| Treasure Isle, a game of hunting treasure made | | | | be later harvest to be consumed as energy refills. |
| by the same developers who brought you | | | | Buy furniture to decorate your island into a Tiki |
| FarmVille, Zynga. This is one game that you will | | | | heaven or just lay back and chill. Whatever your |
| find it rather odd or loving it. Whatever your | | | | choice is you would not really find much to do on |
| personal taste is, we from Mabel Games will be | | | | this part of the area really. |
| bringing you the inside on this game in this review. | | | | Now after all that, we will now look at how the |
| Game play | | | | game works a bit. First thing is that you character |
| Treasure Isle is all about... well, digging. Personally I | | | | will have a stamina bar on top of the screen. This |
| find this game a bit odd at first as the only thing | | | | is to show you what the current stamina is and |
| you do is dig, dig and well... more digging. | | | | how much you can do before you need to take a |
| The game starts you off with the character | | | | break from your treasure hunting. Like most of |
| creation screen and from there you can choose | | | | the Facebook game out there is a small counter |
| either to be a boy or a girl treasure hunter. Later | | | | that will provide you information on how long |
| on if you decide that you like to choose a | | | | before your stamina replenish. Best part of the |
| different gender, then game seems to allow you | | | | game here is, you do not always have to wait for |
| to do that. A bit different from the other games | | | | the stamina bar to fill up. If have planted fruits, |
| I played as usually once you choose the gender | | | | this can be use to replenish lost stamina. If you |
| of your character; you are stuck with it unless | | | | run out of fruits, a call out for help from your |
| you create a whole new account for it. | | | | friends at times makes a lot of difference as |
| Nevertheless, this is how the developers in Zynga | | | | they can send you free food or energy replenish |
| want the game to work. To provide players with | | | | bar to allow you to continue your treasure |
| a bit of freedom in what they want to do. | | | | hunting. |
| After you finish deciding on your gender the | | | | While during your treasure hunting trip, you will |
| game tutorial will begin, instructing you on how the | | | | encounter at times Giant TIKI statue that will |
| game mechanic works. You start off on a small | | | | block your path to certain part of the island. |
| and I do mean small, small island as you start... | | | | Jewels found on trees will allow you to pass the |
| well... DIGGING! | | | | Giant TIKI, however in order to get the correct |
| Your goal in the game is to dig around the island | | | | jewel combination, one must have a few friends |
| and find buried treasure of various sort. Pirate | | | | which can share with you the color jewel which |
| treasure, ancient lost civilization or just plain old | | | | will unlock the path you need to go to. Else you |
| junks. At anytime on the game you can click on | | | | might just get stuck on that particular stage until |
| the map to show your current location, like which | | | | you get the correct jewel. |
| island you are currently on and the island | | | | Graphic |
| surrounding it. As you finished digging up the | | | | Treasure Isle is really a pretty game to look at |
| whole island and this seems to be a must in the | | | | really. Its colorful environments and cartoon like |
| game in order to advance to the next area. You | | | | character has an interesting kind of twist in it. |
| will then be notified by the game of your | | | | Your character will move rather fluently and the |
| completion and the map will open up the next | | | | animation of digging and chopping down vines and |
| island for you. | | | | trees is nicely done. However, graphic alone would |
| Treasure that you find will comes in a set, collect | | | | not make a it a good game, but it is still a nice |
| all the treasure and you get to trade in for a | | | | eye candy nevertheless. |
| prize, depending on the treasure that you find. | | | | Sound |
| While some treasure is like great finding of the | | | | Treasure Isle does have a nice Caribbean music |
| centuries, others are a bit disappointing. Imagine | | | | that plays during your treasure hunting trip which |
| digging up a broken barrel and the game considers | | | | may remind you of the time on the nice sandy |
| it a treasure. | | | | beach away from civilization (Ironically your |
| Once in a while you, after you are bored with | | | | character is away from civilization). The |
| digging up treasures, you can just take your tiny | | | | background Sound FX also adds very well as you |
| boat to your home island. This is where the | | | | can hear seagulls and the ocean noise which can |
| second part of the game comes in. Here you will | | | | be rather nice and peaceful to hear, unlike some |
| be able to customize your characters look, their | | | | sound which can be rather bothersome at times. |
| gender and the outfit they wear. | | | | Personally I do like how Zynga does with the |
| Other activities include planting of fruits which can | | | | sound in this game. |