Egypt 3

The Egyptian Prophecy
Cover art of Egypt 3
Developer(s) Kheops Studio
Publisher(s) The Adventure Company
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • NA: March 30, 2004
  • EU: May 14, 2004[1]
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Egypt 3: The Egyptian Prophecy (aka Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses) is a 2004 adventure video game developed by Kheops Studio and published by The Adventure Company for the PC. The player must solve an array of ancient riddles that will help a dying Pharaoh survive and restore Egypt to glory. The game follows Egypt: 1156 B.C.: Tomb of the Pharaoh and Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy. In 2010, Microïds released an adaptation of the game, split into parts, for the Apple iPhone.

Critical reception

Andrew Plotkin of Zarf thought the game contained a thin story backed by copious amounts of educational historical information.[2] Slydos of Adventure-Archiv thought it was entertaining, though not innovative.[3] GameBoomers praised it for not being too long or difficult; mainstays of the genre.[4] Tap-Repeatedly reviewer Toger deemed the game a "nice little diversion".[5] WorthPlaying recommended the game to Myst fans.[6] Steve Ramsey of Quandary noted that the player doesn't need to have played the game's prequels in order to understand the plot.[7] Dan Ravipinto of Adventure Gamers criticised the game's cluttered environments and slow interface.[8] Jeux Video thought the short and easy game would offer a pleasant Egyptian adventure for the player.[9] Game Chronicles thought the game would only receive acclaim or interest from fans of the adventure game genre.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Egypt 3 release information at GameFAQs
  2. ↑ "Mini-Review: The Egyptian Prophecy: The Fate of Ramses". www.eblong.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  3. ↑ slydos. "Egypt 3 - Egyptian Prophecy - Review English". www.adventure-archiv.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ Jenny100. "The Egyptian Prophecy Review". www.gameboomers.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  5. ↑ "Four Fat Chicks -- The Egyptian Prophecy Review". www.tap-repeatedly.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  6. ↑ "PC Review - 'The Egyptian Prophecy'". WorthPlaying. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  7. ↑ "The Egyptian Prophecy: The Fate of Ramses Review by Quandary". pandora.nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2008-04-16. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  8. ↑ "The Egyptian Prophecy review - AdventureGamers.com". www.adventuregamers.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  9. ↑ "Test Egypte 3 : Le Destin de Ramses sur PC". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  10. ↑ "Game Chronicles - Review". www.gamechronicles.com. Retrieved 2017-03-16.


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