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Find a way to bring the legendary continent of Atlantis back to the surface and restore it to its might. In this extraordinary puzzle game with spectacular new features, handy bonuses and explosive power-ups you set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven greatest powers of the patron god of the Atlanteans - Poseidon.
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Falco Brains is an unusual variation of the Match 3 genre.

Find a way to bring the legendary continent of Atlantis back to the surface and restore it to its might. In this extraordinary puzzle game with spectacular new features, handy bonuses and explosive power-ups you set out on an adventurous quest around the ancient lands of Greece, Troy, Phoenicia, Babylon, Egypt, Carthage and Rome to gather the seven greatest powers of the patron god of the Atlanteans - Poseidon. With 77 captivating levels of fantastic game play, truly unique twists never seen before and the ability of continuous replay this game will keep you entertained for weeks!

System Requirements:

Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ Vista; CPU: 500 MHz; RAM: 128 MB; Direct X 8.0 or higher; Video: 32 MB

Publisher:

Xing Interactive

Homepage:

http://www.playrix.com/games/pc/rise-of-atlantis.html

File Size:

23.7 MB

Price:

$19.95

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#65

Grazie. bellissimo. L'ho fatto in vacanza , dall'inizio all'ultimo , che hon conservato ancora intatto.
Posso suggerire di poter ripetere uno stadio in prova ?

Reply   |   Comment by RosaRodian  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#64

I had this game before and downloaded again with no problem. My issue is when exiting the game, it does not change the screen resolution back to normal. I don't recall this behavior the first time I had the game, is there something I'm not doing correctly?

Otherwise.. loved it before and glad I got it again.

Reply   |   Comment by Gary_Minnesota  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#63

can't dl rise_of_atlantis_reward.exe after game finished

Reply   |   Comment by Richard  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#62

I never wrote offending words. But I hope some French users download games, many of them beeing really excellent. My English is alas not good enough to allow me to leave comments regularly. That's why I thought posts in French could be useful.

Reply   |   Comment by Norolo  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#61

Because I'm French, i write my comments in French. They are always removed. Why ? Are these games forbidden to French people ?...


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Hi Norolo, I never delete comments unless they contain inappropriate content such as swearing and even then usually just the offending words. I always try to translate any comment that hasn't been posted in English using Google translator. i know it's not perfect, but users can alwas get the gist of what is being said. There is one other moderator that moderates occasionally. i cannot speak for them, but looking through the spam ad deleted posts i don't see any posts written in French.

Reply   |   Comment by Norolo  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#60

Dear Stephen, You may recognise my name as an occasional reviewer. I have enjoyed for years coming here and finding some great games, and interesting fellow gamers with a lot of super info.

I had never had any problem installing GGOTD other than the occasional "failed to connect" message which was quite nearly always IE going "offline."

Now, I am totally unable to install anything here. I last tried to turn off my AV a few weeks ago. That was a total cockup. Blue screen at that time, and several more since -- and these used to be quite rare! Needless to say, I will never attempt to deactivate AV again on any other machine. There's really nothing more to say.

Stephen, I want to personally thank you for all of the wonderful work you've done here over the years. Thanks to your smashing reviews and other labors, you have made my family's life more fun and interesting. i hope that someday my wife and I can buy you a pint at your local pub! We owe you a great deal more than that however.

Cheers!


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Hi Mr Snoozles, of course I recognize your name; you are one of the few who bother to actually post decent feedback.

I'm positive that my suggestion re installing in safe mode will cure the problem. I know that some are dead set against installing software in Safe Mode, but I can assure you all game giveaways are fully tested and are safe. The wrapper is not installed to your computer, it only acts as protection stopping those who would try to rip off the developer by creating a re-installable (and registered) copy of the game which is then distributed on peer to peer sites by some.

The problem you are having is almost certainly caused by the new wrapper. I would suggest first make a restore point of your registry (just as a precaution), then reboot your computer into safe mode with networking, then install the game. Immediately its been installed reboot as normal. The game should then play. (Of course it's too late this week, but maybe next week. We have another game for sure on Saturday 28th (repeat though)

I apologize for the lateness of this post. I've had some really bad nights and days over the past few weeks. so it's impacted on my moderation. I don't want to post such things during the actual giveaway as most of the posts would them be sympathy votes, which although very welcome aren't really what the comments section is about. Let me know that you have read this and your thoughs on my suggestion.

