The hero's name is Manuel "Manny" Calavera. We don't know much about his life; but we do know what happened to him after he died. In case you didn't know, the Land of the Dead is where all people are reincarnated after death, looking like puppet-like skeletons. The Land of the Dead is very similar to the world of the living: people work, have careers, fall in love, and can even die again, turning into flowers. And they all await their final destiny - a trip to the underworld. Depending on their deeds in life, they might get a good journey or be destined to walk there without any means. Manny works in a travel agency that takes care of such trips. But recently, something has been going wrong. Manny is unable to get good clients, and he suspects there is a scheme to falsify the dossiers of dead people and to offer the best trips to scoundrels for bribes. Manny's grand adventure begins as he steps into the world of corruption and intrigues.

"Grim Fandango" describes several years of Manny Calavera's life. Influenced by Mexican mythology and Art Deco, the game combines 3D characters with pre-rendered backgrounds. It has plenty of branching dialogues and complex inventory-based puzzles. The traditional mouse interaction was abandoned in favor of keyboard control for movements and actions.

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Alternate Titles

"神通鬼大" -- Chinese title (traditional)
"Deeds of the Dead" -- Working title

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La Aventura es la Aventura	Oct 10, 2007	95 out of 100	95
Game Over Online	Nov 07, 1998	94 out of 100	94
GameSpot	Oct 30, 1998	9.3 out of 10	93
Adventure-Treff	May 12, 2000	92 out of 100	92
Adventurearchiv	Jan 17, 2004	92 out of 100	92
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 1998	92 out of 100	92
Power Unlimited	Jan, 1999	9.1 out of 10	91
Yahoo! Games	Nov 03, 1998		90
JeuxVideoPC.com	Jan 26, 2005	17 out of 20	85
Vgames	Jul 22, 1999	81 out of 100	81

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Trivia

The game contains a reference to Frank Herbert's sci-fi cult novel Dune. At the end of the 4th year, when Salvador bites down on a fake tooth, releasing a cloud of poison that kills both him and his victim, he alludes to an almost identical event in Dune.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Ryan Lucas (12) on Aug 10, 1999.