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 DOS Hannu Siivonen (18)
A underappreciated romp into the life of a real life Indiana Jones! DOS sultan12 (6)

The Press Says

PC Gamer DOS Dec, 1995 91 out of 100 91
Quandary DOS Jan, 1996 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Computer Gaming World (CGW) DOS Jan, 1996 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Joystick (French) DOS Jan, 1996 89 out of 100 89
Power Play DOS Dec, 1995 87 out of 100 87
PC Player (Germany) DOS Dec, 1995 80 out of 100 80
OK PC Gamer DOS Feb, 1997 80 out of 100 80
Adventurearchiv DOS Mar 04, 2005 80 out of 100 80
World Village (Gamer's Zone) DOS 1999 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Entertainment Weekly DOS Nov 10, 1995 B- 67

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Trivia

If you open the game configuration file RIDDLE.CFG with notepad, you'll find the normal game settings along with some unusual ones, like REASON_FOR_LIVING=MOM'S APPLE PIE and PROGRAMMERS_SIGN=PISCES.


This entry was contributed by elron (210) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (75620)
 

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