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Noctropolis

Written by  :  Afterburner (478) Written on  :  Mar 21, 2001 Rating  :

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Summary

An underrated comic book fantasy.

The Good

Noctropolis holds the distinction of being the very first CD-ROM game I ever purchased. When I bought it, I wanted something gritty. Something with a bite to it. Something edgy. And for the year Noctropolis was released, it was pretty darned edgy.

As an adventure game, it's first rate. It's similar to every other representative of the genre: move your guy around, try to solve puzzles, etc. The atmosphere is very dark, similar in many respects to the movie "Dark City".

The Bad

Some of the puzzles were pretty difficult, to the point where I had trouble getting past them even with a hint book.

The Bottom Line

Noctropolis is the adventure game for the frustrated superhero inside you.