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TOTAL FAILURE - DON'T BUY IT I, like many people, ran aground on the extremely demanding machine requirements for this game. Most demanding games will run on most systems - albeit poorly - but not Myst IV! If you have any unsupported hardware, it just plain crashes - no warning or error messages - just THUMP, back onto the desktop. I have played all of the Myst series, and loved them. Now, I basically have to buy an unknown amount of hardware to try to continue the series. Adventure games usually can be counted on to run on almost any hardware (at least, since Sierra fell out of the business). Further, while the "System Requirements" on most software are more guidelines than exact requirements, Myst IV breaks this convention without adequate warning - or, really, any serious warning at all. This is a completely treacherous change in philosophy - a betrayal of the game market and the Myst playing community. Further, many games with sophisticated effects are able to scale back on the effects if it seems that the hardware won't support them. Not Myst IV! It's all or nothing. (This is certainly programmer laziness, and probably reflects a hasty rush to market, but WHY they failed us really doesn't matter.) Had I read these Amazon reviews before buying, I would not have bought the game. Instead, I made the mistake of relying on the Myst reputation. I won't make THAT mistake again! UBI really messed up on this one - this will probably end the Myst series for good, and will CERTAINLY keep me away from UBI games in the future.