URU continues the saga of the D'ni at a different point in their time line. In previous Myst games, you met the sons of Atrus whose actions contributed to the demise of the D'ni Ages. In URU, you "meet" Atrus' daughter, Yeesha, who sends you on your quest through "the linking books".

As in the earlier games, the way to open up new locations is by exploration, finding clues and solving puzzles. The new story is deep and rich and unfolds gradually as the logic and gadgetry puzzles are solved.

New features in URU that are very different from others in the series thus far:

View your character as an "avatar" on screen in the New 3rd Person Perspective or choose the familiar 1st person view if you prefer.
Move your character with both the mouse and keyboard keys.
Not just "point and click", you can run, strafe, climb and jump.
No inventory objects are needed or used.
The game saves your progress when you exit so saving games is not necessary. "Checkpoints" exist in each location.

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Alternate Titles

"迷霧之島Uru" -- Chinese title (traditional)
"乌鲁：神秘岛前传" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Wulu: Shenmidao Qianzhuan" -- Chinese title
"Myst Online" -- Working title
"Mudpie" -- Previous working title

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title
	Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
	Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
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User Reviews

The most fun I've had with an adventure game in 2003	Zack Green (1029)
Myst fans - you're in for a shock	Jeanne (54877)
Finally a Myst with a believable world	Mattias Kreku (406)
Cool game; Publisher disagrees	i80and (6)

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The Press Says

Just Adventure	Nov 19, 2003	A	100
Game Chronicles	Feb 23, 2004	8.9 out of 10	89
Adventure Corner	Nov 24, 2003	85 out of 100	85
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Jan, 2004	81 out of 100	81
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Nov 28, 2003	76 out of 100	76
Stratos Group	Jan 13, 2004	3.7 out of 5	74
Just Adventure	Jan 12, 2003	B-	67
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 2003	63 out of 100	63
GameSpy	Dec 15, 2003		60
Aventura y Cía	Apr 26, 2004		40

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Trivia

Since the online, multiplayer portion of URU: Ages Beyond Myst was discontinued in 2004, links to that part of the game will no longer work. Players interested in continuing their adventures on-line should play Myst Online: Uru LIve.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Jeanne

(54877) on Nov 15, 2003.