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Atlantis The Lost Empire: Search for the Journal was developed by Zombie Studios and published by Buena Vista Games, a subsidiary of Disney Interactive. It was released on May 1, 2001, for the Microsoft Windows platform and was a first-person shooter game, the first of two games by Zombie based on the film Atlantis: The Lost Empire, to which it is a prequel. It covers the search Milo's grandfather, Thaddeus Thatch, took to Iceland to find the journal. It was released for free in select cereal boxes, or by exchanging UPC labels from Kellogg's products for promotion.[1][2] Disney also offered the game as a free download through its website through July 2001.[3]

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Atlantis The Lost Empire: Search for the Journal
Developer(s)	Zombie Studios
Publisher(s)	Disney Interactive
Engine	Lithtech
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	NA: May 1, 2001
Genre(s)	First-person shooter, action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

The game begins with a clip that was originally set to begin the movie.[4] It shows a Viking war party trying to use The Shepherd's Journal to find Atlantis. They are swiftly dispatched by the Leviathan. The game then shifts to Iceland in 1901. The player is a trooper assigned to finding The Shepherd's Journal. Trying to stop the player are the 'Keepers', a group of Iceland natives with mystical powers.

Levels

1. The first sequence has the main character floating down a river. There are some sprites in the distance and the player can hear dialogue from Thaddeus Thatch.
2. After departing from the boat, the player travels along an icy path dodging snowballs and battling a few keepers. It is recommended to walk quickly over bridges to avoid long alternate paths.
3. After boarding a plane, player goes through a canyon. There are a few narrow stretches and ice particles that are shooting at player.
4. The player makes it to the Keeper's Keep and go inside. After hearing dialogue from Commander Rourke & Thaddeus Thatch, the player battles several keepers as the player makes way down into the labyrinth.
5. The player enters the Journal Room and must pass four trials (Water, Fire, Wind, & Earth) to obtain four talismans while battling numerous keepers. After placing all four talismans on a pedestal, the pedestal lowers and the player obtains the Journal.
6. The game then shows several scenes from the movie as a teaser.

References

External links

• Developer's website
• Publisher's website

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