PC Game Review: Amazing Adventures The Lost Tomb

Author: MerylPublished: Nov 20, 2007 at 4:19 pm 0 comments

Amazing Adventures The Lost Tomb is a hidden object game with mini-games and travels throughout Egypt. This sharp looking game lasts a long time with over 100 levels of play. With that many levels, it's amazing how it rarely feels like one plays the same rooms repeatedly or hunts for the same objects in 22 locations.

While the game won't blow you away with anything special, it's a well-produced game, from graphics and story to mini-games and bonuses. The historian's mission is to find the Lost Tomb by completing 20 missions with each containing multiple levels.

Although the hints are almost always available, the game makes a point of mentioning it when reporting the score, and that is enough to discourage hint abuse, especially when using a hint takes away 4,000 points. When using a hint, the hint meter starts over again and must fill up before it's ready to give the next hint, but it doesn't take long.

A perfect search — which is completing a level without using any hints — equals 15,000 points. The game awards bonus points for finding two items quickly, even for those who opt to play relaxed mode. Too much random clicking leads to losing points. Players also have the opportunity to earn title promotions, but it won't mean any extra pay or perks.

"Find the Lost Tomb" is the story game mode while the "Secret Game" resembles — without giving away too much — unlimited game play. Within the story mode, you can either play timed mode or relaxed mode. Having relaxed mode helps make the game more enjoyable for many players who want to make the most of the experience rather than racing against the clock.

After finding all the needed treasures, the mini-game enters into the picture. Mini-games include jigsaw puzzles, comparing two rooms for spotting the differences, and tile swapping, among others. One of the other games is the popular memory match game, except this one calls for finding same color, same type, related items such as a glove and baseball, or identical objects.

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