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Home / Games / Video Games / Adventure / Graphical Adventures / Myst Series / Riven / Reviews and Previews
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- Adventure Collective - Rated 3.75/5 by Joonas Linkola. "The atmosphere is surrealistic to the extreme, and the puzzles are devilishly clever."
www.adventurecollective.com/reviews/riven.htm
- Apollo Leisure Guide - Win95/Mac versions rated 94% by Gareth Dickson. "The best puzzle game ever made." Tells very little about the game in order to allow you the pleasure of finding out about it while playing it.
apolloguide.com/soft_revtemp.asp?cid=91
- ChristianityToday - Short quotes from four Campus Life readers about the game.
www.christianitytoday.com/cl/8c6/8c6034.html
- Computer Games Online - "A beautiful work of art." by Steve Bauman
www.cdmag.com/articles/006/150/riven_review.html
- Console Domain - "It's definitely a thinker's game, and the pace of its movements and puzzles are not conducive to racing through the game quickly."
www.consoledomain.com/psx/reviews/Riven.html
- Courier-Journal: Riven Weaves Its Spells and Captures Your Imagination - Review by Ric Manning. "However you approach Riven, prepare for a long embrace."
www.courier-journal.com/gizweb/cols/97/9710c.htm
- Epinions.com (PC version) - Player ratings of "Riven: The Sequel to Myst" for the PC.
www.epinions.com/game-Software-All-PC-Riven_The_Sequel_to_Myst
- Epinions.com (PlayStation version) - Player ratings of "Riven: The Sequel to Myst" for the Sony PlayStation.
www.epinions.com/game-Software-All-Playstation-Riven
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram - "'Myst' sequel 'Riven' blows everything away" by Michael Gerst
www.kentuckyconnect.com/heraldleader/news/111697/tech5.html
- Game Revolution - Rated A by Thomas Garcia. "This game is a masterpiece and is worth every single penny."
www.game-revolution.com/games/mac/riven.htm
- GameSpot - Rated 7.8/10 by Jeff Sengstack. "It's a leisurely paced, all-encompassing, mentally challenging experience. If you enjoyed Myst, you'll thoroughly enjoy Riven."
www.zdnet.com/gamespot/stories/reviews/0,10867,2532838,00.html
- Lynn J. Alford - "It is bigger than Myst, in many ways it is better than Myst, but it isn't really innovative which Myst was in its time."
www.pibweb.com/review/riven.html
- The Atlantic - "Why Riven -- despite its stunning visual achievements and its commercial appeal -- does not live up to the magic of Myst." By Ralph Lombreglia.
www.theatlantic.com/unbound/digicult/dc9711.htm
- WorldVillage - Rated 4/5 by Rich Cunningham. "If you are looking for a mentally stimulating, cerebrally challenging game that can leisurely be solved, then this is the game of the year for you."
www.worldvillage.com/wv/gamezone/html/reviews/riven.htm
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