PuppetShow: Arrogance Effect 9+

I just finished playing demo and so far found only glitch is getting kicked out of HO if you get close to bottom. I bought because I found this game very entertaining, beautiful graphics and has a cute little puppet helper. Love the min games..makes you think. My rating is 4 stars for now...since I’m just beginning this game.

I finished this game...no glitches except for getting kicked out of HO if you get close to bottom of screen. It’s a solid 4 Star game.

I can’t understand why/how this game has such high stars. Yes puppet show series are great but this one just wore me down to where it was no longer enjoyable and I had to work for it. Graphics are good however they are a little dark and the items you need to find are very small which makes it frustrating to find them. The items that are shown as a shape to find on the HOP games well they are a little small which brings up the items on the found items. Very small and very hard to read numbers, I.e. 2 of 4. It became a guessing game. I was forced to quit AFTER I purchased. Was building the soldiers body and the item was way past the viewing screen on my iPad and I have a new iPad. I was unable to skip since there was no option. One last thing what’s up with the hint “Rose”. Get rid of it. It seemed vague while it was shaking and floating I needed a hint button to tell me what the Rose hint was saying. This will be deleted off my iPad. Sorry Big Fish

One of the rare games that I didn't purchase. This can only be described as a mess. First, the interface was terrible. About 1/4 of the screen is used as the border, so you lose a huge amount of space. The controls are inexplicably miniscule, so they take up only about half of the border.

Second, the controls are both finicky and clunky. It's very easy to inadvertently click out of an HOP or mini game, but often very hard to get the game to recognize that you've selected something.

Third, the hint system is near useless. The hint cursor is a rose that (when selected) aimlessly wanders around the general area where you're supposed to do something.

Fourth, there are inconsistencies throughout. I was sure I needed to use my doll on the cable car HOP, but the game kept saying the doll couldn't help me. 3-4 items later, suddenly I could (and had to) use the doll.

Finally, the mini games in the trial period were screwy, which is never a good sign. For example, the ball in the spiral maze was unresponsive, so that I had to skip it.

AMAX Interactive seems to be a pinch hitter as I've seen them appear in half a dozen series but never more than once. I have yet to see a good game from them. Maybe others have had a different experience.

Net: I don't recommend at any price.

P.S. Don't waste time trying to erase the chalkboard. It's a red herring, and an annoying one because all of the text comes back.