Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

by Majesco Sales Inc.

Product Features

• Complex puzzles and challenging boss battles become more and more daunting as you progress further into the game's 11 vibrant levels.

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005BJ9C
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 4.9 x 1 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 11, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,443 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Pitfall Harry is back! Well, sort of. Pitfall Harry has been kidnapped, and this time his son is exploring and adventuring in his stead. Pitfall is fondly remembered as one of the first real hits on the Atari 2600 game system way back in the early '80s. Harry reappeared in new adventures on the PC, PlayStation, Super Nintendo, and more. Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a direct port of these games, and you'll find it enhanced slightly, but mostly the same as previous versions.

Pitfall is a 2-D side-scrolling adventure in which Harry Jr. is on a mission in the South American jungle to recover artifacts, gold, treasure, his pop, and other goodies. There must have been an explosion in a major cache somewhere, because this stuff is sitting in trees, on the ground, and in subterranean locations. Harry and Harry Jr. likely mugged Indiana Jones because they're wearing his outfit and his whip. They also find lots of snakes and go on a mine car ride in this game.

But the lack of originality doesn't matter that much because the gameplay offers pretty good stuff overall. Harry Jr. must run and jump over quicksand and the gaping maws of crocodiles, swing on vines, climb ropes, and fight chattering skeletons and chittering monkey foes in his quest. He's also got to solve a few puzzles along the way.

While the graphics are enhanced in 32-bit finery for the Game Boy Advance screen, the details and colors are muddy, making it hard to appreciate the lush environments. Seeing where you're going and what you're grabbing can be difficult, even with perfect lighting. Also, the game suffers from repetition and a lack of inspiration. There's only so much Harry Jr. can do, and you'll find him doing it a lot, over and over. Still, Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a worthwhile romp on the handheld even if it is outshined a bit by other, cleaner-looking launch titles. --Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• Pitfall Harry (and son) are back
• The game features several distinct environments
• Swinging over open-mouthed crocs is as cool now as it was almost 20 years ago

Cons:

• The graphics are a bit muddy and hard to see without perfect lighting
• The game feels a little repetitious and uninspired

Product Description

Cartridge Only The Mayan Adventure for Game Boy Advance is a jaw-dropping example of GBA's ability to deliver beautiful graphics. Controlling Pitfall Harry Jr. -- son of the Pitfall Harry from the Atari 2600 game that the SNES game was a sequel to -- you must venture deep into the South American jungle in search of adventure and treasure. Complex puzzles and challenging boss battles become more and more daunting as you progress further into the game's 11 vibrant levels.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not that good either., September 19, 2001

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Frank Forrest "Quasar" (Northern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Video Game)

There will be two things that you will notice immediately...1) It is a very dark game. Not in the sense of genre, but in the sense of literal darkness. The game is very hard to see. And 2)there are NO saves or passwords.

To solve both of these problems you will need a game light and some cheat codes. Once you overcome these two obsticles, you will start to enjoy the game. One thing about using the cheat to get to different levels is that the area of the screen which shows you how many points you have accumulated will have its place taken by coordinate numbers. These numbers were probably used to debug the game by the programmers. So you will not have a total score when playing with the level cheat. That's really too bad because you won't know just how well you did on each level.

As you play throught the levels, you will encounter some pretty fun gameplay. The levels are thought out well and some of the levels are pretty challenging. If you do not have good eye/hand coordination, you probably should pass on this game as you will really need to time your moves well.
There are "secret" levels that you will unlock and it will take you a while to understand how to defeat some of the bosses, but all in all, I would say this is a pretty fun game. One word of caution. If you already have a penchant against "platform" type games, you should steer away from this game as only those who like this sort of gameplay will enjoy it.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You'd better buy another launch title..., June 6, 2001

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icecicle (don't remember) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Video Game)

Well, if someone is reading this, that person must be wondering which lauch title to pick. I had the opportunity to try this game via my friend's gameboy advance, and I was quite disappointed. First of all, the visibility is bad. The screen and graphics are way to dark so we end up dying just because we didn't see an enemy who blended in the background. And, there's no saving feature, not even password so you must finish the game in one sitting. Anyway, this game wasn't so great on the SNES, so why bother?

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs a SAVE feature!!, June 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Video Game)

I bought this game because I used to have the OLD Atari version, and wanted to see how they could update it. The gameplay itself is pretty fun, but visibility is poor, especially in the third level mineshafts. Also, every time I turn on the darn thing, I have to start over from the beginning. That gets old really fast. Other than that, the graphics are great, and it's not difficult to play...but then again, I keep playing the same levels over and over and over...