Windows

Lost Island

Verschollen Auf Lost Island is touted as an old school adventure game, and that is no lie. It looks and plays like something from 1992 and yet it was released just this year. Despite the plethora of companies involved in its development and publication, it smacks of homemade through and through. The story really makes no sense at all. Why, then, did I give it a thumb up? Read on, gentle reader ...

Cu toate ca, dupa cum spuneam mai sus, jocul prezinta cateva asemanari cu Simon the Sorcerer (introducerea obiectelor mari in inventar) sau cu Monkey Island - Tim trebuie sa dovedeasca ca este in stare sa faca parte dintr-un echipaj de pirati, asemanarile se opresc aici: dialogurile sunt lineare, neavand posibilitatea de a purta o discutie in mai multe moduri.

Again a classic adventure in 2d with many good ingredients: a good portion of humor, easy handling and a story with surprising turns (especially in the multiple endings). No unsolvable puzzles let the motivation sink. With exception of the described bug, I enjoyed the game very much. It should have to be mastered in approx.10 hours, thus stays behind its models concerning game length. The price however is o.k. with approx.15 Euro. Naturally recommendable to the fans of the classic 3rd-person-adventures. Adventure players, who put strong value on graphics quality or expect puzzles in Myst-manner, will be hardly satisfied here. However I would recommend these gamers to try the other side of the genre-medal - this inexpensive entertaining lump offers the possibility for it.

All in all Verschollen Auf Lost Island is an amusing game with some delightful animations. There aren't a lot of characters to talk to and there are no seriously extended conversations. What 'action' there is takes place in a few, largely humorous cut sequences.

Erinnern Sie sich noch an die ersten Monkey Island-Abenteuer von 1990 und ’91? Wenn Sie dieser Zeit auch nur etwas hinterhertrauern, dann ist das Point-and-click-Adventure Verschollen auf Lost Island vielleicht das Richtige für Sie. Zum einen ist die Grafik auf dem Stand von 1990, zum anderen gibt es haufenweise spaßige Anspielungen auf Guybrush Threepwood und Co.

После четырех часов, затраченных на прохождение MoLI (о да, игра и в самом деле настолько короткая), в голове остается один-единственный эпизод, заставляющий верить в светлое будущее словацких дизайнеров. Тим и Диана, благополучно покинув тюрьму, прячутся за колонной в огромном зале, на выходе из которого стоит охранник. Что делать? Наводим курсор на Диану, появляется болтающая черепушка (утянутая вместе с остальными пиктограммами из The 7th Guest), и понукаемый триггером Тим начинает уговаривать Диану отвлечь стража зажигательным танцем. Девушка соглашается, эротично пляшет, но фокус не проходит. Еще раз наводим курсор, давим на мышь... Тим рывком сдирает с подруги алый купальник и пинком выталкивает ее в центр зала. Развлекай народ, любимая!

On the whole I wasn't very impressed by Missing on Lost Island. The premise of the story is certainly interesting and the game is funny in places. But somehow it just didn't "click" for me. Most of the time I wasn't really certain what I should be doing at the moment and was just aimlessly wandering around in the hope that something somewhere has changed. In the absence of engaging gameplay, many games at least have good looking graphics or great music, but I'm afraid Lost Island doesn't have even that.