Searching still shots can cleanse curses
User Rating: 6.5 | Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse WII
A kid's single-player game with plenty of different levels, puzzles, and a bit of a plot line. Princess Isabella consists of a series of still images that you point and click on to locate items, solve puzzles (often consisting of hidden item searches in a complicated still image), and navigate to new rooms, with the occasional comment on elements of the castle. You are accompanied by a fairy who actually performs the actions you implement with the controller. Located items allow you to solve some of the puzzles, such as putting strings in a piano. Together with learning a song in another solved puzzle, you can then play it on the piano and solve the room. Your character will also learn abilities (fire, wind, etc.) that allow her to grab items otherwise unavailable.
This game is perfect for younger kids… the search through the castle is easy enough to navigate, and the puzzles, while they get more challenging, are also solvable by enough random clicking if you can't work out the actual solution.
This game is a good one for a parent and child to share the duties… it has just enough challenge to interest an adult while still allowing the child to lead the team.
