Crime Solitaire 2: The Smoking Gun

3.5/10 I usually don't even review the Solitaire games I play, though perhaps I should. I love playing this type of solitaire while listening to music. It requires enough concentration to be engaging but not so much that you can't stop to bob your head. I picked up Crime Solitaire 2: The Smoking Gun because it seemed like it might be pretty humorous or have a fun little story to uncover while clicking through the cards. First, the good news: it does. Not only does the game have a fun little story with voice acting that isn't half-bad, but it even has these ridiculous corny jokes that reminded me of Leslie Nielsen, who I think would make a fantastic Max Stone. Other characters say things to Max like "Can I be frank?" and he responds with quips like "if that's what you want me to call you," etc. Unfortunately, I feel like the game messes up the one piece it really needs to nail - the solitaire. First of all, the patterns are brutal - very often, you'll have only 3-4 cards you can clic...

Am only part way through story mode, but am having a blast playing this. The typical high-low card matching is nicely blended in to the campy noir hard-boiled detective story. The power ups are fun and definitely necessary to get a 100% on even some of the earlier areas if you are a completist like me. Well worth $7 IMHO.

Currently enjoying the story mode of the game. Voice acting of the characters is well done. The story is well scripted with a lot of funny dialogues. The game has many more features to explore. Will update the review once I complete the game.

Decent solitaire game with a fairly good story.

An interesting storyline and challenging solitaire games make this engaging from beginning to end.