Product Description

Caught in a vortex that leads to the heart of New Atlantis, Curtis Hewitt, a young photo-journalist, becomes a stranger in a land of high-end technology and archaic faith - his main mission is not only to return home, but to liberate the people of New Atlantis who live under the domination of ruthless gods. Sail the high seas on an 1904 freighter, steaming from the wilds of Patagonia to the bustle and security of New York... fly in a modern Atlantian craft filled with advanced Atlantian technologies... explore the rural village to learn Atlantian customs and beliefs... hide deep in the Atlantian forest where the villagers dare not go... brave an exotic and dangerous cave system... travel 8,000 years back in time to discover the lost city of Atlantis... and journey to the magnificent palace where the Atlantian gods live, to stand before them in judgment.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #17144 in Video Games
• Brand: Dreamcatcher
• Model: PCO40350MB
• Released on: 2004-10-19
• ESRB Rating: Rating Pending
• Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .75 pounds

Features

• Epic first-person adventure game featuring character and plot development
• Interact with a cast of more than 30 unique characters including Atlantian people and gods
• 5 main universes with more than 20 different environments to explore
• Provocative and unique puzzle challenges
• Musical score and ambient sounds created by the award-winning Atlantis 1 & 2 / Beyond Atlantis I & II composer

From the Manufacturer
1904. On his way back to New York, Curtis Quick, a young adventurer and photographer, is caught in a vortex that sends him to the heart of the lost city of Atlantis…

A stranger in a land of hi-tech and archaic faith, Curtis endures thrilling adventure helping the people of Atlantis overthrow the mighty 'Atlantian' Gods.

Features:

• Spectacular, award-winning, full-screen 3D graphics.
• Five fascinating destinations to explore, each with its own culture and mysteries.
• Many diverse challenging puzzles and games.
• Beautiful and captivating original soundtrack.

Customer Reviews

Nice graphics, entertaining story, arcade-style "puzzles"
This is not your typical puzzle-based adventure game. Most of the puzzles were classic arcade-style or brain teaser games that had little to do with the story. (Pong?)

What I liked about the game is that it truly was an interactive story, and one that held my interest. I also liked that the viewing control inside the world was 360/3D. You still moved from point to point, though. I found it similar to Myst III in that respect. I also thought the plot line, cut scenes, and characters had merit.

The main issue I had with this game was the situations where you could "die" if you didn't move quickly enough and know exactly what to do. It's a bit stressful for someone who doesn't like shoot-em-up action games. However, the game is also forgiving in that it restarts you fairly close to where you died, so not much time is wasted repeating things as in some other games like this.

I played this entire game in about 6-7 hours one Sunday afternoon.

Pretty Good Graphics, Little Else
Bought this game on strength of belief that it just might be an interesting continuation of the Atlantis series of games. Well, it definitely had an interesting premise, but as for "enjoyment", NOT. I am NOT a fan of action, shoot-em up or get killed type of game. I play games for relaxation and fun. In these categories, this did not do it. For me, whole game was periods which I would FINALLY get through, alternated with sequences of pure tedium. In the former, I would almost find myself shaking with tension; in the latter, only shear determination would do it.

Did find the arcade sections more annoying than engaging, and I'm a veteran of "Schizm's" computer games from hell. At least the games in "Schizm" had SOME relation to the overall plot. These didn't really.

"Beyond Atlantis" (a/k/a Atlantis 2) is STILL the best of the lot. Having spent as much money on this game, I WAS determined to get through it, otherwise, there are much better games out there.

Either buy it used, or just save your money.

Cool graphics but not much else!
I bought this game thinking it would be a lot like Myst, and it is. It's got amazing graphics (though not above and beyond everything else out there) and some good puzzle solving, but the game was really short and lots of it was pretty annoying.

So much of it was just wandering around through mazes trying to figure out what the heck still needing doing (invariably it was picking up some stick that looked like part of the landscape). And it only took me a few days to beat it and I wasn't really playing for more than a few hours a day.

There are better strategy games out there for the price I think. I was pretty disappointed with this game.