National Geographic: Lost City of Z

by ValuSoft

Product Features

• Single player, hidden object mystery, point-and-click adventure featuring educational and entertaining content and gameplay suitable for all ages.
• Follow the clues left by Colonel Fawcett to lead you through the mysterious rainforest.
• Play 5 exciting new mini-games to challenge clue solving skills.
• Watch thrilling footage from the National Geographic chronicle of the Lost City of Z as seen on TV.
• Take photographs of the beautiful scenes and wildlife around you and catalog them in your daily journal.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002S5M7U6
• Item Weight: 4 ounces
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: December 27, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,649 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Nat Geo Adventure: Lost City of Z is a single player, point-and-click PC game adventure based on the true to life mystery of the Amazonian Lost City of Z, the disappearance of a prominent explorer at the beginning of the last century, and National Geographic's television coverage of recent revelations surrounding the mystery. Game features include a merging of fictional characters and in-game action, with historical events and recent archeological discoveries, as well as exciting puzzle and hidden object gameplay. Exciting historically based storyline. View larger. Challenging puzzle-solving. View larger. Easy point-and-click action. View larger. Fun in-game camera & journal. View larger. Based on the True Story of Percy Fawcett In 1925, veteran British surveyor, archeologist and explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett journeyed to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil with a small crew to search for a lost civilization – what he referred to as the 'City of Z.' Neither he nor any in his party ever returned. Reported nearly two-hundred years earlier in a document penned by a Portuguese explorer, the lost City of Z, the suspected hub of an as of yet undiscovered large-scale civilization in what was assumed to always have been the sparsely populated inner Amazon region, was Fawcett's passion and obsession. His adventures and disappearance became the stuff of legend, inspiring everything from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel The Lost World, to early Hollywood movies and in part, even the iconic adventures and person of Indiana Jones. Story and Gameplay The historical Colonel Fawcett was quite aware of the dangers of his adventures, including disease, wild animals and the possibly fatal consequences of trespassing in the lands of native tribes. He even went so far as to request that no rescue party be sent if he did not return. In real-life this was ignored, and scores of people were lost over the years searching for Colonel Fawcett and/or the truth behind the legendary City of Z. The storyline of Nat Geo Adventure: Lost City of Z features the fictional account of one of these later expeditions, in this case lead by a modern National Geographic employee. Reported missing in the jungle for four days, it’s up to you to help find your National Geographic comrade and the truth behind the real Lost City of Z. To do so players use the game's point-and-click interaction mechanism to collect clues and hidden items found throughout the game environment, read maps and solve puzzles. In addition, players will engage in five mini-games and use their in-game camera and journal to document the wildlife, environments, artifacts and ruins that are encountered as they creep ever closer to finally solving the mystery of the Lost City of Z. Key Game Features Follow the clues left by Colonel Fawcett to lead you through the mysterious rainforest. Play 5 exciting new mini-games to challenge clue solving skills. Watch thrilling footage from the National Geographic chronicle of the Lost City of Z as seen on TV. Take photographs of the beautiful scenes and wildlife around you and catalog them in your daily journal. Single player, hidden object mystery, point-and-click adventure. Educational and entertaining content and gameplay suitable for all ages. System Requirements Minimum OS: Windows XP, Vista Processor: Pentium 800 MHz or faster processor RAM: 512MB or more Disc Drive: 2x or faster CD/DVD-ROM drive Hard Drive: 159MB or more DirectX: DirectX 8.0 compatibility Input Device: Mouse and keyboard

Product Description

In 1925, British Colonel Percy Fawcett journeyed to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil with a small crew to search for a lost civilization – the mysterious City of Z. They never returned. National Geographic on the case to solve the mystery - now a National Geographic employee has been missing in the jungle for four days. It’s up to you to help find the Lost City of Z!

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars reliable but repetitive, January 11, 2010

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codger "codger" (Doncaster UK) - See all my reviews

= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: National Geographic: Lost City of Z (CD-ROM)

A point and click single player that loaded easily on my Acer with Vista.And yes it works! Played through to the end with no problems and it did not require or allow any backtracking or manual saving. Easy. You journey to the city of Z and back 'ticking off' hundreds of objects on the way.(none of which you actually use for anything.) If you can't find an object, never fear; a hint will give you its location. You also get to take pictures of jungle animals on the way.The few puzzles you meet just need patience.
The down side.
1.I expected more good pictures from National Geographic.
2.There are too few backdrops and these are often repeated though very well drawn.
3.If you just want a trouble free time, sitting and clicking well fine. Is it just me or was I glad when I reached the end.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to play, January 28, 2011

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artt - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: National Geographic: Lost City of Z (CD-ROM)

I liked playing this hidden object game but I must admit that I finished it quicker than others I have played. Good clear pictures.

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful environments but lacks punch!, August 12, 2010

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P. B. Sharp (NM) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: National Geographic: Lost City of Z (CD-ROM)

In 1925 an Indiana Jones inspiration named Colonel Percy Fawcett went into the jungles of the Amazon looking for a fabled city, the Lost City of Z. He never returned. Now your intrepid sister, who is trying to follow the Colonel's trail in the steamy Brazilian jungle is missing, too, and of course you've got to find her! Will you find your sister and the elusive City of Z?

That scenario should result in a highly exciting and stressful game, but somehow any emotional atmosphere gets lost in the hidden object searches which rather squelch the drama. You search for hundreds of items buried in the beautifully rendered environments and as you trudge along you will encounter mini- games such as fitting stone blocks into a pattern, and these diversions are very easy to solve. You photograph exotic creatures on your way such as a pair of bright red parrots, a leopard frog, a jaguar- but you have to find them in the littered scenes first. You can preview the hidden stuff in the task bar which is lucky because some of the objects are extremely difficult to locate. At one point I was trying to find an ant and even with the hint radar telling me where to look, it took many clicks to zero in on the little critter and send him scuttling away.

You will visit the same scenes several times but with interesting variations such as at sunset, under a flashlight or a moon or night vision goggles. These variations make the back-tracking more palatable. But by and large this game isn't a winner like National Geographic's "Herod's lost tomb".