Riddle of the Sphinx

by Viva Media

Product Features

• Discover: Secret Chambers, Hidden corridors, Sacred Tombs, Forbidding labyrinths
• Unearth: Scared artifacts, Deadly weapons, Anciant Puzzles, Prophetic scrolls
• Explore: The Great Pyramid, Mysterious megaliths, lost temples, ancient ruins

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000HRZIL2
• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 8, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,877 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

A compelling message from a friend in need brings you to Egypt. As you venture into deep inside the Great Pyramid you will come face to face with ancient evil. What danger lurks in the corridors leading to chambers of treasures and mummies? It is up to you to discover the clues and put the pieces together. Will you discover unknown tombs of the Pharaohs? What spectacular treasures are hidden in these ancient walls? Solve a riddle of epic proportions as you embark on the adventure of a lifetime.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Point and Click Adventure Game with Very Good Graphics, September 27, 2007

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Sires "I enjoy mysteries, historical and proc... (Chesapeake, OH, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riddle of the Sphinx (Video Game)

This game has been around for a number of years. The first version I had was a demo version that I picked up as a freebie in an Egghead Store-- remember those emporiums of computer related merchandise? Having worked my way through Myst and its siblings I was hungry for more great graphics and challenging puzzles.

Now, seven or so years later, I bought the new edition which came in a sensible scaled down package containing one CD. Actually I was scheduled to visit the King Tut exhibit in Philadelphia and I bought it in a fit of nostalgia and enthusiasm. I cannot say the treasures to be found in this game were any more sparkling than the items on exhibit at the Franklin Institute.

First thing, a patch is needed to make the game work. The person who was frustrated because he or she could not play the game on any system tney tried should have gone to the web site referenced in the packaging and updated the game. I played it on a machine running Windows Xp and didn't notice any particular problem after it was patched.

I don't know if the creators have retooled things but the graphics were bright and clean and even better on a 17 inch LCD screen. Computer speaks are much better than they were seven years ago-- or maybe I can just afford better ones now. I fortunately remembered bits of most of the puzzles, at least enough so I didn't spend days bumbling around in the maze like I did the first time (madly pointing and clicking at anything that might help me out), but not so much that I wasn't challenged. The music was not intrusive. But keep a pad and pen handy-- and don't over think the game. Trying to be too clever will tie you in knots.

Having finished this one, I am starting to wonder where my old copy of Myst is--

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice obsession away from work!, July 22, 2007

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colejsm (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riddle of the Sphinx (Video Game)

I never played adventure games before and I'm more likely to after playing this. The game is not violent and you solve a series of puzzles given different clues. I thought the puzzles were most difficult in the beginning before you even get to anything intersting in the tombs. FYI--If you get really, really stuck, plenty of people have written instructions on the internet on how to solve stuff. (You may have to utilize this once like I did just to get a feel for how to solve these things).

I will forewarn you that the game can get sometimes stuck/slowed down. There is a patch available to stop it from doing that in certain sections, but it can still get frustrating in certain spots why you can move a lightning speed in some areas and at a snail's pace in others.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Money. Do not Buy!!!, February 22, 2008

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kafman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Riddle of the Sphinx (Video Game)

This game does not work. All $9 copies in the market have the same problem. On the website they say download the patch. I did and the patch did nothing. It is a big shame on the company to release a game with all these problems. They suppose at least to withdraw all bad copies from the market everywhere but instead they deceive people by a patch that does not work. What if somebody does not have internet? What a waste!