In order to get on the good side of some rather unscrupulous characters, our man Jack Keane, a ship captain, all-around adventurer and owner of some really bad luck accepts a job to help rescue some of the Queen's tea for a quick buck and therefore get out of trouble with the local criminals. But since things never go smoothly for our hero, he stumbles upon a mystery that is threatening the British empire, his love interest and his own skin. What happens next is a pretty good example of fun, safe gaming that should make any gamer happy to engage in this lighthearted adventure. 

Jack is a sort of everyman, that happens to have a notoriously fast ship and strong chin. The game is quite amusing and while not innovative will easily remind you of the Lucas Arts original Monkey Island. Complete with meticulous villians, adventurous women, off-the-wall situations and humor you may not entirely get, I found myself enjoying this title as the game progressed. Our hero Jack ends up arriving on sinister Tooth Island, with as many man-eating plants and other devices, it isn't hard to comprehend why the island has its name. On the Island, the charming and astute Dr. T reveals himself and you get to learn more about both him and Jack. No big surprises here but as you adventure around the island, you quickly discover that it pays to pick up any and everything. You never know when an item will be useful or for that matter, combining items to help complete a mini quest and/or problem. And there are plenty of them.

 
Santa Claus finally gets on a diet.

Since the game is a point-and-click adventure, you will be happy to know that everything works really smoothly. Merely click on an area to go and Jack will go there; double click and he'll run. Right clicking helps Jack use items and talk with people. The whole gameplay aspect is simple yet effective. Running around and dealing with the problems that come up is a enjoyable and sometimes quite amusing. Older players will pick up on all of the pop culture references that are spread around the game. Heck, even the main character, a supposedly British citizen has an American accent. Interestingly enough, the game contains items that have no real purpose in the main overall objective, instead they are used for the "off the beaten path" objectives that the player can choose to undertake. RPG games often see this sort of thing, but point-and-click adventures noramlly don't.

Players ultimately end up playing as both Jack and an adventurous lass named Amanda, who has her own reasons for wanting to travel to Tooth Island. Both have the cartoonish exaggerated look that fit well into these kind of adventures. In fact, most characters have a decent look about them as do the environments and strange things you end up seeing. Elephants, monkeys plants with large teeth, it's a fun-looking title that unfortunately does hang up every now and then. Nothing horrible, but every so often the game sputters letting you know that things could have been given a little more spit and polish.

Interestingly enough, the game originated in Europe - Germany I believe - and while most of the translations make good on the jokes, several times throughout the game the characters say something that seems completely lost. And even, sometimes, when the characters are saying something that makes complete sense, they say it in a way that seems uneven. Sound effects are respectable from the whrrrr of engines to the strange sounds of man-eating plants. I liked the music that accompanied the game, helps move this Indiana Jones-inspired game along nicely.

 
"Whoops, that's not the boys room!"

Ultimately, the game may not appeal to the slam-bam action pace of the average console gamer. I know that some people out there enjoy a well-made, less-crazy title and typically those are people who own a PC and appreciate these kinds of games. That being said, I don't see this as a game that would find a home on the consoles, point-and-click games obviously have a fan base and seem to be making a little bit of a come back. My last point-and-click adventure was Overclocked: History of Violence, before that it was ... er ... I don't know. I don't make it a point to get these games, but somewhere in the back of my mind I feel that there will be the second coming of the point-and-click adventure. While this is not it, I can't help but think that this game really is a lot of fun.

Lastly, the game is pretty saccharine sweet, there is some mild adult themes, but I wouldn't have a problem letting a ten-year old play the game even though it is rated t for teen. The game is probably going to take the average gamer 10-12 hours to complete the 12 levels. I liked how the game provides multiple solutions for some of the puzzles and the puzzles range from really easy to scratch-your-head difficult. 

Gameplay: 7.7
Simple, easy to use, surprisingly effective for a point and click.

Graphics: 7.0
Not too bad, there really isn't any need for high-speed low-drag visuals here since the game is more puzzle based and takes things a little easier. Some slowdown in certain areas, but not bad overall.

 Sound: 7.0
The character voices and how they speak stumble every once in a while; sound effects and music are good.

Difficulty: Medium
One puzzle could be very easy, the next may involve physics, the pendulum swings both ways in this one.

Concept: 7.4
It is a throwback game to those Lucas Arts titles that we loved years ago.

Overall: 7.4
The game provides some seriously needed fun in the otherwise stale point-and-click genre. I liked what the developers did here and I hope they do it again.