Video Games

Gamers Hell Review Gamers Hell Review- Rated 8.0/10. "Uru is a very unique game, last of a dying breed of puzzle games, and certainly a strange twist for the Myst series." By Mike Bozich. Brass Lantern: Review Brass Lantern: Review- "Cyan and Ubisoft have completely ruined the Myst experience for me." By Murray Peterson. Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin- "If you are a Myst fan, the single-player Uru is an enjoyable new chapter, and a tempting invitation to Uru Live." Uru: Ages Beyond Macs? - Myst Developer May Blow Off Mac Uru: Ages Beyond Macs? - Myst Developer May Blow Off Mac- "We're not just talking about another platform here, we're talking about the platform that helped create Myst in the firs… IGN: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst IGN: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst- Previews and game news. Adventure Classic Gaming Adventure Classic Gaming- Rated 3.75/5 by Joonas Linkola. "The atmosphere is surrealistic to the extreme, and the puzzles are devilishly clever." ChristianityToday ChristianityToday- Short quotes from four Campus Life readers about the game. Game Revolution Review (Mac) Game Revolution Review (Mac)- Rated A by Thomas Garcia. "This game is a masterpiece and is worth every single penny." Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin- "Strong in every aspect." The Atlantic The Atlantic- "Why Riven -- despite its stunning visual achievements and its commercial appeal -- does not live up to the magic of Myst." By Ralph Lombreglia. PIB Review PIB Review- "It is bigger than Myst, in many ways it is better than Myst, but it isn't really innovative which Myst was in its time." The Spoiler: Riven The Spoiler: Riven- Detailed Riven walkthrough including screenshots of puzzle solutions. Low-Spoiler Guide to Riven Low-Spoiler Guide to Riven- Gameplay hints and two walkthroughs: one listing interesting things to try in Riven, and the other giving more explicit instructions through the game. Universal Hint System Hints Universal Hint System Hints- Select specific questions and view hints in progressively detailed steps, from subtle nudges to full answers. Book of Beast - Riven Tips, Hints, and Walkthrough Book of Beast - Riven Tips, Hints, and Walkthrough- Starts by giving you tips about playing the game, progresses to hints to help you work out problems on your own, and finally gi… Cho - Riven Easter Egg Hints Cho - Riven Easter Egg Hints- Puzzles to help you find the Easter Eggs in Riven. Hint: click the Spider on the home page and go from there. Four Fat Chicks Review Four Fat Chicks Review- "realMyst is the technological grandchild of the original game. It is really the same old fable of greed and evil and hope and redemption wearing a fancy n… Adventure Classic Gaming : Myst Revisited Adventure Classic Gaming : Myst Revisited- "realMYST is the culmination of the original vision of Myst by the Miller brothers." By Philip Jong. Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin- "RealMyst... is a fine new version, which captures everything that was Myst and then improves on a few rough corners." Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin- "Your sense of self-determination may falter at the end, but Myst 4 is still the best-laid and most challenging adventure game of the year." [Cont… GameBoomers Review GameBoomers Review- "In a nutshell: magnificent!" Review and scoring of the game, and a comparison to other games in the series. Salon: Mystic Simulacrum Salon: Mystic Simulacrum- "Exile, the sequel to Myst and Riven, is beautiful eye candy, but not quite art." By Laura Miller. Slashdot Review Slashdot Review- "Review" rating the game 0/10 because crippling bugs prevented the reviewer from running the game. PIB Review PIB Review- "Myst was a leading game of its time. This game, while not groundbreaking, is a worthy successor with similar puzzles." BBC: Myst III is Best Yet BBC: Myst III is Best Yet- "Myst III may be slow for today's gamers but with a little time and patience, you will reap the rewards of the latest in a popular series." IGN Review IGN Review- PlayStation 2 version rated 2/10. "I don't understand the Myst phenomenon at all. Be it the original game, Riven, or the latest in the series known as Exile, it's a fr… Brass Lantern Review Brass Lantern Review- Rated 2.5/3 by Stephen Granade. An overall positive review of Myst 3: Exile. The game is a good, solid one which nevertheless is not as impressive as its pre… Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin Review by Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin- "It's gorgeous, entertaining, well-designed, diverting, satisfying, and absolutely worth playing. But the title suits it, in the end: the game boi… BellaOnline Myst 3: Exile Walkthrough BellaOnline Myst 3: Exile Walkthrough- Complete walkthrough, with hints on getting through the difficult areas. Low-Spoiler Guide to Myst 3: Exile Low-Spoiler Guide to Myst 3: Exile- Hints and a walkthrough with an emphasis on pointing gamers towards things they might not have tried, not divulging the solutions. Exile-hints Exile-hints- Age-based walkthrough for the game. Choose from different levels of hints from a concise and spoiler-free guide to a complete decomposition of the puzzle. UHS: Myst III Hints UHS: Myst III Hints- Gradual Universal Hint System hints. IMDb: Myst III: Exile (2001) IMDb: Myst III: Exile (2001)- Cast and crew credits. Adventure Classic Gaming Adventure Classic Gaming- "Mystic appeal to the masses" by Philip Jong PIB Review PIB Review- "Myst was the original game where exploring the world was most of the fun." Low-Spoiler Guide to Myst Low-Spoiler Guide to Myst- Hints and a walkthrough pointing gamers towards optional things in the game, not divulging the solutions. UHS Hints UHS Hints- Universal Hint System hints by Jason Strautman. Adventure Classic Gaming: End of an Era Adventure Classic Gaming: End of an Era- "Escape from Monkey Island is not a bad game at all, but it is definitely not the best of the series." By Kamal Bhatt. Lora's Adventure Game Reviews Lora's Adventure Game Reviews- "Polygonal 3D action sprites and frustratingly bad new controls make this game a baffling step backwards from Curse of Monkey Island." Universal Hint System Review (PC) Universal Hint System Review (PC)- Rated 4/5 by Jason Strautman. "A generally funny and challenging adventure, but some of the in-jokes and the awful Monkey Kombat sequences can g… Brass Lantern Review Brass Lantern Review- Rated 10/11 by Stephen Granade. "It's one heck of a game, but there are some problems with it." IMDb: Escape from Monkey Island (2000) IMDb: Escape from Monkey Island (2000)- Cast and crew credits. Adventure Classic Gaming: Third Time's a Charm Adventure Classic Gaming: Third Time's a Charm- Rated 5/5 by Joonas Linkola. "CMI will become a classic, just like its predecessors." PIB Review PIB Review- "The graphics of the game are quite pretty, and I thought the voices for the characters were pretty well done." IMDb: Curse of Monkey Island, The (1997) IMDb: Curse of Monkey Island, The (1997)- Cast and crew credits. Adventure Classic Gaming review Adventure Classic Gaming review- [4.5/5] by Yoav Ben-Raphael Adventure Classic Gaming Review Adventure Classic Gaming Review- Rated 4.5/5 by Lars Christensen. "Mask of Eternity is the most beautifully designed King's Quest to date. It represents another new plateau in bot… Adventure Classic Gaming Review Adventure Classic Gaming Review- Rated 4/5 by Peter J. Lamberton. "This game definitely makes a classic in my books and is a title that should be in the collection of every advent… Gamershell Gamershell- Reviewed by Andreas Misund Berntsen. [7.7/10] "But I can assure you that if give the game a go you'll find an entertaining story involving a lot of fistfights, big exp… Lynn Alford Lynn Alford- "The game is probably best suited to people who enjoy action games mainly, but would like to try an adventure game."