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Which computers DOES it run on?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

To be fair, I bought my copy of this game from a closeout bin at half the price of what Amazon's asking here. So, I'm only out $4 plus tax. But I sure didn't expect this!

It wouldn't even start on my newer laptop with the integrated and shared memory Intel video. My Dell desktop machine is a few years old now and the ATI All-in-Wonder 8500 is a tad older than that. It's got hardware rendering issues that make it unplayable - all the figures are ghost white and four triangles keep flashing from the center to the four corners of the play window.

Two things should have been done with this game that one can only hope will be done in the future: (1) don't build for the latest greatest computers because it's not that big of a market and you're very unlikely to drive very much of the upgrade market and (2) to the extent that there are particular requirements for your game, don't hide them in microscopic white print on the bottom flap of the box or on the first couple of pages of the printed manual.

I'll go through the trouble of making sure everything is as up to date as possible but ATI stopped providing support for this card awhile back now and I'm pretty sure I got everything as latest as possible here.

Meantime, I'd suggest you look elsewhere for entertainment. Sorry.

Seriously - Don't Bother!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 16, 2007
Author: Amazon User

OK, I bought this game with great anticipation because I love the concept and I love the genre. Wow, what a huge disappointment when my 1 year old computer couldn't play it due to graphics card issues - it doesn't run on GeForce 4 cards. Not to be beaten, I tried to upgrade my graphics card for another $100. Did you know that you can't upgrade Dell graphics cards? Well, I couldn't. So I waited six months and finally broke down and bought a brand new computer with an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics card. Well, it's still no good. Now the graphics card is too fast! I tried adjusting it to slow it down, but the sound skips and the graphics are jumpy and the game is completely unplayable. Huge disappointment. These guys are on my list of games to avoid.

Would have had more luck installing a cardboard disc!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Did 2K, The Collective and Columbia Pictures create a game uninstallable on most computers to save money? I suppose I will save my money and the disappointment by avoiding games manufactured by these companies in the future.

JUNK! DON"T WASTE YOUR MONEY! WON'T INSTALL!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I have to add my voice to all of those who say that I couldn't install this game on either one of my "new in 2006" Windows XP Computers. What a joke! I was really looking forward to playing a good puzzle/adventure game. I called the tech support guys and was told "too bad... it's your problem." The stores won't take back opened software, so I'm stuck with a useless brand new game. If you're looking for a fun game that will run on a newer but not "latest video card" computer, try "Barrow Hill." It was just spooky enough, with lots of things to solve.

A Masterpiece NOT!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Horrible gameplay with ridiculous "fights" meant to resemble some kind of combo-keypad moves like Mortal Kombat? Fine! If it would work and not be such a distraction from the what should be the real challenges of the game, the puzzles...which were mediocre and buggy. =O(

Don't bother with this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: August 26, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Be careful to check the system requirements before you waste your money. I have a fairly new computer and this software will not even install. The NVidia GeForce 3 and 4 cards are not supported. The company tech support said "too bad".

Small Market

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 19, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The makers of this game built it so that you need the latest video and sound cards. They greatly decrease their sales this way by not making it available to a greater audience, ie, people with standard computers,they could even make it playable on Windows 98.

It's especially annoying that these games do not look any better or play any better than games I played on my 350Mhz machine with Win98. I understand it is a word puzzle game in adventure format point and click, really no need to make it so exclusive.

I bought this game and was so very disapointed because I love the whole DaVinci phenomena. Hope someone comes out with a game more people can play.

Doesn't work

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: August 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game would not work. I tried to install multiple times. Always got a Access_exception_violation. No help found at 2k's web site. Buy at your own risk. I had to choose a rate but that wasn't fair because the game doesn't deserve even one star and there was no ability to choose zero.

Never got started

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was unable to play this game because it required a special sound card which I did not have and was unwilling to purchase (cost $50-$100). I found this peculiar since no other game that I've purchased in the last 10 years has required this sound card. Why create a game that requires some obscure kind of hardware??

da vinci code excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST GAMES. I LOVE THE NANCY DREW GAMES BUT THIS ONE WAS EVEN BETTER THAN ANY OF THEM. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

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