Reply   |   Comment by Mr. Snoozles  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#59

Installed and activated fine on Win7/64 Home, and runs fine on my Asus laptop. I use AVG A/V and Mamutu and neither complained about the wrapper. Like other Playrix games I've installed, it let me change to a windowed display with no sound, which I like. I play Call of Atlantis all the time when I'm watching TV or listening to podcasts, but I've completed over 20 rounds so am ready for something new. So far, I like it. Thanks Playrix and GGOTD!

Reply   |   Comment by Terri  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#58

Call of Atlantis Premium was hosted here on Game GAOTD 03 June and is also developed by Playrix. If there is a Premium version of this game that can be called Premium it's "Call of Atlantis"; it is everything "Rise of Atlantis" is, PLUS much more.

I just got done with the first two levels of "Rise to Atlantis" and it just doesn't compare favorably to "Call of Atlantis". Call of Atlantis is just so much better, in every respect. Both games are basically the same, to a degree, but Call of Atlantis just has a lot more and is a bit more challenging, with much better graphics.

Just my two cents worth.

Reply   |   Comment by JonE  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#57

When I hit setup it popsup "Failed to Lunch" then Webroot pops up saying it is a trogan threat will not open, so how do i get it to open and download is there a trogan attached to this setup? Any info is appreciated.

Reply   |   Comment by bcwminpins  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#56

Stop using rootkit wrappers. GAOTD was a good site, but now it's bye, bye until you switch back to a normal wrapper. :-(

Reply   |   Comment by Wordbird  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#55

We Love The Rise Of Atlantis it's an entertaining game, great graphics & keeps my wife up for hours...until she falls asleep & try to close it, THEN she wakes up & tells me shes up...yeah right, if anything she's up to sleep.
I would recommend to anyone that asked that it is a great game, I think my wife's friend purchased it. Also, Playrix Entertainment seems to make quality games. Thank You GiveAwayOfTheDay & Playrix.

Reply   |   Comment by StanFi  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#54

Glad to see this back. Had this on another machine. Of course, is for match 3 addicts. I prefer this to some of the others because of the quality of the historical setting. I think that sort of detail gives a game more character. Any game world - fictional or based on the real world - benefits from this type of attention to the background story. More importantly, this game just strikes me as a good combination of standard match play elements in terms of playability.
deborah1962 makes a good point about the music rotating. I thought that there was a theme for each city-state, but I see there's only 3, plus map and menu music. Maybe it would have been better to rotate these more or write a unique one for each city-state. Still, the music is representative to the mood it's trying to create, so it actually doesn't bother me. And, as she says, this has seperate music and sound controls, always a plus.

I'm a little surprised about the 28meg size. Supposedly, this is the second of 3 Atlantis games distributed by Playrix. The order of development is supposed to be: Atlantis Quest, Rise of Atlantis, Call of Atlantis. Can't say for sure if Quest is part of this family or "inspired" it (tongue in cheek) because Quest doesn't have developer credits, but the other 2 are clearly from the same team. I mention it because games (supposedly) 1 and 3 in the chain are both 88 megs and, again, Rise is only 28(?). In any case, I'll certainly take a smaller game with this much detail!

Based on what Stephen said, I doubt there's anything premium about it. Probably just an attempt to freshen up an old game with a new title. Or, perhaps, there saying it's premium because they've upgrading the compatibility for Windows 7 and 64-bit, which is certainly a good thing. As Stephen said, there's rocks on the second go round and they can only be destroyed by the powerups or dropped off - unlike locked or frozen tiles which can be matched away. Rocks make it significantly more challenging.
WR, thanks for the memory read link, might apply in some cases and it's useful, though I think some of those might be because even a turned off av still has a driver in memory. In some cases, even thought you've turned your AV off, the driver is still scanning files, but just not reporting them. That read action might be triggering Themida. This is my theory, but I haven't been able to reporduce it, so I haven't contacted the team about it. That would explain the Safe Mode fix, since AV drivers are rarely loaded in safe mode. I also think a turned on AV could be causing "The setup files are corrupted, or incompatible". The AV not letting the temporary setup files to be properly generated. Just semi-educated guesses though.

