The Sacred Amulet

Take a journey back in time to the peak of the Aztec civilization. Through the eyes of a young hunter, your quest is to solve two mysteries: the murders of several high ranking officials and the strange illness that has afflicted the Aztec people causing death to rapidly spread throughout the empire. Is the Sacred Amulet you hold the key to solving these mysteries?

Experience the life of the Aztecs in this fully immersive story. Solve challenges while avoiding danger at every turn. Use your investigative abilities to piece together the clues in your quest for the truth.

FEATURES:

Cryo’s legendary Omni 3D engine in full screen graphical splendor

Approximately 30 hours of intense, story rich game play

Colorful interactive characters

Dramatically vibrant cut scenes

Choice of automatic or manual save mode

Built-in illustrated encyclopedia

Choice of 3 modes: adventure, virtual visit or documentary area

Subtitles available

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

Windows 98/95

Pentium 166 MHz (or greater)

2 MB Graphics Card supporting 65,000 colors

Sound Card, Mouse

Microsoft DirectX 6 (supplied on the disc)

Source:

Dreamcatcher's Web Page (2001)

Embark on a Journeyof intrigue and adventure thatwill capture your imagination.

Allow your natural curiosity and your imagination to take control as you become fully engrossed in a storyline filled with intrigue and adventure.
Discover many challenging puzzles and situations as you explore realistic environments that are both historically accurate and graphically stunning. To ultimately succeed you must use your wits and your instincts to escape the many perilous situations that you will encounter.

The murder of the nobleman....

A strange illness afflicting the population....

Is there a connection between the two?

Could the Sacred Amulet you hold be the key to it all?

The answers to all of these questions are yours to discover.

Source:

Back of Jewel Case - Windows (US)

Summary

At the time of this story in 1517 the Aztec empire dominated Central America with the fabled city of Tenochtitlan as its religious and governing center. We can only marvel at the remnant ruins of it today, imagining the splendor of those days gone by and the wonders lost to the human greed of the conquerors and the ravages of time. Thanks to Cryo you can travel back in time and experience some of those wonders.

You are Little Serpent, a young hunter out to fill the family pot when you stumble on the scene of a murder.

The murderer flees and the dying nobleman reveals his secret to you. He gives you an amulet and begs you to give warning of a terrible plot hatched by the enemies of the emperor. The story is that of a conspiracy. You, an innocent bystander, get embroiled in events that are not the consequences of your action, but bear directly on you and your family. The murderer frames you for the dastardly act and takes your family hostage to avenge it.

Main features * Three modes of game play: the adventure game, the exploration mode that allows you to travel around and examine the environment, and the encyclopedia mode where you can search for pertinent information.

• There is an “Omni Expert” mode that gives you hints for the next necessary move (whether you want it or not).

• There are two save modes, the automatic (saves at certain times and allows you to continue the game) and the manual (saves at your pleasure and allows you to load any save you choose).

Source:

Microids web site (2010)