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The Bad, The Ugly, And The Sober
Published by: Akella |
The Bad, the Ugly and the Sober - Game Preview
By Emanuel Avram
Published: February 13, 2008
Print Litera and Akella bring us back, if only for a little while, to the old days when Adventures and Quest games were the king with their latest Wild Wild West game: The Bad, the Ugly and the Sober. And it's nice to be back! I remember in the old days when I used to spend hours on Lucas Arts games like Day of the Tentacle or Indiana Jones. The Bad, the Ugly and the Sober manages to recreate some of the thrill and excitement of the old school Adventures.
Story
You start as Jack, a now retired fast-draw sharp-shooter veritable cowboy. Kind at heart, Jack saves an Indian that is being chased by bandits. But because no good deed goes unpunished, you soon find out you messed with Black Bill, the most notorious bandit in the West. He and his gang manage to get revenge on you by burning down your house and all your possessions. Homeless and without any money, you head for Westtown, the nearest town to where you are now.
When you find out there is a major bandit-tournament, and that the winner will get quite some cash as a price, you decide you are going to win this and rebuild your home... and your life.
This is how the adventure starts for good ol' Jack... and for you, my reader.
What else you should know
Like every classic Adventure (yes, I'm going to call it a classic) there are objects to interact with, look at, pick up, and of course you have an inventory. Some actions are more obvious than others. While this is a fun game with really addictive music I must say, you will most definitely get stuck in a few situations, squashing your brains to end up with a solution to a problem. While older gamers will most certainly enjoy a challenge, most kids may not have the patience to investigate every aspect in order to "solve the case". The reward consists in solving a tough puzzle after a day's work for example, wondering around, clicking stuff and asking indiscrete questions.
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