Rent-a-Hero (Windows)

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Description

Rodrigo is a hero, but in this game it's not as cool as it sounds. He lives on the isle Tol Andar and there are many, many other heroes there. The problem is that there are not enough princesses to rescue or dragons to slay for all the heroes, so Rodrigo is currently unemployed. Another problem involves pirates who want to raid the city Smashville and create flying ships with magical gloomstones. Confronted with this situation, Rodrigo is very disillusioned. Just in time, the dwarf Ramil hires Rodrigo to find his wife Jasmin, who was captured by the pirates and is held in the city of Endavin.

Rent-a-Hero is a traditional point-and-click adventure. The characters are modeled in 3D but the background graphics are pre-rendered. There are over 30 locations and over 30 characters to interact with. With its comic anachronisms and pirate theme, the game's humour is similar to that of Monkey Island.

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Critic Reviews

Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks	May, 2002		100
PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1998	84 out of 100	84
GameBoomers	2004	B+	83
PC Joker	Nov, 1998	80 out of 100	80
Power Unlimited	Oct, 1999	7.6 out of 10	76
Just Adventure	Aug 30, 2005	B	75
Power Play	Nov, 1998	72 out of 100	72
Gamesmania.de	1998	65 out of 100	65
Hacker	Sep, 1999	65 out of 100	65
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 1998	62 out of 100	62

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Trivia

Werner Hink, who is the head of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, has contributed to the soundtrack.

Related Web Sites

• UHS Hints for Rent-a-Hero (This is not your ordinary walkthrough. Solve the game yourself with the help of these hints which provide only the help you need without spoiling the game for you.)