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Super Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was a Christmas present for my kids last year, I think. We have played it though.. put it away for a year and pulled it out again to play to the end again. There's action, adventure.. puzzle solving. The view gets a little funky once in a while.. but most of the time you can look all around the place.
Truly wish there were more games like this being made!

Great graphic, ok storyline

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game has flat-out awesome graphics and overall is a good game to play. The goal of the game is to figuire out the storyline, and then go along with it. Look at your notes a lot, they've got helpful hints on what to do next. There are many unlockable areas and minigames to play. I wish the storyline was easier to figuire out though.

A Word Of Advice

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a gamer who prefers adventure type games akin to "Banjo Kazooie/Tooie" or the "Spyro The Dragon" series, so this game definately caught my eye. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one because so many can be disappointing, but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it. It's pretty straight forward for your seasoned adventure gamer, and it has a good mixture of puzzle solving, collecting, and fighting skills.

It can be convoluted at times, I.E. you can't choose when you're going to switch between the Mummy and Sphinx characters, some of the boards involve a lot of long distance running for seemingly no good reason, and there's not as MUCH good stuff to find hidden in corners like some other games.

Still, if you're like me, it's hard to find good adventure games among all the tons of first person shooters and sports games dominating the market out there, so this is a pretty good find for the money. It has some decent replay value as well.

HOWEVER, like a few reviewers mentioned previously, it DOES have a MAJOR glitch as far as saving is concerned. I played for a good six hours worth only to be stuck at the same point as one of the reviewers before me, with absolutely no way out of it. To continue into the rest of the game where I left off, I'll have to go back and repeat about six hours of game play which, I think you'll agree, takes away A LOT of the fun of it.

So I give the same advice as the other gamers before me. When you switch between characters in this game, SAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Once you're finished with any big mission as the Mummy, save immediately when you return to being the Sphinx and you'll enjoy this game. If you don't, you might wind up losing all of your progress and it just HURTS.

That's the only thing in this game that I dislike but at least it's a glitch that's easily remedied if advice is taken. This game isn't as classic as "Banjo Kazooie" or the Spyro games but it really is fun for those who enjoy these types of games. There's lots to look at, puzzles to solve, cool places to explore and fun skills to learn. The main skill being finding those save points and doing it as often as possible!!!

Save issues - but still fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Actually just a word of advice... I have been playing this game for awhile (I am not a hardcore gamer and only occasionally have time to play), but I must agree on the save issue and make an addition... 9 hours into the game - having completed the mummy portion where I get the atun statue - I then was killed as Sphinx. Am back to save point with the mummy - but the door is closed and locked and I can't get through... must now start at beginning again. Moral of the story... find the stupid statue and save all progress no matter how far you must walk to get to it...
So sad... other than that - it's a pretty cool game...

Really great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Some games where you have to switch characters are just okay, but this one is unique in that one character is alive and the other is dead, and you have to play in different worlds. Playing as the mummy is the most fun and entertaining out of the two. This is a game that can be enjoyed by everyone of all ages.

Good play

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is definitely a good play, if not for the great storyline then for the amazing gameplay. The storyline is ancient eyptian and may be quite hard to understand for the younger players, it also lets you play as two people, Sphinx and the Mummy. When you're Sphnix, you can use a sword, lift heavy things, run really fast and you beat all the bad guys. With the Mummy, you basically just sneak around the Castle of Uruk trying to find items to help Sphnix with awesome capabilities such as you get to be lit on fire, lit with electricity, go invinsible and you can get split into 3 and swap with them by using L or R. It's actually quite "neat" for it's a new option I've never seen before.
The gameplay plays excellent, the movement is great. The only downside to this game is that one of the save statues is actually a glitch in the game and can screw you over, to find out go to Game Faqs. With Sphinx, you run quite fast but can run even faster when you get a running pad. He jumps pathetic at the beginning until you get the Wings of Orisis and then you can double jump. The Mummy runs quite funny and can crawl. He can also sneak around walls. It's very easy to control.
The game length is actually quite short. I've only rented this game and I beat it within 6 days (14 hours in gameplay I believe). BUT this is a great game. Another downside to this is if you save after teleporting to the Castle of Uruk with Sphinx is that you can't go back so you can't go and do all the things you never got to do before. I'd suggest to just create two files.
Without cheating (ie. using a guide), this game can be quite difficult. Even with a guide, some of the tasks can be hard and frustrating. Overall, this game is great, I would consider buying it even after I've beat it. It could provide a lot more gameplay, considering I skipped over a lot of the things you don't HAVE to do. Hopefully we'll see a sequel!

Very Solid Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The only reason I went out to buy this game was because I had just finsihed Metroid Prime and the Windwaker. I had had enough fun playing all my sports games and Resident Evils. I wanted something new, something fresh, something a little different then zombies and shooting stuff.

This game provides all of that packed into one. (...)Bottom line is if your looking for a cheap game to buy pick this, heres why:

Gameplay: 5/5. You cant really put the game down from when you first put it in. It handles well and you get a nice array of gameplay. The game really shines because you get to play as 2 different characters in 2 parts of the worls helping each other advance. The parts when you play as the mummy make this game what it is.

Control: 5/5. Wonderful. The camera moves fast when you comand it too. The walking around is standard controled and it makes the game more enjoyable.

Replay Value: 2/5. Sorry, this is the downside to the game that gets it a 4 star. Once you beat this game thats pretty much it, theres no "go back and try and get this". (...)

Length: 5/5. For a game to get about 12 hours out of it aint too bad.

Overall: 4/5. Great game I enjoyed it beginning to end. It has a medium diffuculty to it. If youve beaten games like Metroid and Windwaker this is proboly an easy game as it was for me.

Entertaining Adventure Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a solid, entertaining adventure game. Like most everyone else who wrote a review, it strongly reminds me of Zelda. The story is fun and entertaining, the graphics are great, and it has provided me with hours and hours of entertainment. My only complaint though: I wish there were more save points - they are few and far between and that can lead lots of frustration.

Sphinx Really Packs a Punch

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: May 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy is awesome! It his great graphics, it has a preety bad fighting because all you have is a sword, it has great mind thinking puzzles, and to top it all you get to be two chracters throughout the game! The only bad thing is that once you get transported from Anubis's tower to Uruk, you can't return, so save your game before you get there! In fact, it is my favorite game besides Jak 2 and Ratchet & Clank. GET THIS THING NOW!

ONE OF THE BEST GAMES EVER!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a Zelda lover, I show you Sphinx and The Cursed Mummy. Very much like Zelda but in my opinion, it has better graphics, better story, and a better action-adventure game. You can jump(not like in zelda), do sword combos, and switch from sphinx to the mummy(or tut). So if you are a zelda lover or an action-adventure lover, I suggest this game to you.

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