Slideshow: Da Vinci Code Game Easily Cracked

The video-game version of Dan Brown's conspiracy-riddled cash cow is filled with puzzles. But anyone with half a brain will find them embarrassingly facile. By Chris Kohler.
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The game's final challenges take place in Westminster Abbey, final resting place of many of England's legendary figures.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games

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You'll have to study crime scenes and other environmental objects in The Da Vinci Code using an ultraviolet light to reveal hidden clues and progress in the game.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games

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Plenty of digital reproductions of paintings from the Louvre hang on the walls, but the crappy camera makes it hard to view them.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games

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Combat is so universally terrible that you'll wish you were back solving easy math problems.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games

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Another Da Vinci Code puzzle asks you to light all five lanterns at once, but in doing so you have to figure out why some of them turn off whenever you light others.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games

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Many times during the adventure, you'll play as both of the main characters, but the computer-controlled partner never does much other than get in the way.Screenshot: Courtesy of 2K Games