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Description

It's December, 2042. And you're the only P.I. that follows the old steps of Philip Marlow, Spade, and other classic detectives. This time, the world depends upon you. How? Why? It's not for me to tell. Take your gun, and see what'll be next. Well, you'll drop it via the window accidentally, but I guess that won't stop you from solving the case.

Under A Killing Moon, unlike the Tex Murphy adventures that came before it, takes place in a world whose locations are pure 3D in which you have full maneuverability. You can even look for clues underneath desks, chairs, etc. Other features include an online hint system (that decreases your final score the more you use it), extensive support for additional sound/music devices, and full-motion video technology.


Alternate Titles

  • "殺人月" -- Chinese Title (Tradition)
  • "UAKM" -- common abbreviation
  • "Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon" -- Series title

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User Reviews

How to become a true PI Black Wolf (35965) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
Take THIS, first-person shooters! JazzOleg Bronze Star Contributing Member (53182) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
Whow! Heartbeating adventure. MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34668) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Best adventure gaming around! William Shawn McDonie Bronze Star Contributing Member (1174) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
Save The World!!! (again) wampyrii (9) unrated
The world's worst P.I against the a world destroying mad man Sam Hardy (76) unrated
You can't keep a good man down... Toka (20) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars

The Press Says

High Score Jan, 1995 5 out of 5 100
Adventure Classic Gaming Apr 26, 1996 5 out of 5 100
Coming Soon Magazine Nov, 1994 95 out of 100 95
Adventure Gamers May 22, 2002 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars 90
IGN Feb 11, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Adventure Lantern May, 2006 90 out of 100 90
Adventurearchiv Apr 10, 2007 82 out of 100 82
Quandary Jan, 1995 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Just Adventure 1999 B 75
GameSpot May 01, 1996 6.9 out of 10 69

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Trivia

At one point Tex can examine a piano, and exclaims, "It's even better than a Stauffway!" This is a clear jab at The 7th Guest, which featured a piano branded after bad guy Stauff. (which, in turn, was a play on the well-known Steinway brand of pianos)


This entry was contributed by MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (34668) and Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (48610)
 

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