A interesting adventure that just came out a few years too late.
You play as Prof Robert Langdon, who is called upon a murder in the Louvre. The victim, who was apparently sealed in, had stripped naked and left pagan symbols and other mysterious notes. What Robert doesn't know at this point: He is the main suspect.
Only with the help of Sophie Neveu, the victim's granddaughter the two have to escape both the police and a brutal religious order while following a path of laid clues that would lead to mankind's most preciously guarded secret.
The main part of the game are the many puzzles, item combination riddles, reflex tests and decoding sequences and as such the game fairs surprisingly well. While some of the task can be hard at first, proper thinking always leads to the right answer, which gives the game a good sense of fairness.
When you're not solving puzzles, you will be sneaking around, avoiding the many thugs and cops, trying to knock them down before they are aware of your presence. If you're spotted, the game switches into combat mode: You are shown a series of button symbols and have to press the according buttons in that order before time runs out. If successful, a short self-running sequence starts showing you beating the crap out of your opponent, or vice versa if you fail. Although this is an interesting concept, it gets boring really fast and should be avoided whenever possible.
The presentation of the game is decent at best. While many of the famous locations such as the Louvre or Westminster Abbey look impressively detailed and authentic, all characters lack expressiveness and move extremely clunky. What is even more disappointing is the fact that none of the characters resemble their movie counter-parts.
The voice acting is just as unimpressive and fails to create a believable atmosphere, although most of the soundtrack is surprisingly good (compared to the rest of the game).
The game gets a lot of the gameplay right and follows the interesting storyline of the book, but the outdated graphics, unprecise controls and many other small glitches make 'The Da Vinci Code' a rather decent experience.