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November 3, 2004

Return to Mysterious Island

Return to Mysterious Island
Based on 83 Ratings
8.4
metacritic
Based on 19 Reviews
79
Release date
November 3, 2004
Developer
Genre
Mode(s)
Single-player
Web-site

Summary

Return to Mysterious Island follows Mina, a strong young woman alone on a round-the-world sailing expedition. Caught in a tremendous storm, she becomes stranded on the shores of a wild and apparently uninhabited island. As she explores her new surroundings, she uncovers artifacts, living spaces and technologies left behind by the people who came before her to this uncharted island. Creating a new life, Mina builds a home from the remains of Granite Rock and uses her survival skills against the wilds of the jungle. She soon becomes aware of a figure in the shadows who, seemingly aware of her troubles, offers her assistance. She eventually identifies this figure as the unsettled ghost of Captain Nemo, whose body is located in the Nautilus deep below the island shore. Piecing together the hints and clues he provides, Mina must travel to the Nautilus, retrieve his body and give him a proper burial in order to free his tortured soul. Players will solve a variety of clever puzzles and use the various technologies found on the Nautilus to help on their return to civilization. [Adventure Company]

Return to Mysterious Island System Requirements

🤏 Minimum Requirements

OS:
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8
CPU:
1.8 GHz
RAM:
512 MB RAM
GPU:
3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible with DirectX 9 recommended)
HDD:
2 GB available space

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Critic Reviews

  • 100
    Just Adventure May 7, 2024
    A great way to rediscover a Jules Verne classic. If the idea of overcoming nature’s challenges, surviving in a forgotten land, and unlocking the mysteries of an exotic island interest you, do not miss this game.
  • 90
    PC Gameworld May 7, 2024
    A fantastic point-and-click adventure game that both long time fans of the genre and newcomers will enjoy.
  • 87
    Worth Playing May 7, 2024
    Oh yes. Also, you can install this game, put the CD away, and run it without the CD in the drive. Thank you very much, developers. With companies bending over backward to install broken copy protection schemes left and right, the lack thereof is refreshing.
  • 87
    Game Over Online May 7, 2024
    And so am I recommending Return to Mysterious Island? You bet. In a year that has been lacking in adventures and role-playing games -- the two genres I typically review -- Return to Mysterious Island is more than a welcome find, and, along with "Syberia II," is one of the best adventure games of the year.
  • 85
    Game Chronicles May 7, 2024
    This is a hard puzzle game that’s extremely fun and rewarding. A game that you can really get into and play for hours on end (or straight through to completion).