Egyptian Prophecy Description:

Egyptian Prophecy review:
4 stars (A Mystery Lies Waiting to be Uncovered) - From the game booklet: "The Story: At the age of 60, Ramses II, Pharoah is dying and does not wish to perish renouncing his magnificent kingdom. The supreme Egyptian god Amun-Re has agreed to grant him health and prolong his reign...but under the condition that Ramses reconstruct Amun-Re's temple, erecting the most colossal obelisk ever constructed by man, making his temple the most splendid humanity has ever seen."



From the game booklet: "Objective: Suspicious accidents have been occurring at the worksite of the Temple of Amun-Re. As Maya, a young woman skilled as a magician and beloved of the gods, you are sent by Pharaoh to investigate and to ensure that the work is successfully completed. Your mission is connected to the fate of Egypt. Failure will lead to Pharaoh's death and the country's ruin."



Minimum system requirements:

Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

600 MHz Pentium III or equivalent

(Recommend at least 800 MHz Pentium III)

64 MB RAM

16x CDROM Drive ( 24x CDROM recommended)

32 MB DirectX compatible 3D video card

DirectX 7 compatible sound card



I was concerned when the manual said "We suggest that you save your game often." I had no problems with the game crashing, so I must assume they were trying to save the player the frustration of replaying part of a scene if they should die.



I found the game play quite enjoyable. The graphics and movies are nicely done and the dialogs were interesting. Objects were relatively easy to find, and sometimes Maya would even hint "This might be useful later". I sometimes get dizzy with 3D worlds where the mouse movements can get you spinning in multiple directions, but didnt have any trouble with this game.



The puzzles involved challenges such as aligning tumblers in a lock to open a chest; gathering ingredients/objects to build another item; rearranging tiles to form an image; placing objects into the correct location; answering trivia questions; and countering black magic spells during a sorceress duel. The final puzzle was by far the most challenging: sort of a chess/checkers board layout with an evil snake. I finally had to get help for that one on the internet .. the hints given in the game were good but my strategy would never have allowed me to win.



Overall, I enjoyed the game. Parents should know that the casting of spells is involved, and that various Egyptian mythological gods are worshipped by the main character and supporting characters throughout the game.



--lynellen.com
5 stars (Simply Wonderful! Amazing graphics and smooth game play!) - I loved this game! I am interested in the Bible and egyptology, and thought this game worth trying. I couldn't stop playing it. It's fast pace and not too hard a game. You can always find solutions on the net. Outstanding graphics and animation! It's even educational. Bravo AdventureGames! The only thing I got tired of was going back and forth to the same "lands". But non the less, what can you expect in a dessert... It's definately worth buying and has a low rating--E for everyone...so it appeals to all ages. Just to let you know, I'm 21 and was able to complete the game in about a day and a half... with lots of breaks of course.
4 stars (VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE) - I really didn't know what to expect, so my expectations weren't too high to begin with. However, the whole game was really a pleasant surprise. It was far above the "norm" in plot, the graphics were pretty good in most places and extremely good and imaginative in others (The Book of the Dead Part was really outstanding.) I'm no expert in Egyptology by a long way, but I do know a bit, so the fact that they took the time to do SOME homework was really appreciated, and for me, made the game that much more enjoyable.



This is a first-person game, with appropriate "cut-scenes", and although most of the characters were not much above standard-woodenish, I did find the heroine, Maya, quite the most engaging since Kate Walker of Syberia. This sort of stuff matters to me and adds a lot to the enjoyability of the game. Why I don't mind spending my money as much as I might do otherwise with this.



The features such as "save", "load", etc., were VERY satisfactory. I ABSOLUTELY HATE GAMES WHERE SAVING ISN'T GENUINELY POSSIBLE! (HINT TO OTHER MAKERS!)



Game played flawlessly, but for some cut/glitches that I've come to expect from new games. DEFINITELY not a major issue here, as the only problems were when I tried to save, and game "blacked out". Overcomeable!



All in all, I would give game 5 stars in both categories, except I'm hyper picky. The concept, given that I own 3 games w/ an "egyptian theme" (I get desperate), was truly 5 stars in imagination. Well worth the price by all means!



B. Taylor