Flux Family Secrets

Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple effect is a hidden object puzzle-adventure (HOPA) casual game developed by Skunk Studios, and distributed by Big Fish Games. It is the first installment in the Flux Family Secrets series. The game is available at Skunk Studios and Big Fish Games website.

Story
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect leads players through an adventure that intertwines throughout history. The main character, Jesse, is searching for the family she had never known and is brought to Flux mansion. To prove her lineage she is put through a test that uncovers a deep family secret. She accidentally activates a time device that thrust her back into time. She is charged with fixing different aspects of history by replacing objects that have been scattered throughout time.

Along the way she learns of a betrayal that threatens her existence. With the help of an anonymous note, she searches for the pieces of a device that can help her stop this plan and bring her back safely.

Historical Characters
Throughout the journey, the player is taken to various locations in time. The player meets Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, Confucius, Shakespeare, Benjamin Franklin, the Pharoah Hatshepsut, Christopher Columbus and Abbey Road Studios. Many of the objects found relate specifically to these personalities and their contribution to history. The player learns facts about these historical characters that they may have known or may be new to them. Wikipedia was used as a resource in researching these important characters in history along with a large volume of other references.

Gameplay
There are ten chapters with three levels each. The puzzles are integrated in the goal of fixing a particular influence on history. For example, the player replace various musical influences that Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein and Abbey Road Studios had contributed to history. You go from any of three time periods, finding pieces of five objects in each, and try to replace them to their proper location by solving puzzles and array of mini games. Each mini game is customized to showcase a historical object from the characters.

Professional Reviews

 * Review of Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect at Gamezebo.com
 * Review of Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect at JayisGames.com
 * Review of Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect at Hidden-Puzzles.com