When the game starts you have a really interesting menu, lots of colors and you can see some cute details, like the inside of an old television. There are also some funny animations, not too much, just what you need in this genre of game. Your character blinks her eyes, and other minor animations. During the game the scenery is in artfully detailed. You can touch lots of stuff, but in my mind not enough. The colors are well chosen though, in the world behind of the mirror everything has a bluish tint, that gives you a sensation of mystery and even the forbidden. Of course the objects which you’ll be searching for are sometimes really too similar ot the scenery and they are difficult to see, but that is the goal of the game. You need to learn patience and hone a keen eye for detail. Nothing looks really realistic, it is like the scenery in cartoons. Only the objects which you use look like they were pasted on the screen and not included in the scenery, otherwise it is pretty cool.

It’s not easy to make a good soundtrack for a game like this, especially when you don’t want to pay a fortune for an orchestra. So the melody is nothing special. Ok, the song does get repetitive after awhile and if it disturbs you, you can simply switch off the music and the other sounds. The sounds are quite discreet but pleasant, when you are near the fire you can hear it crackling; this makes the game a little more realistic.

Snark Buster is a nice game for people who love hidden object games and are meticulous, patient and love mystery.  In a nutshell, you must search for the mistakes in the scenery and they will most likely be the part of objects you need to play.

Snark Buster is a low-cost game, which will give you some fun and distraction but once at the end you don’t have any motivation to play again because you know where all the objects are hidden are  and the game losses all interest.

The full version of the game is available from the Alawar website for $6.99 on PC and Mac. You can also play free for one hour.