Finally, one comment about game play. I think the developers have moved away from this, but I think the sun power up makes play in the early levels too easy, which might turn some people off. The sun always blast the tiles away that you need to have blasted, as well as some others to possibly make it appear random. If it was really random, that would up the challenge. You'd still have incentive to power up the sun and use it, but there'd be more suspense. That might actually make it "Premium". LOL.




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Reply   |   Comment by watcher13b  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#53

This is another game which I had before on a different computer, and one that I liked. I even managed to get to the end of it, more than once, which is something I can't very often say!

As with most Playrix games it's bright and colourful, easy to play at the beginning but growing more difficult as it goes along, though not so quickly that you have to give up a quarter of the way through. The music is acceptable, although I usually play with the sound off anyway.

I was a little bit wary of downloading, I have to admit. I haven't tried anything since the advent of the new wrapper and all the complaints about it - not because I'm a ripper-off, but because I didn't really understand the process or why some people were having such problems.

Anyway, this game tempted me back, and I must say that I had no problems downloading or installing. Everything went just as it normally does, and I'm very pleased to have this game to play again.

Incidentally, I think the colours are brighter than they were before, but I don't find them unbearably so. It's a good game - thank you, GGAOTD! And of course the inestimable Mr Rabbit.



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Reply   |   Comment by Basilica  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#52

I ran into the same problems with Norton, so I disabled it temporarily and it installed fine. Of course I checked the files twice: Once after unzipping and again after installing the game - and there were no problems found. Hopefully there'll be a way in the future to install the games without having to disable Norton.

Reply   |   Comment by Sunny  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#51

Sorry, but I cannot get into the habit of installing SW before I have some clue how it will affect my machine. AVs aside, I have dl'd a few progs from sister-site GAOTH day which were less than friendly towards my chosen config and a mess to clean up. IOW, I'm not worried abt virus from giveaways as loading something that may work fine for some but blow me away. Til Themida right a sw that has the end user as much in mind as their corporate customers I shall continue to call it MALWARE, and I will not be alone. Really wanted the Paragon giveaway this wk for instance, but had to weigh the cost of my comp as you will find many others doing over time. It's been a great run tho, many thanks to GGAOTD and GAOTD and many vendors over years. This is the end of Golden Age for many. BTW, (OT) i've not yet had an opportunity to say HOWDY to White Rabbit. Thanks for all you've done and my sincere wishes for your recovery. Not many fans of Moorcock and Hawkwind left I reckon, but a sure we are most cool! :) Peace, Stephen.


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Hawkwind are still one of my favorite bands; basically from the first time I heard their first album, which my sisters boyfriend had loaned to my sister back in the early 70's I saw them live many times and even took my eldest daughter (for her 18th birthday) to a benefit gig of theirs that they held for paraplegics. I've not kept up with them for quite a number of years. I was invited to one of their reunions a few years ago, but wasn't able to attend, (the last time Nick turner made an appearance with loads of the old crews). Was really disappointed to miss that. I've got massively behind in buying their releases as well. Still got all the original albums though the first one is a reprint. They are all stored at the moment as I don't have a record deck any more. I keep meaning to purchase one of those USB versions but it's been a low priority for a while.

Reply   |   Comment by Sam Hell  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#50

Success!!!!! Downloaded sometime after midnight and started the installation later on about 10:00 am. Uh-oh!! Norton Sonar does not like it. Boooo! All I could think of was "WHAT?" I never had a problem with Playrix before. So I really started to work on getting this. I eventually, turned off Norton for 1 hr. so that I could try to load and yes....success after trying to get SafeMode to work; uninstalling and reinstalling. Never could hit the key at the right moment. But, turning off Norton (with some reservations) did it. Soooooo happy. Have been playing this all day to make sure everything is okay and so far working great. I love these games by Playrix and download w/o question. This time was the exception. Thank you for the suggestions above you gave us and happy that the one I tried w/o reading them first, was a good choice. Love the music and do not mind the brightness of the gems and love the game. Thank you for this jewell GAOTD and Playrix. Have a good day all. :0)




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Reply   |   Comment by Shar  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#49

The new GOTD wrapper no longer works on Wine.

Reply   |   Comment by Detlef  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#48

Have the same issue, norton deletes it. I believe the moderator that there is no malware, but it is frustrating to have to turn off my virus protection or boot into safe mode to install the software. I understand that you need to protect your vendors, but I probably won't be coming back, which is a shame, because I liked your site.

