Jungle adventures?
 

Hello guys,it's been a while since I last posted here so I'm back and hopefully I'll be posting a bit more often.I'm still a noob when it comes to adventure games but hey...one small step for man,one giant for the adventure gaming community.At this time period I am slowly playing Scratches and Secret Files:
Tunguska.And I'm saying slowly,because I'm also playing Empire Total War and Shogun 2 Total War so you know how it is...sometimes you just want to sit down with low-lights,a soft drink or a beer...and quietly play an adventure game to relax.

Ok,I'll cut to the chase.I love jungles.No I've never been to one,but I just love jungle settings in games,movies,park themes,documentaries etc. etc.

So can anyone tell me about any good games that take place mainly or even partially in jungles?

Apart from Monkey Island,Broken Sword and Jack Keane.

I would very much appreciate it :)

So...let me hear your suggestions!

Amazon...tropical rainforests....exotic places...lots of mystery and exploring...lost adventurers...all that.

Flight of the Amazon Queen

http://morningcrafter.files.wordpres...azon-queen.png

Jolly Rover

http://www.brashgames.co.uk/wp-conte...011/02/jr2.png

And of course, Access' Amazon: Guardians Of Eden

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/am...rdians-of-eden

Lackluster to say the least, but hey, tons of JUNGLE :D

The FMV PC game the Jungle Book ? :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClCad9F8U3U

There's also Congo the Movie: Descent into Zinj pc game version ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6pcbb0ieiE
http://www.mobygames.com/images/shot...nshot-this.png

EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest and Hugo III: Jungle of Doom.

Now I didn't like this game, I thought it was far too feminine, much more than reviews made it out to be, but I loved the graphics and it takes place, partly in a jungle:

So Blonde

http://asset01.metaboli.fr/repositor...jpg?1266919306

Wow thanx for the replies guys,keep it coming keep it coming :D

Diego I think I have some very oooooold reviews or maybe guides for Flight of the Amazon Queen from a greek magazine from the early 90s and HEY....I'd love to get my hands on that game.It looks ancient but so cute and nice.I would simply love to get it somehow.

Stuart is Jolly Rover worth it?I mean...yeah it looks very beautiful but a dog as the main character?I generally avoid games that have animals as...umm...well animals instead of humans :P

But it looks very nice!

The game with the Blonde looks fantastically beautiful too.Although I don't know if it's worth it.I'll check out some reviews about it!c:9

P.S. Why isn't there an Indiana Jones smiley here :/

Come on guys keep it coming!

I loved it, it is very lighthearted and very entertaining and I'm not often a fan of "comedy" type games. It's on Steam and probably elsewhere.

Also got a positive review at this site: http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1169

Amerzone and Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle both take place partially in a jungle setting. One segment of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon takes place in the Brazilian rainforest.

Flight of the Amazon Queen is freeware, you can download it from
http://www.scummvm.org/downloads/ and play the game in ScummVM.

Well, I dunno if you're into first person games , but there are a few Big Fish games like Return to mysterious island series, and others that you might like from them.

Oh, and the clasic Legend of Kyrandia games.

To tell you the truth I'm not a big fan of the first person adventure games,but I am new to this style so maybe in the feature I might like it.Although I do prefer third person games more.

Legend of Kyrandia...hmmm are you talking about that ancient game?I think I have a guide for it from an ancient magazine from back in the 90s.I haven't kept up with it though,you said they are series now?

AGON episode 3 - Pirates of Madagascar plays in a jungle. It is part of AGON-The Mysterious Codex or available on Big Fish: AGON - From Lapland to Madagascar.

http://www.privatemoon.com/agonadmin...adagascar2.jpg

well... you did mention Monkey island and Broken sword, so I thought you might like "that ancient game" !:P
Actually there are 3 legend of Kyrandia games. But to be honest I only played the first (and with voice, the cd version)

But if you do like jungle I do recomend Return to mysterious island and Destination-Treasure island. It gets a little use to the 360 degree system but the scenes are gorgeous!

And if you want a modern 3d third person jungle I'll go with the rest and say So blonde and Jolly Rover best, and there are some jungle scenaries in Secret files 2 Puritas cordis that I like too.

Oh Kate(can I call you Kate?)I didn't mean the "ancient game" as something bad,in fact I meant it as something legendary.Well that doesn't apply to all cases but in the case of Kyrandia heck yeah.I think it is legendary.

Return to the mysterious island is that adventure game with a female hero?Because if that's it,then I can get it in a small price.There's a DVD club here that sells used games for 10 euro per 3 games.That's how I got Scratches,Jack Keane,Broken Sword 1 and 2,Darkness Within,Silent Hill 2 and 4....and a bunch of other games.Lol! :P

Yeah I was thinking of getting it but the first person view was kind of bothering me.Although I did start playing Scratches(and I like it)so I might as well give that a try but is it good enough?

As for Secret Files 2....HECK yeah!As soon as I can find it,I'll get it because I'm playing Secret Files: Tunguska now and I love it.

I second that. In my book, EcoQuest 2 is the essential jungle adventure. :)

As for Kyrandia, there are a lot of forests in the series (and the scenery is awesome) but I can't remember any jungle.

Well the majority of the game 'Paradise'
is set in a jungle environment. I wasn't a fan of the game personally
but you might dig it. Secret files 2 definitely has some good jungle exploring.
Even 'The Whispered World' has jungle/ Woods type adventuring.

Well, several games that I like had lot to do with jungles. "Tomb Raider" games for start, though in "Hitman: Codename 47" there are also a couple of missions taking the place in the jungle, which makes them even more atmospheric than usual.

In adventures, I remember jungle settings the best in titles like "Broken Sword 2", "Runaway 2", some "Monkey Island" titles, "Secret Files 2"... Dan_Dan also reminded me on "So Blonde". That scene is really eye-candy, although a bit on the kitsch side.

Well,one thing pops into my mind when i hear the word jungle combined with AG!

[combine jungle with AG] =Good old times trinket

Hahahaha Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis!I also have a guide for that from an old PIXEL magazine Geothing.You're Greek too?Amazing!

So I gotta get Secret Files 2 now definetely,I do have the 6 first Tomb Raider games for the PC(some kind of a Tomb Raider collection that I found in a good price and bought last summer)and I gotta check out EcoQuest 2.

Fate of Atlantis, as someone already mentioned, and also another LucasFilm Games treat, Zak McKracken & The Alien Mindbenders - the jungle scene has always stuck in my mind as beautiful (for its time) artwork and with the right sound effects in the background from the soundcard.

Leisure Suit Larry 2, the whole last act of the game, after escaping from the KGP-infested airplane, is surviving the dangerous Nontoonyt Jungle (soon to be slashed, burned, and developed into a touris resort in LSL3 -- although there is also a large jungle maze and following creatures in LSL3 as well, nearly the whole last 1/3 of the game).

terhardp, I'm interested to know why you think it looks a bit kitsch?

Too many colors and details. IMO, the "magical" setting can also be acomplished with more subtlety.

Very amateur and old school, but I have to throw in Hugo III: Jungle of Doom. Not very good, but the whole thing takes place in a jungle.

The Infinity String is one I would suggest (it's freeware, and very well made: http://www.bigbluecup.com/games.php?...=detail&id=901.

Also, Simon the Sorcerer takes place partially in a forest.

I wonder if Tunguska 2 is still out there for sale in an original DVD.Or if I can find Flight of the Amazon Queen in some collection or So Blonde as well in an original DVD.

Flight of the Amazon Queen is freeware these days. Check out http://www.scummvm.org.

There's soooo many great regular forrest games that you should play.

Kyrandia 1-2
Toonstruck
Kings Quest 7
Hopkins FBI
Simon the Sorcerer 1
Grim Fandango
Dreamfalll
Loungest Journey
Touche 5th Musketeer

Are just a few great once I could think of, off the top of my head.

Noooo no forest games please!Not that I don't like forests,but I prefer jungle adventures! :P

Woohoo I got ScummVM and downloaded Flight of the Amazon!I never thought I could be playing that game,back when I was looking reviews/walkthroughs for it in the early 90s.I need MORE jungle-themed games!Come on people! :D

Bermuda Syndrome
http://www.gamershell.com/static/scr...17571_full.jpg

There's also Lost Horizon (3.5 is way too low a rating for it on this site :))... the jungle in it is only a small part of the game though... but the game is definitely awesome. Especially if you like the Secret Files games.

http://www.adventuregamers.com/screenshot.php?id=13839


If you have a PS3, the Uncharted games have some sweet jungle too... but they're not adventures.

Oh and there's also this Treasure Island http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,1131 not to be confused with Destination: Treasure Island. I've never played it though so I can't vouch for it.

Try Paradise, I never got around to completing the game, but when I stopped I was in the middle of a large jungle section.

I did buy So Blonde and I am looking forward to playing it.Tales of Monkey Island has jungles too and that made me happy,I stopped somewhere in the second episode though!

Two of my favourites right there in the first :D

That was also some of the main reasons why I avoided Jolly Rover (along with a sugarish name...) for a while... but then decided to go for it... was it ever worth it!!! The game got 98/100 points in my review and its a new high score record. Totally recommend it warmly! Also Flight Of The Amazon Queen is one of the classics and it's completely free of charge nowadays, so there's not the slightest reason to left it be unplayed.

Yeah I downloaded Scumm and I've been playing Flight of the Amazon Queen.It's very beautiful and I like it a lot.It's a classic!