Mirror Magic

OS: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me
Memory: 128 MB
DirectX: 7.0
CPU: P 450

Mirror Magic review

The game is made up of picture puzzles where one needs to find out differences between two identical pictures.

The story, though childish, renders the game with an interesting flavor and provides the theme for transition between scenes. The story starts with a beautiful woman called Grendoline who is obsessed with her beauty. Once when she realizes that old age is catching up on her and she is developing wrinkles she conceives an ominous plot. She decides that she is going to capture all the woman of the village in a magical mirror and this will help in regaining her lost beauty. A player is assigned the role of Iris who tries to free her parents as well as the other villagers. But before she could free her parents, she has to free the villagers who are trapped in mirrors.

The game starts with the player being presented with two identical pictures and they need to find out the subtle differences in them. One thing that will catch the eye of any gamer is the quality of the pictures because they are one of the bests over used in the gaming industry. The high quality photographs make things even more difficult for a player because the pictures apparently seem to be the same (as if one is just the copy of the other). There is picture where you need to find out the differences at the entrance of a house and both of them look similar to each other in every respect.

One has to click on those parts of the photographs where they feel lies the difference. Like this a gamer has to find out 5 differences to move to the next picture or level. For every correct click a yellow mark appears on the photographs and for every wrong click, the section clicked is marked with a red cross. So, what is the catch? It is again the time factor that matters in this game; you need to finish marking all the differences within a stipulated period of time. If due to any reasons you get stuck, then clicking on the hints section is the easiest way out without losing the level.

The game becomes more and more difficult as the level of gameplay increases. Many new elements get added to the game with every passing stage and this is what makes the game even more difficult. For instance as you reach the second level, you are made to spot the differences between 3 photographs and not two.

The biggest disadvantage of the game is that there is no room for mistake and even if you miss the click by some pixels, you are penalized by a red cross. There is also a technical fault with the game where it tends to crash in the middle.

Conclusions: Except the two downsides, the game is a great way to keep you busy during your leisure time spotting the difference. Mirror Magic is a game where entertainment is the core element.