I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Description

The game is based on a collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison. After the Cold War, the computers of the USA, Russia and China take over the world and wipe out almost the entire human race. The Allied Mastercomputer (called AM) holds the last five humans as prisoners to torture them. Any of them has to face his or her past in a virtual adventure AM has designed for them. There they encounter their fears and weaknesses.

The player can choose which of the protagonists he wants to be but in fact he has to complete all of the six stories in order to solve the game. There are different ways of completing the game depending on the humanity the player shows.

The voiceacting features Harlan Ellison as AM.

Alternate Titles

• "Безмолвный Крик " -- Russian spelling
• "No Tengo Boca y Debo Gritar" -- Spanish title
• "Bezmolvnyj Krik" -- Russian title

Part of the Following Group

• Inspiration: Literature

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User Reviews

The clever, imaginative material alone makes up for any deficiencies	DOS	Zovni (9425)
My favorite game	DOS	Jordan Owen (15)
Bold move, long fall.	DOS	Ola Sverre Bauge (236)
This attempt at something completely different partially succeeds.	DOS	Ben Sokal (15)

The Press Says

Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Aug 28, 2010		100
PC Gamer	DOS	Jan, 1996	87 out of 100	87
Just Adventure	DOS	Apr 22, 2002	B+	83
macHOME	Macintosh	1997		80
Adventure Gamers	DOS	Oct 30, 2002		80
Gamesmania	DOS	1996	70 out of 100	70
Just Adventure	DOS	2000	B-	67
Adventurearchiv	DOS	Jul 22, 2004	64 out of 100	64
High Score	DOS	May, 1996	3 out of 5	60
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Mar, 1996	49 out of 100	49

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Trivia

The German and French versions have been heavily censored, with the Nimdok chapter entirely removed. While it was speculated that Nimdok was absent from the German version because of local anti-nazi laws, it is still not clear why the French version was affected as well.