For New Yorker, Brian Basco, scientific study and having a career in Applied Physics is everything! He is as "excited as a kid in a candy store" when his application for a position at the University of Berkeley is accepted. Before setting out on the long trip from New York to California, Brian remembers one last errand to do. Little does he know that this slight detour would change his life, and his life style, forever!

Minding his own business driving along the New York streets on the way to a bookstore, he cannot avoid hitting the beautiful girl who runs out in front of his car! He does the right thing and takes her to the hospital. When she comes to, he learns that she witnessed a murder and that vicious gangsters are after her! Because Brian helped her, his life is also in danger! And so the story of Brian and Gina begins...

In this point-and-click adventure, you play Brian in 3rd person as he figures out how to avoid and escape the Mafia-like thugs chasing them. Their travels will take them to a variety of different places (a Museum, the Arizona desert etc.) during the six game chapters. Put your thinking cap on to solve situations and puzzles using objects and conversation with people they meet.

The game features drawn cartoon-like 2D and 3D graphics and cut-scenes. Its original soundtrack includes over 24 songs. Interact with almost 30 different characters with interesting, and often comical, personalities. Find and use a multitude of items that can be manipulated within the inventory window.

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Alternate Titles

"Runaway. Дорожное приключение" -- Russian spelling

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Runaway: A Road Adventure	Windows	$2.38
	Runaway: A Road Adventure		$9.99
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User Reviews

Worth playing, definitely.	Eurythmic (2613)
One-line summary not available	Katakis (37454)
One of the responsibles of adventure gaming comeback? I hope so.	Depth Lord (946)
If you liked the Broken Sword games, you'll love Runaway!	Jeanne (75620)
Reviving the adventure Genre? Yes and No	Isdaron (681)

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The Press Says

Adventures - Kompakt	2007	9.5 out of 10	95
Adventure Corner	Nov 20, 2002	90 out of 100	90
GameZone	Aug 19, 2003	9 out of 10	90
Pelit	Dec, 2003	87 out of 100	87
Meristation	Jul 25, 2001	8.5 out of 10	85
ComputerGames.ro	Sep 30, 2003	83 out of 100	83
Fragland.net	Aug 22, 2003	82 out of 100	82
ESC Magazine	Sep 12, 2003	8 out of 10	80
Rebell.at Games	Feb 16, 2003	7 out of 10	70
Aventura y Cía	Apr 13, 2008		60

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Trivia

Runaway was chosen Best PC Game of the Year in France during the Digital Awards evening arranged in conjunction with the Samsung World Cyber Games Championship. The jury was made up of journalists from the specialized press, members of the multimedia producers association (APOM), Bertrand Amar of Canal J and Jean Claude Larue, president of SELL.

(Source: Pendulo Studios website)

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Jeanne

(75620) on Dec 06, 2001.