Montezuma's Return! is an adventure developed by Tarantula Studios, released 31 December 1998 on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.
What Montezuma's Return! is
Montezuma's Return! is an adventure game developed by Tarantula Studios and released in 1998. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on Game Boy Color and Game Boy.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Max Montezuma is a soldier descended from an ancient Aztec emperor. Max stumbles across a deserted, uncharted island, and accidentally crashes his plane on it. Prior to Max's arrival, the island is undiscovered. Max only has a flashlight, canteen, and an entire lost Aztec civilization before him. He must restore the desecrated tomb of his ancestors, discover the link between the ancient Aztecs and a race of saucer-flying aliens, and more, in his adventure.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Montezuma's Return! launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.
Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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