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 Kya: Dark Lineage November 12, 2007
The game is fun for the whole family. For some reason it makes my husband motion sick. I like that because then he does not hog the game and the rest of us can play :).
It is enjoyable to play but I did have it recommended by my sister that has the same tastes as I do. And another sister of mine loves it as well. So, naturally I bought it. I have not regretted it and the price was to reasonable to resist.
Thanks for making it available!
 Glitchy but great August 15, 2007
There are only a few things wrong with this game. The most important is that it is GLITCHY. You will often find yourself stuck in some odd positions - such as walking on air, non-working devices, etc.
There were too many times I had to throw Kya off of a cliff to get a particular device to operate correctly. The glitches are sometimes helpful, such as getting up to higher areas accidently through a shortcut, other times you will find yourself with gameplay upside down, frozen...
The other major problem in the game is the camera angles. They tend to wander, get stuck, etc.
Other than that, the artwork is gorgeous, the voice-acting enhances the story (especially the familiar voice of the village elder) with entertaining cut-scenes, and the story is solid. Fall into a mysterious world and save them to get back to your own. Along the way are skill mini-games that aren't fun for everyone, but not necessary to complete the game. Unlike most cute platform games, there is actual combat fighting here, and the characters are more interesting than "cute".
Don't expect a sequel; it was cancelled.
This is a must-have if you like platformers and I recommend it to fans of Spyro, Ty...
*Gorgeous artwork
*Interesting story -save the world
*Great voice acting, particularly impressive is the familiar voice of the village elder.
Kya will Kick Your @ss March 19, 2007
I didn't heard about Kya: Dark Lineage when it was released back in '03. On a whim I recently checked it out and after playing it I can say that this game is a fantastic platformer, with an interesting twist.
The game begins with you and your brother discovering your long vanished father's secret lab. Of course something goes wrong and you get transported to a parallel world. While there your brother quickly gets captured, but with a little assistance you escape. Also it turns out you're basically the native people's Keanu Reeves. Blah, blah, powers, blah, chosen one, blah, help us Kya, you're our only hope.
Your "power" is the ability to exorcize possessed Nativs. (Yes, the name of the natives is "Nativs") Anyway the villain of the game has kidnapped all of the Nativs and converted them into angry, often gun-toting, wolves called "Wolfen". Normally your button controls are a boomerang, jump, open door, use item, but when one of the wolfen is near your control changes to a combat setup - punch, kick, block, jump. If you beat the wolfen, he will lay unconscious with a number over his head. If you have at least that number of the collectable orbs you can exorcize them and free that individual - permanently. The interesting twist is that the combat sections are one time only. There is no respawning - once a wolf is freed, he'll go back to the town and never bother you again. (i.e., if you free one and then get killed, that one is still free and there will be one less Wolfen defending that area.) Often the game forces you to first run through and fight the wolfen, then afterwards solve the platforming puzzles - pull switch, stand on lever, etc.
Large parts of each level are speed traveling zones. There are these creatures called Jamgut. They are some sort of kangaroo/raptor thing that you can ride on. With a purchase from the enhancement shops you can get a long board for pipeline sections. Also there are a few long falling sections, where you are freefalling and trying to avoid obstacles.
Something that is way too often overlooked is the save system. With Kya you can save at any time. Also it automatically saves every time you free a Nativ or get to a checkpoint. For someone who rarely saves this is a big plus.
Visually this game reminds me of Jak & Daxter - it is detailed, but cartoon like. The gameplay and control feels very similar as well. If you like that game or platformers in general you'll probably like this as well. You'll get the normal level of irritation at platformer style mistakes - badly timed jumps or complex sequences (the sewer freefall was a chore), but the inventive combat system and extremely helpful navigation system make this a great game.
great family friendly game February 24, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We play our games with our 5 year old son watching and so screen carefully for what he is seeing. This game has all the best graphics, varied worlds, challenging play AND is fine for our kiddo to enjoy as well. Did you like Jak and Daxter (the first one)? Then you should like this game too.
 The dark lineage... the mediocrety August 24, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Kya, dark lineage is only mediocre, not too good, not too bad. It isnt junk or nothing, its just, kinda boring. The premise was interesting enough, even though it could have been better. Kya and her brother Frank get sucked into a wierd world, Frank gets captured, kya escapes , kya now must save the alternate world. So the story isnt all too original. Kya is fiesty, I'll give her that. The camera is horribly sluggish, to the point of frustration (I wanted to tear out my hair sometimes). The combat, though robust, is hard to execute, I resorted to button-mashing. It is a bit fun though. The puzzles are excellent i admit, and are welcome in a world of "key hunt" puzzles. The graphics are OK, the worlds are meant to be cartoony, but they arent too great and lack detail. The music is also Ok. Before my shortest review ends, K:DA is OK all-over, so dont bother.
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