Description

This adventure game is based on the famous comic book character of the same name. The hero - Largo was a Yugoslavian orphan, who was adopted by the world's wealthiest man, who was in search of an heir. When his adoptive father dies, the now 26-year-old Largo inherits the Winch Corporation, a financial consortium worth more than 10 billion dollars. Drawn to the challenge of presiding over such a vast empire, Largo takes over from his father, and plunges headfirst into a new, unexpectedly vicious world of murder and deceit.

Alternate Titles

  • "黑色豪门" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
  • "Ларго Винч: Империя под Угрозой" -- Russian spelling
  • "Largo Winch: Império em Perigo" -- Brazilian title
  • "Largo Winch: Aller simple pour les Balkans" -- French title

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User Reviews

Amateurish production/localization Windows Xoleras (66420)
Unbalanced Windows Depeche Mike Bronze Star Contributing Member (17208)

The Press Says

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks Windows Mar, 2003 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Quandary Windows Sep, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Just Adventure Windows Nov 11, 2002 B 75
4Players.de Xbox Sep 21, 2002 72 out of 100 72
4Players.de GameCube Oct 11, 2002 70 out of 100 70
Jeuxvideo.com PlayStation 2 Sep 24, 2002 13 out of 20 65
Jeuxvideo.com Xbox Oct 16, 2002 13 out of 20 65
Adventure Corner Windows Mar 04, 2003 58 out of 100 58
Jeuxvideo.com Windows Sep 10, 2002 11 out of 20 55
Joystick (French) Windows Oct, 2002 2 out of 10 20

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Trivia

Largo Winch was created by writer Jean Van Hamme and artist Philippe Francq. It is one of the greatest comic book success stories of recent years: since 1990, when the first book was published, 2.3 million copies have been sold and it has also been made into a television series.


This entry was contributed by Roger Wilco (1114)
 

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