Flower Quest 1.1

The first thing you need to know about Flower Quest, an application published by Alawar Entertainment, is what it is and what it can do for you. I will try and provide you with a brief and to the point explanation so that you can better understand what you can expect to get from Flower Quest.

Here goes: Flower quest is a computer game that will run on pretty much all versions of the Microsoft-developed Windows operating system. It is a puzzle game; you have to rotate the branches of budding flowers to connect the plants one to another. In Classic mode you have to connect two or more flowers to clear away the titles from the game board. In Challenge mode you have to connect a root with a flower to clear away the tiles. The overall goal is to clear away all the tiles from the board.

You can play in timeless mode, which means you have all the time in the world to figure out what you have to do. Or you can play in timed mode, which means you have to race the clock. You can choose between three difficulty level: easy, normal, and hard.

You can use images from the game as your desktop wallpaper. Two wallpapers are unlocked from the start; the remaining are locked. You have to play the game to unlock them.

You can play in fullscreen or in a window.

You can give Flower Quest a try by playing it online or by downloading and installing it on your computer. You can play the game online by simply clicking here. If you download and install the game on your Windows-powered computer, you will be able to play it free of charge for a trial period of 60 minutes.

Pay attention during the installation process as you will be asked to change your default search provider to Ask.com, you will be asked if you want to change your homepage to Ask.com, and you will be asked if you want to install Game Box (contains Alawar Entertainment’s catalog of games). If you don’t want to change your homepage or search engine, or if you don’t want to install the Game Box, make sure to opt out.

Pros

• Play in full screen or in a window
• In-game help
• 50 levels and bonus rounds
• Classic timeless and timed mode
• Challenge mode
• From within the game you can set images as your desktop wallpaper
• Play free of charge for 1 hour

Cons

• Offers to set Ask as your default homepage
• Offers to set Ask as your default search provider
• Cannot select the directory where the game will be installed
• Creates an Alawar Games shortcut on your desktop without asking; the shortcut is not removed when you uninstall the game.

About Alawar Entertainment
Founded in Russia back in 1999, Alawar Entertainment is a company that specializes in the development, publication and distribution of casual games. To date the company has published more than 200 PC games that reached users in more than 60 countries. Alawar Entertainment’s games can be played on various platforms, including the Windows operating system, Mac OS X, Nintendo DS, Playstation and the iPhone. You may already be familiar with some of the company’s best known titles, such as Farm Frenzy, Craze and The Treasures of Montezuma.

Additional information on Alawar Entertainment and the casual games it has to offer is available here.

Flower Quest has been reviewed by George Norman on 27 Jan 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Flower Quest 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential