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DaVinci is quite popular lately so we expected a video game didn’t we? Well the game I have for review today is nothing like the movie at all, it actually has nothing to do with the movie. The Secrets of DaVinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is a work in collaboration with the Chateau du Clos Luce, Leonardo DaVinci’s last residence; many experts were brought in to bring an extra level of realism to the game to make sure the graphics/settings were exactly like the time of Leonardo. I have to say the game is very good graphically, and it is interesting if you are into the point and click style of games…

Introduction

DaVinci is quite popular lately so we expected a video game didn’t we? Well the game I have for review today is nothing like the movie at all, it actually has nothing to do with the movie. The Secrets of DaVinci: The Forbidden Manuscript is a work in collaboration with the Chateau du Clos Luce, Leonardo DaVinci’s last residence; many experts were brought in to bring an extra level of realism to the game to make sure the graphics/settings were exactly like the time of Leonardo. I have to say the game is very good graphically, and it is interesting if you are into the point and click style of games…

Quick Specs

Description: Paris, 1522. Valdo, an ambitious young apprentice working for Leonardo DaVinci’s disciple, Francesco Melzi is quite unhappy when the scholar suddenly dismisses him. However, shortly afterwards, he receives a letter from a mysterious patron, asking him to locate one of the great master’s missing codices.

To gain access to DaVinci’s last residence, the Manoir du Cloux near Ambroise, Valdo tells its new inhabitant, a courtesan by the name of Babou de la Bourdaisiere, that he is Francesco Melzi’s apprentice and that he wishes to examine the inventions that still remain on the estate.

Under this cover, he starts to scour the estate: Babou’s bedroom, Leonardo’s workshop, the grounds, and dovecot, leaving no stone unturned. In the course of his investigations, he encounters a wide array of intriguing characters: Saturnin, a suspicious looking guardian, as well as the King of France himself.

To complete his mission, he has to solve a series of enigmas set by the great master himself if DaVinci’s inventions are to function again. On the trail of the genius, Valdo is no more aware of the secrets he is about to unveil as the danger lurking in store for him.

Features
- A point-and-click adventure
- Dozens of puzzles, appealing to general knowledge and faculties of logic
- 14 chapters revealing the Great Master’s secrets
- Based on historical fact
- 3 different possible endings depending on your choice between "Good and Evil"

Minimum System Requirements
Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Pentium III 888 MHz
64 MB RAM
1.2 GB disc space
CD-ROM 16x
Video card: 3D material acceleration 64MB required
DirectX 9 compatible

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