Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Just Adventure
    50
    While Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon is a step above some of Kheops latest efforts (Cleopatra, Destination Treasure Island) it has a minimalist look to it and still feels too much like a cookie-cutter project.
  2. IGN
    72
    If code breaking, chemistry, and arcane rituals are your ultimate brain-melt fondue, though, bare your neck for Dracula 3.
  3. GameSpot
    50
    Dreary and dated.
  5. Cheat Code Central
    66
    The game is not intrinsically awful; it's a severely acquired taste rooted a little too heavily in tradition for its own good.
  6. GameZone
    60
    This title is too conventional for its own good. Ultimately, there’s no compelling real reason to pick this one up, unless you just have to have another fix of the vampire mythos and don’t mind gameplay that can feel more like drudgery than fun.
  7. Adventure Gamers
    80
    The game rarely wows you in any one way, and the pace can drag at times in dry subject matter, but overall it’s both logical and accessible, and with its interesting approach to vampire lore and deftly crafted storyline, Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon is worth picking up.
  8. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    60
    Couple of bright ideas suffocated by average presentation. Dracula 3 comes with nice graphics but puzzles are a bit too difficult, the world is empty, and the story is anything but attractive. [Oct 2008]
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  9. Gamers.at
    70
    In terms of presentation sweet, though story-wise seeming like a meek afterthought. If you’re a die-hard fan of vampires we’d understand if you’d give it a go, but otherwise you’d do well to keep your hands off it. [Issue#15]
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  10. Game Over Online
    62
    Almost nothing about the game is fun or enjoyable -- the puzzles are a chore, the storyline is presented badly, and even the ending is annoying -- and so I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody, unless, for some reason, you like being lost and confused.
  11. PC Gamer
    76
    Some of these brainteasers--including a tricky Enigma decoding machine segment and a complex darkroom sequence--are brilliant additions, while others will strain your patience and gray matter to the breaking point. [Dec 2008, p.59]
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  12. My Gamer
    62
    The game seems to throw repeated roadblocks up for anyone who doesn’t go to sleep thinking of these types of games making it rather hard to recommend to anyone who won’t power through these rough spots, because most of us will just stop playing.

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Most Shared PC Game of 2008

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. Corwin86
    Nov 3, 2013
    9
    I immediately start by identifying the few points that do not allow this game to achieve excellence: a good, but not perfect, graphics, someI immediately start by identifying the few points that do not allow this game to achieve excellence: a good, but not perfect, graphics, some enigma that seems illogical and overly complex, an overall development of the story that, sometimes, seems a little hasty...

    That said, "Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon" is one of the best adventure/puzzle games of the past five or six years.

    Simply, the combination of plot, setting and characters is spectacular.

    The attention to detail is of first quality, the climax of well structured, the tension perfectly developed.

    A truly, enjoyable, horror/gothic adventure and some characters are to remember (except Dracula... that appear strangely out of context...).

    Personally, I find it really a great product, and, among other things, accessible, to date, at very low cost.    … Full Review »
  2. Stayrom
    Jun 3, 2019
    8
    En su momento, compre este juego por curiosidad. No era fan de las aventuras gráficas, al contrario, estaba poniendo a prueba mi ordenador conEn su momento, compre este juego por curiosidad. No era fan de las aventuras gráficas, al contrario, estaba poniendo a prueba mi ordenador con juegos exigentes a nivel gráfico. Sin embargo, al empezar esta aventura, me atrapo de manera sorpresiva.

    El apartado artístico crea una atmósfera que le ayuda al titulo a darnos una sensación de suspenso en cada acertijo que nos disponemos a resolver. La búsqueda y lectura de información no se hace tediosa, sino al contrario, el jugador tiene la necesidad de saber que es lo que esta pasando, y las pistas poco a poco saldrán de su escondite, si el jugador tiene un mínimo de paciencia.
    Tengo gratos recuerdos de este juego y si se le da una oportunidad es posible que no te defraude.    … Full Review »
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