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Lost in Time is arguably Coktel Vision's best game, and one of the most
fiendishly difficult and intricate puzzle games you'll ever come across. You play
Doralice, intrepid heroine who has been chosen by the Central Computer of the
Space-Time Police because of obscure ties with the Villain of this adventure, Jarlath
Equs. Jarlath has stolen a sample of Americium 1492, hiding it the past, because of
it's radioactive half life, and needs to bring it back in time to be able to use it
to conquer the world. You have to find him and the sample before he destroys the time
continuum. Lost in Time may very well be the most inventory-intensive game ever made,
as you'll face literally hundreds of puzzles that require MacGuyver-like logic of
combining household items into useful tools. Although most puzzles are logical, some
of them require giant leaps of logic and minute hunt-the-pixel syndrome that can cause
some players to give up in aggravation. Compounding the problem is the fact that there
are always more puzzles you are allowed to tackle than you have the items for, and
part of the challenge is to figure out the *order* in which to solve them. Hints are
available in the form of 3 "Jokers" which you can use at any time - and the game is
even sneakily coded so that you can't "cheat" by using up a Joker and then restore -
you will find, to your horror, that that Joker isn't coming back. With a vast scope
that spans various eras in time from 1840 to the present, challenging puzzles, and
interesting plot, Lost in Time will keep you occupied for days on end. The original
release in Europe was divided into two parts, that is, two sets of 3.5" Floppy disks
sold separately as opposed to North American version which was a single complete package.
A CD-ROM version Lost in Time: Parts 1 & 2, was released at the same
time as the Euro floppy version and contained enough storage space for both parts as well
as additional and longer video sequences with a higher frame rate and audible dialogue
instead of subtitles. |