Secret Files: Tunguska

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

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  1. AE
    Dec 21, 2009
    7
    Although the story starts off pretty good, it turns into a sack of "what's happening" quite soon halfway into the game. Some of the dialogues made me wonder if the developers even looked / listened to it themselves. Worst part about the game must be some of the puzzles, where there's absolutely no hint, just trial and error and the solution is something rather over-the-top. At Although the story starts off pretty good, it turns into a sack of "what's happening" quite soon halfway into the game. Some of the dialogues made me wonder if the developers even looked / listened to it themselves. Worst part about the game must be some of the puzzles, where there's absolutely no hint, just trial and error and the solution is something rather over-the-top. At some point you even have to go back to the very beginning to pick something up that has never been there before. The ending is a bit "meh" as if they ran out of ideas. Another thing that had me groan a few times is the walking speed which cannot be adjusted. The graphics look pretty decent for its time and there's plenty of original stuff in there as well. All in all, it's a very decent point and click game which has the continue-to-play value, but mostly a 1-time-experience.… Expand
  2. the_loop_digga
    Sep 8, 2012
    5
    i decided to delete my review, because 5000 characters are not enough for me and mainly because there is no possibility for paragraphes here. the rating represents my current rating of the game.
  3. Esperantisto
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    A fairly good point and click adventure, but some of the puzzles are too difficult and their solution is too arbitrary. I haven't finished it because I'm stuck in a puzzle, and I don't know if I'll go back to try again.

    I played the French version and thought the voice acting was fine. The only problem was that the dialogue and the subtitles sometimes differed very slightly. The    A fairly good point and click adventure, but some of the puzzles are too difficult and their solution is too arbitrary. I haven't finished it because I'm stuck in a puzzle, and I don't know if I'll go back to try again.

    I played the French version and thought the voice acting was fine. The only problem was that the dialogue and the subtitles sometimes differed very slightly.

    The Tunguska incident really happened, but there's no mystery about it: a meteoroid exploded in the atmosphere.    … Expand
  4. Kai82
    Apr 8, 2021
    7
    A solid point and click adventure. Its strengths are the presentation, humor and the story. On the negative side some puzzles / combinations are illogical for me and the conclusion leaves out some answers. It should also remark that the story can get a bit too cheesy for others and it is produced in Germany. With the later I mean some jokes, jabs and word plays are lost in translation orA solid point and click adventure. Its strengths are the presentation, humor and the story. On the negative side some puzzles / combinations are illogical for me and the conclusion leaves out some answers. It should also remark that the story can get a bit too cheesy for others and it is produced in Germany. With the later I mean some jokes, jabs and word plays are lost in translation or weaker. For itself it was a quite successful point and click adventure in its time which is remarkable as the genre is not that relevant for publishers. Also it is a collaboration of 2 developers that works smoothly (Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts). It is the story of Nina Kalenkow who wants to visit her father who is a scientist in his lab in Berlin. When she arrives her father is missing and his laboratory is devastated. It looks as someone searched for documents and kidnapped him. This is a start of an adventure that will take her to many places to uncover the truth. The story kept me engaged but it is a bit cheesy sometimes. There is a connection to the Tunguska event / catastrophe (Not a spoiler as it is the title). In 1908 in a remote area of Russia an explosion flatten a huge area including whole forests. It is still unknown what happened back then. A meteorite impact was the supposed cult-print but there was no impact crater found. From then on there were many theories like a less dense meteorite that exploded in the sky (not hitting the ground), huge gas eruption, a rare kind of volcanic eruption up to strange theories like a miniature black hole or even an alien vessel. But back to the game. It is a normal / standard point and click adventure. Collect items and combine or use them at the right place. It has also some puzzles were you have to figure out patterns. If you are lost there is an option to highlight all objects you can interact with. Mostly the puzzles and riddles are good and I was sometimes proud to find the conclusions. However some combinations are not that intuitive or logical atop of very few that feel forced into the story. If I should rate it from good to bad it would be approx 75% to 25%. The presentation was great and the graphic still looks not that outdated. The soundtrack and voice actors fully deliver (German version). I will praise the cast and say that there is not one weak character. The humor works great but it takes some time to start and the end credits are hilariously funny. They use some good word plays, jabs to celebrities, stereotypes and sometimes dark humor or fourth wall breaks. Again I don't know how much is transferred into other languages so take this with a grain of salt. Overall this was an enjoyable game. It is not a timeless classic or best of its kind but still worth playing and remebering. If you like the genre than this is a solid game and worth a try.… Expand

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66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 26
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  1. Play.tm
    90
    Secret Files: Tunguska signifies a new era for point and click adventures, both in terms of playability and stylistically - don't miss it!
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  2. Eurogamer
    60
    It makes some small progress in freeing point-and-click from the needless bonds of tradition but is it really a compelling, imaginative experience that proves mouse-based adventuring isn't dead? Nope. Not even close.
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  3. Adventure Gamers
    70
    A highly-polished game, but suffers from an uninspired design. While it remains mostly pleasant to play, it is not as satisfying an experience as it ought to have been.
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