Alabama Smith: Escape from Pompeii > iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac & PC Game

Overall rating

5 / 5

26 of 36 found this review helpful

This is a great game

PostedFebruary 17, 2012

baba247

fromSaskatoon, Canada

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Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I enjoyed this game a lot and one of the things that I really liked was that after each cituation that you got him threw there was a mini game to play that was fun and interesting.
I like to beleave that I really do learn something from each of the games I play, I am not a traveler so this site and the variety of games like this one allows us to travel threw the games adventures.
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I enjoyed this game a lot and one of the things that I really liked was that after each cituation that you got him threw there was a mini game to play that was fun and interesting.
I like to beleave that I really do learn something from each of the games I play, I am not a traveler so this site and the variety of games like this one allows us to travel threw the games adventures.
I absoutely recommend this game its got a lof of interesting and adventurous cituations that let you go into a fantacy and have a blast.The grafics are good some times not so good but its not terrable, there is some really interesting things to see from egyptian times and other times. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

5 / 5

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Disappointed

PostedFebruary 2, 2018

Mistaken

fromOntario, Canada

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

5 / 5

Storyline

5 / 5

I really like this game except for one fatal flaw. You can't leave the game cause if you do you have to start from the beginning.

I recommend this game!

+6points

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Overall rating

3 / 5

45 of 47 found this review helpful

Great game, with one major catch

PostedDecember 10, 2011

Kaliarii

fromDenver, CO

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Fun Factor

4 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

I thoroughly enjoyed Escape from Pompeii. It was moderately challenging, with a great deal of variety, from hidden objects that you actually use within the scene, to finding the difference between two similar scenes, to logic puzzles. The soundtrack didn't get on my nerves - a fairly rare occurrence with most casual games for me.

This game warrants a solid 4, if not 5 stars. So why only 3? Two ...Show more

I thoroughly enjoyed Escape from Pompeii. It was moderately challenging, with a great deal of variety, from hidden objects that you actually use within the scene, to finding the difference between two similar scenes, to logic puzzles. The soundtrack didn't get on my nerves - a fairly rare occurrence with most casual games for me.

This game warrants a solid 4, if not 5 stars. So why only 3? Two reasons, actually. One, from what I can tell, this game leaves on a cliffhanger that never really gets explained in the sequel, though this detail I could have lived with. The real issue for me was my saved game. It was non-existent. There wasn't any way to save manually, and upon further "research" through the forum, I discovered my problem: I'm running Windows 7.

It would seem that anything more recent than Windows XP will not hold the saved game. There doesn't seem to be a fix for this, at least not one I could find; hence, the 3 star rating. I got around this by simply minimizing the game whenever I needed a break, and just re-maximizing the window when I was ready to play again, but it would've been nice to be able to actually close out the game.

That being said, I'd highly recommend taking this one for a spin, particularly if you don't mind sitting all the way through a game (this one's a perfect length - you probably won't beat it in an hour or even two, particularly if you are solving puzzles on your own and watching the cutscenes, but it won't take weeks of playing for hours and hours straight either), or if you are running XP or earlier. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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NEW HOGGERS SHOULD LOOK AT THIS GAME

PostedJuly 13, 2012

rosekaufmann

fromLos Angeles

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Surface: Mystery of Another World

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Based on complete game. This is a fairly easy game and would be very short for an experienced hogger. I would recommend it for a beginner, which I was when I bought and played it the first time. It would be a bit more challenging for an inexperienced hogger (but they won't be tearing their hair out).

Storyline: Not the greatest. Gameplay is straightforward. Specific tasks are shown In the lower ...Show more

Based on complete game. This is a fairly easy game and would be very short for an experienced hogger. I would recommend it for a beginner, which I was when I bought and played it the first time. It would be a bit more challenging for an inexperienced hogger (but they won't be tearing their hair out).

Storyline: Not the greatest. Gameplay is straightforward. Specific tasks are shown In the lower right corner and it is easiest to do the tasks in order. Puzzles and mini-games are varied and relatively easy; graphics are good. Hint system recharges very quickly. Text labels items you scroll over. The biggest “challenge” in gameplay is the last chapter when you must alternate present day with olden days. The scene is the same, but adjusted for time. You will do actions in either time period which will directly have an effect on the other. Ending: satisfactory. Show less

I recommend this game!

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Overall rating

3 / 5

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Time Travel

PostedFebruary 20, 2014

pennmom36

fromwindow, books, door, I didn't know what those were till they told me!

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

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Dark Parables: Jack and the Sky Kingdom Collector's Edition

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Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

I actually thought this game was way more interesting than the last Alabama. You are the best student of archaeology at the University of Yale and the Dean sends you to the University of Naples for the summer. Your quest is to find an amulet that was believed to be used for time travel but was last seen before the volcanic eruption in Pompeii. It is also rumored that a secret society was in charge ...Show more

I actually thought this game was way more interesting than the last Alabama. You are the best student of archaeology at the University of Yale and the Dean sends you to the University of Naples for the summer. Your quest is to find an amulet that was believed to be used for time travel but was last seen before the volcanic eruption in Pompeii. It is also rumored that a secret society was in charge of protecting the amulet, this society just happens to be in a hidden room at the University of Naples! There are inventory items to find and use to progress throughout the game and several mini games such as spot the difference. I did like this game better because of the subject, but I'm still not crazy about either game. Show less

I don't recommend this game.

+1point

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Overall rating

2 / 5

18 of 24 found this review helpful

O.K. Hidden Object Game

PostedNovember 18, 2012

charzee07

fromAlgonac, MI

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

4 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

This game was very annoying due to the fact that if you stopped for awhile and restarted the game later, you had to start at the very beginning every time.

I don't recommend this game.

+12points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

9 of 14 found this review helpful

Lame

PostedJanuary 29, 2012

Domanda_Jane

fromPortland, OR

Fun Factor

2 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

1 / 5

I played this on the iPhone and didn't like it at all. The story line was weak (with an obvious rip-off of Indiana Jones), it was way too short, and was not at all challenging. I finished the whole thing in less than 2 hours, and I kept waiting for it to improve. It never did.

I don't recommend this game.

+4points

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Overall rating

2 / 5

It was just ok

PostedJanuary 13, 2019

justnan922

fromOKC, OK

Skill Level:Intermediate

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object

Fun Factor

3 / 5

Visual/Sound Quality

3 / 5

Level of Challenge

3 / 5

Storyline

3 / 5

Not really worth my $7. Too short, and kinda boring.

I don't recommend this game.

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Overall rating

1 / 5

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alabama smith: escape from pompeii

PostedApril 14, 2012

tubby45

fromcentral oregon

Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3

Fun Factor

5 / 5

Level of Challenge

4 / 5

Storyline

2 / 5

This game was WAY too SHORT for $6.99

I don't recommend this game.

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