Jack Orlando
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| Developer(s) | Toontraxx |
| Publisher(s) | TopWare Interactive JoWood Productions (Director's cut) |
| Composer(s) | Harold Faltermeyer |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, Windows |
| Release | 1997 Director's cut
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure is a 1997 adventure game by Polish developer Toontraxx and German publisher TopWare Interactive. In 2001 a director's cut version was released, which adds the choice between easy and normal difficulty. The game was re-released in 2009 on GOG.com, and on January 26, 2012, a port of the director's cut was released on Steam.
The game plot follows an alcoholic private detective in the post-prohibition 1930's who is framed for murder. After being caught in an alley with a dead man, he is given 48 hours to clear his name and find the real killers. The game player takes on the titular role of Jack Orlando, a private detective who was once at the top of his game, but now stumbles from bar to bar burying his problems at the bottom of a whiskey bottle.
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
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| GameRankings | 55%[1] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Adventure Gamers |   [2] |
| GameSpot | 6.8/10[3] |
| Just Adventure | C−[4] |
The game received mixed reviews from critics.[1] Just Adventure described the game's puzzles, plot, and audio as "a mixed bag", giving the game an overall C− rating.[4] Adventure Gamers rated it 2 out of 5 stars, strongly criticizing the gameplay, puzzles, voice acting and script but stating the "[l]ush artwork, strong score, a simple but solid plot and considerable attention to detail just about save it from total failure."[2] GameSpot noted that the game contains many useless items and conversations that lead nowhere, producing "an interesting change of pace from the standard adventure formula".[3]
References
- ^ a b "Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure for PC". GameRankings.
- ^ a b Young, Stuart (10 August 2007). "Jack Orlando (Director's Cut) Review". Adventure Gamers.
- ^ a b Dulin, Ron (15 October 2001). "Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 13 August 2003.
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