Reply   |   Comment by dc  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#47

As with several others, the new wrapper problems means that it is time to say good-bye to GOTD....Sorry folks the security of my system is more important than getting a game that is free (and yes I have appreciated the games I have gotten from here).

I know that you check the software, though eventually someone will get something pass even the checks you do on the games. Only because any time you are bypassing your security and someone knows about it, they will attempt to get in.

I wish GOTD good luck and thanks for everything you have done.

Reply   |   Comment by Jim Hawkins  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#46

Hi all!! First off thank you to Playrix who gives us some really great games! I am not super fond of match three, but this and puzzle quest are some of my favorites.

I do wish the music had a few more tracks. Boy the levels get harder as time goes on! There is not much wrong at all with this one! I downloaded it as I lost my last copy when I got a new laptop. I still have it on my old one, but why play on the icky old when you have shiny new?

As always thank you to the development team and all the moderators who donate their time to help us out. I do hope the new wrapper will bring in more games. I am sorry they had to go this route because people were stealing and putting this out on the net. I do not understand why people do this. I am on a very fixed income but wait for sales for the games I desire and I sleep very well knowing I supported the ones who worked so hard on the games.

I have been a member for a couple of years now and it is far safer to download these games here than searching the news on Yahoo where you will get viruses from clicking on news reports. I know, it has happened to me.

The community members upset over this is really silly I think, and by not downloading the games is their choice, but kinda sad.

Thank you again for all you guys do!





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Thanks for your feedback Much appreciated. Also thanks for putting it into perspective. You are absolutely right it's quite sad that some will no longer download these games that are after all the safest you can get on the net for free. Still, its their choice.

Reply   |   Comment by Pixiey  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#45

Downloaded and installed fine on Vista 64-bit.

This is just another Playrix game. As always, nice graphics, nice SFX and music, the gameplay itself is really good, all in all a really solid game. All their games are, but they're all the same game it seems. After playing some of their other games a lot, I may be match-threed out, or just Playrixed out.


I use Windows Firewall and Microsoft Security Essentials, I didn't notice the change from whatever was used before to Themida (aside from all the comments), and I've never gotten a virus/malware, from this site or anywhere else.

I understand the need to acknowledge peoples' trouble in a professional and helpful manner, but these Themida-related comments aren't relevant to the software offered. If redundant/irrelevant comments aren't being deleted, they should be moved elsewhere. If anyone is working on the new wrapper concern, they won't be going to individual giveaways looking for info.

It's fine for people to make complaints, but it's not effective and is a waste of time/effort to do it in the wrong place. Gratifying, I'm sure, but a waste.

I'm sorry to add to all the Themida nonsense, I know it's not what our diligent moderator signed up for, but I couldn't resist. ;)

Thanks for all your efforts Stephen, I appreciate it.

Reply   |   Comment by Amanda  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#44

Hello everyone,

I have been trying and trying to install this game on a Win7 without success and no wonder it didn't work. I realised that Win7 wasn't part of the system requirements. Isn't that sad? Specially nowadays.

I would strongly recommend Playrix to update their games to the 21rst century if they want people to buy their products! At the very least, meet the latest system requirements...Win7 has been out for a few years now...probably due for the next upgrade to come on the market soon.

Needless to say that I was very disappointed. Better luck next time I guess. Thanks anyway GGOTD. Have a nice day/week everyone and God Bless you all :-)

Reply   |   Comment by Weezie  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#43

Downloaded and installed with no problems. This is another great match 3 game for those who like match 3 games. The music is a little grating on the nerves but that can be turned off easily in the settings menu on the main page. The graphics are very good and not to hard on the eyes. As for $20 for the game, I think for a good match 3 game such as this that you have to pay for it is a good price. A diffident thumbs up and a keeper for me.

Reply   |   Comment by Samantha  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#42

32-bit XP Pro, SP3, and this has installed fine, as has everything I've downloaded since they fixed the 'issue' Themida had with Iobit Malware Fighter.

Whilst I appreciate the teams' attempts to safeguard the owners' rights, I still think it was ... odd... to give away a security program (the 6-month version of IMF) wrapped in a system that was known to have 'issues' with it, and that they knew was to be used in future giveaways... Still, that particular issue seems fixed, now.

Playrix games do seem to be more 'stable' than most others, as well as being more polished and easier to play - and The Rise of Atlantis is a case in point.

