Game Review: Finders Keepers by Dustin Caro

Finders Keepers, a new release from Jenkat Games, is quite a challenge for anyone who likes Flash games. I was hooked in the early rounds and have been playing it every day for a week.
The object of the game is to gather floating items and swimming things and haul them onto your boat. Each item wins you some dollars, which go toward reaching the amount you need to get to the next level. If you end up with more money than you need when the time runs out, you win and proceed to the next round. And if you are especially good at reeling in the sea's treasures, all that extra cash caries over and goes towards the next level's goal. Do well enough in the early levels and you don't have to sweat as much in
the later.
Playing through several levels -- on the easiest of the four difficulty settings, because my trap line skills are not yet world class -- was an intuitive snap. The controls thoughtfully allow players to guide Floyd (the main character) with either the mouse or the keyboard. I found the later a bit quicker to grasp, especially because all you need are the four arrow keys. Left and right move the boat. Up tosses a bomb to destroy whatever you've hooked if you decided taking the time to get it into your boat isn't worth it. This key also will turn Goldie the Cat loose with his bag of gadgets. Whenever he's holding something, just hit it (or click on him) and you'll be treated to some helpful pyrotechnics or a super, treasure gathering vacuum. The down key drops your trap line hopefully netting you something valuable. If you would rather do all of this with the mouse, Finders Keepers is happy to accommodate. They make it easy to play game.
Between levels, you get to visit the nice Eskimo girl's store, where you can buy items like additional bombs and cogs, which increase the speed your trap line swings. But spending cash on these nifty tchotchkes reduces what you have in your wallet to start the next level. That makes it harder to meet your needed money quota so try to find a balance between saving and buying things to make fishing easier. As with most Flash games there are cheats but I have yet to find them.
The deluxe version, only available as a game download, adds some new features like three game modes, multiplayer, and more. Like the best online games, Finders Keepers is quick to jump in to and addictive in that "Oh, I have time for just one more level" sort of way.



Michelle Malco is a life long online gamer and has been writing game reviews for over ten years. Some of her favorite game downloads can be found at www.JenkatGames.com. Her love of play started as a child when she would play arcade games for hours on end. If you like to play free games check out Finders Keepers.

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