Volume 1 Adventure Collection | 
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| From: Dreamcatcher Interactive
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $16.41
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1890
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Genre: Computer and Video Game Collections
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.3 x 1.7
MPN: PCO56941MB
Model: PCO-56941-MB
UPC: 625904569417
EAN: 0625904569417
ASIN: B00128246W
Release Date: January 22, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | Nibiru: Age of Secrets--unlock the secrets of an alien civilization linked to the ancient Mayans | | • | Keepsake--this epic quest will take you on a journey of enlightenment leading you to the gates of Dragonvale Academy | | • | Return to Mysterious Island--point-and-click adventure recreates an exciting mystery and dares you to solve it | | • | Secret Files: Tunguska--race against time to uncover a global conspiracy that will carry you to the far reaches of the world | | • | Dead Reefs--play an investigator sent by the King to discover the source of madness plaguing the island of Dead Reefs |
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Product Description
Enjoy five classic adventure games from The Adventure Company in one package, a must-have for any adventure gaming fan!
ESRB Rated T for Teen ( Keepsake = E for Everyone )
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Don't waste your money July 29, 2008
L. Drake (Alaska)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a great disappointment! I was not able to play Dead Reefs at all. System requirements state you only need a 64 MB DirectX9 compliant video card, when you actually need nVideo Ge-Force or ATI Radeon to play Dead Reefs. I was also unable to play Keepsake after just getting in the game because it froze. I followed the suggestion from The Adventure Co. to change from Windows XP to Windows 98, but it still would not play. NiBiRu would have been okay but for the the main character, who is a mean, bullying jerk. Tunguska is another walk two steps, solve a puzzle, walk two steps, solve a puzzle, which I find tedious in the extreme. I prefer games like Black Mirror, Dark Fall, or the Lost Crown, where you have a great story and wonderful atmosphere with several good puzzles. The one star is for Return to Mysterious Island, which I enjoyed, even if it is quite short. I also think it should have been mentioned that this is a DVD, not CD. Luckily I have a DVD drive, but many people would probably assume it is a CD. I wish The Adventure Company would get their act together.
Game by game July 17, 2008
Emmie (Oregon)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It's easier to review the games one by one. I have not played Dead Reefs because the reviews say it's buggier than an entymologist's den. Disregard the ratings above because I would rate each game so differently. Also, I would buy it again, if only for two of the games.
1. Keepsake: The visuals were gorgeous; the puzzles were interesting, with a few of the usual puzzles thrown in. The storyline was stupid. We're in a school of magic! Wizards, dragons, you know! Could we have a little action, please? How about a real bad guys? And frankly, Celeste got on my nerves.
2. Return to Mysterious Island: Visually okay, but I really, really loved loved loved the fact that puzzles had more than one solution. I played it twice just to try things differently. I've always hated the fact that you can be standing over a bomb, needing the wire cutters, and going to die because you only have a pair of scissors. In real life, you wreck the scissors, get a little shock, and live. Story line was a little thinner than usual, but the flexibility of the game made it one of my favorites in this pack. Only one pixel hunt I can think of.
3. Nibiru: This game reminds me of Eastern European films: Grim, humorless, inflexible, and giving me a lot less agency than I am used to. Not a coincidence--it's based on an Eastern European game. Too much walk and talk. Storyline could have been interesting, if it didn't insist on being so noir. At least it wasn't buggy. It was beautiful, though. Points for using Nazis without falling into sterotypes.
4. Tunguska--we enjoyed this one. Humor, action, and a great button. You push on it and you can see all the "hot spots" on the screen. No more pixel hunting. Good storyline. We await the sequel. I think if you like Broken Sword, you'll like Tunguska.
 LOVE IT! April 27, 2008
veja_1 (Westerville, Ohio)
When I have the extra time and need to relax but am not in the mood for a book, this is what I do. Adventure Company put some great games on this collection. I really hope they come out with a Volume 2 soon. The music is beautiful, the games are entertaining, It's a great way to take a break from work and everything else. I'd recommend it to anyone looking for fun mystery/puzzle-type computer games.
Lotsa game for a good price. April 12, 2008
Hitchicken (MD)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
These are 5 decent adventure games at a good price. I would suggest the potential purchaser read the reviews of the individual games to get reviews for each since they have all been sold individually. All are third person adventure or fantasy games except for Return To Mysterious Island which is first person.
Of the 5, Dead Reefs was the most troublesome to install and operate. The keyboard operability was clumsy and took getting use to. More significantly the game mysteriously locks up my computer and turns my screen a greyish white at signicant points along the game play including the initial startup. Thanks to some game bloggers, I discovered that pressing the spacebar 1 to 3 times unlocked the freeze and continued the game. Do this slowly until the game frees up. You might lose an animation or two, but they are usually not that important anyway.
Like some adventure game players, I had already purchased and played 2 of the games individually, but even so, the unused price made it worthwhile to buy this collection for the remaining 3 games. Good deal with a few minor problems.
Pretty good collection.. only one stinker! April 11, 2008
ollierobbers (Bay Area, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is actually a pretty decent collection of adventure games and will be great for anyone wanting to pick up some enjoyable games they can play on their own or with family, etc.
First up, the games all worked fine on my laptop with a Core duo and nvidia 7400 go graphics (dead reefs included). No patches were required for any of the games.
In my opinion, the best game here is Return to the Mysterious Island (which is great for playing with 9-12yr old family members!); it's a beautiful game, with interesting puzzles. One thing though is it's an inventory based game (meaning you end up with a billion items in your inventory that you have to piece together). Some of the items that you merge are pretty bizarre and I had to get a couple of hints. Very enjoyable though.
Of the other games, the next best is probably Tunguska, which is easy to play and engaging -- the only downer being the voiceovers which are pretty low-grade. Keepsake is fun but the puzzles are tough and it has a downbeat ending, Nibiru is okay but has aged more than the others. It's also based on the talk to person A five times before going to place B, then take item C and now D works type of adventure, which was not to my taste. Dead Reefs is the stinker with a horrible keyboard based movement and a terrible 3rd person camera that made me feel motion sick (the only game that ever has). Still, there has to be one letdown, right?
One point to note is the game comes on a single DVD with no printed instructions at all -- they are all on the DVD as PDF files which you must print yourself.
Overall, a good collection -- I paid $15 for mine, which I think is a steal.
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