The X-Files Game

aka: Salaiset Kansiot, The X Files, The X-Files: Expediente X - El Juego, The X-Files: Le Jeu
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As an extension of one of the most long-running television series of all time, The X-Files, play through the eyes of Special Agent Craig Willmore, a new FBI field investigator brought in to locate missing agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully whose last location was the Everett, Washington, area. In this "movie quality" video production, characters are played by the actors and actresses from the show, including Gillian Anderson (Scully) and David Duchovny (Mulder).

As the game begins, you are given a briefing of your mission. Gather up all state-of-the-art spy tools (night vision goggles, a digital camera, PDA, lock picks, evidence kit, a standard issue revolver, handcuffs and badge) and then head out to follow their trail. As you explore the various locations, take photographs, pick up pieces of evidence and talk with people. Use your Newton PDA to access the navigational map, to make notes and send/receive e-mail. Trace telephone numbers, run background checks and license plate ids and even post an All Points Bulletin on missing persons using the computer network at your home or office. By using photo viewer software, download field photographs to the computer where they can be enlarged and studied more closely for clues.

Features include emotion icons for interjecting different tones during conversations (mean, humorous or technical) which effect the answer given. An in-game hint system, Artificial Intelligence, can be set on or off. In addition, there are multiple endings as a direct result of actions you take.

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  • Xę”£ę”ˆ - Simplified Chinese spelling

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Average score: 69% (based on 48 ratings)

Players

Average score: 3.7 out of 5 (based on 55 ratings with 5 reviews)

A great live-action FMV game.

The Good
A LOT. It has live-action FMV videos in it. I just love that. And for a FMV game it's gameplay is not that bad. You can click forward, backwards, left and right and the picture will move to that direction. In most games you ask the questions but you can't answer them. Well here you can. Sometimes you can answer by choosing in what mood you are and sometimes you can answer whit one of 4 or 5 lines. And depending on that story will go in bad or in a good direction. Acting is OK sometimes even great. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi and some others from X-Files show are in it!! The story is not scary at the start of the game. But whit each day it gets more scary and interesting. It's story is also very good. Two agents are missing (Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) and you are assigned to find them. I don't want to tell more because I might spoil the game for somebody. It really feels like X Files episode. There are some "kick-lines" and some funny stuff too. Now about the videos. The videos look great and quality of the videos is explained by the 7 CDs. What I also like is that there are so many paths and plots that you can see. I think that there 3 possible videos for almost all scenes. About packing. If you are buying this game (some of them are without big box and manual) make sure that it has all the stuff whit it. Why? Box looks great, manual explains all that you need to know about game, and CDs are organized in files.

The Bad
NOT MUCH. Well when you get in the middle of the of CD 2 game becomes very easy and that makes it very short. So please don't cheat(it's shot enough). Anyway i wanted to see more Mulder and Scully but...hey at least they are in the game.

The Bottom Line
It's a nice, fun game. You can still get it online for a small price.

Windows · by Simon SĀŠkafar (52) · 2007

This game could have been an episode of the real television show.

The Good
Iā€™m an X-Files fan, so I couldnā€™t wait to play this game when it was first released and hurried out to buy it as soon as it hit the shelves.

It played very much like an interactive movie and had the flavor of Spycraft to it. Catching aliens is serious stuff, and the overall tone reflects that. You can choose what mood your character presents during conversations and those selections will ultimately effect how you are answered. You can set the ā€œartifical intelligenceā€ on or off which acts as a different sort of in-game hint system. Doing some things differently can make future scenes play out differently, and some will result in alternate endings. You can make mistakes and even die.

The most fun part was interacting with Scully and Mulder, although I didnā€™t get to do that often enough. You even get to work with Skinner and have a chance meeting with the illusive ā€œXā€.

The Bad
I wanted to see more of Scully and Mulder, but other than that, there are a few things I didnā€™t like about the game play itself.

As an adventure lover, I prefer no action segments, and there are a few in this game. Although they were not particularly difficult (at least while using the ā€œeasyā€ setting), I didnā€™t think they were necessary and could have been left out completely, in my opinion.

You are given a limited number of save game slots (only 5 if I remember correctly). Although there is a work-around for this, the mere fact that you had to save over a previously saved game was needlessly irritating.

One of the first areas you explore is an abandoned warehouse where you must find small, hidden pieces of evidence. It is understandable that it should be dark inside, but it was way too dark. Some players might have quit playing right then and there, becoming too frustrated to continue ā€“ simply because it was too dark to see what you were doing.

The Bottom Line
If youā€™re an X-Files fan, youā€™ll enjoy the interaction with the real television show actors and actresses. Fans of spy thrillers will also find the game to their liking. As a whole the game is a little short, but that depends upon how you play. Keep in mind that there are a few action segments in addition to ā€œtrueā€ adventure-style gameplay. While not one of my all-time favorites, I did enjoy it and would play another one based on the X-Files theme.

Windows · by Jeanne (75956) · 2001

Atmospheric to say the least! The game just pulls you in!

The Good
The whole taking over a real character, you controlled his every move. The atmosphere of the game was incredible, the actors playing the others characters roles gripped you and made you actually think 'do i trust them?'. The setting of the game was not too lively, which made you think more about the case in hand rather than going out on a killing spree. Mulder and Scully are featured in the game and totally interactive!

The Bad
Limited freedom on settings.

The Bottom Line
One of the most gripping and atmospheric games ever. Still my fave and i've played hundreds of others.

PlayStation · by Gary Mee (1) · 2003

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Trivia

The First of Many!

This was the first game ever to be entered into the MobyGames database.

Inaccurate Coordinates

In the game, the US Army has a denied operations base in Alaska, which is used for detaining and experimenting upon aliens, while using the presence of the Aurora Borealis to camouflage the flights of alien space vessels. The supposed longitude and latitude coordinates of the secret base are displayed on the screen on two occasions.

The base is obviously located on land, since you can see the outside and can walk around the inside, and after all, the troops that attack you are not floating in water wearing diving equipment. However, it is interesting that in reality, the specified coordinates are underwater, off of Dall Island in Alaska. In a recent census, Dall Island had a population of twenty people.

Music Reference

This game is referenced in the Eiffel 65 song, "My Console".

Platform Differences

The Playstation version comes on 4 CDs and has degraded graphics compared to the PC version.

The Windows PC-DVD release was bundled with different Pioneer DVD Slot-In drives (and maybe others) and never sold separately. The DVD Version includes English and French Audio. Only some Videos were upgraded to DVD-Quality, the rest was identical to the CD-ROM Version.

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Related Sites +

  • Crapshoot
    A humorous review on PC Gamer
  • Hints for The X-Files Game
    The hints on this site may help you solve the game
  • The X-Files Game
    Hyperbole's information site about the game
  • The X-Files In-Jokes List
    This site gives information on how the game relates to episodes and characters on the show. It includes a list of Easter Eggs and other interesting tidbits.
  • The X-Files Wiki
    An entry about the video game adaption on the editable reference site, The X-Files Wiki, which has information not only about the game itself but about the fictional framework in which it takes place.
  • Wikipedia
    Information on The X-Files Game at Wikipedia

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Brian Hirt.

PlayStation added by Adam Baratz. Macintosh added by Terok Nor.

Additional contributors: Terok Nor, MAT, James1, Jeanne, jean-louis, Yearman, Zeppin, CaesarZX, Picard, Patrick Bregger, Werner Schoeller.

Game added March 1, 1999. Last modified March 3, 2024.