Fourth Protocol, The
You, of course, play the novel's hero Jim Preston, and your job is to uncover AURORA and expose the masterminds. The game plays like a spy thriller, requiring you to read a lot of information, interrogate suspects and informants, and correlate facts and clues together to form the big picture. You can order wiretaps, monitor suspets, and engage in other sorts of spy activities. The problem is that the game screens are quite static-- most of the time you'll be staring at your desktop and various monitors, or some dense information in various TOP SECRET folders. The utter lack of animated cutscenes makes the game quite dull to look at; although a lot of interesting plot twists and developments occur during the game, they are communicated via text-only descriptions, which are not as well-written as, say, Infocom's Border Zone. Still, with very challenging gameplay and intriguing plot, The Fourth Protocol is well worth a try for fans of this niche genre. Thumbs up!
Average Rating: | 8.43 [41 votes] |
Genre: | Adventure |
Designer: | |
Developer: | Ariolasoft |
Publisher: | Ariolasoft |
Year: | 1985 |
Software Copyright: | Ariolasoft |
Theme: | Organized Forces, Political, Licensed |
Multiplayer: | |
Related Links: | Roger Ebert's review of film version |
More Info: | Mobygames | The Web |
System Requirements: | DOS |
If you like this game, try: | Yes Prime Minister, Floor 13 |
Thanks to... | Tom |
Technical Notes: |
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