Lost Eden

Lost Eden is a video game in the adventure genre developed by Cryo Interactive Entertainment and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. originally released in 1995. It is currently playable on DOS.

Both paleontologists and scientists have investigated the existence of dinosaurs. From time to time, there has been theorizing and speculation about what would have happened if man and dinosaur had coexisted on Earth.

Lost Eden, an ambitious title from Cryo Interactive, sets out to put this question to rest and theorize about why dinosaurs disappeared. We are in a time of unrest and the alliance between humans and dinosaurs is weakening due to an evil dinosaur that has set out to rule the earth. Adam de Mo, a human, is reunited with his father and discovers that he has the rare ability to unite humans and dinosaurs. Adam, along with two dinosaur friends, is sent on a mission to protect the alliance between humans and dinosaurs.

Lost Eden is very well designed and the scenes and 3D polygonal graphics are way ahead of their time. On the other hand, the game suffers from typical Cryo flaws [Underdogs note: 'typical' for Cryo games made after 1994 - for examples of how good their games were, see Dune and KGB on this site]. While great graphics and a beautiful trance-style soundtrack abound, the game is overpowered by repetitive puzzles, repetitive dialogue and horrible voice-overs. The game is fairly short and is easy to complete in a few hours, making it a great title for adventure fans.

On a positive note, the game still holds up and has more than just a 'curious' appeal. If you're open-minded and don't mind a bit of easy adventure, or just looking for something a little different from the usual, give this unique and stylish adventure a chance.

Lost Eden is available at a reduced price on the following websites and is no longer abandonware.