The Secret Files: Tunguska

List Price: $29.99 Discount Price: $8.90

Features:

• Based on the real Tunguska phenomenon that fascinated the world
• Widescreen perspective, cinematic storytelling, and charismatic leading characters produce a game that plays like a mystery movie
• Premium quality product incorporating outstanding graphics, sophisticated story and puzzle design, and an innovative interface

Accessories:
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Customer Reviews:

Secret Files [Posted on 2007-07-06]
What a wonderful game. A total surprise. I have to admit I do need hints now and then to help me through the game as with most games. I can hardly wait for the next one. It keeps you wanting more.

Occasionally irritating, but otherwise AWESOME game! Lots of fun!!! [Posted on 2007-10-14]
The Secret Files: Tunguska is a great game. My younger brother and I played it together and had a blast. Other reviewers have complained about the voice acting, but when that is the main problem with a game, I'd say it's still pretty good. It's fun to play with another person so you can make fun of some of the ridiculous things the characters say. The graphics are very good and overall it's quite entertaining.

The only thing that frustrated me was the often illogical MacGyver-type things you had to do. The game requires you to use objects in creative ways or to combine several items to make new ones. I thought this was a very interesting aspect of the program, but also a little annoying. Sometimes you had to do absurd things that no one would ever think of on their own. We ended up either trying to combine every one of our items, using every item on everything in a room, or "cheating" and looking at the walkthrough. There was also a bug that prevented us from picking up a rat at one point in the game (which is necessary to continue), but I just downloaded a patch from the website and it was fine. Those were my only complaints.

We often play the Nancy Drew series even though it is a bit simplistic and irritating. Tunguska is much better than the ND games and the story is much more mature. I recommend this game to anyone who enjoys adventure or mystery games and suggest playing it with a friend!

Worth playing, but... [Posted on 2007-11-08]
I'm about 2/3 through this game, taking time to savor it, and have only one real complaint. In the English version the voice of the main character, Nina, is reminiscent of actress Melanie Griffith - "Minnie Mouse on helium", someone once described it. It is an immature and repressed voice, which I'm sure the game makers think sounds like a teenager, but it's hard to gel that voice with the daredevil adventurer Nina is. You can always turn off the sound and read the subtitles.

Get the German version if possible [Posted on 2008-04-25]
This is an excellent, old fashioned adventure game, with likable characters, interesting story and good puzzles.

The only downside is the bad English translation and voice acting (there are worse, such as the one of Keepsake, but it is by no means good), which severely tarnishes this otherwise splendid game. It was originally produced in German and if you have even a basic knowledge of German, I strongly recommend to get an imported version (which I did after hearing the first few sentences of Nina in English). In German, the writing is excellent and the cast is brilliant: for instance, Nina has the German dubing-voice of Angelina Jolie, and Max has the one of Mark Wahlberg. Other actors employed lend their voices usually to A-list actors such as Orlando Bloom, Christian Slater, Jonny Depp, Tom Hanks, Roger Moore, Kurt Russell, Steven Seagal, Antonio Banderas and even Lisa and Homer Simpson. Dubbing is common in Germany, and these folks have years of experience that you can hear.

I give the game 5/5 for the German version, but only 4/5 for the English one.

Best Adventure Game I've Ever Played [Posted on 2008-07-15]
I thought it was great! The graphics and plot were good. The main character's voice was a little annoying, but not too much. Most of the puzzles were relatively easy, except for a few here and there that made no sense. The ending was a little disappointing, but still worth it.

Overall, I'd say it was wonderful. I really enjoyed it and can't wait for the second one.

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