Description
Keith Miyamoto is a reporter who works for an important newspaper in Los Angeles. In 2005, he travels to an island called Capital City, where he has to get a new job. But on his way from the airport to the city, a terrible earthquake occurs. The train collapses and Keith finds himself abandoned by the rescue team. Now he has to escape the island, try to save the people stranded on it, and discover the true reasons behind the chaos in the city.
But that will be anything but easy. The earthquake continues, and any time Keith steps on a half-collapsed bridge, crawls over a pile of rumble, or climbs a narrow path between ruined houses, the earth can start trembling...
This game, also known as "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi" (Japanese original title), or "SOS - Final Escape" (European title), is a combination of pure adventure and survival/horror genres. The controls, the inventory management, the camera, that changes angles automatically depending on your location, but mostly the necessity to survive can be linked to
Alone in the Dark and its countless clones, while the complete lack of enemies to fight reminds of a classic adventure. There are many ways to preserve Keith from constant dying. You can find items and combine them into new ones (for example, finding a helmet and a lamp will allow you to build a helmet with a flashlight attached to it). Keith will also need to quench his thirst, so you'll have to find water for him. The water taps found in the game serve also as save points.
Alternate Titles
- "絶対絶命都市" -- Japanese Spelling
- "Zettai Zetsumei Toshi (Desolate Town)" -- Japanese Title
- "SOS: The Final Escape" -- European Title
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The Press Says
| Game Chronicles |
Jan 22, 2003 |
8.1 out of 10 |
81 |
| GamePro |
Jan 21, 2003 |
4 out of 5 |
80 |
| GameZone |
Jan 21, 2003 |
7.9 out of 10 |
79 |
| Game Over Online |
Apr 03, 2003 |
78 out of 100 |
78 |
| Just Adventure |
Jul 28, 2003 |
B |
75 |
| Gamekult |
Nov 29, 2002 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Retrogaming.it |
Apr 08, 2008 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| IGN |
Feb 22, 2003 |
6.3 out of 10 |
63 |
| Game Revolution |
Feb, 2003 |
C+ |
58 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Mar, 2003 |
5 out of 10 |
50 |
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Trivia
The original Japanese title of the game,
Zettai Zetsumei Toshi, means "A Totally Ruined City". A less exact, but more natural translation would be "Desolate Town".
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Unicorn B. Lynx
(60371) on Feb 06, 2003.