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Journey to the Center of the Moon Review
Science fiction isn't particularly well represented in the adventure game genre, so Journey to the Center of the Moon is a welcome change of pace. But while it starts out very promising, and provides an enticing world to explore, it unfortunately gets bogged down in some truly frustrating puzzles that spoil the entire experience.
Echo: Secret of the Lost Cavern Review
The Lascaux Caves in present-day France are home to the most magnificent collection of prehistoric cave paintings in the world. Its frescoes of horses, bulls, stags, and other animals date back an estimated 15,000 years to the Paleolithic era. Echo: Secret of the Lost Cavern uses this stunning setting as the backdrop for a point-and-click adventure game set in the Stone Age.
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy Review
Nostradamus - his name is synonymous with great prophecies thanks to his famous series of quatrains written in the 1500s. Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy is a classic adventure that takes us into the world of Nostradamus in 1566 during his last few months of his life. A murderer is killing people in the court of Queen Catherine de Medici as per one of Nostradamus’ prophecies, and you, as his daughter, must find them before it is too late.
Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses Review
Mystery is afoot amidst the desert sands. Determined to prolong his reign, the pharaoh Ramses II has, at the behest of deit Amun-Re, begun construction of a giant obelisk. But when accidents begin to abound at the site, you (as young female magician Maya) are called in to investigate in pleasingly atmospheric, if all too predictable, 3D adventure Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses.
Safecracker Review
Duncan W. Adams is an eccentric millionaire petrol tycoon with a collection of combination safes and arcane locking devices. After he disappears and is presumed dead, his relatives hire you, an accomplished safecracker and locksmith, to search through Adams' mansion for his will to see who he has left his fortune to. But it won't be easy - Adams has left an elaborate series of puzzles to make whoever wants his will to work for it. That's the premise behind Safecracker.
Return to Mysterious Island Review
Jules Verne is considered to be one of the pioneers of science fiction thanks to fantastical novels like Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, and The Mysterious Island. It's the last story that The Adventure Company and Kheops Studio have chosen to craft a Myst-style adventure game around with positive results.
