As well as featuring in the chase he appears in a flask at the bottom of the screen. A click on the flask and he will remind the player of the state of the game, how to use the interface and what object they should be looking for. When an object is required a small picture of it is displayed with just enough background information to give a big hint as to where it might be found. There is a good assortment of objects to find to move the story along as well as a few arcade type sequences that should provide some thrills. Catapulting the characters into the castle tower should prove entertaining and crossing a flooded dungeon requires a good strategy and some quick thinking as well.
Children can even deviate from the story to look around and join up again where they left off.
The Mystery of the Missing Princess is surely captivating. The controls are simple to use, especially the save-game feature. Because of the fairy tale nature of the story it likely won't suit 'grown-up' 12 year olds, but younger fairytale fans will have a lot of laughs although they might need to rely on older siblings to help out with the arcade sequences. It might have been better if the age range of the game had been narrowed because kids change a lot between five and twelve. This one is fun but the note from the King's mistress rather surprised me in the 'search for the ransom note' game.