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completely clueless

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 24 / 36
Date: November 19, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Nice graphics do not a game make. This game is not only slow ,and it's interface clumsy, it is also very buggy. I spent almost as much time reloading as I did playing. The story is cool enough (although a little more background would"ve made it much better),and the graphics and animations are pretty good but, the SLOW gameplay and frustrating control make this one a labor to get through. SKIP IT and save yourself the headache!

What a waste of time! Too Bad

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: February 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I couldn't wait to get this game in the mail. When I finally did, it turned into such a headache! The graphics are nice, the mystery really good, but I had to re load it several times before I got a clue as to how it should work. You have to download a "patch" from the internet to get it to work properly, which it never did. Not only that, but I found out it's the same game over and over. To quote Hasbro "20 thrilling hours of gameplay", "quick set up". Don't pay the money for this game, it's not worth it! Sorry to disappoint you, but I was extremely disappointed, too. Hopefully, the next time Hasbro decides to make another Clue CD Rom, maybe they will work out all the kinks first!

Clue is a mystery

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: February 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game has excellent graphics and was fun to play UNTIL the problems began. If you have time to waste downloading a patch from Hasbro Interactive, (didn't work for my game), and restarting from the beginning, then it probably would be a very good game. I never did make it to the end of the game. I returned Clue for another title. I'm a fan of mystery, but this game was too much of a "mystery" getting it to work for me. Better luck to you.

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

It gets two stars just because it was a mystery

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love mysteries, they are all I like to play. I must say this one was probably the most disapointing one I have played though. I have a brand new maxed out system and still experienced problems, even after the patch. I would hope Hasbro takes a little more time to work out the problems before they release another one. As far as they mystery itself, it was just okay. I went through it pretty quickly, and found the ending to be all of a sudden and somewhat disapointing.

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.

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.

"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.

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