Mirrors of Albion (Rus. Albion Mirrors) is a Hidden Object puzzle game released by Game Insight in 2012 and still actively supported and developed. The game is available for devices on the platforms iOS (iPad, iPhone), Android and Amazon, Windows Phone and Windows (8 and 10), as well as on the social network Facebook. The game is distributed on the model of Free-to-play .
Content
History
The first version of the game "Mirrors of Albion" for owners of iPad devices was released on October 25, 2012 [1] . In June 2013, the project became available for iPhone devices [2] , and a month later the game hit the Google Play app store [3] . In the fall of the same year, the game was presented at the Amazon Appstore [4] . At the end of 2014, versions were released for devices running Windows 8 [5] and Windows Phone [6] .
To this day, the game is actively developing, and updates come out about 2 times a month.
Gameplay
The plot of the game is an exciting cocktail of detective puzzles in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes and the fantastic atmosphere of Alice in Wonderland.
The game combines the scenery of Victorian England, unexplained and mystical phenomena, as well as characters from the books of Lewis Carroll [7] ( Alice in Wonderland , Alice in the Looking Glass , Hunting Snark ).
The player becomes a Detective - a real search genius who has to collect evidence and investigate mysterious crimes in Albion. The main mystery for the Detective is the strange abduction of Alice Fleming, daughter of a wealthy family of aristocrats. In the process of searching, it turns out that Alice was kidnapped and is in the Looking Glass - a different reality or reflection of Albion, where both new characters and already familiar characters live, but in a different way. In the game, the Detective is accompanied by an assistant - the charming cat Cheshire Jr., standing guard over order in Albion.
At each stage, the player has access to locations for research. They need to find the items needed to continue the investigation. If for some reason the player cannot pass the location, special tips come to his aid that help determine the location of objects on the screen [8] .
The game contains a huge gameplay - it's mini-games, quests, collections, mirror-like monsters, online competitions and much more. Each character in the game is carefully designed, has its own character and unique communication style.
Reviews and reviews about the game
The site kotaku.com called “Mirrors of Albion” one of the most exciting games in the genre “search for objects” [7] . Currently, the game is played by more than 20 million users from more than 138 countries. More than 60,000 players enter the game daily.
Notes
Links
- Official game site
- Official trailer
- The official page of the game on the social network VKontakte http://vk.com/mirrorsalbion
- Overview of App-s.ru
- Review Macradar.ru
- Overview of Appleinsider.ru