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Big Blue Bubble Inc, who brought us the wonderfully addictive Home Sweet Home games, has just released its hidden object mystery game Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion. If you’re expecting another cute, lighthearted adventure, look elsewhere. Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion is a serious, realistic casual scavenger hunt game where you must assist Detective Carrie Chase and find out who’s behind the murder of a fashion designer.

You have to find more than 500 objects throughout the game in realistic environments, while also having to make use of different forensic tools to get a better look at items and clues. There are also mini-games and other brief puzzles thrown in, just to keep things interesting. I was pleased to see that a magnifying glass is among the tools you can use - I hate it when hidden object games with elaborate scenes don’t have some sort of zoom feature to help you out.

There’s a whopping 67.4 MB demo available for download at the BBB Arcade. Unfortunately, if you want to play the demo or full game, you’ll need a Windows PC. Specifically, you’ll need a Windows PC with XP or Vista and DirectX 7.0. People who enjoy the demo and want to experience the full game will also need $19.95.

I was honestly a bit surprised by Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion. When I first saw the press release, there were no images and, knowing the art style found in Big Blue Bubble’s previous games, I thought it would be something bright with anime or cartoon style characters and quite a bit of pink. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to see a somewhat realistic and, if the demo is any indication, challenging puzzle game. Now I’m hoping that Masters of Mystery: Crime of Fashion receives a WiiWare port like Home Sweet Home.

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