Desperate Housewives: The Game vs J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Desperate Housewives: The Game
Desperate Housewives: The Game is a story-based simulation game that lets you dive into the drama-filled suburbian neigborhood of Wisteria Lane where you get to meet and build friendships with the Desperate Housewives themselves, namely Susan, Bree, Gaby and Lynette, in solving various mysteries around the area. The game has a pretty fashion-heavy element as well since what you wear will make an impression on the residents of Wisteria Lane. Of course, since you are part of the neighborhood and have a home there, you can even take some time off gossiping with your new friends or flirting with the hot new guy next door to decorate your virtual house.The gameplay in Desperate Housewives: The Game definitely does the TV show justice by retaining the crucial elements that had made the series such a hit among its viewers. The graphics in the game looks very well-made too. It is definitely the go-to game for every Desperate Housewives fan, that's for sure!
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is truly a game that's very unique. Despite its apparent appearance - it does look like "just another space sim", doesn't it? - the game is a fun and innovative, story-driven adventure game with a heavy dose of mystery added for good measure. In this game, you'll get to step into the spacesuit of Rachel Manners, a 35-year-old astrobiologist who initially embarked on a critical mission to explore and collect data on potentially habitable planets with a crew of of other elite and hand-picked scientists, but somehow, things went awry, and she found herself alone with J.U.L.I.A., the space probe's rather tempermental AI and Mobot, the reconnaissance robot.Driven by a need to know, you'll need to help Rachel search for clues which might potentially explain the mission's failure and the missing crew. You'll also get to travel to six widely varied planets where you can then get to work trying to reveal their secrets. There will be plenty of puzzles and mini-games in your journey as well just to give your brain some intense workout from time to time.
That said, the puzzles in the game can be a tad bit frustrating to solve, mainly because it's the sort of "trial and error" puzzle-type. So, unless you have a thing or two against this specific game mechanism, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is a really nice puzzle-adventure game to buy and play.