Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern

by The Adventure Company

Product Features

• Puzzles - innovative inventory system allows you to combine and create new tools and items necessary to solve an array of thought provoking puzzles
• Exploration - photo-realistic environments of pristine landscapes and rugged wilderness
• Survival - hunt, fish, and fend off predators that threaten your quest
• Create Masterful Works of Art - they will come to life and their stories will help you along your journey
• In-game Encyclopaedia - filled with historically accurate data on the Palaeolithic period

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009VT9M0
• Item Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: June 21, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,174 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Use your wits and powers of observation to survive the vast wilderness as your journey leads you to one of mankind's forgotten wonders. Experience your adventure through the eyes of Arok and meet many fascinating characters. Contend with the wild world where fishing, hunting, gathering, and mysterious shamanist ceremonies are all part of the struggle for survival as you unravel the secrets of the lost cavern. Also featured is an integrated encyclopedia filled with historically accurate data on the Paleolithic period, while detailed graphics of ancient rivers, troglodyte caves, and green valleys will take players back to the dawn of human existence. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS - Windows 98/ME/2000/XP / Pentium III 600 MHz (800 MHz recommended) / 16x CD-ROM Drive (24x CD-ROM recommended) / 64 MB RAM / 64 MB DirectX Compatible 3D Video Card / DirectX 7 Compatible Sound Card / Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers ESRB = T Teen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

121 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unique Story, Tremendous Fun, July 17, 2005

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B. E. Taylor "btaylor322" (Exeter, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern (CD-ROM)

I don't know why someone hasn't thought to make a game around this setting - about 20,000 + years ago before, and still respect what we know about the period. Don't let this scare you. Forget the muscle bound club and kill stuff.

Although several of the puzzles are variations on puzzles I've met in several other games, here they are totally in sinc with the story line and tremendous fun. Others are new to me, challenging, and still totally appropriate to the story line.

The graphics are extremely good, and in some places - especially good. I really felt like I'd been transported back to that world of our own earliest direct ancestors - the people who did those cave paintings. Not Neaderthal, by the way. The characters' interaction with their world of that time (end of last Ice Age) was neither grating, nor silly.

It IS true that the plot isn't all that unusual from the other games I've played, but the way it was done here, given what I've already said, made it totally fresh and TREMENDOUS FUN!

There are games that I HAVE played that I enjoyed just as much - for different reasons - but few I've enjoyed more. (Warning: I AM a terminal Syberia fan.) Even the acting was OK!

All in all, I couldn't recommend it more highly. Even the price is reasonable! It wasn't difficult giving ECHO 5 stars in BOTH categories.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting game in an interesting setting, March 21, 2006

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Ulrike Labenz (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern (CD-ROM)

I just finished playing Echo together with my husband and we both liked it a lot. This was the first game that we solved completely without resorting to a walk-through.

I thought the puzzles were intuitive for the most part - but perhaps that is in part because I have always been interested in prehistory and many things in the game were familiar. I liked that one of the tasks in the game was to find food for the main character - I have played too many adventure games were the character never seems to eat, sleep and can run on continuously. This helped making the game seem very realistic.

One big plus is the very well researched prehistoric background of the game and the documentary about the Cro-Magnon period and the Lascaux cave-paintings. The historical information was very well tied into the game - often it helped us solve a puzzle.

The graphics were very nicely done as well and fun to explore. I wish the game had been a little longer but it certainly was a satisfying experience.

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars ECHO -- Myst-lite in the stone age, October 7, 2005

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J. P. Keller (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Echo: Secrets of the Lost Cavern (CD-ROM)

A good value for the price. This is a fairly short and not too tricky game (especially if you've been playing adventure games since Zork). It's a Myst-like game, though not nearly as challenging. However, the paleolithic setting is unique, and the educational tie-ins were very well done. I would definitely recommend this one, especially for 10-15 year olds.