5 minute review:
Today’s game is less than 10Mb, so should be a reasonably quick download even for dial up users. Unfortunately I was unable to get the game to run on my computer while trying to review the demo of this game last night, so there will only be a short review. I’ve taken the liberty of posting some reviews that I found on the net. There were not many screen captures of the game and no full reviews to be found on the internet, which was surprising because the game was released two years ago. The only user comment I found did say that the game was outstanding though. The following quotes should give you a good idea as to what the game is like - An inlay game with mini games scattered throughout the game. There are two modes of play (quest and custom) and a levels editor, which you’ll need because looking in the games folder there appears to be only 26 levels.
Quotes:
Take a journey into the ancient Greek myths: Mythic Adventure is a puzzle game with a mythological flavor and a simple but addictive game play. The main goal is indeed very simple: just pick up a piece from those sliding in the bottom part of the screen and place it on the board to fill the empty cells. Once all the cells are filled, you have finished the level. You must act quickly though because each level has a time limit.
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Reference: http://www.orbitalcows.com/shareware.php accessed 23rd Aug 08
Mythic Adventure - Challenge the greek Gods with this inlay game.
Every 5 levels, have a face to face with famous heroes and mythological creatures like Chiron the centaur, Ladon the dragon and so on until you get to the top of Mount Olympus and face with Zeus itself! Those sub-games will be a nice variation from the main inlay theme.
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Reference: http://www.shareup.com/Mythic_Adventure-download-45352.html accessed 23rd Aug 08
Take a journey into the ancient greek myths: Mythic Adventure is a puzzle game with a mythological flavour and a simple but addictive gameplay. The main goal is indeed very simple: just pick up a piece from those sliding in the bottom part of the screen and place it on the board to fill the empty cells: once all the cells are filled, you have finished the level. You must act quickly though because each level has a time limit. If you pick up a piece that you don't like, simply drop it in the drop box, at the cost of a little time penalty. Remember also to watch those butterfly that are constantly flying over the screen: clicking them will fill some spots automatically! Remember also to collect coins to buy even more special bonuses to help you finish the level in time. Every 5 levels, have a face to face with famous heroes and mythological creatures like Chiron the centaur, Ladon the dragon and so on until you get to the top of Mount Olympus and face with Zeus itself! Those word sub-games will be a nice variation from the main inlay theme and will help you gain familiarity with greek gods and heroes names.
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Reference: http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/p28990.htm accessed 24th Aug 08
Images:
http://s109.photobucket.com/albums/n61/Whiterabbit_01/gaotd/Mythic%20Adventure/?albumview=slideshow
Conclusion:
It's not the prettiest game of this genre I've come across, but there are some aspects to the game such as coin collecting for bonuses that include additional time, magic auto fill and butterfly swarms that give additional coins, (if you can catch them by clicking on them) which are added to the playing board. The coins can then be used to buy additional bonuses. Also as you progress through the levels the board become increasingly hard to complete because you have to use the correct color to complete the puzzle. Thankfully the auto fill feature is useful in these circumstances. Each level is timed.
The level editor is easy to use. You can create increasingly complex boards using different colored shapes. These custom levels are accessible from the custom levels button on the playing mode screen.
Thank you winter wolves and the game giveaway team for a good game. After playing it for about 20 minutes, I'd say it's a worthwhile download and well worth 7 out of 10.