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Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief |  | From: PopCap Games
List Price: $19.99
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Rating:  68 reviews
Sales Rank: 1147
Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: puzzle_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 00133
Model: NDS-MPI-EN
UPC: 899274001338
EAN: 0899274001338
ASIN: B001EQPDO2
Publication Date: December 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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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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Product Description
Become a private investigator in Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief. Track an art thief to recover missing paintings recently stolen from a private collection. The game features 18 missions with multiple locations in each, including 9 DS-only locations. Collect awards, encounter new characters and keep track of your game in the case log while unlocking secret gameplay modes and mini-game free play. Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief also provides a dual screen interface and touch-screen functionality.
Amazon.com Product Description
Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief is a single player puzzle game for Nintendo DS and DSi which mixes classic seek and find puzzle play with an engrossing crime theme in which players are tasked with exposing an artful thief. The game is packed with over 1,600 objects, hidden within 70 puzzles of various types, across 18 locations. Players must find objects and answers hidden throughout the gameplay environment in order to solve the mystery. The game also features four mini-games and two unlimited game modes.  Puzzle solve to capture an art thief at-large.
View larger. | Gameplay
Puzzle play action in Mystery P.I. Portrait of a Thief consists of a series of timed chapters linked to the mystery of who raided the art collection of your client, Kensington Billingsley. The goal in each chapter is to find a set list of items and answers hidden throughout the urban landscape of the gameplay area and solve any additional puzzles that are presented to you along the way before your allotted 30 minutes runs out. Each list consists of ten items, which are displayed on the DS' top screen and are ticked off the list as you find them. The actual puzzle-solving happens on the lower touchscreen of the DS/DSi, where players can use either the DS stylus or button combinations to identify hidden items and answers. Along with seek and find puzzles, where players have to find specific objects hidden in a larger jumble of items, the game also features word puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, pair matching challenges and more. Players start the game as a rank amateur sleuth, but with success rise in status and gain points. Along with the challenge of seeing how many can be accumulated, points are also valuable in that they can be used to buy hints when/if players get stuck. Key Game Features - 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.
- Enjoy a rich character-driven story written exclusively for Nintendo DS.
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Seek and find puzzles.
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Themed word challenges.
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An expansive play area.
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20 exciting chapters.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 68
Fun and Enjoyable October 19, 2009
MAA (San Francisco, California United States)
The game is fun and entertaining. Love the mini games.
This game could of been perfect had the makers included some kind of magnifying tool to use on searching for small things, like bugs, keys, etc.
While playing I find the things I can see and for the little stuff, I use my own magnifying glass for the small things. Would of been very helpful if the game actually had one built in. How hard could that of been?
All in all it's a fun and entertaing game. Just some things are hard to see.
This game is very similar to The Forgotten Ruins.
 May Be More Fun For Adults Than Kids October 15, 2009
M. Pickering (MI, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It has been several months since I received this game. I held off writing my review because I wanted to be sure each of my children tried the game after I finished it. You see, I rather enjoyed the game myself. It's an addictive, yet somewhat repetitive seek and find game where you, the main character, are a detective in search of an art thief. There are many objects, treasures and keys to be found, and you get to play a handful of typical memory/tile games. Overall I found it quite interesting and fun but my children don't agree with me at all. I have a boy (age 9) and two girls (ages 12 and 15), which have all taken their turn playing this game. My son completed the game in about two to three days, while both of the girls simply lost interest within the first couple of days. All of my kids said it just didn't have enough "action" to hold their interest. My son said "It's boring to be a detective looking for an art thief." He concluded, "It would be better if you were looking for a killer or a car thief or something."
I think this game is worth playing and I'm sure some people will love it, while others just will not care much for it. It's a great brain exercising game but I think many adults may like it more than kids actually do. I can't speak for other parents out there but from my perspective this game is just not exciting or unique enough for my children. If your children like mystery and puzzle games then they may very well enjoy this. If they prefer battle, adventure or arcade style games then this may be a flop for them. I am giving it 3 stars overall. 3 stars for creativity, 3 stars for fun but only 2 stars for the level of challenge.
Seek & Find October 12, 2009
Solitaire Fan
Wasn't sure I would enjoy this because it was a bit different from MCF: MillionHeir, but it is good. I still go back and play it, the unlimited games since I have finished the puzzle portion. If you like Seek & Find this is enjoyable.
Easily solved tho fun October 4, 2009
zzzkatzzzz (Belchertown MA)
this was a disappointment. it was over way too quickly. i enjoy these types of games very much. this one is fun but in 3 days i had it solved. thats way too quick. my only consolation is that i didnt pay full price for it. it also taught me a lesson....not to purchase this type of game again. it just cannot sustain my interest as long as id like. i did like that is used words i had to google (moai, dromedary, etc) and described some things in a way that made me think (Split for Soup=a pea pod). they should limit the hint button usage...that woulda helped a bit.
 Fun, addicting, surprise hit on DS August 30, 2009
C. Gonzalez (Scottsbluff, NE)
Very addictive seek and solve mystery game for the DS. Many levels and TONS of objects to find, as well as other mini games such as matching and puzzles. This is well worth the money and a nice suprise hit.
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