Unsolved Mystery Club®: Ancient Astronauts® Collector's Edition > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

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Play the Standard Version

PostedDecember 29, 2012

coha92

fromHonolulu, HI

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Puzzle

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

Unsolved Mystery Club ®: Ancient Astronauts ® is a very entertaining game. I started the Collector's Edition but it didn't work and BFG gave me a refund. I also own the Standard version of the game and it WORK PERFECTLY!!!
I really wanted to finish the game that I started because it was different from many of the games I played so far.
Beautiful graphics, music, etc.

I recommend this game!

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5 / 5

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Entertaining

PostedNovember 20, 2011

tilmalene

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Skill Level:Intermediate

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Fantastic grafic, funny game, and with variation of skills

I recommend this game!

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4 / 5

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Interesting game

PostedJanuary 14, 2012

centauri272

fromSt. Gallen, Switzerland

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Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Match 3

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Island Tribe 3

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Interesting story. Good graphics. The sound is a bit boring so I turned it off. HOS clear. Mini-games challenging. The HELP system is good, because it can be quite difficult to know what to do next. The SG is also good and helpful. The game is not very long but you spent a good time playing. The bonus game is quite short so the SE would also be ok.

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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One big step for game play, one giant leap for story telling…

PostedJanuary 19, 2012

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fromScottsdale, AZ

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

An excellent game within a uniquely told Adventure. You are off in search of 5 missing scientists…

The Story: Were there extraterrestrial beings on earth thousands of years ago? This game's story mixes scientific evidence with possible proof and conjecture in five different places around the globe. The core story is complete.

The setting: The music, stunning artwork, and atmosphere change ...Show more

An excellent game within a uniquely told Adventure. You are off in search of 5 missing scientists…

The Story: Were there extraterrestrial beings on earth thousands of years ago? This game's story mixes scientific evidence with possible proof and conjecture in five different places around the globe. The core story is complete.

The setting: The music, stunning artwork, and atmosphere change appropriately for each location. A lot of attention went into the realistic details in each place. You will meet some interesting characters along the way.

The Game Play:
• The game has a Widescreen option and voice overs.
• Two play modes -- casual and advanced (slower refresh time for hints and puzzle skips).
• H0G scenes have an interactive component. They are junk pile and require a good eye.
• Mini games -- Some simple, some challenging, some unique -- a good mix.
• Adventuring -- each location is self contained but there is lots to accomplish within each one.
• Inventory items -- be prepared to move your cursor everywhere, explore everything.
• Diary -- not exactly; important data is saved in a communications device, different and well implemented.
• Built in help system -- For H0G scenes you are shown a hidden item. For tasks, the help system offers a multiple choice of "what do you want to know" options. Nice.

Collector's Edition content:
• The Strategy Guide is adequate but not great. Accessible from the game, but some puzzles which would benefit from video solutions only show the final solution screen shot.
• Concept Art and character drawings.
• 5 Soundtracks than cannot be saved.
* Bonus Chapter -- It was as well done as the core game. Basically, a separate story. But it was rather short. One challenging type of puzzle repeated 3 times, others were pretty simple. Several H0G scenes. If you liked the game play n the core game, there's nothing to dislike about the bonus chapter.

Overall, I thought this game was as good or better than many. I liked the inclusion of real history and would like to see more games structured this way. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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A little confusing

PostedDecember 28, 2011

bette76502

fromTemple, Texas

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

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Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

There is no way this game could be played without the stratagy guide. the 1st time I played Iwas all over the place. So, I played it again and had to use the SG in every scene. But it has a good enough plot,and is interesting enough to keep playing on.

I recommend this game!

+10points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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REPLAYABLE GAME

PostedJuly 5, 2013

rosekaufmann

fromLos Angeles

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Surface: Mystery of Another World

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

About 5 hours. STORYLINE: Investigate 5 explorers who have disappeared while researching ancient astronauts in different locations. The explorers and the places where they vanished are investigated one at a time. You have to find pieces of a black sun gem during your investigation. Game is linear.

