
The change of perspective is welcome too, giving you some insight that you might not have felt through the show. The storyline does move, albeit slowly, so you can feel like you’re getting to know these women all over again. There’s a certain undercurrent running when it comes to feeling affection toward these characters. Is it worth it? It mostly depends on how much you loved the TV show. Desperate Housewives: The Game lends itself to that even more so given each task has a time limit of several hours, pretty much encouraging you to return regularly. Much like Kim Kardashian et al, this is a game where you’re only going to be able to play for about five minutes at a time before waiting a few hours to do something else.

You can easily burn your way through a lot of gems in a short space of time too. There’s a ton of trickle feeding going on here. This is done through premium gems which are occasionally flung your way but mostly require you to spend some real money. When you’re out of energy, you’re left to wait it out for a while or buy some more. That sounds exciting, right? Too bad the execution lets it down, because, again, you’re just tapping on things until you run out of energy. The murder mystery side of things has you uncovering clues that reveal some shocking facts about the area. Sometimes, you can simply help someone clean up their living room, thereby boosting your relationship with them, or you can opt to flirt with a few romantic interests too. There is a fair amount going on because you’re always offered new things to do.

That gives you some time to get to grips with Desperate Housewives: The Game. Leveling up is a relatively quick process very early on so there’s an artificial raise going on here. That’s because if you level up, it’s replenished. Early on, you can accomplish quite a lot with your meager energy. You’re tasked with an objective then left to tap on a few things, watching as your energy slowly drains with each movement. You see, this is a lot like Glu Games’ titles.

This is through multiple different means, but you won’t actually be doing much interacting. Building a reputation is key here, meaning you need to make a good impression. Oh, and unravel some mysteries along the way too. Your sole aim is to build friendships, and help people out. Positioned as a prequel to the TV show, you’re a new resident in Wisteria Lane.
