Windows

Anachronox

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 á 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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• 3D Engine: id Tech 2
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User Reviews

U as in Anachronox, duh.	MAT (35983)
An absolutely remarkable game	xofdre (70)
If you celebrate Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams: here's a surprise for you...	silent_driver (10)
A plot better than most Sci-Fi movies	Plix (209)
A really wonderful game	Sam Jeffreys (3440)
If you want to have fun, look no further	Unicorn Lynx (67558)
Amazing, often overlooked adventure RPG...	john johansen (2)	unrated
Anachronox rocks my socks.	Yeah No (25)	unrated
Great, great game, but call the Orkin man before playing	Atomic Punch! (139)
Anachronox, Anachrorocks!	MasterMegid (868)

The Press Says

GamingIllustrated.com	Aug, 2002	4.9 out of 5	98
Mystery Manor	Jan 13, 2005	9.5 out of 10	95
Gameguru Mania	Jul 13, 2001	83 out of 100	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Sep, 2001	83 out of 100	83
Game Over Online	Aug 06, 2001	80 out of 100	80
GameZone	Jul 25, 2001	8 out of 10	80
Gamigo	Aug 13, 2001	7.9 out of 10	79
PC Action	Jul 06, 2001	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jul 18, 2001	74 out of 100	74
Game Informer Magazine	Oct, 2001	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Ion Storm heavily modified the Quake II engine for this game. They added several features, including a refined particle effect, a mini game scripting language, and facial animation modification that allows lip syncing to dialogue.

The developers used the facial animation to good effect, letting the characters express their emotions with facial expressions.