I never heard of this game back in the 1990s when it came out, and it's always a surprise to me to see how many companies besides Sierra and LucasArts made adventure games of this type back then. Essentially, this is a poor man's Indiana Jones, but despite that, it's not bad at all. I haven't finished it yet, but I've put in a couple hours and am enjoying it so far. The inventory puzzles have so far been very sensible, with no insane video game logic on offer. The graphics are very typical of the times, and in fact the game looks a lot like the LucasArts games being released then. My only complaint is with the voices. The guy who does Joe King, the main character, is absolutely intolerable. I turned off speech after about 15 minutes. Other than that, I really like this and can definitely recommend it for fans of the genre.
This game is old, which is totally not a problem for me. I've been playing video games since the early 80s, and I cut my teeth on all the Sierra On-Line and LucasArts adventures, so I'm comfortable with the level of graphics, audio, and general technology for games from this time. And this game does have some funny moments. But it suffers from one of the worst cases of adventure game logic I've seen in a long time. Solutions are convoluted and don't really make much sense in a lot of cases, and sometimes the response you get makes it unclear that you are actually on the right track with your ideas. Things either work or you get a generic fail response. Very rarely are there hints pointing towards what you could do. And often times, logical, more obvious solutions fail, while obscure and bizarre ones are required instead. One of the biggest causes of these bizarre situations is that the game isn't quite realistic. The animals in the game are semi-sentient. So you have to treat them more like people than animals most of the time, e.g. insulting a squirrel or trading items with a hedgehog. It's ridiculous. You will need a walkthrough to complete the game, and I have my doubts if it's even worth you time, even taking into consideration the fact that it's free. I've had this game sitting in my library for a couple years now, and finally decided to give it a try over the weekend. I'm sorry I wasted a day on it now. There are tons of superior adventure games from both the olden days and more recently that will provide you with more fun than this stinker.
