Auryn Quest

by Dreamcatcher

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0000683ER
• Item Weight: 12 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,268 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Based on the Novel The Neverending Story by MichaelEndeProduct InformationThe magical Auryn has been stolen.  Without the protection of this mysticalartifact the beautiful land of Fantasia is now at risk of being consumed by TheNothing - a force so powerful it levels and destroys all in its path. Huge landscapes have already been devastated and others face the same fate inthis neverending battle for power.Assume the role of Atrey the hero from the novel "The NeverendingStory" on a quest to save the world of Fantasia from ultimatedestruction.  Find and return the Auryn to the Childlike EmpressFantasia's ruler.  Once this is accomplished Fantasia will reflourish tonew beauty and to the magnificence of how it once was.  Discover amazing new worlds.  A challenge like never before!  AurynQuest will provide an unforgettable experience.Product Features Begin your quest at the Temple of a Thousand Doors. Enter into six graphically beautiful and richly detailed surrealistic worlds with many challenges throughout. 3D real-time technology allows you total navigational freedom. A variety of challenges set in stunningly beautiful environments in fantastic and surrealistic worlds. Minimum Requirements Windows 98 Me 2000 XP Pentium III 700 MHz 256 MB of RAM 1 GB free Hard Disk space 32 MB DirectX 8.0 compatible 3D Video Card DirectX 8.0 compatible Sound Card 12X CD-ROM Drive

Customer Reviews

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An updated scroller, August 23, 2002

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Lynn S. Hendricks "Wordmama" (Carson City, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Auryn Quest (CD-ROM)

Pay attention to the description of this game as arcade style. With that name and the connection to "Neverending Story," I was expecting something lush, complex, intriguing. Instead, it's a 3D version of the old-fashioned scrolling arcade games. Your only mission is to run, jump, and collect "Energy Balls." Oh, the scenery is attractive enough, and some of those jumps are pretty nasty -- but it's not exactly taxing, and only marginally interesting.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Annoying, April 17, 2003

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Texas Slim "sevik6" (Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Auryn Quest (CD-ROM)

Adventure games are the only type of computer game I am interested in, and I have played all of them I could find. This one is, without a doubt, the worst of all. Absolutely the only challenge to the game is trying to avoid falling off planks and rocks, something that becomes increasingly difficult as the game progresses. I got into the fourth world before becoming so annoyed and even angry that I quit and almost threw the thing in the trash. Not only is the game itself a flop, but my computer didn't even like it, freezing up at times in its own frustration.
Another major problem with the game is that there is no way to save, so that unless you make adequate progress in a given world, you are forced to continue or else start that segment all over again in your next session.
Graphics and some of the concepts are interesting, but those good points dimmed as my blood pressure rose. This is the only game I feel I totally wasted my money on.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Neverending Disappointment, February 2, 2003

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"grograman" (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Auryn Quest (CD-ROM)

I'm completely obsessed with Michael Ende's book The Neverendung Story, and so was thrilled when I learned that a computer game was going to be based on it. I waited for two years for this, and now I am extremely disappointed. (First I should say that I only played the first world and part of the second, so my opinion is entirely based upon that.) Ende's story is rich and infinitely creative, but AURYN Quest seems bland and typical. The premise is that the magical amulet AURYN has been stolen and you must play as Atreyu to find it. The Neverending Story is nothing like that! AURYN is more of a symbol rather than a magical object, and it is never stolen! The Neverending Story is about following your heart and discovering the true meaning of desire - not about mindless quests! I feel as if the makers of this game decided to take the easy way out and rework The Neverending Story is make it like any other boring story out there. This is very sad because Michael Ende tried his hardest to make his book anything but ordinary! The graphics seemed okay, but the levels were mostly uninteresting. I noticed many elements of Ende's book, but they were all changed and lacked any depth. AURYN Quest may not be a bad game (I didn't play the whole thing again,) but I'm just disappointed that its creators made hardly any effort to capture any of the depth and richness of the original story. I hope some other company decides to make another game based on The Neverending Story one day, because if done properly, it would blow the gaming world away!!!