Dark Dimensions: Shadow Pirouette Collector's Edition

Supernatural mysteries captivate the human imagination on a regular basis, even if the majority of them do not seem to be very credible or feasible. On the other hand, it’s the uncertainty that gets people going, because there is always one detail that makes you take the mystery a bit more seriously. Hence, video games depicting the paranormal tend to do well for themselves, especially if they allow you to investigate things at your own pace.

Dark Dimensions: Shadow Pirouette Collector's Edition is a puzzle game with hidden object elements, in which your role is to both investigate a mystery, and to have fun with interesting riddles. There are a variety of situations you have to tackle along the way, as well as challenging hidden object sequences that require the utmost attention to detail. On top of it all, a layer of mystery and horror keeps you engaged at all times.

Story-wise, it all starts with the main character investigating the pleas of a friend who complains about being followed by something. As you get there to see what it’s all about, she gets kidnapped by what appear to be shadows. Throughout the game, your main purpose is to save your friend and dispel the evil curse that has the pesky shadows running amok all over the city.

The gameplay should be all-too-familiar to the fans of the genre, because it follows the same rules and standards. In essence, it is usually required of you to travel from scene to scene, while solving the puzzles required to unlock the way further. Dialog and cutscenes provide you with insight into the story every now and again, and you can set up the difficulty level to make sure that the puzzles are neither too difficult, nor too easy.

The visual quality is top-notch in most cases, even if the environments are static and not very interactive in most cases. They are quite detailed, on the other hand, as are the objects you get to pick up and place into your inventory. There are some mistakes when it comes to character design and animations, but you can easily overlook them. Not much can be said about the soundtrack either, but it goes well with the general atmosphere.

Dark Dimensions: Shadow Pirouette Collector's Edition is both fun and exciting, not to mention scary, at least if you are not used to the horror genre. Thus, if you consider yourself a fan of the puzzle/hidden object genre, this has the potential to keep you busy for a couple of hours.