## Description

Mata Hari, the famous World War I spy, tries to uncover German military
secrets by seducing top officials and investigating their houses.

_Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser’s Submarines_ is the second entry
in the casual market from Frogwares, a company known for its adventure game
titles. It was created by basically the same team of Sherlock Holmes: The
Mystery of the Persian Carpet, and therefore shares the same interface and
overall design.

Being a casual title, it is a hidden object game with adventure elements and
simple puzzles. Each level starts in Mata Hari’s room at the Excelsior Hotel,
where she receives missions from her superior through a concealed radio
receiver. The radio itself is a puzzle, where multi-colored wires have to be
connected to receive the message.

A file shows details about the mission target, someone with valuable
information. Sometimes, the photograph has to be examined with a magnifying
glass for more details. Using the information provided, the player must dress
Mata Hari to suit the taste of the man she’s trying to seduce. On easy mode, a
reticule moves over a portrait of the gentleman, showing when the choice of
clothes is correct.

Leaving her premises, Mata Hari arrives at the target’s place where she must
search around for clues, solving any puzzles on the way. A box at the bottom
right of the screen shows the inventory, with black silhouettes for the
objects that must be collected. Pink silhouettes indicate an extra step needed
to retrieve the object, usually some container that must be opened, or puzzle
that must be solved. Under the inventory, icons of puzzle pieces indicate the
number of puzzles left to be completed. They turn gold after being solved.

After being collected, the inventory objects can be dragged and dropped on
parts of the scenery to solve puzzles. The cursor changes to a magnifying
glass when hovering over an area with a zoomed view, and transforms in to a
wrench when an action can be performed. All puzzles can be skipped, with
points deducted from the score as a penalty, and the hint button highlights
the area with actions still pending.

Secret Missions: Mata Hari and the Kaiser’s Submarines