The New York Times reviews Myst IV, Nancy Drew

Written by Marek Bronstring — October 28, 2004 at 05:06

The New York Times has a double review. First is Myst IV: Revelation:

"Revelation demands that you play nothing but Revelation, think about nothing but Revelation, give your life to no other pursuit. The game's complex puzzles require your absolute attention.

 

My biggest complaint about Revelation is its irritatingly cheesy musical score. Previous games relied almost entirely on ambient sound, but Revelation assaults the player with lush music that mixes violins and operatic vocals with vaguely exotic sounds to create something reminiscent of Hollywoodized tribal music from an Abbott and Costello movie. The score is tediously literal."

The second title is Nancy Drew: Curse Of Blackmoor Manor:

"One of the game's most notable achievements is the complete absence of what is referred to as pixel-hunting, in which you wind up just moving your mouse around the screen clicking on things at random trying to find objects that you need. In Revelation, I spent 10 minutes searching for a lever even after learning its approximate location. But in Blackmoor, you might not notice something the first or second time you see it, but eventually you will find everything."

The 2-in-1 review can be had here. Free registration to The New York Times online is required.