Destination - Treasure Island
by Dreamcatcher Interactive
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Product Summary
Brand: DreamcatcherPrimary Contributor: Windows
Format: CD
Release Date: 2007-08-14
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Model: PCO55550MB
Publisher: Dreamcatcher Interactive
Product features:
- A thrilling quest: Set out in search of the incredible treasure, but beware as your journey will be treacherous.
- The sequel to R.L. Stevenson's adventure: A tale that has fascinated millions of readers for years!
- Ubiquitous danger: Take on merciless pirates, well known for their lack of pity and their lust for gold.
- A treasure trail: Danger at every turn, to keep you in suspense for hours.
- A varied, exotic environment: Highly colored and detailed graphics to give you a real taste for travel.
Video Game Reviews of Destination - Treasure Island
Customer Review: Nice, intuitive, enjoyable, but...very short....
Summary: 4 Stars
Destination: Treasure Island was sort of a deviation for me as far as the type of games I typically play, which are usually strategy, first person shooter, or RPG styles. I've only played a few Adventure style games which always seemed to disappoint me in some way. Whether it was a weak and boring storyline, ridiculous puzzles that are too difficult or otherwise illogical and ultimately distract from the game, horrid voice overs, or clunky and irritating interface. Honestly, I found none of those issues with this game.
Allow me a brief description of the story: You play as Jim Hawkins about five years after the incident written out in Robert Louis Stevensons popular novel "Treasure Island". After receiving a letter from Long John Silver that is delivered by a parrot, you rush off to a remote Caribbean Island in pursuit of Silver's treasure.
Yes, the story is a bit shallow and unoriginal, but it is still well played out. The environment is nice, and the puzzles, while overall pretty easy, were still fairly challenging, interesting and fun to me. I really enjoyed how intuitive they were. Figuring out what needed to be done was rarely an issue, it was simply figuring out how you were going to do it with the items that you had available to you. For example, in quite a few other Adventure games you might be presented with the challenge of having to depose of a particular enemy. Within your vicinity or inventory, you might have a baseball bat. And you notice the guy isn't looking at you. So you think, "If this were me in real life, I'd pop the homie over the head." However, when you try to do that, the game may respond with something like, "Not here, not now, I've got more important things to focus on." Then, when out of frustration, you revert to a walk through, you find out that what you are supposed to do is to pick up a shard of glass from the window you broke into the joint through. Then, wrap it in gauze you're supposed to find over in some "cleverly" hidden medicine cabinet. Then use your "cunningly devised" weapon to cut a legth of unused electrical wire hidden over in the dark corner, for which you ultimately use to sneak up on the unsuspecting scumbag in order to choke him to death. Now granted, that scenario may not be so bad if the bat was NOT available to me. Well, you'd be hard pressed to find a situation like that in this game. Only once in the game did I say, "Well, I don't think I would've done it that way." Also, there was only once where I justifiably had to use a hint from a walkthrough, after which, I slapped my forehead and said, "Very clever and logical, based on the items I had, even though I'll admit that I would never have thought of that."
Voice acting was well done, and the graphics were fairly nice. On top of that, you play in the first-person point of view where you can view your entire environment by spinning around or looking up or down. This makes the world seem a bit larger than it actually is and allows you to actually feel apart of it. Admittedly, the story and gameplay can feel a bit adolescent...but on the whole it was still nice to play and challenging enough for an adult! The only real issue I had with the game, and the reason why the "overall rating" didn't land 5 stars, was its brevity. From the time I put the disk in to begin installation, to the moment I finished the game was maybe 7 hours. And since there's virtually no replayability with it, it's sort of a let-down...especially with the price I paid for it.
So here's the rap, very nice and enjoyable game over all, but wait till it drops in price or hits the $10 rack. Or even better if you can borrow it from a friend. It won't take you long to finish and you can return it to them during your coffee break at work the next day. Would be nice if they came out with another game utilizing similar problem solving strategies, only make it a bit lengthier.
Pros:
- Most all puzzles are enjoyable and intuitive.
- Environment and story make for a nice atmosphere.
- First-person POV helps immerse you in the environment.
- Voice acting is above average for most Adventure games (that I've played anyway)
- Controls are easy.
Cons:
- Story is unoriginal (although it is still pretty enjoyable)
- A few puzzles were a little too simplistic.
- Not long enough....
Description of Destination - Treasure Island
Long before the Pirates of the Caribbean, exciting tales of piracy were common. One of the most popular of the pirate adventures was Treasure Island, a novel written in 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson. This game takes off about 4 years after the novel ends. And the excitement becomes more lifelike on your PC and you become part of it. Suspense and danger lurk at every corner through each wave. Are you ready?Jim Hawkins has become an upstanding adventurous young man, attentive to those around him. Imagine his surprise when, one morning, he sees a parrot entering his bedroom window: none other than Captain Flint, Long John's own companion. The bird brings him a message from his master. In the message the old pirate announces that he has buried a marvelous treasure on the secret isle where he retired: Emerald Island. Jim is going to have to hurry though. Pirates, old enemies of Long John, are on his trail. Innovative game system - An interactive inventory using object combinations and a new system of knot puzzles Dozens of fascinating enigmas - Resolve them or never reach the treasure Fresh characters and storyline interject originality into the stale spectrum of cookie-cutter games. Non-violent, puzzle-filled gameplay makes this a family friendly title. Works with Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP; Video - 64 MB DirectX 9 video card; Sound - DirectX 9 sound card; Keyboard, Mouse and Speakers
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