Genre: Point and Click Adventure

Reviewed on: Nintendo DS

Publisher: Deep Silver

Rating: 12 (PEGI)

The first Secret Files game will always have a special place in my heart. Not only did it prove that point and click games are far from dead, but it introduced me to the real-life mystery of Tunguska. It had me intriguingly googling the subject and lapping up the fine fruits of the search – it’s truly interesting stuff.

So when Secret Files 2 came out, I was longing to get stuck into the action and experience another piece of history that I was unaware of but would more than happily learn about. Then the truth hit me – it’s all a lie.

Unlike the first game that was loosely based around an actual event in history, there is no truth in Secret Files 2. The Puritas Cordis are a group of people that never actually existed.

But the craziness doesn’t stop there, as the puzzles in this latest chapter seem illogical. Why would anybody on this planet use three oranges with a piece of wire or a CD with a bell boys counter?

They simply wouldn’t.

For a game that I was so excited about playing, with an introductory chapter that left me pining for more – I was bitterly disappointed.

But disappointing or not it’s not a bad adventure game as the graphics are pleasing and the cutscenes are both plentiful and enchanting.

The whole experience kicks off with a seemingly accidental death on a dockside and ends up taking the player around the globe, solving puzzles in a variety of continents whilst battling the imminent apocalypse. There’s twists, tragedies and thought provoking gameplay every step of way. It’s just a shame that the puzzles needed a bit more thinking through.

SCORE: 6 / 10