Ark of Time

• Platform: IBM PC Compatible
• Release Date: 1997
• Genre: Adventure
• Style: Third-Person Adventure
• Similar Games: King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (IBM PC Compatible), Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (IBM PC Compatible)

Game Description

Koei's first venture into graphic adventures is a beautiful game in which players take on the role of an American reporter searching for a missing professor who was kidnapped right on the brink of making a major discovery. In order to find the scholar, players must explore several exotic locales including Stonehenge and Easter Island. Clues are gained by interacting with characters, solving puzzles, and searching the surrounding area in standard point and click fashion.

The one thing that makes this game stand out from other adventures on the market is the background scenery, as all ingame locales have been modeled after their real life counterparts and are breathtakingly beautiful. Over one hundred locations can be explored in total, spanning eight levels which are divided into chapters of the overall story. Three hours worth of digitized speech helps enhance the game, bringing the inhabitants of the places players visit to life before their eyes.