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"It is the Eve Before the World Changes...."

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I grew up playing "Clue" with my sister and cousins, and no one could possibly love the board game more than me: it is a quintessential part of my childhood memories. So when I saw that it was a PC game - well, I just had to buy it!

The result was both good and bad. Though it was wonderful to see my favourite Clue characters move and speak right there before me, the game-play and the underlying mystery was both dull and confusing.

After an exciting opening sequence that reveals a murder on an Egyptian excavation site, the game opens on board "the Rhine Maiden", the luxury cruise liner of the eccentric Ian Masque. You play a private investigator, and have been invited by Masque on board the boat to see in the New Year and mingle with his unique collection of guests. Along with the familiar Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Colonel Mustard, Mrs Peacock, Mrs White and Mr Green (who is not a Reverend here, but a playboy), there is also a hypnotist, a psychiatrist, a magician and a clairvoyant artist whose sketches foretell the future.

But before the party can begin in the magnificent chateau built upon the mountain side, Masque is killed by a mysterious puzzle box. With the host dead, you must halt the boat, ride the cable car to the chateau, and mingle there with the other guests admits an Alpine blizzard...

It all sounds wonderfully sinister and mysterious, and to a point it is. The atmosphere is both tense and opulent, and the interiors of the boat and chateau are beautifully rendered - in particular the macabre and spooky chateau was so beautiful I wish it was a real place that I could visit! Likewise the "Clue" characters look, sound and behave exactly as I imagined they would - with the exception of Green, as previously mentioned. Scarlett, Plum and White in particular embody their stereotypical characters perfectly.

But the story itself left something to be desired. It is an extremely easy game (made even easier due to the fact that hints could be accessed from the toolbar) and most experienced gamers could whiz through it in no time. Most of the game is taken up not with a whodunit or a mystery, but with a basic treasure hunt, as you look around the chateau for six jewels. There are no hidden motivations, secret desires or tangled webs of secrecy among the guests, and conversations with them are painfully restricted. Often, the creators seem to run out of ideas on how to use their characters - Peacock, Mustard and Plum are so one-dimensional that they didn't even really need to be in the game at all. Red herrings float around everywhere (which are mostly characters blaming things on other characters) and background stories (such as Peacock's scandalous affair) are needless.

Finally, at the end of the game when all is revealed, you realise that it makes very little sense. Some characters die for absolutely no reason and certain components of the game (such as White's involvement and the opening sequence) are not explained at all. By the end of the game I wasn't quite sure what had just happened, or why.

So yes, it was ultimately a little disappointing: both too simplistic and too confusing. However, I don't regret my purchase, as exploring this beautiful game and meeting these famous characters was something I really enjoyed. Despite its faults, it was fun while it lasted - and on more than one occasion it made me jump! Make sure you watch the closing credits, as they come with small pictures that reveal more about what the other characters were doing during the game.

Will work for XP

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a note for those of you were having trouble running this game,

This game works with XP however you need to have a combo drive that includes DVD writer/ C. D. Combo writer I have installed this game from that drive and it works perfectly.

Too Many Crashes

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was frustrated by this game, because it was actually so much fun. However, I finally gave up on it; too many crashes.

HELP! S.O.S.! PLEASE READ THIS!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: October 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Well I haven't got this game yet and I was wondering if the game was the same over and over? Is it please email me at AquariusSZ@aol.com

stuck

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I like the game, but if you become stuck, there is no place to go to get help. If anyone can tell me how to get into the wheel room, please let me know. My email is jbean@mcn.net.

Hasbro Clueless on Cusotmer Service

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: January 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

We recommend not buying this game, unless you don't mind a buggy version that is not supported by Hasbro and can't be fixed. Hasbro has decided not to support the game and the patches at the website are no longer available. Save your money and wait for the next one, hopefully bug free.

clue chronicles

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 9
Date: September 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i didnt like clue chronicles i sat there for 5 hours and still couldnt figure it out, i got so far and couldnt get any further. this was a waste of my money, if i could sell it i would, i like the regular clue better, that is why i bought this i thought it was something like the old one, when i seen it wasnt, i thought this might be fun, but as i was playing it i hated it more and more. i have sat down and tried this game 10 different times and i end up in the same spot and cant get no where else. i hate it

Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I received this game last February for a birthday present. My computer wasn't good enough to run it. When I finally got a new computer, I installled this game right away. The whole game to me only three days to beat.

The game starts off on the Rhine Maiden. Then you move on to the cable car. Either aren't really suspenseful. The mansion makes up for the lost suspense. You have to find six jewels by solving riddles. In the end, I had to go online to get through a really hard maze, but besides that it's really easy. The ending is good though.

Very Entertaining!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 02, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game for my 9-year-old son, but my 13-year-old daughter and I were the ones who got hooked! It was addictive! Enough surprises and challenges without being overly difficult. (The box does say it is for 8-year-olds and up.) We did have some problems in certain places where we did what we should have, but there was no response from the game. After numerous tries, sometimes reloading and backtracking, the game would respond. That was somewhat frustrating. But overall, it was a lot of fun. Just long enough, but the ending was a bit abrupt.

Short but Sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Great uncomplicated game with decent graphics and just the right amount of "spookiness". I loved the puzzles which weren't overly difficult to solve and the HINT system was very very good in helping me get over one or two puzzles which did not seem to make sense. The marble-in-the-hole game was a little irritating but all other puzzles were solvable even on a trial and error basis. This game is probably not for people who like complex plots and puzzles but as a game novice I enjoyed it and was a little disappointed when the game ended (a little abruptly!).

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