In futuristic Australia, there are giant cities owned solely by corporations, separated by a giant wasteland known as The Gap. When Robert Foster's Gap-dwelling tribe is killed by soldiers from Union City who capture him, everything changes for him. After a narrow escape from the helicopter bringing him there as it inexplicably crashes, Robert and his droid Joey must search the decaying city, attempting to befriend both the snobby rich and the frustrated poor as the two attempt to get out of the city, but in the middle of everything they uncover the dark truth about LINC, the bizarre computer which makes the city tick.

Using the then revolutionary Virtual Theatre engine, BASS' characters can move freely independent of the player, allowing the game world to be much more dynamic than anything seen before (other than Virtual Theatre's debut game, the less popular Lure of the Temptress). Otherwise, the engine provides tried and true point-and-click adventure gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

"Beyond The Abyss" -- Working title
"BASS" -- Common abbreviation

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Part of the Following Group

Game Engine: Virtual Theatre

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User Reviews

Derivative adventure game which is neither deep nor amusing	DOS	JazzOleg (53181)
An adventure most british. Dark yet witty and interesting.	DOS	Zovni (8842)
Much ado about nothing	DOS	Mr. Clark (14)
A lucasarts type adventure set in a futuristic world	DOS	devils102 (18)
EX-TER-MIN-ATE! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!	DOS	Icarus Lytton (11)
Be vigilant	DOS	Black Wolf (36083)
Over-rated, but good at representing the Big Brother-Orwellian state theme.	DOS	Depthlord(Es) (950)
Blade Runner meets batteries included in my personal favourtie Graphic adventure.	DOS	Matthew Bailey (1143)
A whole lotta fun!!!	DOS	giannis larissas (86)
Uh...wow. Just...wow...	DOS	Zack Green (1030)

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Trivia

The little robot Joey during the game say Bull S**t which was a very big deal at the time.

It also has pictures of women's breasts in the plastic surgery room.

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This entry was contributed by Baxter (38), Kabushi (40028) and Syed GJ (1574)