Posted By: Debra
THE PANDORA DIRECTIVE - 05/01/01 03:12 PM
I think I have a lot of nerve reviewing this
game as I am not a writer, but maybe my love
for it will override that problem.
The Pandora Directive is a full-motion video
interactive, point and click game. It plays
under DOS or Win 95, but not Win 98. I usually play it under DOS so I don't have to
tweak anything.
The story revolves around our hero, Tex Murphy, the down and out PI, always between
jobs. The opening scene is frightening as
a man in black and masked paws through a sleeping woman's possession with her in the
room, but oops! she's not sleeping.
The scene shifts to The Brew and Stew where
Tex is busy alienating his love interest Chelsee Bando. He has a problem with commitment. After, Chelsee leaves and his
friends berate him for his lack of sensitivity, a stranger buys him a drink and
asks for his assistance in locating a missing
person. From here the plot has lots of twists and turns; serial killer on the loose,
government conspiracy (The Truth is Out There), ancient civilizations and trying to get the love/commitment thing going.
The story is full of great puzzles of various
difficulties. Most of which are fun and not
too daunting. You can choose at the beginning to play on Entertainment Mode which has a built in hint system that costs
you points to use and affects your final score (for those who are interested in scores) or you can play in Game Player Mode and you're on your own. If you do try to use the hint system in Game Player Mode you are put into the Entertainment Mode. Game Player mode has a few more puzzles in it and they are a little harder.
There are seven endings to the game based on
the decisions you make. Will you give the
money back to the orphans or keep it? Will
you return your rotten landlord's wallet?
The ending of the game is a zinger!! It really made me go WOW!
I have played this game at least 10 times and
it is IMHO the very best game ever made bar
none.
You will have trouble finding it because Access Software has been bought out by Microsoft and they don't sell it and don't intend to make anymore. Boo! Hiss!
You can find the game sometimes at eBay and
Gamer Trading Zone or here on the Trading Post.
Although, I have just covered The Pandora Directive there are more Tex adventures:
Mean Streets
Martian Memorandum
Under a Killing Moon
Overseer
Any of the above are great.
Pandora Directive is A+ in everyway.
game as I am not a writer, but maybe my love
for it will override that problem.
The Pandora Directive is a full-motion video
interactive, point and click game. It plays
under DOS or Win 95, but not Win 98. I usually play it under DOS so I don't have to
tweak anything.
The story revolves around our hero, Tex Murphy, the down and out PI, always between
jobs. The opening scene is frightening as
a man in black and masked paws through a sleeping woman's possession with her in the
room, but oops! she's not sleeping.
The scene shifts to The Brew and Stew where
Tex is busy alienating his love interest Chelsee Bando. He has a problem with commitment. After, Chelsee leaves and his
friends berate him for his lack of sensitivity, a stranger buys him a drink and
asks for his assistance in locating a missing
person. From here the plot has lots of twists and turns; serial killer on the loose,
government conspiracy (The Truth is Out There), ancient civilizations and trying to get the love/commitment thing going.
The story is full of great puzzles of various
difficulties. Most of which are fun and not
too daunting. You can choose at the beginning to play on Entertainment Mode which has a built in hint system that costs
you points to use and affects your final score (for those who are interested in scores) or you can play in Game Player Mode and you're on your own. If you do try to use the hint system in Game Player Mode you are put into the Entertainment Mode. Game Player mode has a few more puzzles in it and they are a little harder.
There are seven endings to the game based on
the decisions you make. Will you give the
money back to the orphans or keep it? Will
you return your rotten landlord's wallet?
The ending of the game is a zinger!! It really made me go WOW!
I have played this game at least 10 times and
it is IMHO the very best game ever made bar
none.
You will have trouble finding it because Access Software has been bought out by Microsoft and they don't sell it and don't intend to make anymore. Boo! Hiss!
You can find the game sometimes at eBay and
Gamer Trading Zone or here on the Trading Post.
Although, I have just covered The Pandora Directive there are more Tex adventures:
Mean Streets
Martian Memorandum
Under a Killing Moon
Overseer
Any of the above are great.
Pandora Directive is A+ in everyway.