The tiles move smoothly and definitely, and multiple matches are NOT missed.

The graphics are large enough to be easily visible, without crowding the play-area, and detailed enough to be well-defined, without screaming 'look at me' and distracting you.

The music COULD get annoying, but its volume can be altered - seperately from the sound-effects' volume.

Reply   |   Comment by Lee  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#41

i like this game i did not get any problems whit installation and also the sreensaver you get when you complete the game is the Atlantis 3d screensaver by astrogemini software i did not finished the game i know which sreensaver you get when you complete the game becouse you can see it in the game even when you have not finished the game and i already have it on my computer (i have the full version) so thanks for the giveawayoftheday team and playrix for this good game

Reply   |   Comment by KatyCat Julius  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#40

Downloaded and installed fine on my Windows 7 machine. I still have this game on my old XP machine and my Wife still plays it. I am playing the sequel 'Call of Atlantis' that we were given a back in June. I am on my 6th time through the game and it is still enjoyable. This game is the same way, you can go through it over and over. :)

If you enjoy match 3s and don't have this one, GET IT :!: You won't regret it.

Thanks Playrix and GOTD. Now, over to Playrix.com to see what others I can find. ;)

Reply   |   Comment by HOSS  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#39

After I downloaded and installed the game, I happen to see the comments by Poster #6 "Terse" ... so out of curiosity I decided to run this Game offer thru VirusTotal.com ... VirusTotal reports 1 Nasty when the "Zip" file was scanned and yet when I ran "Setup.exe" it reports 2 Nasties in the file.

I saw WhiteRabbit's comments to Poster #6 ... yet one wonders ...

Q: Are these False Positives or really are "Malware"?

Thanks!


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They are false positives. the giveaway team use the best anti malware programs to test all the games given away and have never given away a game with malware. what you are seeing is the reaction to Themida and a false positive . I'm presuming you are testing the wrapped executable and not the installed exe file within the game?

I've installed this game to my new computer and have had no problems at all. I trust the giveaway team implicitly w.r.t giving us safe games. Each week there are thousands of users downloading these games (and tens of thousands downloading the applications). If there was a true virus or other malware installed we would have received hundreds of complaints. The giveaway site has a very good standing with the major search engines. If they started giving dirty games away that standing would be seriously compromised. you can test this by posting a comment then doing a specific search via Google It should flag your comment up. Of course it depends on how specific your comment is.

Reply   |   Comment by G  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#38

I had the original version from here on my computer,and enjoyed playing it,so I'm looking forward to this edition. I just played the first level,and it plays well,no problems installing it on my computer...Thanks GGOTD!

Reply   |   Comment by Don  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#37

Installed A-OK on Vista Home Prem. x64. However, this game Hogged my CPU. running it at 100% ... what gives!!! :Confused: None of the other Playrix game have done that before!?!?
The game plays good and is fun, as any other Playrix games. Thanks!

Reply   |   Comment by G  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#36

Have NIS & Webroot Secure Anywhere Complete installed on my PC. Webroot stops install and says it finds Trojan (W32Trojan.Gen I think). It won't let me install and I can't see disabling Webroot Software to do install. Not even sure if Norton would find something if I let it get past Webroot. Too bad. Would have loved to have had the game.

Reply   |   Comment by Allen  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#35

Quote W.R #8:
"it’s a real shame that some of the community feel this way about Themida, which after-all is only being used to stop those community members who are unscrupulous enough to rip off the giveaways for distribution"

No, it is not only being used to stop rip off GOTD, Themida is used to conceil malware aswell. Some day there might be a software distibutor using Themida too, signing up with GOTD. Yes, I do believe that it will not be GOTD to incorporate any malware, but how about all those distributors I don't know of yet. My trust should be a carte blanche for the future?

I do agree with Susan, the shame is all on the side of GOTD. Themida is not necessary just to improve the wrapper and make things less secure.
By all means do improve the wrapper to stop rip off the giveaways.

Quote W.R #8:
"The giveaway team do thoroughly check all software before it is wrapped within the security software, so basically you are guaranteed a game that is free from malware)"

When Themida is in place the team is unable to thoroughly check the software because they cannot scan behind Themida. Software distributors can use Themida too, so GOTD could be confronted with Themida even before they put on their own wrapper (also using Themida). GOTD cannot quarantee any software that is free from malware when the use of Themida is going to be acceptable in the view of GOTD.

