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Genre and what to do:
Hidden object game. Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii is a challenging game which begins with two interesting characters. Alabama is a college student, who is sent to Europe on a summer course. He meets the daughter of an archaeologist and they set off on a quest for a mysterious amulet. You are given the task list which tells you what to de next after you complete a task. The game is full of varied puzzles of different level of difficulty. As you move your cursor most items have a text label, sometimes reading the label solves the puzzle instantly. Playing the game you come to the conclusion that some situations are almost impossible to solve logically. In this case, you should use a hint, which will help you. Still, most of puzzles are quite simple. The game provides you with two exciting game modes: Expert and Casual. The Casual Mode introduces a Find Items list like a hidden object game. In Casual mode you have more hints and can skip mini-games. You can switch modes between scenes. Overall, the game is all about finding the ancient artifact which gives a possibility to travel through time.
Style and atmosphere inside the game:
Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompeii is a funny game designed with nice graphics, and quite suitable sound system. You will enjoy watching the game.s animation, listen to its sound effects an⠢ackground music. The game provides you with a brief tutorial, which helps you to understand the main principle of the gameplay. At first the game seems to be quite easy to play, but with its progress you are going to face different difficult task, which will take some time to solve. All in all, you.ll be quite satisfied with the game.s graphics, audio, and the gameplay itself.
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Offline gameplay: 1 player |
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Multiplayer: No |
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Publisher:
Alawar Stargaze |
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ESRB Ratio: Everyone |
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| Extras and features: |
· 2 Exciting Game Modes: Expert and Casual
· Varied Location to Visit
· 25 Challenging Mini-Games
· Different Hints to Use |
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| Drawbacks: |
| · The game doesn.t provide its players with logical clues. |
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Requirements:
OS: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista Memory: 512 MB DirectX: 7.0 or later CPU: P800 |
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Alternative names:
Alebama Smith in Escape from Pompeii, Alabama Smis in Escape from Pompeii, Alabama Smith in Iscape from Pompeii, Alabama Smith in Eskape from Pompeii, Alabama Smith in Escape from Pompey |
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