GOOD:
- Visit gorgeous locations in Mali, Giza, Maya, Peru and Antartica.
- Adventures in Mali and ...Show more

About 5 hours. STORYLINE: Investigate 5 explorers who have disappeared while researching ancient astronauts in different locations. The explorers and the places where they vanished are investigated one at a time. You have to find pieces of a black sun gem during your investigation. Game is linear.

GOOD:
- Visit gorgeous locations in Mali, Giza, Maya, Peru and Antartica.
- Adventures in Mali and Peru were fairly easy; Egypt was the most challenging to me.
- When it appears there is nothing to do at a location, you have to look for things to do. They are there. You will know when you are finished with one location.
- HOS were bright and detailed, not too crowded, with some interaction.
- Check your interactive journal before going to the next chapter. Any uncollected items will be indicated by a lock.
- Plays widescreen.
- Replayable; HOS are random.
- Bonus chapter is an additional rescue.

NOT SO GOOD:
- Conversations were too fast; no way to slow them down or repeat them.
- You could suffer from vertigo at the beginning. Show less

I recommend this game!

+7points

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Overall rating

4 / 5

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The Title Suggested More Than The Game Delivered

PostedJune 2, 2017

upsysydaisy

fromOcala, FL

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Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy, Word

Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

Five scientific explorers vanish during their research on Ancient Astronauts. They were in various parts of the world searching for artifacts so the special inside investigator travels to each location looking for clues that will uncover what happened.

The game was a fictionalized version of a true story, which added more interest to the story, but in this case not very much. However, I did ...Show more

Five scientific explorers vanish during their research on Ancient Astronauts. They were in various parts of the world searching for artifacts so the special inside investigator travels to each location looking for clues that will uncover what happened.

The game was a fictionalized version of a true story, which added more interest to the story, but in this case not very much. However, I did like the story a lot, except for the weak ending. I expected much more in the way of aliens and excitement just because ancient astronauts have been a hot topic for such a long time.

The story moved along at a good pace and each character had his/her own little story and things to find, leading to their location. I liked the music which changed with each global area. The graphics were great and contained some interesting characters and things along the way that were helpful and unusual.

The games were all interesting and challenging, especially the slider fingerprint puzzle. The HOGs were a good challenge, but there were not many of them. I thought the hint system was actually more helpful than most with its multiple question options. There was no map that I can recall, but wasn't necessary. There was very minimal back and forth. Very little spoken dialogue but quite different and reading never bothers me at all anyway. But near the end of story I was surprised to hear screaming that was very unnerving, conjuring up images in my mind of some poor soul being tortured by the always experiment-intent little grey men. But nothing materialized to justify my fears.

Overall, it was a pretty decent game and I believe it to be suitable for most age groups and can be enjoyed at any skill level. Also, no frightening or bloody scenes to worry about.

I recommend the game for some easy fun, about 5 hrs or so, but the CE version is definitely not worth the extra $$.

Love sci-fi? Then try Voyage....great, surprisingly beautiful, challenging.

God Bless.... Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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unsolved mystery club ancient astronauts

PostedAugust 12, 2012

wolfbane1946

Skill Level:Expert

Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Strategy, Mahjong

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

1 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I found this game quite interesting until I got to where you have to use the bludgeon on the purple eyed head. It kept telling me that "it won't work here". No matter what I tried I could not get any further with the game. Help please!

+21points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Just Ok

PostedJanuary 28, 2012

BlueOctober

fromFL

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Word, Brain Teaser, Adventure, Time Management, Hidden Object, Large File, Card & Board, Puzzle, Mahjong

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

I think the storyline could have been really good, but they relied on reading cards over actual story telling. The HO scenes were good...not too many, which I prefer. The graphics were just ok to me. It seems to just end. There wasn't a whole lot of build up or anticipation.

Overall, it was a decent way to kill time, but I probably won't play it again.

I don't recommend this game.

+10points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Problem with Objects

PostedJune 4, 2018

dptrainman

fromSan Diego, CA

Skill Level:Beginner

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

4 / 5

I can't use this bat like thing on the wall or the chest piece on the idol, so I would like a refund, please ?

+5points

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