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Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold HD – A Hidden Object Adventure – Adventure Game Review
Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold HD – A Hidden Object Adventure is a Adventure/Entertainment/Puzzle game from Big Fish Games, Inc, first launched in 8th December 2015.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 371+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold HD – A Hidden Object Adventure Stand Out
Play the trial for FREE! Pay once & complete the adventure!
You jump at the chance to visit your best friend Kira and her husband in Baumholder. You’re greeted with a freak blizzard and thrown into a fight against ice giants. Find your way through the cold and help save Kira!
• CAN YOU SAVE YOUR FRIENDS AND THE TOWN FROM THE WINTER KING?
A beautiful summer day is rudely interrupted by an ice storm and suddenly, the beloved town of Baumholder is ruined. Defeat the frozen army before it’s too late!
• REVEAL THE HIDDEN STORIES BEHIND VIKTOR
Work through a number of interactive hidden object scenes and slowly discover the truth behind Kira’s husband’s past.
• JOURNEY INTO THE ICE KINGDOM AND DEFEAT THE GIANTS
Play entertaining mini-games and solve unique puzzles in order to successfully finish this quest.
• SAVE YOUR LOVED ONES IN THE BONUS CHAPTER
Continue this adventure in the bonus game and enjoy additional Collector’s Edition exclusives including a detailed strategy guide.
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This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold HD – A Hidden Object Adventure is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 8th December 2015
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
Download & Availability
Mystery of the Ancients: Deadly Cold HD – A Hidden Object Adventure is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
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Requirements: Requires iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 / iPad Mini 3 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 4 / iPad Mini 4 (Cellular) or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Very engaging a good graphics. Would recommend it for all those that like a little story to go along with their gaming.
Graphic very good game was hard to put down we just wanted to keep going.
Interestingly, we played the game once previously maybe a year ago. Im playing it for the second time and am enjoying it more. IMO, well worth the time.
Fun games. Good mixture of hidden object with other games. Not to much going back and forth for one item at a time. Good graphics.
We are really enjoying this game. We dont usually write reviews but after some real duds over the past few months we have to share how refreshing this game is turning out to be. The storyline is coherent and we dont have that feeling that Im just running around gathering items to unlock other items. Theres a teleporting map but we havent had to use it – another plus! (we hate games when you have no idea where to go so you just use the map over and over.) Interactive items that are supposed to work with each other make sense. (we hate when we have a perfectly good rock in our inventory but we have to wait to find the hammer to smash open the bottle.) All in all – a well designed game that is a pleasure to play. This is a rare gem – get it.
Finally a game that mixes it up. HO games were different. Puzzles challenging but not frustrating. Story line was really good. Graphics were a little dark in some areas but just deal with it. Im excited to start the bonus game. Im hoping were going to find Victor. We highly recommend this game.
We can't believe we missed this game in 2015. It must have not been on sale at the time, so we passed it by. We thoroughly enjoyed it. It's one of those games that has a lot of searches and games throughout PLUS a storyline that's easy to follow. Good storylines are a not always found in these games, but this one did it well. We plan to replay it in a few months. A fun one.
We are finding this game very interesting. It has easy to follow directions and so far the game makes sense. We have bought several games lately and been frustrated because they were so hard. We really like this one. Keep up the good work.
One of the best games yet! Keep coming with challenging games like this. Ive been playin B.F. Games for years. This games has all kinds of different kinds of find. Worth the money.
We loved this game. We have never written a review but this one is awesome.
We usually dont rate the games unless we feel their worth. It was a nice (not crazy difficult) game. Story was fun to follow. We will see how the rest of the game finishes. Looking forward to the rest of the game with anticipation.
Ignore the shallow reviews regarding how the characters look. This is a wonderful game that requires a lot of thought with inventive tasks and good length of play. We're glad we bought this one.
Now THIS, we liked! The story was interesting and the games were a bit different than we're used to seeing. Best of all, while there was an element of suspense (as much as you can expect from one of these), it wasn't gruesome or depressing, and didn't rely on shock value. It's a good one.
We are enjoying this game. Easy puzzles, cool hops, interesting story. Nice length.
Want more of these, like the HOS especially.
Interesting storyline loved playing it.
We liked this game. The puzzles were interesting and the game was long enough.
Plenty of stuff to do, kept making it fun.
We love this game, it is very addictive. We love having the challenges it gives you. It helps keep our brain thinking.
Perfect game. Lots of hidden object placement games, storybook interludes, and great flow from scene to scene. We've played dozens of these games and this one is awesome.
Great game beautiful scenes and nice voiceovers. Only problem we've had is that the guide button is in the middle of the scene, so we constantly need to back out of it.
Great graphics and story. The only problem we had on our mini iPad was accidentally hitting the Guide button many times.
A lot of newer games seem to be malfunctioning for us, so we went back to a classic. Developers should take that as a hint – boost your quality or we wont be spending any more cash! Lots of traveling back and forth, but theres a transport map, so its really easy to navigate. Play the bonus game! Its really different.
