The Secret Order 4: Beyond Time continues the adventures of Sarah Pennington, a member of the Secret Order of the Griffin and the main protagonist of the series. It continues directly after the events of the previous game, The Secret Order 3: Ancient Times, so if you haven’t played that game yet we suggest you do so before jumping into part four. While you do get a recap at the start of this game to refresh your memory about how Sarah ends up in her currently predicament, things will make a lot more sense if you are familiar with the story.

After saving the Kingdom of Aeronheart in the previous game, Sarah finds herself stranded in ancient times when her time machine is destroyed. Undeterred, our plucky heroine enlists the aid of Flavius and comes up with a plan to return to modern times, but this is thwarted by the nefarious Dragon Clan. The result is that Sarah finds herself stranded in a strange land beyond time and space …show more content…
Each scene is packed with detail and good use is made of light or small animated elements to make them come alive. Some of the characters that are rendered look a little out of place on the hand painted backdrops, but this is a minor complaint. The audio is equally good and we recommend playing with a decent set of headphones to really appreciate the vivid sound effects and abundance of ambient noises. The music isn’t bad either and while the voice acting falters here and there the overall quality is quite good. Players familiar with previous installments of this series or just hidden object games in general will feel right at home with the interface and Beyond Time features all the essentials, such as a map for fast traveling and a journal to keep track of your objectives. Multiple difficulty settings and a hint system also ensures that players of all skill levels will be able to complete this