By Marty Mulrooney
Da New Guys: Day of the Jackass is a retro-styled point-and-click adventure game created by UK-based independent developer Chris Burton in collaboration with Wadjet Eye Games. Drawing inspiration from classic LucasArts graphic adventures and Saturday morning cartoons, the player takes control of Brain, Defender and Simon, three professional wrestlers caught up in a complex plot that will test their brains, as well as their brawn, to the absolute limit.
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By Marty Mulrooney
The Dream Machine is a point-and-click adventure game in five chapters created by Cockroach Inc, a two-man Swedish independent game development studio. The studio consists of Anders Gustafsson and Erik Zaring, who make each chapter by hand using materials such as clay and cardboard. The final result is enchanting and surreal, the stop-motion style animation perfectly complimenting a story that delves into a world of dreams, both figuratively and literally.
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By Marty Mulrooney
In 2011, Alternative Magazine Online reviewed Jurassic Park: The Game, describing it as “undoubtedly the best Jurassic Park game ever made.” A huge contributing factor to the enjoyment of the game was no doubt its stellar voice acting. It is therefore with great pleasure that AMO presents an exclusive online interview with Heather Hudson, the voice of Jess Harding!
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By Marty Mulrooney
Girl with a Heart of is ‘an experimental interactive narrative’ from indie developer Bent Spoon Games. The player takes control of Raven, an 11 year old girl who is a member of the Dark race, a race that is constantly at war with Light’s army. Born without a heart in the Dark city of Underfoot, she only lives because John Blackbeard, a mysterious wizard with hidden motivations of his own, magically placed an artificial heart within her body. As Raven will soon discover, it is this very same heart that could be the key to finally ending the war between Light and Dark…
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