I Spy: Spooky Mansion Deluxe

"An increasingly boring game!"

GRAPHICS: Probably the best part of the game the graphics seem crisp and good but could still be a little better. The ghosts could have turned out better. 8/10

PLOT: A lame plot. You entered a haunted house for no reason and a Skeleton says you can't leave until you answer all of his riddles. The ending (no I won't reveal this) is boring and pointless. 2/10

GAMEPLAY: The game play has a little bit of fun. You go through and find areas where you can look for things then you find everything in an area and get a puzzle piece. In the end you put all of the puzzle pieces together and . . . well I won't tell you that. There are also two mini-games which are the best part. One is where you match items up as quickly as possible and the other is where you must click all of the items that appear that match a set. The game play can quickly get boring though. I almost forgot but there is also a boring part where you must collect some items around the house then you go back to a small room and crate one of seven ghosts. Also, the ghosts are childish and the seventh ghost you cannot even make until the end of the game! Some parts of this game get frustrating because the items are right in front of you but you can't find them. The most frustrating part is that they don't word it well on the bottom and it is hard to know what you are looking for. Yet, other parts of the game are a breeze. Actually, the best part of the game is putting the puzzle together. 4/10

LENGTH: This game can be very short for some and long for others. For me it only took three hours! Yet, there is some replay value in the mini-games but overall there is very little. I think that it takes to long during searches because you have to wait for the item you clicked on to stop moving before clicking on another.2/10

PROS:
Good Graphics
Fun Mini-Games

CONS:
Boring
Short
Plot
Not enough variety

OVERALL SCORE:
Graphics: 8/10
Plot: 2/10
Gameplay: 4/10
Length: 2/10
OVERALL: 4/10

This was a good concept and everything but I have to say that there should have been more mini-games and some more variety in the game play. However, I like how it keeps track of your best times on the mini games.

Reviewer's Score: 4/10, Originally Posted: 03/19/08

Game Release: I Spy: Spooky Mansion Deluxe (US, 03/02/05)