Summary
An imaginitive, fun, and highly underrated game.
The Good
The plot is terrific! You are stranded with the most famous people of the 19th century...on mars! You must solve the mysteries of the red planet to escape. The plot also involves aliens, dream worlds, robots, the canal system of mars, and more.
Although it has rpg elements, it feels more like an adventure game. The funnest part of the game involves advancing the plot, not simply beefing up your characters' statistics like many rpgs.
The Bad
The only thing I could complain about would be the text interface used to communicate with the characters in the game. The player types in words or phrases and the character responds. I would have better liked a multiple choice communication system.
The Bottom Line
This game has all the good role-playing-game elements of the ultima series combined with the best elements of great adventure games.
