The Pandora Directive

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Description

Welcome to San Francisco of the future - a strange megalopolis with a post-apocalyptic feel, where ordinary humans co-exist with mutants - the result of radioactivity. In this city is also the office of Tex Murphy, a lonely private investigator, kind-hearted, yet bitterly ironic. He is hired to investigate the disappearance of a scientist named Thomas Malloy. A series of murders occurs at that time, and before long Tex finds himself involved in a complex conspiracy of political intrigues and shocking scientific discoveries.

The Pandora Directive is a sequel to Under A Killing Moon, utilizing the same 3D engine, real actors, and gameplay system. The player can physically explore the game world, looking at objects from different angles, zooming in, etc. It is necessary to talk to many people about various topics, and also solve some complex puzzles. The game provides a built-in hint system for the puzzles, but the player does not get any points for solving them if he opts to use it.

The game introduces a new gameplay element: Tex has three kinds of answers at his disposal during some important dialogues. Depending on what kind of approach the player chooses for Tex (especially in conversations with his sweetheart Chelsee), subsequent plot events will be influenced, eventually leading to one of the six different endings.

Screenshots

Promo Images

Alternate Titles

• "Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive" -- Series title
• "Pandora Device" -- Working title
• "Pandora Akte, Die" -- German title

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
• Games made into books
• Live action cut-scenes
• Protagonist: P.I. (Private Investigator)
• Setting: City - San Francisco
• Tex Murphy series

User Reviews

Choose your destiny, Tex	DOS	Unicorn Lynx (181725)
No matter how bad things are, things can always get worse.	DOS	MAT (189915)
Three paths + seven endings = one amazing game	DOS	Katakis | カタキス (39610)
One of the strongest story lines ever featured in an adventure game!	DOS	TheMetz (3)
Simply the best of the series	DOS	Vance (101)
The Tex Murphy series is hands down the best drama on PC	DOS	William Shawn McDonie (1181)

Critic Reviews

Adventure Corner	DOS	Apr 08, 2008		100
Adventure Classic Gaming	DOS	Sep 03, 1996	5 out of 5	100
PC Player (Denmark)	DOS	1996	93 out of 100	93
JeuxVideoPC.com	DOS	Nov 03, 2004	18 out of 20	90
Entertainment Weekly	DOS	Aug 16, 1996	B+	83
Gameplay (Benelux)	DOS	Oct, 1996	82 out of 100	82
PC Jeux	Windows	Jun, 1997	81 out of 100	81
High Score	DOS	Nov, 1996	4 out of 5	80
GameSpot	DOS	Aug 08, 1996	7.3 out of 10	73
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Sep, 1996		60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Entertainment or game players mode?	2	piltdown_man (152108) Feb 26, 2011

Trivia

Novel

A novelization of the game (as with a later adaptation of the earlier game Under A Killing Moon) was published through the Proteus imprint of Prima Publishing. They were written by Aaron Conners; the TPD novel was first published in August of 1995.

Awards

• Computer Gaming World
  • May 1997 (Issue #154) – Adventure Game of the Year

Related Web Sites

• Pandora Directive Hints (Great question and answer type hints to help you solve the game at your own pace.)
• Unofficial Tex Murphy Site (Unofficial Tex Murphy: A newly refurbished Tex Site with a message board, a news section, help on all the games, a Fan Fiction/Art section and many more feature. )
• Windows XP Set Up (Inferno's page tells you exactly how to get this game to run in Windows XP)