Welcome to Barrow Hill's only petrol station.įrom here the game takes on a non-linear path allowing you to wander throughout the service station and neighbouring areas. Predictably, the car breaks down and without any other options, the game-play forces you down a dark windy road until you come upon a seemingly abandoned service station.įigure 1. The radio host in the background reminds you that it is the first night of the Autumn Equinox and therefore the beginning of 12 hours of darkness. The game begins with a leisurely evening drive through the woodlands of Cornwall. Combine these attributes with an interesting plot and engaging puzzles and tasks, and you have a very well done first offering from independent game developer Matt Clark. The game-play is smooth and the user interface and controls are intuitive. The graphics are detailed and immersive and, together with the mood-setting ambient sounds, help convey the eerie undertones of the storyline. It takes a first person perspective as you point and click your way through an abandoned service station, woods and swamp while trying to solve the mystery surrounding the nearby ancient stone circle. It would be a stretch to claim that Barrow Hill is actually an archaeological video game, but it does have an occasionally solid archaeological foundation and back story.īarrow Hill is a mystery/adventure game in the same style of the all-time classic Myst. Barrow Hill: Curse of the ancient circle from Shadow Tor Studios, is a video game…with archaeology in it. Internet Archaeology has reviewed a number of archaeologically-based computer applications, but none that in my opinion would fall under the video game category. IntroductionĪrchaeological video games are few and far between. Available from .uk,, and other fine retailers. Minimum system requirements OS: Windows ME/2000/XP CPU: Pentium™ III 450 MHz or better processor RAM: 128 MB RAM (256 MB Recommended) DRIVE: DVD-ROM drive VIDEO: SVGA Graphics Card or better with 32-bit color (32-Bit color at 800圆00) SOUND: DirectX 9 compatible sound card.
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