Nightshift Legacy: The Jaguar's Eye Game Review

After the Nightshift Code, PlayFirst releases the sequel to this hidden object adventure with Nightshift Legacy: The Jaguar's Eye. In this game, you again get to meet with the original characters, Mike and Isabel in a new storyline filled with greater dangers and mysteries. But how does the installment fare when it comes to gameplay? Well, that's what we aim to figure out in this review.

The story of the game starts with both heroes of the Nightshift Code still together exploring jungles in search of missing and hidden artifacts. This time around, they chanced upon the discovery of the Jaguar's Eye Codex, which is supposedly to bring unrivalled power to the person who owns it. However, this discovery also opened up dangerous encounters for the duo, ending also in the involvement of Isabel's relatives. Somehow, Isabel's past and the Jaguar's Eye are connected to each other too, but what that connection, however, is what you're here to find out.

Just like the original game, Nightshift Legacy: The Jaguar's Eye is a hidden object adventure where you are tasked to find listed objects serving as clues to further develop the game's storyline. A classic hidden object gameplay is employed in every scene and you have to find all clues before you go to the next level. But what sets this game apart is really not the gameplay because there's really nothing new about classic item finding. What's really significant in my opinion is the game's story, but before we discuss that, let's talk about the mini-games first.

In this installment, you also get to witness several unique mini-games that are sure to keep you interested in all the game's developments. For example, instead of just the usual jigsaw puzzle you encounter on other hidden object games, this time, the puzzle pieces can overlap each other too. This means that other than just placing the pieces on their correct locations, you also have to set their layers, thus adding more challenge to the gameplay. The other mini-games are just as unusual, making them more difficult but definitely more enticing to play.by Ruff