Fans of 2 Dimensional (2D) adventure themed puzzle games that involve finding plenty of clues will like the Legacy World Adventure game by Big Blue Bubble Inc. This game's storyline has the player traveling all over the world in order to win the coveted Grand Adventurers Expedition. The main character is Emily King, a bright, young female adventurer. Be prepared to spend a minute or two to view the opening story of her father's funeral.

Nonetheless, this sad opening sequence is good as the player will become emotionally attached to the overall storyline of the game. The player's task is to help Emily; the newly appointed Captain & the crew of the King's Legacy; the fastest airship ever built, thanks to the great efforts of her recently deceased father. The player's goal in this game is to beat all the other competitors including the King family's arch rival; the sly Barrington family to win the illustrious Grand Adventurers Expedition. This interesting traditional rivalry aspect of the game's storyline adds a point to the rating.

Graphics

The 2D art work of the Legacy World Adventure game is of high quality, comparable to that of mainstream comic book art works from Marvel & DC Comics. This level of quality is a bonus & helps to attract & preserve the attention of the player towards the game. A few pretty lady characters like Emily King are included in this game too for good measure so that this game will be good for the boys who without the female stimulus factor would probably be off playing a 3 Dimensional (3D) action shooting game. Therefore, a point is added for the quality 2D artwork & graphics

Game Play

In order for the clues to be revealed, one has to play & complete the mini games. The mini games involve arranging identical colored gems in threes to reveal an alphabet, rotating fluid filled balls in threes to match their colors, & holding the left mouse button down to connect three similar gemstones together which in turn cuts away to reveal a picture. These are fairly easy to play & fun, comparable or even better than puzzle games like Jewel Quest III. A tutorial screen is shown before each mini games commence so there should not be a problem to start playing them almost intuitively. These factors increase the playability of the Legacy World Adventure game & add another point towards the rating.

Innovation & Creativity

In fact, the player does not even have to complete the mini games in order to get the clues as one is given the option to solve the clues with one's general knowledge. This game can even help the player gain knowledge about world facts like how many people live in a particular country, the size of the country, & other useful information. Therefore, basic general knowledge about the countries of the world will most certainly be an advantage for the player to keep ahead of the race pack in this game. The educational & knowledge based value is a unique & innovative feature of Legacy World Adventure & this deserves another point.

Sound

The mix of classical & modern beats of the background music successfully adds emotion to the game & the sound effects are appropriate & entertaining as well. There are no annoying & unnecessary sound effects playing in the background to add tension to the fun & good flowing nature of this adventure themed puzzle game. This all adds to the pleasure of playing the Legacy World Adventure game.

Conclusion

This game is not a brief encounter' kind of 2D game. The alluring 2D artwork, splendid storyline, & world adventure scenario combined with the mini games for gathering & solving of clues will have a player engaged in the game play for at least a good hour or two & wanting for more thereafter. Still, the $19.95 price is perhaps a bit too high for an adventure themed 2D puzzle game. Nonetheless, the high price paid goes to the high quality artwork & good replay value which makes this game a worthy buy. The game is available to be played on PC computers using the Windows XP/Vista operating systems. A final rating of 4/5 is given to this solid Legacy World Adventure game.