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Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu

Description

In this game, you control a historical character, Robert Ripley (1893-1949), a famous traveler and collector of rarities. One day, during a travel in Egypt, Ripley was attacked by mysterious Chinese assassins. The trail leads him and his Chinese girlfriend Mei Chen to the Forbidden City of Beijing. There he becomes involved in a mystery that will take him to exotic locations all around the globe.

The game plays like a traditional puzzle-solving adventure. Ripley will have to talk to various people, searching for information, but the main emphasis of the gameplay is still on puzzles, mainly inventory-based. The game features live actors filmed over pre-rendered backgrounds. Cut scenes are often presented as full-motion movies shown in small screens with close-up on the actors.

Alternate Titles

• "Ripley's Croyez-le ou non ! L'Enigme de Maître Lu" -- French Title
• "Ripley's Believe It or Not!: L'enigma di Master Lu" -- Italian title
• "Das Rätsel des Master Lu" -- German title

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User Reviews

Proof that infamous word "video trash" doesn't have to mean bad games	Hannu Siivonen (18)
A underappreciated romp into the life of a real life Indiana Jones!	sultan12 (6)

The Press Says

Coming Soon Magazine	Nov 30, 1995	91 out of 100	91
PC Gamer	Dec, 1995	91 out of 100	91
PC Player (Denmark)	1996	90 out of 100	90
Quandary	Jan, 1996		90
PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1995	90 out of 100	90
PC Player (Germany)	Dec, 1995	80 out of 100	80
Adventurearchiv	Mar 04, 2005	80 out of 100	80
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	1999		80
Adventure Gamers	May 20, 2002		80
GameStar (Germany)	Sep, 1997	77 out of 100	77

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Trivia

In the metal dealers alley in Peiping there's a sign with Chinese writing on it. It's a clue suggested by Richard Hescox (background design), and translated by one of the programmers, who was from China. The clue is "sekops eht esu" (spoiler, so written backwards).