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Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Piranha Interactive Publishing EAN: 0723540001329 ESRB Age Rating: Teen Format: CD-ROM Label: Pirana Interactive Manufacturer: Pirana Interactive Model: MORIOCBFLX Platform: Macintosh, Windows Publisher: Pirana Interactive Studio: Pirana Interactive Accessories:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Morpheus is a lushly rendered puzzle game in the same genre as Myst and Riven. You begin the game lost in an arctic blizzard, trying to find clues to the disappearance of your explorer father, who vanished three decades ago in the same frozen wasteland. The hokey 1950s video of your frostbitten character is thankfully left behind for the haunting visuals of an icebound ship, the Herculania. As you wander through the ship's fabulous art deco ballroom, movie theater, and other rooms you'll manipulate objects and find clues to how the six passengers diverted themselves with evil intentions and forbidden love. Con artists and hypocrites (with one exception), they came aboard the Herculania seeking pleasure--only to become ensnared in their hosts' scientific experiments. You'll also confront the Neurographicon, a futuristic dreams-to-reality device that you suspect trapped your father before you. Integrated QuickTime sequences, ambient sounds, and the ability to pan 360 degrees enhance the gothic creepiness of this game. The game begins slowly, but the puzzles soon pick up the intellectual pace. Environment is important, and clues can be devastatingly subtle, though not as biographical as one might expect. Morpheus is a rich, many-layered experience, with puzzles inside of puzzles, and you'll get a lot of play for your money. To finish you'll need a large notepad and pencil, some math, and careful powers of observation--or a lot of time. --Betsy Aoki Pros:
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Amazon.com Product Description: This beautifully rendered, three-CD epic for Windows and Mac takes you on an enthralling adventure into the eerie and sometimes troubling lives and dreams of the passengers on a mysterious ship called Herculania. The Herculania's maiden voyage went very awry, and six passengers remain trapped aboard. Their bodies have been stored in the Neurographicon, a podlike machine that preserves their dreams and nightmares forever. Upon exploring each pod, a gripping tale of greed, passion, and revenge unfolds. Experience the passengers' tragic lives through their dreams, ghosts, and visions. Explore the six graphically exquisite dream worlds of these ill-fated passengers. The clues gained from exploring each of these worlds bring you one step closer to solving the mystery, aiding someone urgently in need and resolving the fate of your beloved father's disappearance. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - That's What I Like!The year is 1957. You are an Arctic explorer, intent on solving the mystery of his father's disappearance some thirty years before. Unfortunately, you've become lost and it looks as though you're going to go the same way as dear old dad. You keep having these strange dreams. Coming out of one (or have you?), you suddenly find the icebound hulk of a cruise ship. When you climb on board to find shelter, you discover that the ship is the Herculania, the very vessel that your father was investigating ... Read More Rating:  - The Strangest JourneyWow, I really don't know what to say about Morpheus (Does anyone even know why it was called that? The ship was the Herculania?!)It was a little too sci-fi for me. Some of the puzzles were too contrived and at times it was extremely frusterating because I had no clue what was going on. I just didn't know what to do! Belle, Billy and Grace's worlds were great, but Leo's was too strange, and poor Muffy! (Muffy's tag was found at the butchers. Guess why it was found and Muffy was not.) The graphics were luscious, ... Read More Rating:  - Excellent EscapismI loved this game. Initially I bought it because of the price...and because I thought it might be interesting. I was hooked right from the jump. The graphics were incredible and the little movie scenes took me by surprise and left me with goosebumps. I'm not a bigtime gamer but I love this type of game where you can just get lost in the world you're playing in. I especially enjoyed the dream worlds...I wish they were more in-depth so I could have explored even more and spent more time there. I recommend this ... Read More Rating: - stable game with interesting storylineI played this on a PowerMac G4 and it was incredibly stable. I'd even leave the game sitting overnight, come back in the morning and start right back up without a sputter; also, shifts to audio and visual cutscenes were very smooth. The story is interesting. You begin as a nearly frozen Arctic explorer who is looking for his father, and you find the Herculania, a mysterious luxury ship with people suspended in odd pods. As you wander you see ghostly apparitions of past events, and as time goes by you ... Read More Rating: - Not Very InterestingThe graphics of this game were very good. However, this is one of the only strong features about this game. The story line had so much potential, but was enacted in a very lame fasion. The dream sequences good have been a lot better, and if there was a climax, I missed it. The puzzles were not very challenging, and the ending was weak. I would spend my money elsewhere. |
