MicroMacro: Downtown Detective review - "Zoom in, solve crime"

I am a big fan of hidden object puzzlers and often play loads of them with my youngest, Robin, who loves a bit of eye spy. MicroMacro: Downtown Detective feels like a hidden object game, but with more of a puzzle and story along with it. You become the local detective, often used for crimes where new cops are on the case or where they have come to a standstill in trying to find the culprit. Each case is shown on a map of the city, and as you unlock more cases, the city itself grows. You can actually often see other crimes going on, as all of the levels are interconnected, but you cannot solve them until you are on that specific level. Being able to see some of the crimes on the map did drive what level I went to next, as I felt like I already knew and had solved the case. ... [MORE]