Published by
Developed by
Released

Platform
81
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
4.1
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

I am Sly Boots, a private investigator whose office is on an artificial planet called Anachronox, somewhere in the middle of the universe. Currently, an angry client is beating me up... Right, I forgot again about that little debt of mine... No big deal. But my secretary Fatima reminds me I should better get a job. Okay, okay... I'll just walk around, talk to people, and find something. What's that? A mysterious rich man wants me to find some artifact for him? Great! That looks like a simple PI job. What can possibly go wrong?

And so, the tale of Anachronox begins. Together with his friends, Sly Boots will discover a great mystery and prevent the destruction of the universe. Set in a futuristic world, the game is a console-style RPG for the PC, that also contains elements of a humorous adventure รก la Space Quest. Controlling Sly and six other party members, you'll explore many planets, and fight enemies in Final Fantasy style battles - a mixture of real time and turn-based combat. There are also many mini-games and plenty of side quests scattered around.


Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title      
amazon.com
Anachronox    
ebay.com
Anachronox    
Not an American user?

User Reviews

U as in Anachronox, duh. MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (35327) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
An absolutely remarkable game xofdre (70) 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars
If you celebrate Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams: here's a surprise for you... silent_driver (10) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
A plot better than most Sci-Fi movies Plix (209) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars
A really wonderful game Sam Jeffreys Bronze Star Contributing Member (3331) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
If you want to have fun, look no further Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63297) 4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars4.5 Stars
Amazing, often overlooked adventure RPG... john johansen (2) unrated
Anachronox rocks my socks. Yeah No (25) unrated
Great, great game, but call the Orkin man before playing Atomic Punch! (139) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars
Anachronox, Anachrorocks! MasterMegid (864) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars

The Press Says

GamingIllustrated.com Aug, 2002 4.9 out of 5 98
GameBoomers 2005 A- 91
Gameguru Mania Jul 13, 2001 83 out of 100 83
PC Gameplay (Benelux) Sep, 2001 83 out of 100 83
Quandary Aug, 2001 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
PC Zone Benelux Aug, 2001 80 out of 100 80
UHS (Universal Hint System) Mar 29, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Game Over Online Aug 06, 2001 80 out of 100 80
PC Action Jul 06, 2001 78 out of 100 78
Game Informer Magazine Oct, 2001 7.25 out of 10 72

Forums

There are currently no topics for this game.


Trivia

In the Red Lights District of the Sender Station, you can order a special treatment called "Deus Sex"... The object of this pun is pretty clear ;)


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Unicorn B. Lynx Bronze Star Contributing Member (63297) on Jul 12, 2001.
 

Errors and omissions on this page may be reported to the MobyGames approvers.

MobyGames™ Copyright © 1999-2009, MobyGames.
All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.
moby sites | about us | advertise | disclaimer | privacy statement | become an approver | RSS