Windows

ECHO: Secrets of the Lost Cavern

Description

Secret of the Lost Cavern is another edutainment Myst-clone adventure in the tradition of old Cryo titles. Coming from Kheops Studios, the developers responsible for Egypt 3, also published by the Adventure Company, this game attempt to take us to the Prehistoric Age.

The storyline revolves around the famed Lascaux Caverns of France, where our direct ancestors, the Cro Magnon humans, have left a significant legacy of wall paintings. The hero, Arok, is a young hunter/ gatherer who is more interested in painting, however. He soon discovers that he can influence the world around him by painting on the cavern walls, as he searches for a mysterious mentor.

Gameplay is based around the classic transition of the player from node to node by simply clicking on screen wherever an arrow appears. There is no free movement but the player can move the camera by 360 degrees around him in each node. The riddles comprise of picking up items and either using them in the proper hotspot or combining them with other items. The element of the wall paintings adds some new elements to this well-known gameplay mechanism.

The educational element of the game is thankfully more pronounced than it was in the last Egypt installment and it is better interwoven in the gameplay. When new important information appears in the game's encyclopedia, the player in notified by a shell icon. The educational information is actually both interesting and it offers helpful hints about the game's riddles.

Alternate Titles

• "回声：失落巨洞之谜" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Тайна Забытой Пещеры" -- Russian title
• "Secret of the Lost Cavern: Tajemnica Zaginionej Jaskini" -- Polish title
• "Secret of the Lost Cavern" -- UK title
• "Lascaux Project" -- Working title
• "El Secreto de la Caverna Perdida" -- Spanish title
• "Das Geheimnis der vergessenen Höhle" -- German title
• "Au Coeur de Lascaux" -- French title

Part of the Following Group

• Caveman protagonists

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User Reviews

A very different story, original puzzles .. but

Jeanne (48620)

The Press Says

Glide Underground	Aug 23, 2005		90
GamersHell.com	Jul 05, 2005	8.7 out of 10	87
2404.org PC Gaming	Jul 30, 2005	8.5 out of 10	85
eToychest	2005	80 out of 100	80
Adventure Corner	Jul 17, 2005	76 out of 100	76
Worth Playing	Aug 21, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
PC Games (Germany)	Aug 28, 2005	72 out of 100	72
Quandary	Jul, 2005		70
PC Powerplay	Aug, 2005	69 out of 100	69
GameSpot	Jul 29, 2005	6.5 out of 10	65

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Trivia

According to an early interview, various companies collaborated during the making of Echo.

Totem Studio was in charge of game design and art direction, MZone for the graphical production and Kheops Studio coordinated and integrated the project.