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Epic Adventures: La Jangada2010

Epic Adventures: La Jangada

2010 Big Fish Games65Worthwhile

Playtime

ShortTypically 3 hours

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
January 3, 2010
Developer
Urchin Games

Overview

Help Minha in the hidden object adventure to save her father from the gallows in this 19th century. The epic story is based on Jules Verne’s novel La Jangada. Find evidence and solve intriuging puzzles as you travel through the great Amazon.

Screenshots

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Screenshot for Epic Adventures: La Jangada
Screenshot for Epic Adventures: La Jangada
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Screenshot for Epic Adventures: La Jangada
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Reception

First of all the game was originally released in 2010, this is why the artwork and the gameplay itself are dated. Based on Jules Verne’s novel La Jangada, our young protagonist and narrator of the story, Minha, is excited for her big day after her brother's friend Manuel expressed his feelings for her. Alas, not everything went as the young couple decided,...

Steam, , 36 found it helpful

More reviews on our Curator Page Originally released 9 years ago, Epic Adventures: La Jangada was the first PC game developed by the Pakistan studio Urchin Games. Finally hitting the Steam store in 2019, and published by HH-Games, this is another well deserved effort to bring true classic games from the old-school catalog to a wider audience. Epic Adventures:...

Steam, , 11 found it helpful

Epic Adventures: La Jangada is a hidden object adventure, and fans of the genre will find a lot of hidden object action here. The story line is carried out through still pictures that are overlaid with text and voice acting. While I generally prefer a more active approach to the story, in the case of La Jangada it actually seems to really suit the old...

Steam, , 10 found it helpful

Despite serious gameplay problems, this classic has enough charm to make it an enjoyable experience for fans of hidden-object games. The story is an adaptation of Jules Verne's lesser known novel, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon. It is beautifully narrated, rather than acted, by a voice actor. The drawings, music, and sound selections for the most...

Steam, , 4 found it helpful

This game is, to put it bluntly, infuriating. It's a story broken up by hidden object scenes and some mini-games. There is no adventure (point and click) game aspect, but that's not a problem. What IS a problem is that the objects you need to find are almost always incredibly tiny. Some items, in addition to being tiny, are almost entirely covered by...

Steam, , 4 found it helpful