Cheap Beyond Atlantis (Software) (Windows Me, Windows 98, Windows 95) Price

Related Products

Customer Reviews of Beyond Atlantis

Beautiful imagery, flawed game play
Typical of Dreamcatcher games, the graphics in this game are stunning. The game play, however, is not very smooth. With several of the puzzles I didn't know what I was supposed to be doing (and this wasn't part of the puzzle) or the basic instructions for the puzzle. For instance, one puzzle had me construct a landscape by moving squares around. After 2-3 hours I finally logged on to a hint board and found out that by right-clicking on the pieces I could rotate them. A basic piece of instruction not highlighted anywhere in the game or the manual. Other puzzles were illogical. Animation sequences are somewhat entertaining. Game stability is excellent. Plot is a bit tired--you're the chosen one, travel to four exotic locales to fix the wrongs of ages ago.

---

Puzzles are not intellectually challenging
I bought this game because the reviews said the puzzles were as interesting and intellectually challenging as the 7th Guest; but it is far less so. Too many of its puzzles require guess-work and don't require logical analysis. Also there are too many "jump-though-hoops" steps, i.e. completely random use of an object, not based on any clue or information from any of the characters. In fact, to get the 5th level, I had to go to a hint guide to find that I had to go back through all four previous levels and click on one completely random place in each level. Yeah I want to waste my time, but I'd at least like to use my brain while doing it.

---

Ancient lands and adventure
I should say that I have not finished this yet.I am a novice at computer games.I enjoyed the graphics-they were very well done.I especially enjoyed Ireland. The scenery looked real. The rocks looked like you could touch them.However, the sheep need to be made more lifelike! There were some action scenes that were impressive, such as riding the horse through the water.
I got stuck at one part, but my 12 year old nephew and his brother were able to play. However, we all needed walkthrough instructions. I would find it impossible to do without walkthroughs.
This is definitely not for young children. The E rating should be changed to teenager or adult. I appreciated the fact that there was not much violence. A couple of monsters were killed but that was quite lowkey. There was one brief reference to rape,and the mention of human sacrifice could be frightening to young children. There was some blood shown in a couple of scenes but little actual violence shown. Also, no profanity was spoken.
I was very frustrated at times but this certainly is a challenge. This is appropriate for kids over 12 and adults.