Cydonia: Mars - The First Manned Mission (Windows)

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Description

Earth is dying, you, the player must save it by succeeding in the colonization of Mars.

This is an adventure game that looks a lot like Cryo's brand, meaning 3D pre-calculated graphisms, with smooth transition when moving from place to place, plus of course, the obligatory full-motion cut-scenes. The art is impeccably done and up to the standards of the release year (1998).

Upon arriving on Mars, however, the landing module hits an unexpected force-field and crashes, and that's where the adventure begins. The first puzzles are quite easy; they consist of saving the module and the two other humans aboard from the shipwreck and the subsequent fire, all the necessary hints being given to you by one of your shipmates. However, after that point, puzzles are way more difficult, as they consist (at first at least) of exploring remains of an alien civilization, with thought processes "alien" to human players.

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Alternate Titles

• "Lightbringer: The Next Giant Leap for Mankind" -- DreamCatcher release title
• "Lightbringer: Adventure on Mars" -- DVD-ROM release title
• "Cydon: Ontrafel Het Marsmysterie" -- Dutch title

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• Setting: Mars

User Reviews

Not worth playing, even if you find it cheap.

Jeanne (76229)

Critic Reviews

Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Jan 08, 2000		90
PC Gaming World	Jun, 1999		80
Just Adventure	1999	B	75
Power Unlimited	Sep, 1999	7.3 out of 10	73
Adventure Gamers	May 19, 2002		70
Computer Games Magazine	Oct 18, 1998		70
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	May, 1999		60
IGN	Jan 10, 2000	5.2 out of 10	52
PC Player (Germany)	Jun, 2000	42 out of 100	42
PC Gamer	Feb, 1999	38 out of 100	38

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Related Web Sites

• Hints for Cydonia (aka Lightbringer) (Cydonia Helpful Hints)
• Walkthrough for Cydonia (Lightbringer) (Comprehensive walkthrough with graphics)