Secret Investigations: Nemesis

Detectives usually have a pretty hard time finding the culprits for various crimes, given the fact that real life is not as straightforward as CSI or any of the other crime shows out there. In essence, many of the techniques used by detectives on television are not that feasible in the real world, and the forensics team rarely get enough clues from a crime scene.

Secret Investigations: Nemesis is a simple hidden object game that puts you in the role of a detective as you try to tackle a variety of cases involving all sorts of bad guys. You do not get to interact too much with the environment, given the fact that most of your time is spent searching for specific objects, but there’s enough intrigue to keep you focused from start to finish.

The game presents you with ten different cases, and they get somewhat tougher later on in the story. They all feature basic cutscenes to let you know a bit of backstory, but don’t expect an awful lot in this regard. Instead, the real focus is on the hidden object mini-games, which are designed to gradually increase in difficulty and complexity as you advance.

In case you are not familiar with the genre, all you have to do is look at a scene and click on the objects that are hidden within it. Every level features a list of objects that have to be gathered, and some even have multiple pieces that need to be put back together. The real hardships arise when the scenes are very cluttered with all sorts of objects, and the colors have an impact on your ability to spot them as well.

Speaking of which, the graphics are very basic from a technical point of view, since there’s nothing more than a sequence of static images, but a fair amount of effort has gone into the artwork, that’s for sure. Hence, every scene is incredibly detailed, and most of them feel like real locations as well, in spite of the fact that there are all sorts of weird items where they shouldn’t be.

In the end, Secret Investigations: Nemesis is about as basic as hidden object games can get, especially in terms of gameplay. However, you can still get a few hours of fun out of it, especially if you restrain yourself from using too many hints.

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