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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Amerzone is a first person adventure, similar to Myst, using 360º vision, movement and point & click interface. It's the first adventure game from the author of Syberia and Syberia 2, Benoît Sokal, presenting…

90 18 March 1999

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is an adventure developed by Virtual Studio, released 18 March 1999 on PlayStation, Android, iOS and Mac.

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What Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy is an adventure game developed by Virtual Studio and released in 1999. It was published by Anuman Interactive. It is available on PlayStation, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Phoenix VR.

The premise, in the publisher's words

According to legend, the 'White Birds' hold the secret to eternal life and prosperity. Offered to the Native Americans as a gift from the gods, these amazing creatures are born to live and die in the sky without ever landing. Until now, the whereabouts of the original sacred egg of the White Birds has been a mystery. And since the time of its disappearance, the tribe has suffered under a merciless curse, bound to affect all of mankind. It is now up to you to return the mysterious and sacred artifact, and put an end to the suffering. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime as you discover the secrets of the Amerzone jungle and the mystery behind the legend of the 'White Birds
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 233 MHz, 64 MB RAM and DirectX compatible Video Card. At 0GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy launched on 18 March 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X and Grand Theft Auto: London 1969. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Metal Slug X, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969.

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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy — frequently asked questions

When did Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy come out?
Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy was released on 18 March 1999 for PlayStation, Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy?
At minimum, Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy needs 233 MHz, 64 MB RAM, DirectX compatible Video Card graphics, 100 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy?
The PC version needs about 0.1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("100 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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