Pandora's Box: Puzzle Game of the Year Edition | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $94.95
New (1) Used (2) from $69.99
Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 7618
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 95
Genre: puzzle_games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Game of the Year
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.7 x 1.9
MPN: A39-00029
Model: A39-00029
UPC: 659556539122
EAN: 0659556539122
ASIN: B00004WLPG
Release Date: November 1, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Factory Sealed in the jewel case. In stock and ready to ship.
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Amazon.com Product Description
When Alexey Pajitnov, creator of Tetris (one of the most addictive games of all time), designs a new puzzle title, fans everywhere perk their heads up and take note. While it's not quite up to the irresistible standard set by its legendary predecessor, Microsoft's Pandora's Box: Puzzle Game of the Year Edition was named Puzzle Game of the Year by the Electric Games website, and offers hours of nonviolent, uncomplicated enjoyment through its 10 different types of puzzles. Nearly all of the Pandora's Box conundrums resemble the traditional jigsaw puzzle, though you'll find plenty of visual twists, such as sliding pieces on a circular plane or having to solve a puzzle built on a complex 3-D object. Some deviate from this formula, but the most addictive puzzles follow this model, and those provide the most extended--and replayable--diversions. For those overwhelmed by complex computer games, Pandora's Box: Puzzle Game of the Year Edition offers a simplistic interface and basic rules, easing computer novices into the puzzle environment. This edition features 40 new puzzle games, as well as the original 350 puzzles from the original Pandora's Box. There are five difficulty levels, plus various hints and wildcards that remove the frustration factor when you're unable to complete a particular puzzle. Looking for new puzzle games to replace your Tetris addiction? Check out Alexey Pajitnov's engrossing Pandora's Box: Puzzle Game of the Year Edition. --Doug Radcliffe
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| Customer Reviews: Read 28 more reviews...
 Brilliant Game August 30, 2006
J. Siegel (Gaithersburg, Maryland United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Use your brain instead of your reflexes. Beautiful, creative puzzles. Can be played on XP with a quick, easy, free patch available from Microsoft.
A Puzzling Experience. September 14, 2003
K. L. Stephens (South Australia, Australia)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Loved the game. Still do. I have played it many times before, just to get a better understanding of the different puzzles included in the game, and also to try and better my personal scores. If there is a better puzzle game out there, I would like to see it. It has kept me captivated hours on end each time I open up a new account for play, and I will keep playing it for years to come for that reason.
A computer game for people who don't play computer games August 16, 2003
Constance D'Ulisse (philadelphia, pa USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Pin ball makes me grit my teeth, other computer games are either too violent, too complicated to figure out how to play or too juvenile. But Pandora's Box is the exception. It's the game for lovers of geography, art, history, mythology and for jigsaw puzzle lovers. The graphics are stunning, the music, while not the best feature, lends the right note, changing from African drums to a Caribean beat to pomp & circumstance depending on what parts of the world your game takes you. If you don't want to keep score you can also solve the puzzles on their own. This is my second copy and I hope Microsoft brings out a third installment with new puzzles.
A computer game for people who don't play computer games August 16, 2003
Constance D'Ulisse (philadelphia, pa USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Pin ball makes me grit my teeth, other computer games are either too violent, too complicated to figure out how to play or too juvenile. But Pandora's Box is the exception. It's the game for lovers of geography, art, history, mythology and for jigsaw puzzle lovers. The graphics are stunning, the music, while not the best feature, lends the right note, changing from African drums to a Caribean beat to pomp & circumstance depending on what parts of the world your game takes you. If you don't want to keep score you can also solve the puzzles on their own. This is my second copy and I hope Microsoft brings out a third installment with new puzzles.
Most intriguing September 8, 2002
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
... I had played it at a friend's house, and enjoyed it immensely.
A young student and I spent hours just having fun with it. Each puzzle opens up a new dimension. A new way to look at a problem to solve it. Encourages thinking and problem solving.
I don't know why Microsoft discontinued it, but I found it to be most thought provoking.
Mr. Gates, get it back out there.
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