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Spooky Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 07, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Amber was good, spooky fun - very imaginative, nice graphics, effective story line. The three paranormal "vignettes" were each quite different and having them all take place in the same setting but at different historical eras was a nice touch. By being attentive and exploring assiduously I rarely got stuck (as I often do in other adventure games.) If you're not interested in guts and gore but like something that will put a chill up your spine, this is for you. I wish there were more like this one!

Great game -Needs XP patch...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I've really loved A.M.B.E.R. for a long time and will play it now & then just because I like the 'feel' of the game. It's quite unusual. The only catch is it needs an XP patch. The only reason I run win 98 on an old pc is to play this game. I hear Hue Forrest developers are making a patch and have a new domain for a new site. Don't miss this intelligent game!!!

BEWARE! Does not work on XP!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game unless you have a computer with a pre-XP operating system cause it simply will not work. I don't think it works with ME either. This was not made clear online and I was sooo bummed when it arrived.

Heed the Windows XP warnings!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 22, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I just wanted to STRONGLY second the warnings already posted about Windows XP incompatibility. I love the game, and tried to reinstall it on my new Windows XP machine. But even setting the Amber.exe file to run in "Windows 95 compatibility mode" doesn't work. A search through game blogs indicates that the program uses an old Windows 95-only version of "Macromedia Projector," which Windows XP cannot handle. Only one blogger claims to have made Amber work on an XP machine, by doing a very complicated procedure to allow the system to be fully toggled between XP and Win95 operating systems. I can say that the last PC that successfully ran it for me used Windows 98, but I can't also attest to whether it runs on Windows ME systems. Such a waste, for what once was a very spooky, difficult, and enjoyable adventure game!

A few good scares.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

To modern eyes, this adventure is bound to look somewhat primitive, but just like a good text adventure, its evocative storytelling transcends technology for those who can get beyond the dated graphics and movement model.

It is a point-and-click game, with a little too much point-point-point-point-aha!-click, and it suffers from mild adventure-itis, but there are some downright spooky moments, and great ambient noises which build and maintain an atmosphere. Here we see one of the adventure game's basic flaws (inability to render sentient characters realistically) used cleverly to create a "haunted" feel. We also see one the adventure game's primary strengths (the ability to compel the reader to piece together a story) used to good advantage.

A good one for late at night with all the lights off and the headphones on.

great ghost story

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love adventure/puzzle games and wouldn't mind seeing other games like this. It is 4-year old technology (which shows)and I found this to be a problem. I could only get the game to be visible in about half of my screem (even in 640X480 mode)but other than that had no problems.

I wish the game play was a bit longer as well. But I did find the ghost story line pretty frightening. I only played this game when my husband was in the room.

I gave the game only four stars for the problems I mentioned above and the simplicity of a few of the puzzles. If you haven't played that many games, I would add a half star.

Please do a sequel

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've played a variety of games over the last few years and Amber left me wanting more. There are not too many games in the offering such as Amber but there certainly is a market hungry for more like them. Amber was suspenseful and fairly challenging. Also a "Best Buy" for the money. The plot's concerning the home's different owners over the years was creative.

customer

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: May 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amber was a tidy little adventure. Not an epic on the scale of Riven or Myst, but definitely entertaining, and a great bargain. Consistently encountered problems in the 3rd story: alwyas extremely slow running and occasionally the program would freeze. Not the kind of game to keep you thinking about it when away from the computer, but nice graphics and occasionally pretty creepy (even scary). At 10 bucks you can't go wrong if you are looking for some light entertainment.

Amber

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game has extremly good detail! The game is easy but the clues are very hard to get. This game could be scary in the night for children.

A Great Ghost Story

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: June 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Amber begins as "you", a friend of a friend, to a paranormal researcher named "Roxy", is asked to do a favor and go to her house/research office to check up on her. That is where your journey begins..... The absolute fun of this game came to me as quite a surprise as I had bought the game on a whim from a bargain shelf at my local dollar store! I wanted to pass some time and figured I'd give it a shot. I wasn't expecting much , but was sure glad that I had decided to load it and play! Although the interface is quite simple in todays computer world, the game is very engaging and the "puzzles"/problem solving are conducive to brain exercise. The exploring of the home and the surrounding areas makes the game very interesting and fun. The plot and storyline are very well written and make the whole experience of Amber Journeys Beyond that much more enjoyable.

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