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Cate West The Vanishing Files - Nintendo DS

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Rated: Everyone 10+

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Publication Date

December 15, 2008

Computer Platform

Nintendo DS

ASIN

B001C3N0OW

Release date

December 15, 2008

Customer Reviews

3.4 65 ratings

3.4 out of 5 stars

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#123,711 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
#1,847 in Nintendo DS Games

Package Dimensions

5.3 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches; 0.01 ounces

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Everyone 10+

Item model number

21255

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Item Weight

0.01 ounces

Manufacturer

Destineer Inc

Date First Available

November 10, 2008

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A series of unsolved crimes dubbed "The Vanishing Files" have paralyzed the city. The answers are at the tip of your fingers as you seek, search, and discover clues with the DS Stylus.

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3.4 out of 5

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Customers find the game fun, addicting, and casual. They also appreciate the great storyline and cute premise. Opinions are mixed on graphics.

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10 customers mention7 positive3 negative

Customers like the quality of the video game. They say that it has a great story line, and is fun and interesting. Some customers also mention that the premise is cute.

"...over a dozen times with a thin, but interesting back story and overall mystery...." Read more

"Very cool story (mystery). I learned not to play this game if my eyes were tired - THAT'S how hard it is...." Read more

"...Great story line and I just love the games!!" Read more

"...The screen and images are simply too small for this type of game, so do yourself a favor and avoid the frustration...." Read more

9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

Customers find the game fun, challenging, and addictive. They say it's the best search and find game, and it keeps them occupied for hours at a time. They also appreciate the variety of puzzle types and non-search graphics.

"This is a combination of a small variety of games, including 2 hidden object games, 2 picture matching games, and a brief mystery based on given..." Read more

"...This is so far the BEST search and find game, it goes way beyond the routine. You will love it...." Read more

"The game seemed like fun, but I ran into a bug with the second puzzle...." Read more

"...The search-puzzles are kind of fun, but embarrassing to do while riding the subway train since I constantly had to use a magnifying glass along with..." Read more

8 customers mention4 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the graphics of the video game. Some find them nice, while others say they're hard to see at times.

"...I must say the graphics are wonderful on this game. There are 15 levels that you have to solve the crimes on...." Read more

"...EVEN WITH THE CLUE YOU STILL CAN'T SEE THE OBJECT...." Read more

"...This one provides you with a little color burst that tells you whether you touched it or not...." Read more

"...The wrong photo for pieces you were supposed to find, one of the items was invisible...." Read more

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J. M. Starling

A nice, repetitive, casual game.

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2009

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This is a combination of a small variety of games, including 2 hidden object games, 2 picture matching games, and a brief mystery based on given evidence. This sequence is repeated (as mini-mysteries) over a dozen times with a thin, but interesting back story and overall mystery. There is a minimum of character development.

The game is generally quite easy (with a generous time allotment), and potential frustration is minimized by the "clue" feature, which comes at the cost of total score. I do not recommend this game for those looking for a challenge or an epic story. It is great for relaxing in the late evening, even for gamers, and it can be learned almost instantly. A nice, fairly short, straightforward, I-Spy mystery set to the DS. Note that it can be straining on the eyes.

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kindred spirit

Love the game~Search and Find Mysteries are the BEST!

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2008

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You will quickly become addicted to this game. I love that it is a female character who solves the mysteries. Most of the games tend to be men.

The crime scenes are search and find type scenes. I must say the graphics are wonderful on this game. There are 15 levels that you have to solve the crimes on. Then you will be able to choose how you want it to end.

Another new and different feature is on compare sides problems you don't know which side to touch to get the point. Once you touch it then it changes to match the other side. These are difficult to find and again you can zoom in. This is just such a fun game.

Hint when zooming use the control pad to manuver as stray touches to the screen cost you minutes. Not only do you search and find and they disappear there are modes where you place things back on 2 different pictures to make them the same. Then it gets really tricky they give you say 2 items that are key to the crime and break then into pieces and you have to find them scattered all over town.

Cate's past plays a big part in searching out these clues and answering the questions. Cate has visions and dreams that help her find clues. Due to the violence it is rated at E 10+ and I certainly would agree with that. Myself I'd say it is an adult game.

Don't sit down to play unless you have an hour because you will want to learn just one more clue, then another. This is so far the BEST search and find game, it goes way beyond the routine. You will love it.

I just got it so obviously I have not solved it. It has a cool Zoom feature I have not seen on any other of my games so you can look closer at clues. Reminds me of Sherlock Holmes and his Magnifying glass.

I say 5 stars all the way on this one. I'll let you know later how long it takes to solve. That is if I can get it solved. I'm still running in circles with Professor Layton and the Curious Village.

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Flowergurl777

Mine had a bug.

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2012

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The game seemed like fun, but I ran into a bug with the second puzzle. I'm looking for a way to get around it since I decided to save money and buy a used game. However, the game had slots full of people who have finished the game (in hindsight, I probably shouldn't have erased them and played from the start in their game. Or played after that puzzle). Best thing I can say is try to not buy it used unless your a fast puzzle solver, then the games drain your money over time.

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Space Protocol

Don't get the Nintendo DS version ( too frustrating )

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2011

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If you insist on purchasing this game, make sure you purchase a magnifying glass as well.

Look, you will almost go blind trying to locate objects that are only a few pixels in size on that tiny DS screen. Sorry, but that is not the point of the challenge in this game. I believe there is also a PC version as well as a Wii version; get one of those instead. I'm sure the developers of this game didn't design it for the DS, and I'm sure they wouldn't bother playing the DS version either.

The screen and images are simply too small for this type of game, so do yourself a favor and avoid the frustration.

Other than that, I felt the storyline of this game was dull, and literally had nothing to do with the 'search for hidden objects' challenges. The storyline is nothing more than filler - added in as an afterthought - to tie the search-puzzles together. The search-puzzles are kind of fun, but embarrassing to do while riding the subway train since I constantly had to use a magnifying glass along with my DS. They should have supplied a free magnifying glass with each purchase of the DS game.

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jthx

plot? what plot?

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2011

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The main difference between this game and, say, MillionHeir is that Vanishing Files really tries to make the plot of the game one of the foremost points in it, and that is unfortunately where it begins to tank a bit because the plot, well, makes no sense, and there's an awful lot of time spent tapping through dialogs that are just like, "huh?" It's a bit like if they tried to cram Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars into a fraction of the dialog and it just doesn't work and makes you wonder why they did it.

However, semi-incoherent plot aside, the premise is really cute and I love the way the game is set up. The variety of puzzle types is excellent, as are the non-search graphics. However, a lot of the objects are just straight-up tiny, probably way tinier than the DS screen can actually represent. It's a lot like Hidden objects: mystery stories bilingual (nintendo ds) in that regard (in fact, they definitely use some of the same stock objects), and while it makes finding objects harder... in some cases, I'm pretty sure it's downright impossible because you just can't see with your eyeballs the level of detail some of the objects require. Or maybe I'm just old (get off my lawn, you kids, etc. etc.).

I also LOVE that the screen gives a touch indicator--I have a fairly ancient DS Lite where the touchscreen is starting to go, and so sometimes I can't tell if games are actually registering my taps or not. This one provides you with a little color burst that tells you whether you touched it or not. It sounds minor, but it makes the interface much more enjoyable for me.

All in all, while the plot is more of a hindrance than anything interesting, I did enjoy this game and will definitely replay it.

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Melanie

somewhat nice

Reviewed in Canada on June 7, 2019

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This game is almost as hard, but not too much. I beat the game and the story was so interesting!

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fun, I would like to get more Cate West games

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