Atlantis (PC)

Anyone played Myst? Riven? Well then you'll know what to expect here, just put the setting in the Atlantis and call it an average example of the same genre because its basically a clone of these games...yet again. Its gets tiring to keep playing the same thing over and over in the hope that you might find something different and worthy of your time, but I do like this kind of game so I do keep trying. Atlantis isn't the new, exciting, innovative game I'm looking for to break the mould here, but rather a rehash of old ideas in new settings. Still, if you've no idea what Myst is, or have never played a similar game then there's probably something here ...

As my dear old Mum used to say, ‘Matthew, there’s no point having great graphics in an adventure if they’re only there to disguise a shallow game.’ Of course she didn’t really. She hates games. But it’s true nonetheless, and had she actually said it I might not have wasted my money on Myst when I was younger. It’s also true in part of Atlantis, though thankfully, Cryo have managed to retain a modicum of game beneath the visuals. Graphically, Atlantis is stunning. Sweeping the mouse left and right produces a smooth scroll in 360 degrees while clicking to move forward elicits a ...