My Background: I don't have much experience with Relentless Software's cash-cow, Buzz! It's something that doesn't appeal to me, especially on an average day when I want a solid single-player experience. That's where Blue Toad comes in.

What you need to know about this game: Players have to solve a series of murders in the town of Little Riddle, clues are given in the background of the cut-scenes and through things that characters say. To make them more willing to spill the beans you have to solve their own problems AKA play mini-games. The better you do on these mini-games, the more trophies you win.

My first impression with episode 1 was a positive one. "The Narrator," is a nice mixture of quintessential Britishness, snobbery and linguistic story-telling charm. He's the one constant in the entire game. It soon becomes clear that there are two different games at work here. There's the aforementioned story, in which you figure out who did what and the mini-games you are forced to play in order to work your way through the game. Some are tedious, recycled and are as loosely relevant as can be. I found myself getting frustrated and giving up on some puzzles after one try for the sake of getting back to the story. In fact they nullify any sort of tension and momentum that the story builds. Maybe it's because I'm not obsessed over gaining PSN Trophies, or the fact that I played episodes 3, 4, 5 and 6 alone as opposed to playing multi-player with the three friends who were present during my playthrough of 1 and 2, but I simply cannot give this game any sort of glowing praise.

A good attempt at a murder mystery that ultimately runs out of ideas 3/5 - Try an episode