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I have to be honest about writing the review for Sierra’s Police Quest 3: The Kindred – I’ve been putting it off for a long time. I suppose I could successfully excuse it as an attempt to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the game’s 1991 release, but in reality, this is not a review I’ve […]

Spanning three continents, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis finds our intrepid hero embroiled in a deadly race against the Third Reich to discover the secrets of Atlantis. With the help of archaeologist-come-psychic and ex-flame Sophia Hapgood, Jones attempts to foil the Nazi’s diabolical plans, save the world, and get the girl…again. From the […]

I have recently caused a bit of controversy by prodding adventure game purists with the question: are all adventure games really adventure games? What I mean is, are all those games we classify in the adventure genre really similar enough to be classified together and evaluated on the same kind of “adventure game” criteria? Aura: […]

Dead Reefs is not a pirate game. Do not be fooled. You won’t see any muskets here. And you can go ahead and forget the rum-guzzling seadogs, the acerbic amputees, or the thrill of a cutlass fight across a tilting schooner. Sure, these sorts of things may be spoken of in the game, but you […]

Once again that intrepid teenager, Nancy Drew, has found herself embroiled in an extraordinary adventure. Our clever Nancy seems to collect mysteries like others collect postcards, and this is a good thing for amateur and professional sleuths alike. Since there isn’t a great series of Scooby-Doo games currently on the market, Nancy Drew is just […]

The original Syberia was an excellent game that came at a time when great adventures were scarce at best. It told a rich and enthralling story that left fans wanting more. In the two years since the original’s release, the adventure community has been through many disappointments, leaving Kate Walker again the task of breathing […]

Let me just start by saying, I hate that I have to write this review. It was with great anticipation last summer that I assigned myself to Post Mortem, which I thought looked like one of the most promising adventure games in some time, even moreso than Microids’ equally ambitious Syberia. An astounding trailer gave […]