Windows

Anachronox

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 á 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.

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• 3D Engine: id Tech 2
• Games with Dopefish

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User Reviews

U as in Anachronox, duh.	MAT (36676)
An absolutely remarkable game	xofdre (70)
If you celebrate Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams: here's a surprise for you...	silent_driver (10)
A plot better than most Sci-Fi movies	Plix (209)
A really wonderful game	Sam Jeffreys (3462)
If you want to have fun, look no further	Unicorn Lynx (70009)
Remember When Games Were Fun?	Scott Monster (864)
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! (148)

The Press Says

GameSpy	Aug, 2001	84 out of 100	84
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Sep, 2001	83 out of 100	83
Quandary	Aug, 2001		80
Power Unlimited	Aug, 2001	78 out of 100	78
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jul 18, 2001	74 out of 100	74
Game Informer Magazine	Oct, 2001	7.25 out of 10	72
Jeuxvideo.com	Jul 18, 2001	14 out of 20	70
Game Revolution	Aug 01, 2001	B-	67
Gamekult	Jul 19, 2001	6 out of 10	60
Game Informer Magazine	Oct, 2001	4 out of 10	40

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Trivia

Many references to Tom Hall's past games can be found throughout the game. One of the more obvious ones is in the Tenement Area; if you look at the other names for the directory, you can see "B. Blaze" in a room, a clear reference to Commander Keen games.