Chronicles of Mystery: Curse of the Ancient Temple
common sense media says
Dan Brown-like mystery solved through puzzles and pointing.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this puzzle-based mystery game is centered around a tangled conspiracy plot where the villains are a scheming sect of the Catholic Church. In that respect, it's much akin to The Da Vinci Code. The Catholic Church is never mentioned by name, but the Vatican is -- and the lost artifact that people are willing to kill over dates back to the Crusades, which are discussed often in the game. Parents should also be aware that while there is no violence shown on screen, the threat of violence is everpresent throughout the story.
Educational value:
Logical thinking and deductive reasoning are needed to solve many of the puzzles in the game.
Positive role models:
Despite the fact that she's an irrepentant rule-breaker, Sylvie is a determined and resourceful heroine. She is intelligent -- and values her smarts -- and courageous. Ultimately, everything she does is in the name of saving her missing mentor.
Ease of play:
There's a real range of difficulty among the puzzles in the game. Some are no-sweat easy, while others are likely to cause more than a few furrowed brows. The challenge level does not rise on a gradual slope, however, but instead jumps around, so that a difficult part may be followed by an extremely simple bit or vice versa.
Violence:
The threat of violence is mentioned several times throughout the game, as in: "They're going to kill the professor." In one scene, depicted through a series of still pictures, the heroine is hit from behind and knocked out. There is shown through a picture of a hand raised above her, followed by a picture of her on the ground.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
A lit cigar in a hotel lobby must be picked up at one point in the game and used to set off a smoke alarm.
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