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Great idea, lacking in execution.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I was one of the original online players of this game, and the idea excited me to no end. Imagine! Threatening phone calls at 2 AM! Faxes coming over your machine from unidentified sources! Who is part of the game and who is not? WOW!!

At first, it seemed to live up to everything I thought it would. That first phone call gave me the willies! After a while, the stale recorded messages became old. The AIM conversations? If you can't figure out which ones are real and which ones are the game characters, you're not old enough to be listening to the language used in the game. To be fair, however, some of the calls and AIM messages have caused my girlfriend to threaten me that if "they" actually showed up at the door, she would kill me before they could get to me.

Puzzles? If you find one before Episode 4, let me know. If you're a puzzle gamer, you'll be able to play this game in your sleep. The puzzles are easy, and, even if for some wild reason, you can't solve one, you will get an email within 24 hours from a game character explaining exactly what it is you need to do.

If you haven't bought it, save your money for the next round when someone works out a way to make the great ideas work. If you have spent your money on it, it's too late, but stick with it. The last episode shows that there is some hope for the format, and may just make you hope that they do come out with a sequel.

Very Innovative

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the most innovative game of the year. Totally different from anything that I've ever played. I've been playing the online version and found it engaging and surprising.

It's definately very cool to get a call from a crazy person on your drive home! Well worth trying. Your going to get about 2-3 months of gaming out of this.

Fun and disturbing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just got a copy of this over the weekend and getting the phone calls is pretty creepy. I have to say, there is alot of stuff here to fiddle with. Some things aren't quite clear to me yet, but overall, it seems to play well.

The pacing is a bit off, but that just may be me because I want to barrel through this. I hear because of the real time thing, it makes more sense.

Not bad! Very interesting...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this game and joined just as soon as it started. To be honest, the first episodes really weren't that great, but as it went on it really started to improve! The puzzles are great, but be prepared to not get one everyday. Some times you will go several days before getting another puzzle, but they are worth it. The first puzzles are pretty easy, but as the game progresses, they can become really challenging.

The game is also about the community. One who plays almost needs to check the Message Boards @ EA.com daily (though you don't need to, if you don't have time) and some like to chat with their "Allies." I would highly recommend this game!

Really messes with your mind

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoy X-Files, Roswell kind of thrill and are paranoid of the shadowy organizations running around playing their dirty tricks, Majestic captures that experience. Weaving thru' an intricate plot, it reached me on my cell phone, fax, email, real video and real audio. I ended up chatting with the characters in the story and spent hours digging up the leads served thru' many fictitious companies that are setup for the purpose. Many a times, I could not figure (and still don't) if the companies, events, people in the episodes are real or fictitious. The threating, paranoid, screaming phone calls as part of the story are scary and disturbing.

I am warning you..Majestic would ruin your life.

Doesn't meet expectations and hype

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 8
Date: October 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I had high hopes for this game, and waited anxiously for it to be released on the internet, and joined right away. But what a disappointment! The episodes are poorly written, lack content and engaging plot and the 'interactive' parts like phone calls and email seem more like a gimmick than a way to blend real life with the game. The puzzles are way too easy, there is not enough to do, there is no way to change the outcome of events through your own actions (ie the plot is painfully linear to the point of stupidity), and *way* too much time is spent waiting for no apparent reason. The hype provided more entertainment than the game does.

One good thing about the boxed version though is there should be 4 episodes plus the pilot live by the time it comes out, so at least you won't have weeks of standby time till the next episode starts.

Engaging Online Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: October 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Majestic provides an interesting mixture of emails, IM's, streaming media, phone calls and Internet "browsing" activities to spin an interactive adventure. The player participates at the center of this evolving adventure solving a variety of puzzles and challenges with clues gathered from its unique mixture of activities.

If a particular puzzle is challenging, Majestic provides a progression of hints to assist the player. Additionally, the player can select delivery type and times for phone calls to match desired play schedules. An alternate number can be used as well, definately take advantage of the phone calls in Majestic.

The Majestic game experience is truly unique and defines a new mode of interactive games. If you're intrigued at being at the center of an adventure and enjoy thrillers with interesting plot turns and rich character interactions, give Majestic a try!

I want to Play More!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I really like this game. It is a new concept that is finally something diferent than the Starcraft, or Half-Life models that are out there now.
The game is highly interactive, and the story is quite compelling. I find myself wondering what will happen next on a fairly constant basis... and yet, there is the problem.
There is a TON of downtime, and you are limited to aproximately 30 min of gameplay a day. I find myself looking at the game window in "StandBy" status for way too long, waiting for something to happen.
Overall, I would suggest this game highly; however, if you are looking for something to play for a prolonged amount of time in a sitting, look somewhere else.

Please bring back Majestic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you're a fan like me, you might occasionally check this space for reviews, hoping that someday you'll load up the Majestic page and see a note from someone saying "If you liked Majestic, try this new game instead." So far it hasn't happened, but I keep hoping.

Majestic was one of the most innovative and immersive games I ever played, but it was cancelled back in 2002 for lack of interest. Sure, the AI on the AIM bots was poor and the phone calls were hokey, but it was unlike any other game ever made, before or since. I dream of more games like it, but I guess the market isn't there, because I've not seen a single one. I can't even find any fan pages on the net.

But I find it hard to believe I'm the only one that fell in love with not only this game, but the concept of this game. A game that extends past the traditional interface and calls your cell phone, sends you faxes, AIM messages, and emails. For a brief moment back in 2002, I was stalked by a video game, and it was exciting as hell.

Anyway, this has gone on too long for a game that's been dead for three years. I just wanted to let you fans (if there are any) know that you're not alone. Some of us are out here waiting for the day that a new Majestic-like game comes out. [...]

Very engrossing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 05, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I've been playing the online version of this game (identical to the version in the box as far as gameplay is concerned). There are times that I don't know if what I'm looking at is part of the game or not. When they said that "Majestic plays you" they weren't kidding.

The game is played online, so you visit many web pages...some part of the game, some not. Sometimes you can't tell the difference. Game characters contact you via email, AIM instant messenger, fax, and even call you (you can turn off the fax and/or phone contact if you prefer), adding even more realism...particularly when you come home to a frantic message on your answering machine.

This boxed version also includes some extras like interviews with the creators, some secret documents, the soundtrack, and strategy guides. It contains the full first "season," consisting of the pilot episode and four full episodes. Considering that the online version was $10/month to play, and you got one episode per month, this CD-ROM isn't a bad deal at all. You don't have to worry about the pace you play at, since you're not paying based on time. I would say that it's worth checking out.

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