Book of Legends

by 21 Rocks

Product Features

• Travel from Washington, D.C. to five exotic locations to unlock the legends, including London, Venice, Paris, Prague and China
• 6 adventurous modes of game play
• 90 total levels to unravel

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001RV1KBY
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 17, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,496 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #21 in Video Games > Mac Games > Arcade

Product Description

What started out as a casual obsession over the world's most captivating legends quickly becomes surreal when a young researcher discovers a book that is filled with such rich detail that it could change the balance in a centuries-old struggle for power. This book is so important that in the wrong hands it could be devastating. Assist Zoe and Charleston as you help unravel the mysteries contained in the Book of Legends.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun game, puzzles a little on the easy side for an adult, November 16, 2009

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Happy Reader (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Book of Legends (CD-ROM)

Lately, to save money in these tough times, I've been buying older, and cheaper, PC games. My first love is adventure games, but I also enjoy hidden object and pure puzzle games. The Book of Legends game, by Activision, is a nice little game, and I recommend it to the casual gaming adult (like me) or kids. I would think a 10-12 year old would find it the right balance of difficulty vs frustration.

This is a combination hidden object and puzzle game. It is mainly hidden object, with little puzzles thrown in here among the hidden object play. What I particularly liked about it is that the names of the hidden objects are not dumbed down. The Book of Legend quest takes you to different world-wide historical sites, and the hidden objects are (mostly) pertinent to that site. So, if you're in an ancient Egyptian temple, you are looking mainly for things that are found in a temple, and the true names of the objects are used. Sometimes, I didn't know what the object was (so I was learning!), but the game helps by giving you a shadow outline of what you're looking for. In one museum, for example, I was looking for a "bug exemplar". I'm still not quite sure what that means in archeological terms (try googling "bug exemplar" and see if you do better than me), but I was able to find the hidden bug exemplar nevertheless.

This is a nice game for the money, especially as it has 90 levels to work through. It lasted me quite a while of casual gaming. Recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Object - NOT Adventure!, November 13, 2010

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KamekoHaru - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Book of Legends (CD-ROM)

I just want to make it very clear that this is not an adventure game, despite what the description claims. It is purely 100% a "hidden" objects game. I have no problem with those types of games, so long as they state that's what they are. I also would like to add that the voice acting is annoying at best as one character is always babbling about nonsense and the other is insulting and rude.

I would say this game is more geared towards the pre-teen ages (9-12) and is a bit easy for the adult crowd. However, if you enjoy hidden object games and want something simple to just pass an hour of your day, this would be a decent buy.

1.0 out of 5 stars overall dissapointing, July 2, 2011

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B. N. Patrie (Middletown, CT United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Book of Legends (CD-ROM)

the Book of Legends game is so-so but the voice-overs are ANNOYING and non-stop. had to leave the game on mute and spent way too much time clicking through incessant and meaningless dialogue.