Awem releases the hidden object game sequel to Golden Trails: The New Western Rush. The first one takes ya to the Wild West where you travel around town asking questions about a bank robbery and send the bad guys to jail.

In Golden Trails 2: The Lost Legacy Collector’s Edition, yer grandfather has been arrested. Naturally, being the good grandkid ya are, ya sniff around to find out what the deal is and encounter nasty characters like that scallywag Captain Morgan. Something isn’t right about this guy and he has it in for ya. What’s up with that? Just because yer related to the guy he arrested?

Based on talking with the townsfolk and Captain Morgan, yer grandfather used to be a pirate. Yeah, right. Yer the good guy. How can the good guy’s grandfather be a pirate? This hidden object game challenges you with its diversity of puzzles. I never could solve one of the puzzles and had to move on because we had a deadline to make so y’all (Whoops, thar goes me Texan accent.) could stop waiting for the game and play it.

Avast, thar! I had something to do with the game, so I’m biased. This is not an official review. I loved playing the puzzle games. Some were familiar and some were not for the lily-livered. Most of them make ya work hard for the booty and doubloons.

Ayyy, matey. It feels like “Talk like a Pirate Day” even though it’s not until September. Anyway, grab ye some grog and try out the game. Yo ho ho and a bottle of water! OK, I’ll cut it out already. Seriously, let me know what you think.

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The famed writer Nathaniel Hawthorne has died during a freak snow storm, and his ghost has come to you, asking for help. Travel back and forth in time from the scene of the author’s demise to the 17th century, where a town is going mad with rumors of witchcraft and a woman is facing the gallows. Unravel the secrets of Salem’s accused witches and solve the death of Hawthorne in Midnight Mysteries: Salem Witch Trials, a fun Hidden Object game.

The hidden object game is available for PCs and Macs.

The game is the Catch of the Week from June 20 through 26, 2011 — on sale for $2.99.

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Explore a forgotten time when dinosaurs ruled the earth in The Timebuilders: Caveman’s Prophecy, a fun Time Management game! Guide your tribe out of their cave and into the world. Discover new lands filled with dinosaurs, carnivorous plants, and mischievous saber-toothed kittens. Use all your skills to manage your people, build houses, and gather resources while creating awesome inventions to help your people!

Strange alien traps are popping up all over Puppy Island! Rescue the trapped puppies before the aliens have a chance to retrieve them! Keep your rescued pups safe, warm, and happy in your Puppy Sanctuary. Use collected gems to buy toys and decorations for different locations and search for food and firewood supplies within the ancient island ruins. Use your Match 3 talents to save all the adorable animals in this fun game!

Life’s not always a fairytale when you are a witch, especially in a world that is full of suspicion. Explore this magical world in The Witch and The Warrior! An uncomfortable truce is only just forming between the magic and non-magic folk after years of war, but the message is spreading slowly. Experience the trials of a teenage witch in this fun and exciting Strategy game.

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Do you love those antique roadtrip shows where hundreds of people stand in line carrying items big and small in hopes to receive an high appraisal for them? Isn’t it said when they’re not worth much? Well, for those worthless things you can get this week’s catch. Now you can go on a roadtrip without lugging anything.

PC and Mac Catch of the Week: Antique Road Trip USA: Grace and James Anderson are newlyweds with a growing antiques business. Help them open their very own store by traveling across America and searching for hard-to-find antiques! Collect plenty of new wares to sell for a mighty profit. Visit fantastic cities like Cheyenne, Memphis, and Austin and solve different types of puzzles in this fun and exciting Hidden Object game. Go on an Antique Road Trip today!

Catch the deal for your PC! Use coupon code CATCH299

Catch the deal for your Mac! Use coupon code CATCH299.

This $2.99 Catch of the Week runs through Sunday, May 15, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Remember Big Fish Games has a Daily Deal offering a different game for $2.99 every day. (Look to the right.)

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Voodoo Whisperer? Does this mean someone who can talk to voodoo dolls and feel their pain?

Mentored by one of the most powerful voodoo priestesses in the world, Lillian is learning to use her power. Suddenly, a dark force settles over New Orleans, and Marie Leveau, Lillian’s teacher, is placed under a curse. In fact, the entire town has been put into a deep, dark sleep by a mysterious evil force. Now young Lillian must find allies and uncover the dark secrets of voodoo in order to save her master and free her friends before it is too late in Voodoo Whisperer: Curse of a Legend!

