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
| Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks |
Jan, 2002 |
 |
100 |
| Yiya |
Oct 06, 2001 |
A |
100 |
| Christ Centered Game Reviews |
Jun 01, 2005 |
 |
90 |
| FileFactory Games / Gameworld Network |
May 04, 2002 |
89 out of 100 |
89 |
| IGN |
Jul 18, 2001 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Gamigo |
Aug 13, 2001 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands) |
Jul 18, 2001 |
74 out of 100 |
74 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Oct, 2001 |
7.25 out of 10 |
72 |
| Gameswelt |
Jul 02, 2001 |
71 out of 100 |
71 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Oct, 2001 |
4 out of 10 |
40 |
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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 
(60371) on Jul 12, 2001.
