Description
I am Sly Boots, a private investigator whose office is on an artificial planet called Anachronox, somewhere in the middle of the universe. Currently, an angry client is beating me up... Right, I forgot again about that little debt of mine... No big deal. But my secretary Fatima reminds me I should better get a job. Okay, okay... I'll just walk around, talk to people, and find something. What's that? A mysterious rich man wants me to find some artifact for him? Great! That looks like a simple PI job. What can possibly go wrong?
And so, the tale of Anachronox begins. Together with his friends, Sly Boots will discover a great mystery and prevent the destruction of the universe. Set in a futuristic world, the game is a console-style RPG for the PC, that also contains elements of a humorous adventure รก la
Space Quest. Controlling Sly and six other party members, you'll explore many planets, and fight enemies in
Final Fantasy style battles - a mixture of real time and turn-based combat. There are also many mini-games and plenty of side quests scattered around.
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| GamingIllustrated.com |
Aug, 2002 |
4.9 out of 5 |
98 |
| GameSpy |
Aug, 2001 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Sep, 2001 |
83 out of 100 |
83 |
| Quandary |
Aug, 2001 |
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80 |
| GameZone |
Jul 25, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Jul 09, 2001 |
79 out of 100 |
79 |
| Gamigo |
Aug 13, 2001 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| PC Action |
Jul 06, 2001 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| Gameswelt |
Jul 02, 2001 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| Gamekult |
Jul 19, 2001 |
6 out of 10 |
60 |
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Trivia
It is amazing how interesting are even the least important dialogues in the game - and how cleverly written. For example, two guys you can talk to on Democrates are discussing an opera of Janacek! I guess "Anachronox" is as under-appreciated by the gaming community as Janacek himself is under-appreciated as a composer :(
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Unicorn B. Lynx 
(53164) on Jul 12, 2001.
