The Dark Half (DOS)

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Description

Based on Stephen King's popular horror novel, The Dark Half attempts to retell the story of Thad Beaumont's mysterious world of crime via an adventure system reminiscent of Lucasarts' SCUMM interface.

In-game, you play Thad Beaumont, a successful horror-novelist whose evil twin besets the world with horrific crimes. The game offers a multitude of clues, quests and puzzles. The overall objective seems to be to prove Thad's innocence to the police, however Thad soon learns that his twin has other ideas, and has to run for his life.

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Alternate Titles

• "La Mitad Oscura" -- Spanish title

Part of the Following Groups

• Inspiration: Literature
• Sound engine: AIL/Miles Sound System

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Critic Reviews

Play Time	Oct, 1992	59 out of 100	59
PC Games (Germany)	Oct, 1992	58 out of 100	58
Adventurearchiv	Jun 06, 2009	40 out of 100	40
PC Joker	Nov, 1992	29 out of 100	29
Datormagazin	Nov, 1992	1 out of 5	20
Power Play	Dec, 1992	14 out of 100	14
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Nov, 1992	Unscored	Unscored

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Is this game any good?	3	xroox (3957) Sep 16, 2007

Trivia

Cancelled Amiga version

An Amiga version was in development but never completed.

Extras

Some editions of the game came with a paperback copy of the novel The Dark Half.

Information also contributed by Martin Smith

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