The real murders by the renowned killer, Jack the Ripper, took place in London in the year 1888. As everyone knows, the cases have never been solved. What would happen if Jack left London and started his killing spree years later ... in New York City?

Similar to other Jack the Ripper stories, the main character is a reporter. You play James "Jimmy" Palmer, a newspaper man in New York, who is assigned to get the scoop on some strange and grotesque murders. Guide Jimmy around the dank and dirty "Low Side" of New York in the year 1901 - twelve years after Jack the Ripper's last known killing in London. Visit crime scenes, interview people who knew the victims in a brothel, a cabaret nightclub and alleyways. Get help from different types of people from various walks of life - bookies, prostitutes, street bums as well as the police, investigative agency professionals and Jimmy's co-workers.

This first person adventure game is completely mouse controlled and features an in-game map for navigating between locations, 360° views, 3D graphics, and ambient background effects. Exploration, interaction with other characters, solving various types of puzzles, and finding/using inventory objects are all part of the gameplay.

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Alternate Titles

"开膛手杰克" -- Chinese title (simplified)
"Jack lo Squartatore" -- Italian title
"Jack L'Eventreur: New-York 1901" -- French title
"Jack el Destripador" -- Spanish title

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3D Engine: Virtools

Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Jack the Ripper
	Jack The Ripper	Windows	$5.94
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User Reviews

The Game That Wasn't There	Terrence Bosky (5236)
Jack Is Back!	Jeanne (48747)
A short but very nice game.	John Doe (3)

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The Press Says

GamersHell.com	Jan 31, 2004	8.2 out of 10	82
Jeuxvideo.com	Mar 09, 2004	13 out of 20	65
Worth Playing	Mar 09, 2004	6.4 out of 10	64
UHS (Universal Hint System)	Apr 09, 2004		60
Quandary	Mar, 2004		60
GameSpy	Mar 10, 2004		60
GameSpot (Belgium/Netherlands)	Jul 16, 2004	58 out of 100	58
GameZone	Feb 10, 2004	5.8 out of 10	58
GameSpot	Jan 30, 2004	5.2 out of 10	52
Adventure Gamers	Feb 18, 2004		30

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Trivia

The autopsy report for the second Low Side victim is written by Dr. Ralph Llewen. Dr. Rees Ralph Llewellyn examined the first commonly accepted Ripper victim, Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, and determined that the killer was left-handed.

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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Jeanne

(48747) on Jan 30, 2004.