The player is dropped in a jungle island. The colors are bright and the sky is blue in the daytime, but bandits lurk in the night. There is typical tropical foliage, and tropical birds and animals can be seen scurrying about the island. There are 3 main areas to the island:

• Professor & Melanie's camp
• The bandits' camp (in a deep basin, a river running through it)
• The Mayan settlement

The game takes place in the 1940s. Initially, the player is equipped with only a broken camera and a few basic tools, such as rople, glue, and string. The player may raid the bandits' camp to gain other tools (hammers, extension rods, or flints).

The temple is full of jewels, ancient artifacts, and tools that the player can use to get off of the island. However, the player will need to use his or her knowledge of optics physics to make use of these treasures. Lighting up the wrong chamber can mean danger, even death.

Copyright 2002, MIT.