"Another turkey from the Wisdom tree, this time based on the life and times of Jesus"

Three more dire games from the masters of Bible games The Wisdom Tree.

First up is the three wise men. You control a Wise man on a camel travelling through the holy land, blasting the living daylights out of defenceless animals and delivering gold, frankincense and myrrh to the infant Jesus. Your camel can use its spit as a projectile, keeping you away from such creatures as turkeys and lizards, Occasionally you will encounter a boss animal, either a poorly animated dog or an ape. Some animals cannot be killed though, these are either porcupines, gerbils or ducks and are thought to have divine protection.

Next is flight to Egypt, via the Arctic circle for one ill advised encounter with a polar bear. Here quality takes a real hit and it seems that Egypt was situated on top of Mt Everest judging by all the climbing you do in this. You control a donkey with the infant Jesus on his back. Your mule can either jump or perform a kick that looks like its doing handstand. Its really ineffective and will most likely get you killed than save your skin.

Last up is Jesus at the temple. Where could Jesus be?, is the dumb question asked by Joseph, when we can plainly see above him in the same screen Jesus in the temple. Both he and Mary are oblivious to this fact and you play as either Joseph or Mary finding out where Jesus could be, travelling across waterfalls and across town. This is really tedious and you typically end up giving up halfway through.

Graphics. 5

These range from adequate in wise men / Jesus at the temple to the abysmal in flight to Egypt. Special props go to the dog boss, who simply has its sprite flipped upside down when its jumping. Its real funny to look at.

Sounds. 4

I didn't mention this but every game is accompanied by either, we three kings, some abysmal rave tune or Greensleeves. You'll want to turn these off at the nearest possible opportunity.

Playability. 2

The bottom line here is that easy mode Three Kings isn't half bad. Its just saddled with two real clinkers. Cheap hits mar Flight to Egypt that and the fact that once you go up one mountain you've been up them all. Jesus and the temple is dull, it doesn't help that you can only die from animal attacks, falling down a waterfall or gap simply places you back at the start of the level. This goes for Three Kings too. In all of the games asking Bible questions gains you extra health. It also acts as some kind of score multiplier for Three Kings.

Overall. 3

Yet another badly made bunch of unlicensed games from Wisdom Tree. It gets a three only because Three Kings is slightly entertaining. The other two are bad, real bad.

Reviewer's Score: 3/10, Originally Posted: 07/26/04