Curse of Atlantis: Thorgal's Quest

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Features:

• Thorgal Aegirsson is sent off-course by a terrible storm. He meets an old man who shows him the future -- where Thorgal kills his own son. Now he will challenge the will of the Gods to stop this from happening!
• Explore the world of Viking mythology as you enter a universe of gorgeous 3D graphics and animation
• Meet thrilling challenges head-on and solve difficult puzzles as you follow the captivating storyline
• Multiple paths lead to various different possibilities - a different challenge every time
• Encounter numerous intriguing characters you can interact with, and get the clues you need to dispel the evil curse!

Accessories:
PC Gamer (1-year)	Games for Windows: The Official Magazine

Customer Reviews:

A Good Start [Posted on 2003-08-08]
4 hours. x.xx for 4 hours. I agree with all the previous reviewers comments. It was an entertaining 4 hours, but wait for it to hit the discount bin!

Really Not Adventure; Really Not Fun [Posted on 2003-09-10]
_Thorgal's Quest_ claims to be an adventure game. It's not, really. Or, rather, maybe it has roots in the adventure genre, but there are so many timed puzzles, skill tasks, fight sequences and the like that the adventure elements are lost in the shuffle. Perhaps this makes TQ appeal to a wider audience, but I know for sure that it only frustrates and alienates adventure purists like myself.

For reasons that you never are told, Thorgal the Viking is trapped in a strange village by a storm. While there, he meets up with a mysterious old man, who shows him a vision wherein Thorgal kills his own son. To prevent this fate, Thorgal must return home as soon as possible. This means crossing to the other side of the island where there is no storm and a boat can take him home. But beware the intervening forest, which is chock full of bandits and pitfalls!

Several things attracted me to TQ. The storyline, with its mythological elements, seemed appealing and reminiscent of _Odyssey_ or _Arthur's Knights_, games I found amusing. The graphics looked pretty good. The box promised challenging puzzles and hours of entertainment.

Beware false promises, O Intrepid Gamer! _Thorgal's Quest_ has a story that becomes increasingly ludicrous and illogical and graphics that are choppy and take forever to load. The challenge comes from infuriating timed activities where you have to stand in exactly the right place to succeed and endless pixel hunting. Thankfully this game is short--particularly because you absolutely have to resort to cheating to discover which pixel of the screen you have to position your character on to succeed in knocking out the bad guy, unless you want to be killed thirty times in a row while randomly running around.

In my opinion, this sort of game should not be advertised as Adventure. I had only played about half an hour before I wanted my money back. If you want an adventure game, don't buy this.

Where did he go? [Posted on 2003-10-21]
I would have really loved to play this game. If it followed the same pattern as the other Atlantis games (which were fun for me) I would have given it a rave review. But for me, to be able to see the main character while playing the game is a must. Shadows do not cut it. For some reason the character disappears after starting the game. I tried changing settings as suggested by the games tech help but to no avail. I would not recommend buying this game until the flaws are fixed or a patch is provided. For me it was a waste of money since I cannot play the game.

WARNING RIP OFF !!!!! [Posted on 2003-11-11]
Bought this game because it was a cheap XP game, I should have read the reviews first!! Downloaded without a problem, but you could not see the people at all in the game. How could you play a game without seeing your images. I have an XP computer and this is the first XP game that would not play. Another 15.00 down the drain. Don't Buy !!!!!!! No patches no support!

Not very well put together. [Posted on 2004-09-04]
This game is a dissapointment. It's very frustrating when you have to position your character on an exact pixel to accomplish something. Often times it takes 20 or 30 tries to figure out where the magic spot is. I see so real reason why this game works like that, other than it was not put together correctly. Overall this game is very sophmoric.

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