detective in the town of Deadwood that is being terrorized by a murderous outlaw Blackjack and you must end his evil curse. *2 play modes: Casual and Advance. *Advance mode only has sparkles for the HOS. *Journal: Keeps track of story only. *No map: Didn't deter me. *Voice overs along with text on the screen. *Graphics: The characters are cartoon/ghost drawn style. *HOS: Quite a few of them. They're not interactive. Find by word list. *Hint: Is only available in the HOS not to direct you on where to go/do next which takes about a couple of minutes for use. *There are some puzzles which can be skipped and takes about a couple of minutes. My overall impression of the game: Well for this being a SE I thought the developer here did a fine job. It is so integrated. This is better than most CE games I've played. The graphics are fantastic along with the cartoon/ghost characters. The story is definitely enthralling. The voice overs are just perfect. And the town, well, it's just brilliant. This developer here completely captured the feel of a Wild West town, to a tee. Oh and the little boy Billy is so adorable wanting to be sheriff and take on Blackjack. I just felt like a detective on the case. This game really drew me in and right from the get go. The story also had some twist/turns. Couldn't wait to see what happened next. The beginning of the game for me started off pretty easy but I'll admit as the game progressed I did get a little hung up on where to go and do next. As I mentioned the hint is not available for this but I did figure it out which didn't take long so it didn't bother me all that much that there wasn't a hint outside of the HOS. I found this game to have a lot of traveling back/forth with quite a few locations to go to and lots to do. Sometimes inventory items are used pretty

Although I agree with some of the reviewers about the originality of the story and gameplay, I still found this game to be an outstanding example of it's genre. The storyline is well done and the graphics are very well rendered. The music or background noise is inoffensive and sits well with the theme of the game. The puzzles are easy and the objects aren't hard to find and although there is no hint button for what to do next, you can work it out with a little effort and revisiting of scenes. I bought this one and am still playing after 4 hours even though I haven't got stuck for too long anywhere yet. Sometimes it's nice to play a game and just enjoy doing it without taxing your brain too much.

Congratulations another great game. The story grabs you from the start. Original storyline & mini games. Visual is nice & crisp. Music is bearable. Great voice over. HOGs plentiful but not too easy. Mini games are a bit easy. (but I have only played the Demo). What else can I say about this game.... I have played the Demo in Advanced mode and up to now everything about this game is great, it keeps you alert and wanting to know what is around the next corner. The storyline is for you to help friendly ghosts to rid their town from Blackjack the killer ghost who is cursed and cannot find peace until all the inhabitants of Deadwood are dead. Will I recommend this game.... Yes definately and will be my next buy.

Not sure why it is not getting higher reviews. I just finished the demo and purchased the game. The puzzles are challenging but do-able and fun. The HOS are just right, not too hard not too easy. The graphics are good although they probably could have been a little more gritty considering it is the old west. Follows well.

I really enjoyed this game. The setting is in the Wild West which you don't see very often so that was a nice difference and the graphics are fantastic along with the voice overs. The storyline kept me interested and wanted to see what happened next. Lots to do in this game and it starts out fairly straight forward but once I got immersed in it & continued through the game it sometimes really makes you use those little gray cells to figure out what to do next. I was pleasantly surprised at this game and look forward to more along this line from this dev. Would definitely recommend. I enjoyed it very much.

I finally closed the led on Blackjack and his curse is no longer a threat to Deadwood. This was a great game, should have been made in to a CE it was that much fun. Loved the scenery. Vultures were a great touch. I played this game for many hours of enjoyment. Great work everyone.

I played this one when it first out and yes, I have fun (I never leave a review before). That's way, I give it five stars because this game is good for my lazy time and I love the storyline. If you are a beginner in HOPA or maybe looking a game for spending your lazy time, well try this one! Btw, thanks anarchy! Good job.

I was lucky to be one of the beta testers for this game and I immediately was hooked. I couldn't wait for the game to come out so that i can finish it.. The story is interesting, the HOS were not that hard. The difficulty level was challenging and that's a nice change. I haven't played the whole game but it looks promising

I thought it was good game Normally I need all the hints I can get I really do not care for backtracking in a game with tons of stuff in inventory but the layout of the town was simple enough It made it easy I found good common sense got you through it. I did find it funny in the forums a lot of young gamers were asking what do I do ? I am going in circles.

For me the trial was way too short of playing time. Good graphics, color, and sound. I turned down the voice and music. Without a built in strategy guide or a walkthrough you are literally scratching your head on what to do or go next. I liked the puzzles and the hogs were different in items and some new items are added. Still trying to figure out how to get object out of water trough that is filled with green goup. Dang when I can't ask for help. This is a buy for me cause I like to help kids out, even little Billie. Happy game playing everyone and I leave the decision of purchasing the game up to the individual player(s).