The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse

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The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse
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Developer(s) Galilea
Publisher(s)
Platform(s) Windows
Release
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

The Cameron Files: Pharaoh's Curse (known in Europe as Amenophis: Resurrection) is an adventure video game released in 2002, developed by Galilea and published by DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company.

Contents

The game is set in Egypt in the year 1936 and the Pharaoh's mummy, on display in the Cairo Museum of Antiquities, has mysteriously disappeared. The players have to solve puzzles and talk to various characters, in order to unravel a dark conspiracy laced with supernatural undertones. The game's locations include the Museum, the river Nile and the Egyptian sands.

It is the second game in The Cameron Files series, following The Cameron Files: Secret at Loch Ness .

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews, more so than its predecessor, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic. [3]

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