Secret Files: Tunguska

1. BenH.

   Dec 16, 2006

   10

   There is something wrong with the critics who gave this a low score. Look at the user votes.. One should rate this by its Genre. This is an There is something wrong with the critics who gave this a low score. Look at the user votes.. One should rate this by its Genre. This is an incredibly fun point and click game. It is very addictive and probably the best point and click i have ever played. I feel sorry for the critics as i doubt they got through it without a walkthrough, if the even got through it.… Expand

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2. PeterK.

   Jan 28, 2007

   10

   Agreed with Ben H. It's a well-worked-out game in every respect.

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4. WouterC.

   Jun 6, 2007

   9

   It is not perfect, but it is one of the most enjoyable adventures in years... just slightly worse than The Longest Journey (which has a It is not perfect, but it is one of the most enjoyable adventures in years... just slightly worse than The Longest Journey (which has a deeper story/plot).… Expand

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5. Kai82

   Apr 8, 2021

   7

   A solid point and click adventure. Its strengths are the presentation, humor and the story. On the negative side some puzzles / combinationsA solid point and click adventure. Its strengths are the presentation, humor and the story. On the negative side some puzzles / combinations are illogical for me and the conclusion leaves out some answers. It should also remark that the story can get a bit too cheesy for others and it is produced in Germany. With the later I mean some jokes, jabs and word plays are lost in translation or weaker. For itself it was a quite successful point and click adventure in its time which is remarkable as the genre is not that relevant for publishers. Also it is a collaboration of 2 developers that works smoothly (Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts). It is the story of Nina Kalenkow who wants to visit her father who is a scientist in his lab in Berlin. When she arrives her father is missing and his laboratory is devastated. It looks as someone searched for documents and kidnapped him. This is a start of an adventure that will take her to many places to uncover the truth. The story kept me engaged but it is a bit cheesy sometimes. There is a connection to the Tunguska event / catastrophe (Not a spoiler as it is the title). In 1908 in a remote area of Russia an explosion flatten a huge area including whole forests. It is still unknown what happened back then. A meteorite impact was the supposed cult-print but there was no impact crater found. From then on there were many theories like a less dense meteorite that exploded in the sky (not hitting the ground), huge gas eruption, a rare kind of volcanic eruption up to strange theories like a miniature black hole or even an alien vessel. But back to the game. It is a normal / standard point and click adventure. Collect items and combine or use them at the right place. It has also some puzzles were you have to figure out patterns. If you are lost there is an option to highlight all objects you can interact with. Mostly the puzzles and riddles are good and I was sometimes proud to find the conclusions. However some combinations are not that intuitive or logical atop of very few that feel forced into the story. If I should rate it from good to bad it would be approx 75% to 25%. The presentation was great and the graphic still looks not that outdated. The soundtrack and voice actors fully deliver (German version). I will praise the cast and say that there is not one weak character. The humor works great but it takes some time to start and the end credits are hilariously funny. They use some good word plays, jabs to celebrities, stereotypes and sometimes dark humor or fourth wall breaks. Again I don't know how much is transferred into other languages so take this with a grain of salt. Overall this was an enjoyable game. It is not a timeless classic or best of its kind but still worth playing and remebering. If you like the genre than this is a solid game and worth a try.… Expand

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6. Esperantisto

   Apr 17, 2020

   6

   A fairly good point and click adventure, but some of the puzzles are too difficult and their solution is too arbitrary. I haven't finished itA fairly good point and click adventure, but some of the puzzles are too difficult and their solution is too arbitrary. I haven't finished it because I'm stuck in a puzzle, and I don't know if I'll go back to try again.
   
   I played the French version and thought the voice acting was fine. The only problem was that the dialogue and the subtitles sometimes differed very slightly.
   
   The Tunguska incident really happened, but there's no mystery about it: a meteoroid exploded in the atmosphere.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
7. the_loop_digga

   Sep 8, 2012

   5

   i decided to delete my review, because 5000 characters are not enough for me and mainly because there is no possibility for paragraphes here.i decided to delete my review, because 5000 characters are not enough for me and mainly because there is no possibility for paragraphes here. the rating represents my current rating of the game.… Expand

   • 1 of 6 users found this helpful
8. Broyax

   May 17, 2020

   0

   Le jeu d'aventure à la con dans toute sa splendeur... euh je veux dire son horreur, Votre Honneur, car c'est horrible à jouer ou à tenter d'yLe jeu d'aventure à la con dans toute sa splendeur... euh je veux dire son horreur, Votre Honneur, car c'est horrible à jouer ou à tenter d'y jouer... Déjà, oubliez-le sous un OS 64 bits, car il tente d'installer une ignominie de programme anti-copie illégal et non certifié et non signé numériquement ! heureusement que le windaube a repéré l'ignoble tentative parce que sinon, ça peut mettre une sacrée merde au prochain redémarrage...
   
   Ce qu'il ne fait pas ou ne voit pas toujours, le windaube, cela étant et malheureusement... mais je commence à comprendre : tout ce qui est antérieur à 2009 ou 2010, ce sera directum dans le Win XP, le système 32 bites qui aime se carrer profond toutes les protections de mes deux dans les fichiers système ! car Win 7-64 (et ultérieurs) ne mangent pas de ce pain-là !
   
   Quoi qu'il en soit, malgré son ambiance à complots complotistes, cette connerie de jeu d'aventure à la con verse et se renverse rapidement dans les énigmes complètement débiles, à savoir tout sauf réalistes et cohérentes...! Du "classique" dans ce sous-genre du jeu vidéo, cela dit, le genre "aventure" de mes couilles à la con des mes deux (couilles) ! Bon, bref, c'est pas bon et même que c'est de la merde, de la grosse merde !… Expand

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