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A Word Of Advice

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I'm a gamer who prefers adventure type games akin to "Banjo Kazooie/Tooie" or the "Spyro The Dragon" series, so this game definately caught my eye. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one because so many can be disappointing, but I was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it. It's pretty straight forward for your seasoned adventure gamer, and it has a good mixture of puzzle solving, collecting, and fighting skills.

It can be convoluted at times, I.E. you can't choose when you're going to switch between the Mummy and Sphinx characters, some of the boards involve a lot of long distance running for seemingly no good reason, and there's not as MUCH good stuff to find hidden in corners like some other games.

Still, if you're like me, it's hard to find good adventure games among all the tons of first person shooters and sports games dominating the market out there, so this is a pretty good find for the money. It has some decent replay value as well.

HOWEVER, like a few reviewers mentioned previously, it DOES have a MAJOR glitch as far as saving is concerned. I played for a good six hours worth only to be stuck at the same point as one of the reviewers before me, with absolutely no way out of it. To continue into the rest of the game where I left off, I'll have to go back and repeat about six hours of game play which, I think you'll agree, takes away A LOT of the fun of it.

So I give the same advice as the other gamers before me. When you switch between characters in this game, SAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Once you're finished with any big mission as the Mummy, save immediately when you return to being the Sphinx and you'll enjoy this game. If you don't, you might wind up losing all of your progress and it just HURTS.

That's the only thing in this game that I dislike but at least it's a glitch that's easily remedied if advice is taken. This game isn't as classic as "Banjo Kazooie" or the Spyro games but it really is fun for those who enjoy these types of games. There's lots to look at, puzzles to solve, cool places to explore and fun skills to learn. The main skill being finding those save points and doing it as often as possible!!!

An Adequate Level of Fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: March 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

It's not that Sphinx is horribly flawed, it's just not very good. The camera is mediocre, the targetting system was forgotten, and the gameplay just isn't very fun. With great 3D platformers littering the fields, why bother buying one that's just adequate? Ubisoft has released quite a few great games recently, but this isn't one of them.

Great game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: December 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games I have played in a while. The graphics are superb as is the storyline. Very challenging puzzles and top notch cut scenes make it a high quality and fun game to play. My only gripe with the game however, the reason I gave it only 4 of 5 stars, is that the save feature is really lacking. You have to find statues that serve as save points to save the game. I have no problem with this style of saving the game. The problem is ,however, that the statues are few and far between, so it gets really annoying when you're forced to go through a long period without being able to save and then you get killed and have to go all the way back to the previous save point again. In short, the save feature was poorly applied in this game. Other than that, it's an excellent game and well worth the money.

Very Solid Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: August 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The only reason I went out to buy this game was because I had just finsihed Metroid Prime and the Windwaker. I had had enough fun playing all my sports games and Resident Evils. I wanted something new, something fresh, something a little different then zombies and shooting stuff.

This game provides all of that packed into one. (...)Bottom line is if your looking for a cheap game to buy pick this, heres why:

Gameplay: 5/5. You cant really put the game down from when you first put it in. It handles well and you get a nice array of gameplay. The game really shines because you get to play as 2 different characters in 2 parts of the worls helping each other advance. The parts when you play as the mummy make this game what it is.

Control: 5/5. Wonderful. The camera moves fast when you comand it too. The walking around is standard controled and it makes the game more enjoyable.

Replay Value: 2/5. Sorry, this is the downside to the game that gets it a 4 star. Once you beat this game thats pretty much it, theres no "go back and try and get this". (...)

Length: 5/5. For a game to get about 12 hours out of it aint too bad.

Overall: 4/5. Great game I enjoyed it beginning to end. It has a medium diffuculty to it. If youve beaten games like Metroid and Windwaker this is proboly an easy game as it was for me.

Excellent game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: January 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am a major Zelda fan, so I figured I would have to wait until a new Zelda came out before I could enjoy another game. We got Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy at Christmas, and it was very very good. It plays very similar to the Zelda games. It has great puzzles, the monsters are easy to fight (though some might find this a drawback), the graphics are great, and the story was fun. Also going back and forth between the two characters (Sphinx and the mummy - Tut) was very interesting. If you love Zelda, you will certainly enjoy Sphinx while you are waiting for a new game to come out. My only trouble now is I have to wait for a new Zelda and a new Sphinx.

thumbs up

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I wish THQ would spend more time testing their games before they are released. Sphinx has a lot of glaring problems. But don't get me wrong, these problems don't make it a bad game, they just detract from the overall experience. There seems to be a dying niche for solid adventure games, except for the occassional Zelda, but Sphinx proves adventuring hasn't lost its flavor yet. A very refreshing game bursting with originality, cleverness, and life, and while the game is decidedly linear, it really doesn't feel like it. Take on the roles as the sword-wielding Sphinx or the clumsy mummy. While Sphinx's levels seem more open, it's playing the mummy where the game truly shines. Pure puzzle genius. Worth picking up just for these parts.

awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is a zelda kind agame. You play as a mummy and
egyptian god kind of boy. while you are the mummy you get
electrified and burned and flatted to get past walls or deadly
obsticals. you are a master swordsman too(so is zelda) and the bottons are on the screen just like zelda.this is my favorite
gamecube game.I think its better than zelda.

A good Ancient Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a game for people who are interested in Ancient Egypt. The graphics in this game are really good and the music is good too. You start out as the warrior sphinx and you work with this other warrior named Horus searching for the Blade of Osiris and other artifacts. Along the way you meet the mummy,a warrior named Anubis,and a girl named Nefertiti all working with you. The scenery is cool and the animation is really good, but the one thing I don't like is the characters have no speaking voice its all typed on the screen for you to read on your own. Other then that it's a great game. Also its kinda hard.

Save issues - but still fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Actually just a word of advice... I have been playing this game for awhile (I am not a hardcore gamer and only occasionally have time to play), but I must agree on the save issue and make an addition... 9 hours into the game - having completed the mummy portion where I get the atun statue - I then was killed as Sphinx. Am back to save point with the mummy - but the door is closed and locked and I can't get through... must now start at beginning again. Moral of the story... find the stupid statue and save all progress no matter how far you must walk to get to it...
So sad... other than that - it's a pretty cool game...

awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is a zelda kind agame. You play as a mummy and
egyptian god kind of boy. while you are the mummy you get
electrified and burned and flatted to get past walls or deadly
obsticals. you are a master swordsman too(so is zelda) and the bottons are on the screen just like zelda.this is my favorite
gamecube game.I think its better than zelda.

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