In futuristic Australia, there are giant cities owned solely by corporations, separated by a giant wasteland known as The Gap. When Robert Foster's Gap-dwelling tribe is killed by soldiers from Union City who capture him, everything changes for him. After a narrow escape from the helicopter bringing him there as it inexplicably crashes, Robert and his droid Joey must search the decaying city, attempting to befriend both the snobby rich and the frustrated poor as the two attempt to get out of the city, but in the middle of everything they uncover the dark truth about LINC, the bizarre computer which makes the city tick.

Using the then revolutionary Virtual Theatre engine, BASS' characters can move freely independent of the player, allowing the game world to be much more dynamic than anything seen before (other than Virtual Theatre's debut game, the less popular Lure of the Temptress). Otherwise, the engine provides tried and true point-and-click adventure gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

"Beyond The Abyss" -- Working title
"BASS" -- Common abbreviation

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Game Engine: Virtual Theatre

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User Reviews

Sky of Steel	Christina Nordlander (26)
Derivative adventure game which is neither deep nor amusing	Unicorn B. Lynx (53164)
Guybrush Threepwood would LOVE this game!	Indra Depari of 'da Clan Depari (12749)
An adventure most british. Dark yet witty and interesting.	Zovni (9114)
Much ado about nothing	Mr. Clark (14)
A lucasarts type adventure set in a futuristic world	devils102 (17)
EX-TER-MIN-ATE! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!	Icarus Lytton (11)
Be vigilant	Black Wolf (37274)
Over-rated, but good at representing the Big Brother-Orwellian state theme.	Depthlord(Es) (950)
Blade Runner meets batteries included in my personal favourtie Graphic adventure.	Matthew Bailey (1139)

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The Press Says

The Freehare	2006		100
High Score	Jul, 1994	5 out of 5	100
PC Gamer	Dec, 1994	91 out of 100	91
Svenska Hemdatornytt	Dec, 1993	88 out of 100	88
Adventurearchiv	Apr 03, 2005	87 out of 100	87
Pelit	Apr, 1994	82 out of 100	82
Adventure Corner	Mar 26, 2004	80 out of 100	80
PC Player (Germany)	Apr, 1994	78 out of 100	78
Quandary	Aug, 2002		70
Aventura y Cía	Feb 20, 2005	3.5 out of 5	70