Product Description

Secret Files: Tunguska recreates a mystery and dares you to solve it, in a new point-and-click adventure. In July of 1908, the Siberian region of Tunguska saw an inferno that turned everything into debris and ashes. The entire land was devastated in a matter of seconds; the blast's impact was felt thousands of kilometers away from the source. This phenomenon remains unexplained to this day. With its unique mysterious setting, spectacular graphics, and innovative puzzles, The Secrets Files: Tunguska sets the stage for intrigue, drama, and a deep conspiracy to uncover. Nina is torn from her day-to-day routine when she discovers that her father has disappeared without a trace. As the police seem reluctant to help her, Nina sets off to look for clues relating to her father's whereabouts. She joins efforts with Max Gruber, a young colleague of her father who impulsively offers to help the attractive young lady.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2791 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Dreamcatcher
• Model: PCO51850MB
• Released on: 2006-10-31
• ESRB Rating: Teen
• Platforms: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Features

• Based on the real Tunguska phenomenon that fascinated the world
• Widescreen perspective, cinematic storytelling, and charismatic leading characters produce a game that plays like a mystery movie
• Premium quality product incorporating outstanding graphics, sophisticated story and puzzle design, and an innovative interface

Customer Reviews

Get the German version if possible
This is an excellent, old fashioned adventure game, with likable characters, interesting story and good puzzles.

The only downside is the bad English translation and voice acting (there are worse, such as the one of Keepsake, but it is by no means good), which severely tarnishes this otherwise splendid game. It was originally produced in German and if you have even a basic knowledge of German, I strongly recommend to get an imported version (which I did after hearing the first few sentences of Nina in English). In German, the writing is excellent and the cast is brilliant: for instance, Nina has the German dubing-voice of Angelina Jolie, and Max has the one of Mark Wahlberg. Other actors employed lend their voices usually to A-list actors such as Orlando Bloom, Christian Slater, Jonny Depp, Tom Hanks, Roger Moore, Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Antonio Banderas and even Lisa and Homer Simpson. Dubbing is common in Germany, and these folks have years of experience that you can hear.

I give the game 5/5 for the German version, but only 4/5 for the English one.

Worth playing, but...
I'm about 2/3 through this game, taking time to savor it, and have only one real complaint. In the English version the voice of the main character, Nina, is reminiscent of actress Melanie Griffith - "Minnie Mouse on helium", someone once described it. It is an immature and repressed voice, which I'm sure the game makers think sounds like a teenager, but it's hard to gel that voice with the daredevil adventurer Nina is. You can always turn off the sound and read the subtitles.

Occasionally irritating, but otherwise AWESOME game! Lots of fun!!!
The Secret Files: Tunguska is a great game. My younger brother and I played it together and had a blast. Other reviewers have complained about the voice acting, but when that is the main problem with a game, I'd say it's still pretty good. It's fun to play with another person so you can make fun of some of the ridiculous things the characters say. The graphics are very good and overall it's quite entertaining.

The only thing that frustrated me was the often illogical MacGyver-type things you had to do. The game requires you to use objects in creative ways or to combine several items to make new ones. I thought this was a very interesting aspect of the program, but also a little annoying. Sometimes you had to do absurd things that no one would ever think of on their own. We ended up either trying to combine every one of our items, using every item on everything in a room, or "cheating" and looking at the walkthrough. There was also a bug that prevented us from picking up a rat at one point in the game (which is necessary to continue), but I just downloaded a patch from the website and it was fine. Those were my only complaints.

We often play the Nancy Drew series even though it is a bit simplistic and irritating. Tunguska is much better than the ND games and the story is much more mature. I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys adventure or mystery games and suggest playing it with a friend!