Martian Memorandum (DOS)

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Description

Martian Memorandum is the sequel to Mean Streets. Six years have found the private investigator Tex Murphy broke, down on his luck, and seriously in need of a new case. He gets a call from Marshall Alexander, a business tycoon who owns most of the industry on Mars. It seems his daughter Alexis has run away from home, and taken "something else" with her. Marshall won't say what that something else is, but he is willing to pay handsomely to get it (and his daughter) back.

Unlike its predecessor, the game contains only adventure gameplay, removing flight simulation and action sequences. Basic gameplay mechanics are very similar to those of the first game, placing interrogation and choices above object-based puzzles. Verb commands are used to interact with the environment, while interrogating suspects usually involves selecting conversation options. Making a wrong choice may sometimes prematurely end the game or render it unwinnable.

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Alternate Titles

• "Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum" -- Steam release

Part of the Following Groups

• Protagonist: P.I. (Private Investigator)
• Setting: Mars
• Tex Murphy series
• Visual technique / style: Digitized sprites

User Reviews

Digitized mutants get too much stage time	Unicorn Lynx (181490)
Monkey Island meets Sam Spade.	Sam Hardy (82)	unrated
Tex is back!	Toka (16)
So this is what Mars looks like	Katakis | カタキス (41918)
Those streets don't look so mean no more...	Zovni (10633)

Critic Reviews

Adventure Classic Gaming	Jan 07, 1998	4 out of 5	80
Techtite	2000		80
GameZebo	Jul 06, 2009		80
Just Games Retro	May 26, 2008		80
Retro Archives	Jul 04, 2018	14 out of 20	70
Adventure Gamers	May 19, 2002		70
Power Play	Dec, 1991	53 out of 100	53
PC Joker	Dec, 1991	27 out of 100	27
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Jan, 1992	Unscored	Unscored
PC Review (Germany)	Nov, 1991	Unscored	Unscored

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Trivia

Tex Murphy

As in all other Tex Murphy games, principal designer Chris Jones plays the titular character. However, this is the last title in which he remains silent.

Related Web Sites

• Dave Timoney's Walkthrough (An excellent step-by-step solution)
• Walkthrough for Martian Memorandum (on The Spoiler Centre)