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Many puzzle solutions to a well-rendered game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: February 24, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a bit prejudiced toward "lost on a deserted island" scenarios. Thus, I took an immediate liking to this game. The graphic rendering was magnificent. The puzzles ranged from simple to moderately difficult. I learned the basics of making many componets and compound with this game which is not the sort of thing most people would know offhand. This game was a bit short and I am looking forward to Mysterious Island II.

One of the best out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Though not as grand as Syberia 2, or as visually stunning as Myst 4, this is one of the best games I've ever played. The story is intriqueing, the interface is simple and the item collection and assembly is a joy. My only complaint is that it seems too short. A bargain at twice the price.

best game of the year

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: May 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I fiund this game to be very good, with logical solutions to the puzzles, except for one at the 215 point level (searching for what to do next was tough). My taste ruhs to the "Monkey Island" kind of game.

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Return To Mysterious Island is about a young woman on a round the world solo sailing voyage who becomes shipwrecked during a storm and winds up on a strange island that isn't on any maps. There's also a Jules Verne twist to the story line but I don't want to spoil the plot. As far as entertainment value it ranks right up there with Grim Fandango and Syberia but surpasses them on some levels. The graphics and voice acting are wonderful, best I've seen on a PC game. The puzzles are clever and logical which makes them a delight to solve. My only complaint is that the game is too short as you don't want it to end. I did have some problems with the game crashing at first but changed the software and hardware settings to slow and it was fine after that. I would highly recommend this game.

Absolutely Fabulous

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Terrific graphics, easy navigation, challenging variety of puzzles. My only complaint was that it wasn't long enough!

Excellent

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I personally found this game to be the most fun Adventure Game I have played, and believe me, I've played alot of them.

My favorite aspect of this game is the inventory interaction. Having to combined items to make other items was more fun than playing the actual game. I hope there is a sequel!!!!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The best thing about this game is the way you can combine objects to make new ones. Then you can take them apart again to make a different object.The Adventure Company RETOMYSTISLAND Return To Mysterious Island [windows 98/me/2000/xp]

Unique, fun, and short.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 81 / 81
Date: November 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game starts you off on a remote island where you are lost. You have to eat, which is a puzzle in itself. Then you explore the island, trying to find a way home. Most of the puzzles in this game are logical, except 2 or 3 which involve you tinkering with it until you get it. I had to look at a walkthrough for 1 such puzzle, because the clue they gave didn't make sense.

The graphics are beautiful - and they are not still shots like in many other adventure games. Each shot has something moving in it -- anything from a butterfly to a monkey hurling rocks at you.

A couple of scenes involve your quick thinking. Hang around too long and you're dead. But rest assured, if you die, it resets to just before that scene (so no worries if you forgot to save).

Another great thing about this game is that there are multiple ways to do almost every puzzle. You can assemble things and make different chemicals, weapons, foods, etc. It's nice to have some flexibility in the game, especially if you didn't find an object that's needed to make something.

The ending is quick and sudden, but exactly what I expected. The surprises came in the middle of the game. The game is based on a Jules Verne novel -- but don't expect the same quality of story line. It's good, but not a classic novel by any means.

The real downfall of this game is the length. It is considerably shorter than many other adventure games - even shorter than Syberia. Still, the price tag makes up for that fact. The game's price debuted at a mere $20 list, whereas other games are $40+.

For this price, you might as well pick it up and play this good, though short game.

Fine game, what there is of it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 71 / 73
Date: December 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

A sweet and engaging little game, with just enough challenge to keep your brain working and some cool places to explore. If the plot is a little far-fetched, well, that's a computer game, right? Graphics are excellent, and the music is lovely; acting and writing both work very well. Puzzles are of the constructing-a-battery-out-of-lemon-juice variety. There are very few timed puzzles, and those aren't difficult, even for fumble-fingered players like me. No violence or anything else objectionable, but some of the puzzles might be a little challenging for kids under 12 or so.

The only real drawback to the game is its brevity. This is one of the fastest games I've played in a long time. There are multiple routes to reach the end, but that doesn't increase playability to the point where you'll want to play the game more than about twice. It's a shame, because the environment is so attractive and the characters so much fun that I wanted to explore it more.

Going to keep my eyes on these guys and see what they come up with next!

Short But Worth the $$$

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: March 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

As many other reviewers have noted, this game is very short. However, I found it compelling, easy to navigate, and in short, a lot of fun to play. To give you some context, I was a big fan of adventure games back in the Sierra and Monkey Island days, but haven't played any in the past 5-6 years (ever since first-person gore-fests took over the world).

These days I like the Nancy Drew series, but Return to Mysterious Island was a really nice break from the Nancy Drew format. RtMI is pleasing to look at, has great music, and not too much pixel-hunting: most items are in plain view, and the ones that are "hidden" usually require looking up at the sky or down on the ground, as opposed to scanning the area in front of you in super-slo-mo.

The inventory puzzles are fun and at times challenging. You can definitely finish the game without figuring out uses for a lot of your inventory items, but according to one walk-through I read after I finished the game (and was still being haunted by questions like "what the heck was I supposed to use X for?"), all items in the game are useful ones.

I think it's great that there are many different ways to attack the same problem. For example - how to start a fire? So far I have found around 9 different ways to do so, using different combinations of my inventory.

In summary, I only paid $10 for this game, but thoroughly enjoyed the 10 hours I spent playing it.

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