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Advertising Blurbs

Atari Australia Press Quotes - Windows:
    "Anachronox is the missing link between PC and console gaming."

    “…has the potential to break new ground." Edge Magazine

    “…cinematic camera angles, complex scripting, and sheer imaginative depth…” PC Gamer, July 2001

    Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on May 16, 2004.

Atari Australia website - Windows:
    DESCRIPTION:
    A breathtaking 3D sci-fi role-playing game. Using a highly advanced and modified version of the Quake II engine. Immerse yourself in the most detailed, interactive, thrilling epic ever made, as you interact with mischievous personalities, make critical decisions and explore vastly unique environments and planets. Experience an epic storyline loaded with strong characters, powerful dialogue, outrageous humour, endless surprises and a wild ride around the galaxy!

    GAME FEATURES:
  • Constant, seamless cinematic experience with Hollywood script-writing and direction
  • Variety of experience: environment interaction, character interaction, battles, puzzles, mini-games
  • Unique characters that have different battle skills, who learn new skills as they progress.
  • Replay value: can't see all of game one play through
  • Grows in complexity as you play, so user not overwhelmed with information, plus keeps track of your game for you
  • Featuring the Anachronox Programing Environment (APE), allowing you to create your own campaigns.
  • 7 playable characters
  • 45 different enemies, 27 weapons, 28 battle skill attacks
  • 101 areas of play.

    Contributed by Xoleras (66998) on May 16, 2004.

Jewel Case (North American?):
    Welcome to ANACHRONOX. Explore worlds. Fight battles. LIVE THROUGH AN EPIC ADVENTURE.

    Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto Anyway as the trek across six bizarre planets investigating a galaxy-crushing mystery!

    It's your turn. PICK YOUR POISON.

    - Craft your team from a cast of seven characters. Unravel evil galactic schemes, solve devious puzzles and fight wicked monsters.

    - Immerse yourself in amazing turn-based real-time battles. Assemble alien weapons and master challenging mini-games.

    - All this, plus mind-blowing cinematics and a heavy dose of gut-busting humor.

    Contributed by xofdre (70) on Jul 09, 2003.

Jewel Case:
    Welcome to Anachronox... An abandoned alien city planet at the center of the universe, now home to low lives, thieves and scoundrels.

    Here we join Sylvester 'Sly' Boots and the cast of 6 other unlikely heroes on their quest to discover WHO or WHAT is trying to destroy the universe. They are the only ones that can do something about it...

    Travel galaxies, explore bizarre planets and journey through more than 100 levels. In your quest to find the truth, fight over 90 enemies in exciting turn-based real-time battles. Revel in the most detailed, interactive RPG to hit the PC!

    Contributed by Jeanne Bronze Star Contributing Member (58797) on Mar 24, 2002.

 

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