Release Date: January 20, 2012
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness is a casual adventure of the kind of "hidden objects", whose plot is based on H.P. Lovecraft's novel "In the mountains of madness". The player's task is to help the two heroes explain what happened in a secluded polar research facility, as well as discover the secrets of an ice-bound, ancient city.
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness is the production of the German Cerasus Media studio, specializing in casual games, i.e. occasional players. It combines elements of an adventure with puzzles like "hidden objects" and puzzles.
Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness is based on H.P. Lovecraft's novel In the Mountains of Madness. The action was set in 1931 in Antarctica. The main protagonists, the polar explorer Professor William Dyer and his assistant Lynn Morgan, set out to find out why her crew has stopped communicating with the world. On the spot they discover that the of the expedition are dead. However, one of the polar explorers is missing among the bodies. The daredevils decide to cross the mountains to find out what happened to the lost scientist.
The gameplay is based on classic elements for this kind of games. The player must show perceptiveness by finding objects in the pictures within a specific time limit. The challenge is also different kinds of puzzles that require logical thinking skills. A system of tips and hints helps to deal with more difficult riddles. In addition, many tasks can be interrupted at any time to return to them later.
Visually, Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness is characterized by interesting, two-dimensional graphics with hand-painted backgrounds. The atmosphere of uncanny is skillfully intensified by special effects (e.g. wind noise) and atmospheric music.
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Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Cerasus Media
Publisher: Big Fish Games
Age restrictions: none
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System Requirements for Mystery Stories: Mountains of Madness Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium 1 GHz, 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM - Vista/7), graphic card 128 MB (GeForce 6600 or better), 121 MB HDD, Windows XP/Vista/7.
