If you get married in Las Vegas at certain justices of the peace, they’ll even throw in a few gaming chips as part of the complimentary wedding package. (Awww, how nice.) Flash-forward to the 21st century when marriages are virtual and everything – yes, everything – is done via internet; the couples of tomorrow will certainly be plunging the prezzies into stuff like Secret Garden. Why? It’s just so darn ... romantic.
So call Rival Software the Merchant-Ivory of online casino games, and Secret Garden its latest 5-reel 20-payline blockbuster: The ethereal music (though unfortunately overly repetitive – how about a few more bars, please?) and gorgeous graphics make this game a delight to behold.
On the minus side is the game-within-a-game, a slightly counterintuitive exercise which involves our heroine opening doors, watering flowerbeds and collecting flowers; not exactly a mouse-friendly bit of activity.
LCD rating: A gorgeous 8/10; just put your own soundtrack on underneath after the first, say, ten minutes. Vivaldi maybe.