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AGON (Ancient Games of Nations): The Mysterious Codex, Episodes 1-3 (Mac) | 
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| From: Viva Media
Category: Software
Buy New: $29.99
New (3) Used (1) from $1.07
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1377
Format: Cd
Platform: Mac Os X
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 1.4
MPN: 00256
UPC: 838639002566
EAN: 0838639002566
ASIN: B000EGMJOA
Release Date: March 15, 2006
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Availability: Usually ships in 10 to 12 days
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| Features:
| • | An epic mystery story in 3 compelling games | | • | Challenging puzzles, riddles, and games | | • | Exotic locations in London, Madagascar, and Lapland | | • | Realistically detailed 3-D environments | | • | Gather clues from intriguing and sophisticated characters |
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Product Description
Agon: The Mysterious Codex is a strange mystery where you'll immerse yourself into a 3D world, filled with precious secrets and deadly evil. Driven by destiny and forbidden knowledge, Professor Samuel Hunt must travel the globe to find keepers that guard AGON. In three thrilling episodes, the quest for AGON will take you from London 's British Museum, north to the Polar Regions and south to Madagascar. It's an adventure like no other!
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| Customer Reviews:
 A little bit hard June 28, 2008
The game was good until the forest in Madagascar. I really liked the board game in Lapland. However, in Madagascar, the search for the lemur was difficult. No matter which direction you face, the lemur's cry does not sound louder or softer and it was either to the left or right but never centered. At certain points, the game crashes when looking for the lemur. Although the box claims the game will work on OS 10.3, it would not run on our computer (OS10.3.9) It did work when we installed it on a computer running 10.4, so beware.
 Wish I had read Nellie Bly before I opened! December 27, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
There were also no codes on my jewel case and I have just started my emails to the company. Obviously, I can expect to be at this for some time! And from Nellie's review, I am not sure it is worth the time and trouble. The package cannot be returned to Amazon since it has been opened. But one has to open it to install and try to find the codes--CATCH 22. Online, Amazon says it ships from Target, but it shipped from Amazon according to the package it cam in. The whole thing is a big disappointment so far.
lots of promise, but more frustrations December 22, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First off, to play this game you need a code. You are supposed to get the code via a sticker on the game jewel box. Mine came without the code, and in searching for one I found this is quite common. It took a couple of days emailing the company to get one. The website for the game itself is down, so no help there. It seems permanently down; not trouble-with-server down.
I got through the first chapter with no trouble. The human aspects of the game are clunky, but the other visuals are good. In chapter two, there was some sort of bug and my game skipped all kinds of important stuff. In Agon, you can't go back. What's lost is lost. Thus, I had to start the whole thing over again and that time things worked as they should have.
In chapter three, to get key information and move on in the game, you go through this ridiculous search of a place in the forest, but there are no visual keys or clues as to how to get there. An internet walkthrough search indicates you are supposed to follow some specific sounds (louder=closer), but there are two problems with this. One, you only get to hear the sound you are supposed to follow for about 2 seconds before it's gone and you're on your own. Two, on my Mac anyway (and it's new, by the way, with the right software and bells and whistles), the sound never varies in strength. I tried it with headphones, without, adjusted the game sound, adjusted my Mac sound, etc. Nothing worked. I gave up. I can't even find any cheats on line! You should spare yourself the frustration of getting as far as I did and not being able to go further. There's apparently no way to get around needing the info. from this one area in the game, and no way to get there. A wasted 30 bucks.
 Bugs November 9, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, there are too many bugs in this program. Calls to the "service" department directed me to a patch page, which is not even available on the server. Product does not function as is.
 Runs very well on Mac meeting the specs August 23, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
First 3 episodes of a truely atmospheric adventure game; clearly a labor of love for the developers who have talents to equal much bigger production teams. I am glad they brought out a CD version and support the Mac platform as well as the PC.
The forth episode (not included here) is in the making www.argongame/toldedo
Since I am one who feels that as in life 'the journey is the reward' and I am not at all perturbed that the series is planned to be 14 long, and so does not come to a conclusion in this product.
Very stable on a Mac
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