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Good, but short

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: November 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was torn between giving _Beyond Atlantis 2_ four and five stars. I finally settled on five because, though short, it is the best and most cohesive game I've played in a very long time.

(...) I had no problem at all with installation or running the game. In fact, it ran remarkably smoothly, with clicks and pans that actually functioned (...). The interface will be familiar to those who have played _Beyond Atlantis_, with different cursor symbols for dialog, interaction, and acquiring inventory, and easy right-click inventory access. I find this interface so practical that I'm always amazed when developers think up ones that are more complex. Also like _Beyond Atlantis_, all dialog can be replayed.

The animations are abolutely stunning. Character and object movement was immensely detailed and realistic, particularly in some of the third person cut scenes. The vocal acting was also above average. At times the main character's French accent was a bit hard to understand, but I was so tickled that she didn't sound generic that I didn't care.

The plot involves solving puzzles in four main areas. Each area was well-developed and individual as far as design and story. The puzzles, however, were a bit samey -- mostly the apply inventory variety, although there were a few minor logic puzzles and skill puzzles. Math based and sound based puzzles were conspicuously absent. Overall, I felt the puzzles were too few and too easy. With one or two exceptions, you just had to look at them to solve them.

The end game was anticlimactic and getting to it involved a device or two that seemed a bit contrived. But it did give a solid ending to the story and manage to tie in with both the previous Atlantis games.

Overall, I really liked _Beyond Atlantis 2_. I just wish it had been longer. Experienced gamers can probably expect to complete the game in 10 hours or less. Still, as short games go, this one is worth playing.

An Immersive Experience!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 13
Date: January 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the few adventure games I've liked so far. What I really liked about the game are the puzzles, the graphics and the music.
The game offers a variety of puzzles. Most of the puzzles were interesting. I especially liked the one were you had to rearrange the story of the Pharaoh at the Temple of Isis. I wish they were more puzzles of this kind in the game. Another favorite is the constellation puzzle.
The graphics are simply beautiful. Playing the game is like seeing a dream. At times the game got a bit slow and if it were not for the graphics I would have quit playing.Once in Baghdad the game gets more interesting.
The game lacks a good plot. The events in the game are hardly related to each other. You just keep jumping from one place to another in order to solve puzzles.
Some of the characters were pretty interesting. The protagonist is an archeologist in search of adventure of course. Everything about her was cool except that her face though pretty lacked expression. I found other characters livelier like the psycho pomp and the thief. I really loved playing the thief.
The controls in the game are very easy. Just a matter of clicking the mouse.
Nope. I didn't have any problem installing the game. It ran perfectly well on my computer.
Overall this game has a lot to offer to any adventure fan. Try it!

The Bagdad Magic Garden makes the game special

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game has one special level that makes the game sparkle and stand out for it's originality. In search of a Black Rose, the plot within the plot unfolds, in a magical midnight garden filled with strange creatures, seductive Harem girls, and a tower to the stars.

Another highly original repeating theme is the crystal skull, where you travel through brain synapses in search of the secret passage directions.

I highly recommend this game. I really enjoyed the middle sequence of jumping from small little islands up into a floating island. (Can anyone say Schizm, but with a flair of fun. Schizm was sooooo joyless).

Anyway, this game is worth every penny, and hey, some of the acting is excellent (It must be hard to transcribe French to English, and make the words fit. I can't imagine trying to voice over animation in different languages).

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I will write a few lines:
-Dont worry about crashes, because my system is a W2K, medium hardware and it is working OK. Only take care if you have a XP system.
-The story is a mix between adventure and mythologhy.
-The game is excelent if you dont love blood and violence, and prefering to use your brain and resolving puzzles.
-I am a RTS gamer, but this is the best adventure game for me, specially it has beatiful graphics and landscapes.
-The game has secuence if you can see the main line story about reborn and finding ancient power.
-I recommend you search the internet for the key "Atlantis 3" and you will find reviews and walktroughs.
Buy it now is a excellent game (and cheap).

Beautiful graphics, good puzzles, very enjoyable to play!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Atlantis 3, Beyond Atlantis II
As the previous Atlantis games, this game contains beautiful graphics. The storyline is enjoyable, not in the least because of our feisty heroine and the beautiful scenes she encounters. The puzzles are interesting and not too difficult or too easy. The game is wonderfully easy to operate, not a mouse click too much is needed, many compliments for that! Also nice is the story in a story, where the hero suddenly is a male.
Any downsides: Very annoying is the puzzle that relies on motoric skill or luck (throwing the rock at the tiger). The end of the story is somewhat of an anticlimax. And there seem to be a few sides of the Cristal unused, suggesting that the makers of the game got fed up, and did not want to venture into more different worlds?
But overall, one of the best adventure games around!

It's a very nice game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a aventure / magic game, you will go trought different worlds: Sahara in the future, ancient Egypt, Paleolithic, etc.
The game is excellent if you like to use your brain and explore, if you like violence maybe is not OK. I have a medium performance system and it's working nice, no delays, no crashes (I have a W2K system). The puzzles are medium level. This is a very well trainig for your mind and exploration capabilities. I am a RTS player, and I don't know a lot of adeventure games, but i love Beyond Atlantis. Search internet using the key "Atlantis 3" and you will find more details.

COOL

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Great 3D graphics and sound! 3 fabulous CDs. Very interesting game, has nothing to do with the movie. I played it with pleasure!

very nice game...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 12, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is easy to install and play. It is interesting, 3D graphics, good sound. It is fun and not that hard to play!

Simply great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: November 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Great game, I really enjoyed playning it! Graphics, sound... Take this game and you won't regret it!

Beyond Atlantis 2 is beyond all expectations!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Stop what you're doing and buy this game. Seriously. But beware... once you play it, other character-based adventure games will seem like Pinball with Regis and Kathie Lee.

I bought Beyond Atlantis 2 on a whim, and was more than pleasantly surprised when I discovered that it is the most clever, involved, challenging, and beautifully designed program I have ever put inside my PC. Each world is like an entire game unto itself-- and the soundtrack is comprised of a rich variety (probably 20 or more tracks!) of well-composed, Moby-esque music that I would actually purchase on its own if it was available.
The graphics are amAZing, and the scenery and action so flawless and fun to watch that at times this game holds the entertainment value of a movie.

Again, I assert: buy this game, buy this game, please trust me and buy this game.

p.s. I haven't played Beyond Atlantis (the original) yet, but hopefully it's just as good! Now ordering...

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