Pitfall: The Lost Expedition

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  • Summary: Deep in the Peruvian Jungle, assume the role of Pitfall Harry, a fearless, rough-and-ready treasure seeker who battles evil using his athletic ability and a knapsack filled with adventure gear. Your mission: race against a rival explorer to find hidden treasures, which in the wrong handsDeep in the Peruvian Jungle, assume the role of Pitfall Harry, a fearless, rough-and-ready treasure seeker who battles evil using his athletic ability and a knapsack filled with adventure gear. Your mission: race against a rival explorer to find hidden treasures, which in the wrong hands could spell doom for you and your friends. Featuring over 50 perilous levels, including lush rain forests, creature-ridden caves and vast glacial mountains, you are challenged to explore a dynamic obstacle-filled world. Adventure your way through a vast landscape, from forests to ancient ruins to subterranean mines. With fast-paced action pathways and a host of obstacles and challenges, you must face the consequences of your every decision. Crossing treacherous jungle terrain and dark areas filled with puzzles, tricks and traps, you'll be swinging on vines, avoiding crocodiles and dodging rolling logs as you unearth artifacts and use your cunning to defeat dangerous foes. Laugh in the face of danger! [Activision]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. GameZone
    80
    I thought the humor alone was worth the price of admission. Every thing that Harry does or says is over-exaggerated to the point of absurd silliness.
  2. IGN
    78
    A worthy sequel to the classic franchise in every way. Tight control, innovative single-arm abilities, and huge, ambient, varied environments to explore.
  3. PC Gamer
    76
    Pitfall has enough charm to win me over, even if linear platformers are a bit dated. [Jan 2005, p.81]
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  4. Armchair Empire
    70
    Fills a void on the PC, that gray area between Freddy Fish and "Half-Life 2."
  5. Worth Playing
    69
    Standard fare, neither horrible nor amazing.
  6. PC Format
    69
    All that leaping and fighting doesn't fit very well with keyboard controls. [Jan 2005, p.98]
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  7. Computer Gaming World
    20
    Add in a console-style save system that only lets you save progress at the start of a level, and you've got a guaranteed recipe for infuriation. [Jan 2005, p.96]
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  1. ADHGO
    Sep 2, 2017
    10
    it is a fun game with interesting adventure colorful 3D platform,
    jump, catch and swing with robs, swim, find treasurers, solve puzzles,    it is a fun game with interesting adventure colorful 3D platform,
    jump, catch and swing with robs, swim, find treasurers, solve puzzles, upgrade your abilities as you advance in the expedition    … Expand
  2. JD
    Dec 10, 2004
    9
    Just sheer mindless entertainment. There is nothing extraordinarily great about it, but it will keep you hooked just by its solid gameplay Just sheer mindless entertainment. There is nothing extraordinarily great about it, but it will keep you hooked just by its solid gameplay and story line as well as its laid back feeling that provides you with basic upbeat entertainment.… Expand

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