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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| Genre | Adventure |
| Description | Forgettable 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 date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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