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Summary: Avoid this game like the plague.
Review: Seriously. I bought it because I was curious how it would play.
Badly is the answer. It is a first person perspective game, however Doom had better interaction than this. You basically find that the entire interface consists of clicking on the correct location on the screen. The program then switches to a quicktime movie of you moving into the new location (including opening doors, turning to one side to look for guards, etc.) and deposits you in the new location. You can then pick your next location. In fairness it uses the quicktime 3D view stuff so you can turn 360^ to find new locations to click on, but I've seen web sites selling apartments where you can do that...In summary this would be fine as a free game on a web site, but it is so un-interactive its more like working with a spreadsheet than playing a game. It might be good for someone who wanted to create a half-life/quake map of the Tower of London, but otherwise avoid it.
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Summary: I thought it would be ok.....it wasnt
Review: The cover was cool, the description on the box made it look worth a shot, so i bought it. Anyway, the puzzles were extremely frustrating, especially mapping out the sewers. The "good" ending wasnt. I know i should put something good in here. The gadgets in the game were pretty cool, however if this game were more like Thief Gold it would be worth the ....
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Summary: Spend your video game money somewhere else!
Review: There were a lot of things wrong with this game by Dreamcatcher. It seems to me that they spent a lot of time on graphics, but no time on plot development or movies. The basic plot is that you, as a secret agent, have to break into the tower in London that holds the Crown Jewels and replace them with fakes so that this other guy that is planning on stealing them, cannot. Even though I finished the game successfully, I was still told at the end that I didn't remove all of my traces from the towers and that the United States was dissapointed in me. This game has a terribly dull ending, many puzzles and concepts that do not make sense, a maze of sewers that will drive you insane if you don't use a map from a walkthrough, and on top of that: When I contacted Dreamcatcher Interactive for support on how to properly finish the game they told me that I did something wrong at the very beginning of the game and that I would have to play it all over again to win the game correctly. Furthermore, they were extremely rude. :o) Please buy a game with a better plot, unless you want to spend your time lost, looking through a walkthru, and at stupid re-creations of the famous museum holding the royal crown jewels. Dreamcatcher game designers need to put the focus of their games in a better place, and learn how to deal properly with their customer base.
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Summary: spy stratigy
Review: This was probably one of the best Adventure games that I have ever played and I have played many. First of all, this game does not treat you as some sort of 'bonehead'. You are treated as a bright, intelligent individual who does not need 'pixel' guides to aid you in finding clues. You are actually there and it is really up to you to be able to find the items that you need to accomplish your mission. Were this real and not just a gaming simulation this is exactly what would have been required of you. However, because it is a game, gamers seem to have the attitude that if the game does not help them in locating clues then the game must not be any good. I would say rather that the gamer has become so hypnotized by games that treat them as being less intelligent than they are that they forget they are perfectly capable of solving a game that does not give hints. I think if these individuals would give this game another chance and play it the way it is intended to be played: as if you are really Raven and as if you are really there on your own and must solve it on your own then they would find that they would enjoy the game ever so much more! Vive le Traitor's Gate and give me more like it!!
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Summary: You ARE there; you ARE Raven!!
Review: This was probably one of the best Adventure games that I have ever played and I have played many. First of all, this game does not treat you as some sort of 'bonehead'. You are treated as a bright, intelligent individual who does not need 'pixel' guides to aid you in finding clues. You are actually there and it is really up to you to be able to find the items that you need to accomplish your mission. Were this real and not just a gaming simulation this is exactly what would have been required of you. However, because it is a game, gamers seem to have the attitude that if the game does not help them in locating clues then the game must not be any good. I would say rather that the gamer has become so hypnotized by games that treat them as being less intelligent than they are that they forget they are perfectly capable of solving a game that does not give hints. I think if these individuals would give this game another chance and play it the way it is intended to be played: as if you are really Raven and as if you are really there on your own and must solve it on your own then they would find that they would enjoy the game ever so much more! Vive le Traitor's Gate and give me more like it!!
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Summary: An Awesome Game!
Review: Traitor's Gate is an excellent challenge! I have played everything from Myst and Riven, Beyond Atlantis, two of the Journeymen Project, and most recently, The Longest Journey. Traitor's Gate is most deffinitly among my top favorite games. The story line is original, well thought, and interesting. The puzzles are challenging but don't leave you completely lost. The screen interaction is easy and visual friendly. Traitor's Gate is a great game that I would recommend to anyone looking to use some brain power and have fun.
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Summary: Perfectly Executed Adventure Game
Review: Traitors Gate is one of the best adventure games ever. You are a secret agent who is called Raven. You must replace the British Crown Jewels with replicas that have tracking devices which will let the CIA know where someone who is going to steal them will be. One of the first things you will notice about this game are the graphics and how great they are. They look almost real. Another thing is the sound is great. This is like Myst in those departments, except better. Another thing is how realistic this game is, but that can lead to fustration.But the puzzles are mostly fun. You have many items at your disposal, and many more lying around the tower, but most of them are rarely used. Also, there is no fighting, just knocking out gards with darts. If they see you, you are immediately arrested or killed. There is also very little replay value. Also, this is a game of logic, not creativity. The good aspects outweigh the bad, however. It may seem I talked alot about the bad parts, but I was nitpicking for the bad and generalizing for the good. Traitors Gate can be hours of fun or fustration, but it is worth your money.
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