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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Priceless paintings have gone missing, and fakes are in their place — but there are no leads to the crime! Uncover clues to paint the thief into a corner in this exclusive story for Nintendo DS! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Weight: | 0.2 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.4 inches | | Package Width: | 4.9 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.2 pounds | | Release Date: | December 15, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 85 reviews |
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| | Game Information | | Platform: | Nintendo DS | | Media: | Video Game | | Item Quantity: | 1 |
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| | Features | Enjoy a rich character-driven story written exclusively for Nintendo DS.Find over 1,600 objects in 70 seek-and-solve puzzles within 18 locations.Test your skills in 4 stylus-based mini-games, with high-score leaderboards.Keep track of suspects and clues in your case log.Collect bonus objects and unlock two modes of unlimited play.
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 85 customer reviews )
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48 of 49 found the following review helpful:
 Very Fun Seek and Find~Solve the Crime Puzzle Game Dec 22, 2008
By kindred spirit
Yet another twist on seek and find mystery games. I got it for my birthday and played it 3 straight hours yesterday. At first I thought it was going to be too easy but I found it is not. Like usual you have to find items in messy cluttered rooms. What makes it hard is a few of the items I don't know what the item is. Hard to find when you don't know what you are looking for. Just when you get them all found then you have another puzzle to solve and time is ticking away.
Make sure to look for a key and a paintbrush in each picture as they unlock free play games.
I very much like this game. I also suggest Cate West game and Mystery Files. It's fun to have 3 different ones going at the same time. Keeps the mind sharp.
Five stars for sure.
30 of 31 found the following review helpful:
 This I tell ya brother, if you've played one, you've played the other... Jan 31, 2009
By The Matrix Fan
"Video Gamer since 1979."
+ Pros:
+ Very addictive gameplay
+ Builds in difficulty
+ Unlockable awards
+ 3 modes of play
- Cons:
- Repetitive levels
- Game can be beaten in 2-3 days
- A carbon copy of Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins.
In Mystery P.I., you play the part of a detective assigned to finding an art thief. Each level has a picture with several objects littered throughout it. The goal is to find all the items on the list before time runs out. The time limit is very generous, and there is an option to turn off the timer for newer players.
If you're unable to find an item, a "HINT" option shows the general area to find an object, but using this subtracts points from your final score. Tapping the screen too many times can also subtract points.
At first, the items to find are described clearly:
2 coin stacks
3 lighters
However, as the game progresses, the descriptions become more challenging:
2 Artist's models
Wrist restraints
In addition to the items on the list, each level has a paint brush and a key hidden in it.
Collecting all the paintbrushes unlocks locations in Unlimited Seek & Solve. This mode allows you to visit each location and find every single hidden item. As you find items on the list, new clues take their place until all the items are found.
Collecting all the keys unlocks the games in Mini-Game Free Play.
The Mini-Games are:
Memory Match
Jigsaw Puzzle
Tile Rotate
Mah-Jongg Match
Word Puzzle
Now if you fancy yourself an expert, there are 10 awards to earn:
(1) Golden Key - awarded for finding all 17 keys.
(2) Golden Paintbrush - awarded for finding all 17 paintbrushes.
(3) Golden Painting - awarded for completing "Find the Art Collection" mode.
(4) Golden Magnifying Glass - awarded for completing "Unlimited Seek & Solve".
(5) Golden Sculpture - awarded for reaching the rank of Master P.I. at 10 million points.
(6) Golden Frames - awarded when you reach 15,000 points in Memory Match.
(7) Golden Jigsaw Puzzle Piece - awarded when you get 18,000 points in Jigsaw Puzzle.
(8) Golden Rotating Tile - awarded when you get 18,000 points in Tile Rotate.
(9) Golden Mah-Jongg Tile - awarded when you get 18,000 points in Mah-Jongg Match.
(10) Golden Word - awarded when you get 15,000 points in Word Puzzle.
I must admit, this is a very addictive game. The gameplay is very easy to pick up - I didn't even need to read the directions.
One problem was the repetition. After unlocking the first few levels, I found myself revisiting the same pictures, but with a different list of items to find. This made the game a little boring - not a good sign.
However, my main complaint is that this game is a clone of "Amazing Adventures - The Forgotten Ruins." Both were produced by Popcap, this game came out about one month later, but the gameplay is almost identical. Many of the same objects are found in this game, the same hints, and the same requirements to unlock awards.
If you check the image I uploaded of the instruction manuals side-by-side, they are almost identical. Only two of the Mini-Games were changed.
If I hadn't played Amazing Adventures first, I would have given Mystery P.I. 4 stars without hesitation - but I had to take away another star for the lack of originality.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
Great for Us "Oldies" Jan 08, 2009
By gaming grandma
"gaming grandma"
I received "Mystery P.I." for Christmas and have been enjoying it ever since. I'm in my 70's and use these games for mental exercise as well as fun. I was delighted with this game because it allowed me to turn off the timer and play in "Relaxed Mode". It is an "I Spy" clone with a twist and being able to play it at my own speed has made this one of my favorite DS games.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
DS seek and solve game Dec 17, 2008
By A. Turner
"GI RN"
I love this game. Can't put it down since I bought it. If you like seek and solve games, this is one you must have. You are given a list of objects that need to be found in the picture, and you keep moving on to the next one. There is a goal you are trying to reach, usually solving a mystery of sorts.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
If you like Seek and Find Games, You'll love this! Jan 19, 2009
By Bingo-Karen Haney
"Reader, Reviewer, and BOOKIN' WITH BINGO BLOG OWNER"
First of all, I knew I would like this game, as I have become a fan of PopCap made games, especially Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins. I also like MillionHeir and these are very much like MYSTERY PI: PORTRAIT OF A THIEF. As you become the PI, Private Investigator, it is your job to track an art thief to get back some missing paintings that were stolen. As you collect awards you will meet new characters along the way and unlock some mini-games like in the two above-mentioned games. There are mini games like tile flip and Mahjong tiles that are fun to play when you need a break from the mystery.
If you love "I Spy" type games, then you will love this. The difference is that although you do have many things to find in each picture, MYSTERY PI results in taking you somewhere else so it is a connected story unlike "I Spy". One trick I'll let you in on is that there is a key and a paintbrush in each picture puzzle, and if you find them, they will unlock free play games. It does seem easy at first but every once and a while, you come upon something they ask you to find that you may not have any clue as to what it is. It happened to me and maybe it was just my lack vocabulary knowledge but I don't think so. MYSTERY PI is well worth the money and I highly recommend it for great fun that keeps you thinking but doesn't stress as far as dexterity and timed battles and shooting skills.
Submitted by K. Haney for Amazon VINE, January, 2009
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