Runaway: A Twist of Fate (Windows)

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Description

The third part of the Runaway saga starts with a sudden twist - Brian Basco has lost his memory, is accused of murder, has considered insane and put into an asylum. Some mysterious circumstances there result in the point at which Gina attends Brian's funeral. And the game begins at his very own grave where for the first time in the series we control Gina.

While progressing through the game, its chapters interweave solving the problems and mysteries in the present with flashbacks which uncover what exactly has happened after the ending of Runaway 2 and later led to the situation at hand.

The game has also kept its gameplay style with complex inventory puzzles requiring combining of various items, optional (often only for the sake of humour) actions and responses for them. Also it features some fast location travelling, handy hint system and hotspots highlighting.

The Nintendo DS version has a redesigned interface. Pressing the stylus against the screen will highlight all objects that can be interacted with. In other situations, such as examining objects, the stylus is used in the same way as the mouse. A minor portion of the spoken dialogue is sacrificed.

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Alternate Titles

• "Runaway: Przewrotny los" -- Polish title
• "Runaway 3: Поворот судьбы" -- Russian spelling
• "Runaway 3: Osudový zvrat" -- Czech title
• "Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate" -- GoG title
• "Runaway 3" -- Informal title

Part of the Following Groups

• Runaway series
• Visual technique / style: Cel shaded

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Critic Reviews

Adventurearchiv	Dec 25, 2009	91 out of 100	91
Gamezone (Germany)	Nov 26, 2009	9 out of 10	90
Cynamite	Feb 09, 2010	9 out of 10	90
Impulse Gamer	Feb, 2010	8.5 out of 10	85
Vandal Online	Mar 25, 2010	8.5 out of 10	85
Gameswelt	Nov 25, 2009	85 out of 100	85
DemoNews.de	Dec 11, 2009	84 out of 100	84
AusGamers	Mar 01, 2010	8.3 out of 10	83
4Players.de	Nov 25, 2009	70 out of 100	70
GameSpot	Jun 01, 2010	6 out of 10	60

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Trivia

Competition

Crimson Cow's initial release contained 300 copies of the game with a different cover, which were distributed randomly to the stores. This so called 'Gina Forever' Edition featured Brian's "Gina Forever" tattoo art on the front cover, which can be seen on the inside cover of the regular version too.

The lucky ones who were able fetch such a copy, could participate in a lottery. The winner's price was shopping weekend New York City for two persons including a budget of 250 USD. All participants had to send in the sales slip and their copy of the manual as proof. Both would be send back, the manual with autograph signatures by Péndulo Studios.

Related Web Sites

• Runaway: A Twist of Fate (official website)
• Runaway (official website for the series)
• Runaway: A Twist of Fate Walkthrough (by MaGtRo and posted Dec. 2009 on the Gameboomers.com website)
• Runaway: A Twist of Fate - Wikipedia (article about the game in the open encyclopedia)