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Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II, The

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6.7 User Score:

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Game Info

Publisher: DreamCatcher Interactive / The Adventure Company

Developer: Omni Creative Group

Genre(s): Adventure

Players: 1

ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)

Release Date: March 17, 2003

Summary

After years of digging, noted archaeologist, Sir Gil Blythe Geoffreys uncovered a secret chamber and an ancient papyrus scroll overlooked for centuries that revealed the whereabouts of a treasure sought after throughout the millennia, the Ark of the Covenant. Further exploration led to the discovery of another prophetic scroll, the contents of which unravels an ominous mystery. Sir Gil Blythe Geoffreys, calls on you to lead the exploration and examination of the origins of this sacred scroll, whose symbols point to cultures of great intelligence and refined intellects. [The Adventure Company]

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What The Critics Said

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Just Adventure

Not many developers would take the time and energy needed to recreate these famous sites with the care and attention that they require or conduct the many hours of research that this game calls for. Not many games can claim to give you the feeling of actually being there.

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Quandary

The Omega Stone is an imaginative tale that is more ambitious than its predecessor and manages to weave into the story a shadowy brotherhood that seems to have links to the Templars, and hints at further ambiguous, if not sinister motives.

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GameSpot

The game was obviously made by people who love the subject matter, and that affection comes across in every element.

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Gamers' Temple

The blurry graphics and amateur acting detract from what is otherwise a very immersive gaming experience, but seasoned adventure gamers should still find a lot to explore and discover in this latest offering from The Adventure Company.

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GameZone

An interesting adventure that is a little short on story, but offers plenty of head-scratching puzzles and problems to work out.

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Game Over Online

The interface isn’t very friendly. That’s something people can work around, but the problem here is that the puzzles are complicated enough on their own.

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Adrenaline Vault

The generally high production values combined with the unending series of coherent brain-stretching enigmas make this worth a serious look.

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GameSpy

The difficulty of the game's puzzles (aggravated by a poor interface), combined with tedious mazes and trudging back and forth through emptiness killed my enjoyment of the game.

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Adventure Gamers

The graphics and interface are vastly improved and the puzzles more organically connected to the game world; the game as a whole is far more compelling.

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Computer Gaming World

An exciting puzzle game, and the ending creatively explains the link between the locales you've visited. Despite Stone's imperfections, this nicely improved sequel is worth digging up. [Aug 2003, p.86]

PC Gamer

A slide-show adventure, so it's required to have at least one confounding maze in it. Skip it unless you were a fan of the original. [July 2003, p.93]

Four Fat Chicks

Simply stated, TOS is a mediocre puzzle game at best. It really is a shame because the designers came so close to crafting a game that would forever reside on your shelf with the classics.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.7 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

S. Johnson gave it a 2:
Looks and sounds good (before you play it) controls suck. Included instructions don't even suck - they don't exist (unless all you want to know is how to install the game) You don't have a clue or a goal. If you had a good interface, it might be fun to play with, but you don't so it isn't. If you buy this game - trade it for three peanuts, you'll get no more.

Jae gave it a 7:
Running back and forth became tedious. The patch worked fine for a partial install. Overall story and puzzles okay - I would have liked more humour.

Jo K. gave it a 3:
I find the game frustrating, with game crashing, items in inventory multiplying or disappearing, magnifying glass stops working. Even though i downloaded the patch, and did a full install of the game. Not a user friendly game at all!

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