The Dark Half
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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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Average score: 37% (based on 6 ratings)
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Average score: 2.9 out of 5 (based on 8 ratings with 0 reviews)
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| Subject | By | Date |
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| Is this game any good? | xroox (3895) | 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.
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Game added by vga256.
Additional contributors: Zovni, martin jurgens, Jordi Vilalta Prat, Patrick Bregger.
Game added March 27, 2002. Last modified December 29, 2023.