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A fantastic voyage!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed going through this adventure as I enjoyed every single Jules Vernes book I read. Do not expect amazing animation (although they are pretty good) or complicated puzzles. THis is a trip into the imagination of the author. Recommended!

AMERZONE: MYSTLIKE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 19 / 21
Date: August 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

If you loved Myst - you'll love this game! It of course is not AS good as Myst 3 or Riven, but IT COMES VERY CLOSE. The graphics are pretty good although kinda see through in spots, but up close: VERY GOOD. And, it WORKS WITH XP. I was worried about that, but had NO problems at all. The journey was very good and the storyline good - the puzzles weren't too hard but they were a challenge - I was very pleased and had a good time, wish it would have lasted longer and not ended so soon. I am looking forward to more games from Microids.

Loved it! Loved the beauty!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

A bit difficult at times and I used a walkthrough.
But this game is a must for the pc gamer. Not to be missed.
More specifics seemed to be already described.
There are scenes of such beauty that I still recall!
A+++++

Amerzone review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 28
Date: November 25, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Amerzone is a time consuming, medium difficulty, point-and-click adventure. If you enjoyed the point-and-click classics, Myst and Riven, you are sure to love Amerzone. My favorite part is that you are whisked away from France to the fantasy land of Amerzone; and the graphics are even better than Myst and Riven combined. Recommended to all.

Amerzone=amerzing!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: April 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have read several negative reviews of Amerzone, but after playing it several times these are my impressions.

When I first saw the cold grey windswept coast of Brittany I was amazed. I could hear the wind whipping against the rocks, and could almost feel the sea spray. The grey clouds were very low and threatening, and the crash of the waves could have easily been thunder.

The interface was very easy to learn. I had trouble seeing in darker areas inside the lighthouse even when my monitor was set to 100% brightness, but that was the only trouble spot.

I was glad to get on the way to Amerzone, finding the first level a tad colourless and boring. The puzzles were of medium difficulty, based more on surroundings than on some obscure facts or useless trivia à la Riven.

The game is simply chock full of detail, right down to props. My Casablanca-loving friend was thrilled to see that movie poster on the wall in the boat bar (did you catch it as well?). But my favourite part was the animals, plant life, and insects of Amerzone.

The journal was full of watercolour sketches of different birds, insects and animals that lived in the Amerzone jungle as well as sketches of the native tribe that lived there. I tried to find all of the species in the jungle, and was missing only one.

I only encountered one native woman in the Amerzone, along with a guard and a priest, but you can definitely feel the presence of many, many others. The Spanish village was a nice touch, as was the broadcast in Spanish by the Amerzone dictator. Everything felt totally authentic, and I wanted to book a flight down there for a week or two.

There is not much in the way of music, but sound effects are abundant and very well done. There are often several layers of sound for a single location, such as water lapping, trees creaking, insects buzzing, foreign birdcalls, and strange grunts and snorts from unknown animals.

The 360 degree panning was excellent and reminded me of "Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time" although in all honesty the graphics are sharper in Amerzone. The backgrounds are photorealistic watercolours for the most part, and the characters are more cartoonlike and stylized. The animation quality was top notch as well.

Unlike some, I do not dislike the ending. I thought it was more realistic, more true to the world of the Amerzone and the effects of Spanish colonization and an opressed people. It is not a fairy tale ending by any means but it does provide closure to your mission.

Amerzone was an experience from the beginning to the end. True, gameplay was short, but the beautiful locations and thoughtful, engaging storyline should make up for it. Amerzone is becoming increasingly harder to find, and if you can find a copy and you enjoy games along the lines of Riven and Myst don't pass this one up.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game even though it was short the storyline was great and i think it deserves more than 3 stars. I think this game has wonderful graphics and it was great how you had some envolvement with the animals. Worth getting

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game even though it was short the storyline was great and i think it deserves more than 3 stars. I think this game has wonderful graphics and it was great how you had some envolvement with the animals. Worth getting

An imaginative exploration of the Amerzone

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: January 19, 2002
Author: Amazon User

A dying French explorer tells you to take a mysterious white egg back to its rightful tribe in the Amerzone. So begins your fascinating journey across continents and time. Amerzone is a short game, but full of unique creatures, modes of transportation and an original storyline based on Benoit Sokal's comic books. The graphics are simply gorgeous. The Amerzone journal contains pen and ink sketches of the flora and fauna of the Amerzone, watercolours of important scenes, etc. It is like an interactive gallery, but there are clues hidden in the notebook as well.

Music is scarce. Sound effects are brilliant, especially nature sounds: birdcalls, hoots and groans from unknown species of the Amerzone. Voice acting is so-so, although like Myst you do not meet many people (somewhere around four or five). There are some awkward translations from French to English.

You start your journey in the windswept, rocky, drab grey region of Brittany (the Celtic region of France). The game will whisk you away to a South American country (obviously modelled on Brazil) oppressed by a dictator. The natives have been exploited, and their white egg was stolen by the aforementioned explorer. Your mission is to return it to them. Along the way you will discover that the explorer/inventor left behind many interesting gadgets and modes of transportation. Yes, there are some flaws of logic: floppy discs in the 1920s? But this is a beautiful, unique adventure game that always feels real. You have the chance to explore a lighthouse, a sleepy Hispanic village, a native village, an abandoned airplane hangar and bar (complete with poster of Casablanca on the wall), a jungle and a volcano.

If you are a fan of Myst and exploration games, this is for you. This is a slow-paced beginners' game that is different from the rest, both in visual style and in content. Amerzone is worth the trip, believe me.

Amerzone is fun..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: September 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Amerzone is fun, but there are times that you need to go back and forth, back and forth, to accomplish a task. That may get old to some people, but for the most of it, the game is easy enough to not need hints, and hard enough to keep you up all night playing.

A nice atmospheric game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 46 / 48
Date: December 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Well, Amerzone is no masterpiece, but it's well worth the money! (I doesn't coast much anyway). Graphics are smooth and clear, and the interface is easy to use. Granted, this game has borrowed a lot from Riven (Myst2), but overall it makes for a nice game. Amerzone is very simple, so it's not for those who are on the lookout for mindboggling puzzles. You won't find them in Amerzone. The storyline is simple also (follow in the footsteps of an explorer, and make good his wrongdoings). I liked it, but I could imagine that Myst-players miss the deeper layers. The atmosphere of the games, to wich the sounds contribute a lot, is great. From misty France to tropical Amerzone, it's quite beautiful and enjoyable. It has plenty of humour too, wich is lacking in some other adventuregames. The game is very short though, even with four cd's, you could play it in a day or less. But if you're tired of rewandering the difficult routes as in Riven and Exile, this makes for a nice, easy change. It's a good buy.

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