It is much more clear to just not accept any Themida-protection at all (like AV-scanners do). This way GOTD can scan the software just like the visors want to do.

It is better to have control then just (this kind of) trust. I really believe software like Themida should be blocked always by every scanner. It is a huge security risc that should be put out of business as soon as possible (no developer will use Themida when they always get flagged out because of that).

Trusting is a hard thing when things are conceiled so you cannot effectively scan and have to trust another party (GOTD) that cannot effectively scan either, even when that party means well. With the use of Themida things have drastically changed and the splendid trackrecord that GOTD has, does not mean anything in this new situation.

Malware does not necessarily mean a virus, but could well be some extra (hidden) coding to just spy for email addresses on your computer for example.

Quoting McAfee (it is not only Norton):
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/who-digs-the-elephant-trap
"We would urge all developers who use software protection to think twice before doing so. There is an increasing risk that your legitimate files will be blocked by AV software by mistake or that there will be an unpleasant slowdown due to long analysis. Either can cause troubles for users. If you feel that you really must use an obfuscating protector at least digitally sign your files. That would reduce the level of suspicion by introducing traceability to the source

The point is that software protectors are just not a secure software technology any longer because they have been misused so much. Do not use it if you can avoid it.
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Thanks for your reply Alf. With respect to your reply:

'When Themida is in place the team is unable to thoroughly check the software because they cannot scan behind Themida'.

They have already checked the game before the wrapper was applied. They will always check the game then apply the wrapper. Themida is incorporated into the wrapper. Once you've installed the game, the wrapper is discarded with the security software included. The installed game does not have any security installed with it.

We obviously have different perspectives on this issue. Personally I think there is far to much paranoia over the issue of security. Since getting my first real PC back in the late 80's I've only ever had one virus infection (that I know about and that caused problems with my installation) and that was caused by me being stupid. I was looking for something and stumbled upon a site that was obviously very suspect but I still went ahead and downloaded and installed some software. Next thing the computer went into an automatic loop that was unbreakable so I had to format then re-install my operating system. Thankfully I've always backed up all my important data so apart from the hassle of having to re install the operating system then the various drivers its never really worried me. In fact until recently i used to format my discs at least twice a year as i always found it increased the speed of the computer significantly after getting rid of all of the junk i'd accumulated. Since installing my OS onto a solid State drive I've not needed to do this as the computer hardly seems to have deteriorated speed wise even though I've installed thousands of games and loads of giveaways onto separate hard drives.

Reply   |   Comment by ALF  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#34

I would normally thumbs up this game as it is very good. For those that have never tried this, get it now. Hopefully you'll have more luck then me installing this. Still can't install any apps/games since the change in the wrapper.

Thumbs up to the game.
Thumbs down to the wrapper that isn't allowing me to even install it!

Reply   |   Comment by JSG  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#33

I will NOT disable my antivirus software, nor will I create an exception for a software publisher with which I am unfamiliar. I suggest you work with Norton to resolve this issue.

Reply   |   Comment by C.B.  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#32

You might be interested to know that this game downloaded, installed and played with no issues at all on the Release Preview of Windows 8. I did get a message that the installation had been blocked by Windows, but when I clicked on "more info," it gave me the option to install anyway.

Windows 8 has Windows Defender installed by default.

Reply   |   Comment by Draclvr  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#31

After reading the comments in regards to Norton, I went into Norton/Settings/Real Time Protection/Sonar Protection and changed the setting for Remove Risks Automatically to "Ask Me" instead of "Always". This allowed me to install the game without further incident. I switched it back to "Always" after the install, since I sadly can't trust DD or DH when it comes to being able to handle security issues on the computer.
I had recently gotten a new computer and unfortunately lost all of my cherished GAOTD games that I rely on to pass the time. Thanks for todays offering; I had a previous Rise of Atlantis was was all too happy to download it today.

Reply   |   Comment by Tracey  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#30

installed fine! love the game! lets have more match 3, find the difference, puzzle, word games!

Reply   |   Comment by donna friedman  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#29

The problem is not any possible malware added to the game, it is with any other malware that misuses the Themida wrapper. That is why there is such enormous concern and a major boycott of the site by so many previous users, and which will continue until replaced by a non-rootkit wrapper.

