Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire

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Product Features

• The Ulysses is Under Attack! Escape from the sub before it takes on too much water -- and plunges into the murky depths.
• Explore the underground caves leading to Atlantis. But Beware! Giant insects can be extremely nasty when they're disturbed.
• Engage your foes in relentless multiplayer ship-to-ship combat and combat reacing from the cockpit of exotic Atlantean vehicles.
• Compete online with up to 12 people in 10 different capture the flag and tournament maps.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005B3ZN
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: May 16, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,441 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A first-person shooter game for kids isn't a brand-new concept. But it's new enough--and tricky to make--given many parents' concerns about violent games. Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Trial by Fire is a pretty successful attempt to create a fun FPS that stays kid friendly.

Two games come on the CD-ROM: a short introductory game called Search for the Journal, and the longer main game, Trial by Fire. The introductory game can also be downloaded from Disney's Web site if you're interested in sampling before you buy.

Trial by Fire can be played solo or multiplayer online. The solo game isn't all about shooting the bad guys--it features several short, challenging levels that involve varied tasks such as exploring caves, solving ancient Atlantean puzzles, and racing against rising lava. Some levels were very hard, but not unbeatable.

Unfortunately, short describes the whole solo game. If you sit down and play hard, you'll be done in three or four hours, wanting more. That's when you'll probably be ready for the multiplayer game.

In the online multiplayer game, you choose to play either capture the flag or tournament games ("tournament" appears to be parent-friendly code for "shoot the other team"). The boards are fairly simple, and players used to more complex FPS games will probably get done with them quickly. Play is smooth however, and lag didn't seem to be a problem on the GameSpy servers that the game steers you toward.

If you (or your child) already enjoy faster-paced FPS games, such as Quake or Unreal, this might seem slow and simple by comparison. But for younger kids and parents concerned about gruesome violence, Trial by Fire is fun and challenging, using all the characters and locations from the movie. It's a great intro to the first-person shooter style of games, and a good follow-up to the movie. --Jeff Quick

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description Unlock the secrets and unleash the adventure. Your rite of passage begins with Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Trial By Fire CD-ROM. You assume the role of Milo in the single-player mode, and, aided by several members of the Atlantis exploration team, undergo intense trials based upon the four elements of ancient Greek philosophy: fire, water, air, and earth. Bravely making your way through mind-bending puzzles, diabolical traps, and the formidable denizens of Atlantis, your ultimate quest in this first-person action adventure is to save the legendary city from certain destruction by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption. In multiplayer mode, 16 players compete online in a variety of dynamic real-time contests, such as Capture the Flag, Crystal Tag, Tournament, and Cage Ball.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game - Not what I expected, May 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire (CD-ROM)

A First Person Action game - from Disney! Usually Disney's movie-to-games are flat, unimaginative puzzles that bore my kids within seconds. But Atlantis is something new. It's entirely in 3D, which for kids' games is extremely rare. Having not seen the movie I can't say how well it compares, but it does an amazing job of putting the player "in" the game. Visually it is first rate, obviously a lot of creativity went into the production.

Bottom line, my kids love it (2 boys and a girl). The multiplayer aspect of the game (you can go online and play against other people) is the biggest draw for them. Every time they play it's a new game, with new people doing unpredictable things. It worked out of the box, getting online to play is all built in, though my seven year old had to walk me through it the first couple of times.

Great gameplay, very impressive graphics, seemingly endless replayability, and my kids love it. And I play it, too.

Who needs a movie?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Atlantis ROCKS!, July 4, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire (CD-ROM)

I loved Disney's Atlantis the Lost Empire- Trial by Fire. But I still stuck on the second level, they should make a cheat book to help young players.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars O.K, August 15, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Trial by Fire (CD-ROM)

Atlantis was O.K But easy to bet. You have three levels of skill you can choose from easy, medium and hard but it's still not that hard to bet on hard. It's not much a chalange but still a fun game to play