We have bought many games from Big Fish, and this is the only one Ive ever had issues with. Hard crash half way through and had to re start. Two games would not respond and could not be played. That said, the story line was nice, the graphics pretty and the characters all like able. The ending leaves you hanging, so we hope the bonus game ties up the loose ends.
Nothing very challenging but plenty of interesting and sometimes innovative things to do to keep the story advancingliked it.
Enjoyed but found many times that we wasnt sure exactly what the game required to keep moving forward.
Interesting and good game! Like you can purchase game and not keep having to pour more money into it to finish game.
Not a bad game. The response time was a bit slow following the messages but no major glitches. We enjoyed it.
Best hog in awhile. We play for the hogs not to jump from one place to other.
The trial was good, though short, and we will probably buy it, but not for the price they're asking. We don't know where they think their customers come from. We're a retired, disabled senior, who plays to distract ourselves from chronic pain. With the prices they ask for these games, they think we have money to burn! Not so! Good games at reasonable prices makes customers happy, and keeps game developers in business.
Like HOP, medium play level, like extras and lack of creepy scary characters.
Fun story, good puzzles. We liked that the hidden object puzzles switched it up. It's not a short game, which we love. Sometimes they are just too short to justify the price, this isn't one of those. Graphics were clear and pretty. There just wasn't anything about it that we disliked. However, in order for us to give five stars it has to be a game that we absolutely love playing from start to finish. This ones good though. The five star ones only come around so often. Why not play this one and those like, until they do.
Haven't been playing for a while so missed this one in Oct. Glad it's here now. Nice story line and has different difficulty levels making it nice to play for everyone.
Only 4 stars because we just started playing. But so far we really enjoy the game.
Had some hard times trying to click and capture. Could not even swipe for the final run at the end of the game. Otherwise a fun game.
This game is ok. Its pretty easy, but lots to do. We like a bit more of a challenge.
We thought it was a little short, but over all the puzzles and the HOs were pretty good. We prefer maps that show where there are still collectibles.
It wont let you take the red book. How are you supposed to continue the game. Please fix this, the game is no longer fun anymore.
Other customers have reported this problem with no response, so please FIX IT. If you dont, the game stops there and we should get a refund.
We are seeing that others are having the same issue near beginning of game where the red book on the table can not be picked up. We thought uninstalling it could fix it but after reading recent reviews, we see that isnt the case. Im frustrated that this happened after we paid the 2.99. It appears these reviews similar to ours have just occurred within the last 48 hours. Please fix.
Im barely into this and it wont let us get the red book. Ive deleted the program and reinstalled and it has done the same thing. We wish someone at app support would assist. Looks like Im not the only one this is happening to.
We were looking forward to playing but game will not let us pick up the red book in the living room. We started over 3 times. It brings you to a stand still pretty much at the beginning of the game. Very disappointed. Never had this problem with the other Big Fish games. Sent an email but have not heard back. We would skip this one.
We tap the hint button it sends us forward. We hit it again it sends us backwards right back to the same place. Ive never had a problem with Mystery. We wish we had played it before we bought it.
We bought the game in in the beginning, you have to take a book from the window sill but there is no way to get it. We ended up paying for it twice trying to load and fix the problem. Very disappointed.
The game was lame, way to short for being forced to pay 6.99. Not worth the cost unless you are about 10 yrs old. No challenge.
First of all, what is a gorgeous prince like that doing with such a dork! The fact that he wasn't strong was a turn off, so he should have been a geek like her! And as for her, she was just useless. We almost felt more the urge to help the father. After all, he was just trying to man up his son and keep him from wasting himself to some dippy child like little girl. We don't think we can finish the game. We can't stand seeing a hot guy with an ugly chic.
Huge fan of Big Fish…. But this game, is lame.
This is just the dumbest Big Fish game we've ever played. The people in the game undulate weirdly when they are on screen. The new husband is super strong and hunky looking, but he can make no headway lifting the light post off his wife's leg. ( seriously, they just shouldn't have made him so strong looking). The ice monster looks like a frozen transformer. And the trial version was barely 5 minutes long. Not even worth the laughs.
Note: This game is the same as the one released in October of this year! BFG is trying to pull the wool over its users eyes. We learned the hard way a few games back and now check every game they put out. Hope this prevents other users from the same fate.
IT TRULY IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT we PURCHASED THIS SAME GAME A FEW MONTHS EARLIER, NEVER RECEIVED A UPDATE!!! Then a newer version of same game comes out and it wants us to PURCHASE AGAIN!!!! We're not doing it.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.0
- Size: 1,142.00 MB
- iOS: 7.0 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, RU
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes
- Developer: Big Fish Games, Inc
Last updated: 8th December 2015 | Genre: Adventure, Entertainment | Developer: Big Fish Games, Inc