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Secret of the Lost Cavern: A Great Adventure
02/05/2009 04:51 AM
a review by Jerry Pfeffer
“Au Coeur de Lascaux” . . . that's the title on the box, and all the text on the box is French. The disk inside is titled "Secret of the Lost Cavern".
After installing, entering the serial number and starting it, the game runs in English.
This is a variation of the “collect items, solve puzzles and move to the next level” games set in the old stone age where the main character struggles to survive in Southern France and become a cave painter in the Lascaux cave. As you progress through the game, and the story evolves, there are additional characters.
As the website describes it . . . “Secret of the Lost Cavern plunges the player into an inspiring adventure that takes place during the Paleolithic period in prehistoric time, 15,000 years B.C. At this time, our ancestors were able to communicate with one another, create fire, cook meat, cut flint and make spears for hunting...”
The graphics and animation is very good, and game play is smooth and understandable. If
you enjoy this type of game and this setting (which is what caught my eye), it would be an enjoyable pass-time game.
At the website, there are game and character desc
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