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Help Dale Hardshovel the famous archeologist solve the Bloomstone Mystery in this fast-paced and exciting Puzzle game! Can you find all the pieces of this ancient artifact and solve the timeless mystery?Dive into mummy-infested dungeons to collect helpful keys, and earn exotic trophies. Dales daughter Daisy is along for the ride as well, and will be a valuable asset as you explore Egypt.
REVIEW
Dale Hardshovel and the Bloomstone Mystery isn't going to be winning any awards for originality. It's Egyptian theme is already very well-trodden, and certainly its match-2 block moving mechanic tears a page from many different books. Even the titular Dale Hardshovel himself is a cliché himself. Though it should be noted that the Aussie-archaeologist is occasionally hilarious, if only unintentionally.
As the story begins, our hero is working diligently in his study when his daughter Daisy presents him with an unusual piece of Egyptian scripture. Dale quickly sets about putting his decades of archaeological training to good use by looking up the answer on the internet. They find that the scroll belonged to an ancient brotherhood and quickly set out to plunder the Big Pyramid for the Bloomstone, which they think will help them translate the inscriptions. However, they are quickly stopped by a surprisingly well-tempered ancient Egyptian god, Anubis, who tells them that they will have to solve all of the pyramid's 100 puzzles before they can assemble the Bloomstone.
And so from there you begin your trek through the pyramid, beset by dozens of puzzles and unique gimmicks. Possibly Dale Hardshovel's greatest achievement is the great difficulty curve which slowly leans you into the challenge of the puzzles. At first the game seems overly easy, but around the mid-way point in the game the challenge has ramped up quite well. Also, the additions to the puzzles (moving platforms, teleporters etc.) are introduced gradually over the course of the game which keeps things interesting. Read more...
Dale Hardshovel and the Bloomstone Mystery isn't going to be winning any awards for originality. It's Egyptian theme is already very well-trodden, and certainly its match-2 block moving mechanic tears a page from many different books. Even the titular Dale Hardshovel himself is a cliché himself. Though it should be noted that the Aussie-archaeologist is occasionally hilarious, if only unintentionally.
As the story begins, our hero is working diligently in his study when his daughter Daisy presents him with an unusual piece of Egyptian scripture. Dale quickly sets about putting his decades of archaeological training to good use by looking up the answer on the internet. They find that the scroll belonged to an ancient brotherhood and quickly set out to plunder the Big Pyramid for the Bloomstone, which they think will help them translate the inscriptions. However, they are quickly stopped by a surprisingly well-tempered ancient Egyptian god, Anubis, who tells them that they will have to solve all of the pyramid's 100 puzzles before they can assemble the Bloomstone.
And so from there you begin your trek through the pyramid, beset by dozens of puzzles and unique gimmicks. Possibly Dale Hardshovel's greatest achievement is the great difficulty curve which slowly leans you into the challenge of the puzzles. At first the game seems overly easy, but around the mid-way point in the game the challenge has ramped up quite well. Also, the additions to the puzzles (moving platforms, teleporters etc.) are introduced gradually over the course of the game which keeps things interesting. Read more...