Reply   |   Comment by Dan  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#28

is there a way i could install this? im running win xp service pack 3. kaspersky internet security 2012. i cant even get this to install with kaspersky turned off. i get error 'the instruction at"0x10002533" referenced memory at "0x49dd7e13". The memory could not be read. click ok to terminate the program.


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Please read all the comments that I've replied to. you will find a solution.

Reply   |   Comment by ashan  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#27

Stop using the rootkit wrapper. I will never have a rootkit deliberately placed on my computer. Until this is sorted it's Hasta La Vista Game Give-away.

Reply   |   Comment by Dan  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#26

Please offer the option of playing a relaxed game without a timer! Its so FRUSTRATING to be playing a game, get distracted by something else requiring immediate attention such as an ominous crashing sound from the next room, a drink spill, etc and then you turn your attention to the game again only to find out....the damn timer runs out of time. The timer is a constant source of pressure and anxiety stress for a person with ADHD or stress and anxiety problems.

Reply   |   Comment by Reality Check  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#25

Have had this for years on my XP computer. Sometimes you just need something mindless so I just tried it on new Windows 7 computer -- it installed and runs fine on Win 7. No problems installing with Kaspersky loaded. Playrix games are great. Thanks!

Reply   |   Comment by Pea  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#24

I got "security risk we241" and the program was automatically removed.
I have Norton Installed. I seem to keep running into installation problems with anything I want to install from GOTD lately...how do I fix or go about this problem? anyone know? any help is appreciated. I really wanted to download this game...
Thank You
Sarta


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Hello Sarta, the issue is caused by the new security measures that the giveaway team have instigated. Please read my replies to previous comments both today and from yesterdays comments. you'll find a solution to the problem which requires you to install the game in Safe mode . Not everyone is happy to do that, but I say the giveaway team thoroughly check the games with several well known anti malware programs so there shouldn't be any problems. then once installed reboot your computer to ensure your usual security has been reloaded.

Reply   |   Comment by Sarta  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#23

Played this in prior gives and is excellent. Win 7 x64 Ultimate. Happy to give this Prem a go. Definitely one of best in genre. Thanks guys for a play again. Glad you are back from I guess a summer break.

Reply   |   Comment by beergas  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#22

Says that the installation is successful, but the game is not installed.
If this is because of something that GOTD is doing, they either need to stop it, or change tactics. Having to jump through hoops on the user side is not good "customer service".

Reply   |   Comment by Richard Scott  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#21

It is too bad they put the wrapper on. My antivirus will not let me install, it doesn't even give me the option of ignoring the warning. The game activates, but then Norton deletes the files. I will not turn off my antivirus to install a game. This needs to be fixed!


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Hi Dartmar, you shouldn't need to turn off your AV software, just make an exception. As I've said countless times there has never been a giveaway that has contained malware on either side of the project since it started. That's around 800 games and 3800 applications. Still if you feel uncomfortable about it that's your choice. :)

All the giveaway team are doing is trying to protect the rights of the owner of the software. There has been too many You tube videos telling the community how to cheat the system and programs that enable users to extract the programs from the wrapper. This has probably lead to less developers wanting to give away their software. The new security measures should increase the numbers and variety of software given away.

Reply   |   Comment by dartmar  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#20

Thanks a lot GGAOTDn for this great game!

Reply   |   Comment by Gin  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#19

It's an older game but still a decent match 3.

Those who don't like the time limit can "adjust" the time counter. Just go into the game folder and find the sub-folder "Base". In there look for a file called "level". Make a copy of it, then edit it. Look for the line time=" and change the time for each level.

Reply   |   Comment by Michael Summerset  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#18

Appreciate the neatness of the installer. Looking forward to playing the game later in the week

Reply   |   Comment by Anuradha  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#17

Well because of the problems we have been having i went straight to Safe Mode lol, oops!! Not the way to go this time. It would Not install for me in Safe Mode so i rebooted it back and it easily installed with NO PROBLEMS. Easy Play, fun levels, entertaining, enjoyable. I rate this game thumbs up Stephen. Thanks!!

Reply   |   Comment by Russ  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
#16

You can almost never go wrong with Playrix games. Love this one!! Glad to see it back.

Reply   |   Comment by Sheltiemom  –  12 years ago  –  Did you find this comment useful? yes | no (0)
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