Return to Mysterious Island

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  • Summary: Return to Mysterious Island follows Mina, a strong young woman alone on a round-the-world sailing expedition. Caught in a tremendous storm, she becomes stranded on the shores of a wild and apparently uninhabited island. As she explores her new surroundings, she uncovers artifacts, livingReturn to Mysterious Island follows Mina, a strong young woman alone on a round-the-world sailing expedition. Caught in a tremendous storm, she becomes stranded on the shores of a wild and apparently uninhabited island. As she explores her new surroundings, she uncovers artifacts, living spaces and technologies left behind by the people who came before her to this uncharted island. Creating a new life, Mina builds a home from the remains of Granite Rock and uses her survival skills against the wilds of the jungle. She soon becomes aware of a figure in the shadows who, seemingly aware of her troubles, offers her assistance. She eventually identifies this figure as the unsettled ghost of Captain Nemo, whose body is located in the Nautilus deep below the island shore. Piecing together the hints and clues he provides, Mina must travel to the Nautilus, retrieve his body and give him a proper burial in order to free his tortured soul. Players will solve a variety of clever puzzles and use the various technologies found on the Nautilus to help on their return to civilization. [Adventure Company]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Just Adventure
    100
    A great way to rediscover a Jules Verne classic. If the idea of overcoming nature’s challenges, surviving in a forgotten land, and unlocking the mysteries of an exotic island interest you, do not miss this game.
  2. Worth Playing
    87
    Oh yes. Also, you can install this game, put the CD away, and run it without the CD in the drive. Thank you very much, developers. With companies bending over backward to install broken copy protection schemes left and right, the lack thereof is refreshing.
  3. Game Chronicles
    85
    This is a hard puzzle game that’s extremely fun and rewarding. A game that you can really get into and play for hours on end (or straight through to completion).
  4. Four Fat Chicks
    80
    It is a sweet little game that would likely please any adventure gamer, especially those who play their games more than once.
  5. Adrenaline Vault
    80
    By injecting massive doses of fun experimentation into typically mundane inventory management, you find you just cannot wait for each challenge to come your way.
  6. IC-Games
    75
    The game is a joy to play. The puzzles are clever and just hard enough to be interesting and rewarding to solve.
  7. Computer and Video Games
    51
    The restrictive point-and-click system will always be an issue for most of us ("See that sand over there? Can't go there"), but the price and intriguing scenario mean that this isn't a total waste of time for those who fancy some arcane adventuring.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AndrieuxQ.
    Nov 6, 2004
    10
    Very nice Game.
  2. TodJonson
    Mar 17, 2022
    10
    Игра из детства! Здорово помогает освоить 3d пространство, разработать логику и любовь к природе. Если брать во внимание и вторую часть, тоИгра из детства! Здорово помогает освоить 3d пространство, разработать логику и любовь к природе. Если брать во внимание и вторую часть, то сюжет заставляет задуматься о двойственности этого мира, что ничего не происходит просто так, ведь у всего есть последствия и чтобы что-то получить придётся чем-то пожертвовать.… Expand
  4. JosU.
    Nov 9, 2004
    10
    Superb, if you like siberia, you'll love this game finally a nice adventure game.
  5. Al89ex
    Feb 13, 2018
    10
    The game has beautiful graphic, soundtrack and gameplay It's worth playing even novadays
  6. Yriy_Expert
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    12/10 на кончиках пальцев. В этой игре совмещены прекрасная графика, проработанный сюжет и возможность напоить обезьяну самогоном, а геймплей12/10 на кончиках пальцев. В этой игре совмещены прекрасная графика, проработанный сюжет и возможность напоить обезьяну самогоном, а геймплей затмевает все недоработки. Эта игра буквально научила меня выживать (бьюсь об заклад что Беар Грилз играл а неё в детстве), благодаря этой игре я стал тем человеком которым являюсь, это однозначно лучшая игра тысячилетия. Не возможно сыграть в эту игру хоть раз и не подсесть на всю жизнь. Это моё личное мнение и я не признаю другое. Спасибо за внимание!… Expand
  7. asdgqw23
    Mar 4, 2015
    8
    Great game and I like this inventory system they used in some of their games. This was the first point & click game that I was able playGreat game and I like this inventory system they used in some of their games. This was the first point & click game that I was able play through with out guide. That being said, this is a very short game, which is unfortunate. You can make it play longer, if you try to collect bonus points to unlock concept art.

    Overall this game was a little bit of an disappointment due to its shortness. I'm still thinking, what those useless items in my inventory were for. And I swear that I tried right items in right spots many times, but for a time and position of stars etc being wrong, them didn't apply. And I know that there were some items I was looking for for a long time, but never found... (Maybe I should play this again and think of puzzles different way?) Other than that, there is not much bad things to say about - graphics are good, audio not too cheesy and atmosphere is there.    … Expand
  8. I_Am_Turok
    Apr 13, 2014
    6
    At 2014, 10 years on, is this game worth your time if you get it free or very cheap like $2? Well, yes in many ways, a nice way to spend 3-4At 2014, 10 years on, is this game worth your time if you get it free or very cheap like $2? Well, yes in many ways, a nice way to spend 3-4 hours (it's short). Cons first, you need to get used to bad inventory management, and fixed mouse in centre of screen makes for a lot of blurring during screen scraping areas. Such was the way then. On the plus side, the music is nice, the story is silly but fun, they made the most of the colours and visuals, and some of the puzzles are good. I preferred the third person view of games from then like Siberia. But that's minor. For fans of point-and-click who like to revisit these more basic games from time to time, I'd recommend it and my score reflects that approach.… Expand

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