Download and try free

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Another princess special this week. I’m sure that’s a nod to the recent nuptials of one new princess. Alas, the Macs take a different route in searching for Atlantis instead of saving a princess from a curse.

PC Catch of the Week: Princess Isabella: A Witch’s Curse : Princess Isabella is all set to marry the love of her dreams, Prince Adam. After returning home from a trip, however, she finds that an evil curse has been placed on her castle by a mysterious witch. The curse has placed evil in every room, and turned everyone inside the castle into mirrors! Follow a fairy friend as you piece together the clues and save your friends and family in Princess Isabella: A Witch’s Curse , a gorgeous Hidden Object Adventure game!

Catch the deal for your PC! Use coupon code CATCH299

Mac Catch of the Week: Hidden Wonders of the Depths 3: Atlantis Adventures: Travel to the legendary world of Atlantis for Match 3 fun, and discover the Hidden Wonders of the Depths! Go on an Atlantis Adventure in this hit sequel! Use powerful tiles to clear the path as quickly as you can, and chain together crazy combos to rack up the points. Experience a magical under the sea world as you help bring the once powerful empire back to life in Hidden Wonders of the Depths 3: Atlantis Adventures!

Catch the deal for your Mac! Use coupon code CATCH299.

This $2.99 Catch of the Week runs through Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Remember Big Fish Games has a Daily Deal offering a different game for $2.99 every day.

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Ohmygosh, school ends in five weeks! I wish I could be planning a vacation to England (One of the first destinations I’d want to go on the other side of the world — not because of the Royal Wedding). Instead, I’ll have to settle for Montreal, Grand Canyon and other places in the colorful, cartoonish Jet Set Go.

From Montreal to the Mayan Riviera, work with April to take your travel agency to new heights. Put together dream vacation packages in the agency, fill up your charter flights, and travel with customers to a variety of exotic locations to ensure they experience the time of their lives. Serve cheesecake in New York, take photographs at the Grand Canyon, or dance the Congo on a cruise ship in the Caribbean in Jet Set Go, a fun Time Management game!

Download and try Jet Set Go free

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PC and Mac Catch of the Week: PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville : The puppet show in Joyville was once a wondrous attraction until the great fire. Now, rusted gears and dark mysteries lay within strange machinations and disheveled puppets. A young boy, Simon, is the most recent in a long line of missing people. In PuppetShow: Mystery of Joyville , you are tasked with solving nefarious puzzles, finding hidden clues, and uncovering the dark secrets of a town that is anything but joyful.

Sounds like a town that needs to change it name or change things to live up to its name.

Catch the deal for your PC! Use coupon code CATCH299

Catch the deal for your Mac! Use coupon code CATCH299.

This $2.99 Catch of the Week runs through Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 11:59pm.

Other PuppetShow games:

• PuppetShow: Souls of the Innocent
• PuppetShow: Lost Town

Remember Big Fish Games has a Daily Deal offering a different game for $2.99 every day. (Look to the right.)

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With the upcoming big royal wedding, I thought it appropriate to post this hidden object game. Will you watch the wedding? I have plans, so I won’t be near a TV set. I missed Prince Charles and Lady Di’s wedding because I was away at camp. No electronics.

After learning about your royal heritage, you’re off on a fantastic adventure to undo the amber curse and save the King and Queen! Return to your kingdom and free the people, animals, and objects from the Dark Queen’s treacherous grip. Fulfill your destiny and stop evil from taking over the entire world in Spirits of Mystery: Amber Maiden, a hidden object puzzle adventure game.

This is a special Collector’s Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector’s Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card!

Download and try Spirits of Mystery: Amber Maiden

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When I drink my morning coffee, I always choose my Alice in Wonderland mug first. (It’s based on the Disney cartoon movie.) Although I love Alice in Wonderland, I haven’t pushed myself to see Tim Burton’s version. I’ve caught bits and pieces of the movie and it feels strange to me. OK, I know strange describes Alice in Wonderland, but Tim Burton goes further. If you can’t get enough of Alice, here’s another opportunity.

Embark on an amazing adventure through a fascinating story book in Slot Quest: Alice in Wonderland. The task at hand asks you to restore four famous stories that are being maliciously rewritten by four evil characters. Defeat the evil villains, including the Queen of Hearts, Wicked Witch, Mr. Hyde, and the Evil Dragon. Unlock new slots as you progress through each storybook. Complete quests, earn Achievements, and win!

Download and try Slot Quest: Alice in Wonderland

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