Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Description

Zak McKracken is a tabloid reporter (and not a very good one at that). Based upon a psychadelic dream, Zak one day realizes that something is wrong -- Space Aliens are dumbifying the general public through the telephone system. Zak must stop this, but he can't do it alone. After finding a magic crystal (or some sort of crystal), Zak manages to get the help of Anthropologist, Annie, and her friends, Melissa and Leslie. Between the four characters (all of which you control), you can destroy the dumbifying devices and save the earth. Not too bad for a tabloid reporter.

Alternate Titles

• "Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders" -- Commonly-misspelled title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: SCUMM
• Games on Mars

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User Reviews

Martian Time Slip	Commodore 64	MasterMegid (858)
Lucasfilm's second game is even longer than the last one	DOS	Black Wolf (37231)
A great attempt, but it lacks the clarity and the refinement of later LucasArts adventures	DOS	Unicorn B. Lynx (60141)
Hard call... Zak is solid in many aspects, and lackluster in many others.	DOS	Zovni (9141)
Excellent- in its day.	DOS	Joey Zamingo (67)
One of the forgotten SCUMM games, but its still one of the best	Commodore 64	Scott G (736)
Wacky Adventure	Amiga	Neepie Lantern (487)
The first (and best) game I ever played. LOVE IT.	DOS	Chris Tolworthy (15)
A truly great game. Very well done.	DOS	Mirrorshades2k (282)
The mother of all point&click adventures to come (their father was Maniac Mansion)	DOS	András Gregorik (22)

The Press Says

Zzap!	Commodore 64	Mar, 1989	93 out of 100	93
ST Action	Atari ST	Sep, 1993	90 out of 100	90
Quandary	DOS	Jan, 1995		90
Zzap!	Amiga	Mar, 1989	90 out of 100	90
Netjak	Commodore 64	Jun 24, 2003	8.4 out of 10	84
Adventure Gamers	DOS	Nov 24, 2006		80
Retrogaming History	DOS	Jan 10, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Adventure Advocate	DOS	Apr 20, 2007		80
Atari ST User	Atari ST	May, 1989	7 out of 10	70
GameCola.net	DOS	May, 2008	5.8 out of 10	58

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
A new Zak McKracken Remake Project	3	Игги Друге (31894) Mar 02, 2008

Trivia

During the scene on Mars, if you play the music cassette in the radio, the tune that plays is by Razor and the Scumettes. Razor was one of the original characters in Maniac Mansion, which was released before Zak. And yes, she was a musician in Maniac Mansion, with her band -- the Scumettes.