Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy review

When does the adventure part happen?

GamesRadar+ Verdict

Pros

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    Good dialogue system

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    Red-Line-on-Map travel segues

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    Clicking! Clicking on items!

Cons

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    Stupid

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    pointless puzzles

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    Stupid

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    pointless dialogue

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    Cookie-cutter story

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Right away, we realized that Secrets of Atlantis had big problems. In the opening cutscene, hero Howard Brooks deadpans, “It all started one morning in April 1937. I was aboard the celebrated Hindenburg …[LOTS of pointless voiceover cut – you’re welcome] …when a most disagreeable meeting occurred, which would make its mark on my whole future.” Really? On your whole future? Then, in a scene which desperately mimics Indiana Jones, two men knock him unconscious and escape in the blimp’s emergency plane.

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GenreAdventure
DescriptionForgettable characters, a by-the-numbers story, and impossibly boring puzzles combine to make Secrets of Atlantis an "adventure" game in name only.
Platform"PC"
US censor rating"Teen"
UK censor rating""
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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