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: Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

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Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years
Amazon Minimum Age: 60 months
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: UBI Soft
EAN: 0008888681090
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Format: CD-ROM
Label: Ubisoft
Manufacturer: Ubisoft
Model: 008888681090
Publisher: Ubisoft
Release Date: November 11, 2003
Sales Rank: 9836
Studio: Ubisoft

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From the creators of Myst and Riven, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the next chapter of the Myst franchise and the most immersive and ambitious Myst experience ever created. The single-player game will be bigger, better, and more innovative than any of the previous Myst adventures. Players can move at their own pace, spending hours discovering visually stunning, real-time 3D worlds, solving a large variety of mind-challenging puzzles, and following an epic storyline.

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Plunge into a world unlike any dreamt possible before. From the makers of the original Myst and Riven, this groundbreaking adventure beckons players to uncover the elusive secrets of the ancient D'ni civilization. Follow Yeesha, eccentric daughter of Atrus, to discover Linking Books, encounter descendants, and solve puzzles as you venture through visually stunning environments.


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Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is the next chapter of the Myst franchise and the most immersive and ambitious Myst experience ever created. The game is bigger, better, and more innovative than any of the previous Myst adventures. Players can move at their own pace, spending hours discovering visually stunning, real-time 3D worlds, solving a large variety of mind-challenging puzzles, and following an epic storyline. Players can continue to discover new areas of D'ni by downloading new maps, worlds, and puzzles.

The Story of Uru

The story of the D'ni civilization began when they established their underground empire on Earth some 10,000 years ago. While living beneath the Earth's surface, the D'ni practiced what they called the "Art of Writing," which enabled them to create links to incredible, alternate worlds of fantastic variety called "Ages," to which they could travel through "Linking Books."

The D'ni people thrived for thousands of years, but later met with a great catastrophe that all but ended their civilization. Their vast cavern was left uninhabited, and their Linking Books and Ages seemed lost forever.


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Then, in the late 1980s, a few humans from the surface discovered that cavern. One of these humans was Elias Zandi. He devoted the rest of his life to exploring and, eventually, restoring that ancient city in the D'ni cavern, preparing to one day reveal their discovery to those who were suddenly feeling irresistibly drawn to the cavern.

When he passed away in 1996, his legacy was divided between a foundation that he set up and his only son, Jeff Zandi. The foundation came to be known as the DRC (D'ni Restoration Council). As their name implies, they took on the task of physically restoring the ruins of the D'ni cavern. If you choose to visit the cavern at some point, you're sure to run into them.


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Jeff Zandi, on the other hand, was interested in learning why the D'ni civilization fell in the first place. He continued studying the teachings of Yeesha, by far the most talented of all the D'ni writers, and daughter of Atrus and Catherine. After years of learning, the younger Zandi is finally comfortable bringing others to an uru (a D'ni word meaning "large gathering" or "grand community").

On your way to the cavern, if you decide to join us, it might be a good idea for you to learn some of the great teachings of Yeesha. Experience the adventure of a lifetime, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - URU: Ages Beyond Myst
I am an avid player of the myst and riven, and all adventure games. I must say that URU is a game that has unbelieveable sights and sounds. The graphics and details in the scenes are phanominal. You have so much to see in not just the details of the game but also for instance, there's the building that rotates and as you wait to align the walk ways the background scene is just beautiful with the mountain and falls and valleys that you see as your revolving around with the building. The puzzles are great to try and you can also interact with things like shooting at stuff from a distance. But with all these game be aware that you should save your game as often as you can when going through puzzles and places that you don't want to repeat. I love this game and have played it 4 times and each time is just as rewarding as the first. So give it a try. I think its one of the best of the series.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - even better now that it's gone LIVE!
I enjoyed this game. . .and have played it more hours than any other! (I play many games) and Love all the Myst series games. The community that has developed with Uru is awesome, and they make it a must try. The stand alone game inspired many forum based games and puzzles that the fans created for each other, we played together daily for years even before the game was picked up by Gametap and offered Live! Now we can litterally play together, online and we have regular new content added, that you can't get anywhere else.
I highly urge you to try it. I too was not fond of the avatar idea, at first, but now I would miss her if she were gone! ;)


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Uru: Ages Beyond Myst
Fun to play if into the Myst games. Great fun for all to have. Enjoy, The Larghe's


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - No joke -- I got motion sick within 5 minutes
I really liked the visuals and the sounds. I wanted to experience this game, but I became motion sick within 5 minutes of play. It didn't matter whether I set it in first or third person view.

I did research and found out that it was called "simulator sickness", analogous to getting car sick but for opposite reasons. I really wish they had taken the same visual and sound concept, but stuck with the Riven or Exile style of motion.

If they would come up with a non-motion sick version, I would want to play.

I gave it a try on several different occasions, just to make sure I wasn't coming down with the flu, and the motion sickness lingered for two days each time. It was the game.


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Mind-Blowing Natural Extension to the Myst Series
Although this has now been supplanted by Myst Online: Uru Live, this is an excellent experience. The Smithsonian should keep a copy of this in their art collection. Incredibly fun, and a mind-blowing extension to the Myst series. Although the boxed version of this game dates back to 2003, please make sure you have a fairly decent video card in order to fully experience the graphics, and make sure you download the correct drivers for that card (which may be older than the ones you're currently using on your machine).

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