This game is a lot different. The first one was a straight up hidden object game. The new one is a mix of that and point and click adventure game. The game is so huge, the demo is only part of the game this time. the full game download is 290 megs, almost 4 times the first game. With the discount, it is $10, half the price of the DS version of MCF that came out recently and isn't half the game this is...
You CAN get this game cheaper. If you sign up for the Game Club, you can get it for as low as $6.99.