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4.1
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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

U as in Anachronox, duh. MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (36840) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
An absolutely remarkable game xofdre (70) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
If you celebrate Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams: here's a surprise for you... silent_driver (10) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
A plot better than most Sci-Fi movies Plix (209) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
A really wonderful game Sam Jeffreys Bronze Star Contributing Member (3561) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
If you want to have fun, look no further Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Remember When Games Were Fun? Scott Monster Bronze Star Contributing Member (868) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Great, great game, but call the Orkin man before playing Atomic Punch! (148) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
Amazing, often overlooked adventure RPG... john johansen (2) unrated
Anachronox rocks my socks. Yeah No (25) unrated

The Press Says

Just Adventure Feb 21, 2002 A 100
Mystery Manor Jan 13, 2005 9.5 out of 10 95
Christ Centered Game Reviews Jun 01, 2005 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
Gaming Age Jul 26, 2001 B+ 83
GameZone Jul 25, 2001 8 out of 10 80
Gamigo Aug 13, 2001 7.9 out of 10 79
GameSpot Jul 16, 2001 7.8 out of 10 78
FiringSquad Aug 08, 2001 77 out of 100 77
Game Informer Magazine Oct, 2001 7.25 out of 10 72
Game Informer Magazine Oct, 2001 4 out of 10 40

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Trivia

Located in Sender Station is Jawnn, Pawl, Jorj and Ree'ngo, who form the teen rock sensation, The Meatles! Talk to them and they'll recite lyrics from popular Beatles songs.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (72406) on Jul 12, 2001.
 

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