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Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple
DS
Released On: Nov 2, 2009
57
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Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
57
14% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
71% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It's worth checking out if you're already a fan, but if you've never tried an adventure game before, this is a pretty solid entry point.
The puzzles are well-crafted and mostly intuitive, while the story seems lackluster and fails to provide motivation at some points. Since story is often the major driving force behind an adventure game, it falls to the individual player to decide how well the game fares.
Even with the hidden scrolls dotted around levels that must be collected, and the odd awkard puzzle that takes longer than expected to solve, there is little to prevent Chronicles of Mystery from being completed within around two hours.
It's a promising start that offers a few hours of decent entertainment, just one that never unearths much imagination along the way.
A two-trick pony. [Christmas 2009, p.98]
Overall, I found Curse of the Ancient Temple to be somewhat easy, but novice or younger gamers should find it challenging.
A flimsy mess. [Christmas 2009, p.70]
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Summary Sylvie, a young archaeologist, is about to begin the greatest adventure of her life. Having received an invitation to France from her uncle, a reknowned historian, she arrives there only to discover he went missing. Apparently, it is connected to the recent discovery of a mysterious underground chapel from the times of the Crusades, but ...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Nov 2, 2009
Developer:
- City Interactive
Publisher: City Interactive
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