So full throttle eh? Although I don't think I was aware of it when it originally came out, I remember hearing about this game when I was in Germany, of course then I didn't speak English and from what I recall I think that I thought the games title was in fact the English for "Voll Trottel" which is German for "Total Idiot". Now it being an LucasArts Point & Click adventure this didn't actually seem too out of place. Considering that at the time I would have probably been familiar with the Monkey Island series, which features the beloved Guybrush Threepwood who is indeed a total idiot most of the time.
Ripburger, the villain of the game. |
Other than that there are some funny moments and gags speckled here and there throughout the story, but the general narrative is rather serious and that's not necessarily a bad thing since it also means the game play and the riddles make a little bit more sense when you compare them to the likes of The Day of The Tentacle where its just a matter of using everything with everything until the next silly cut-scene happens. The fact that the riddles mostly make sense coupled with a relatively small number of usable items at any given time makes the game fairly easy. This results in a pretty short game altogether, while watching the credits, I thought "these are longer than the actual game."
The only other problem really are the mini-games like the magnetic crane and those stupid bike battles. What's awesome on the other hand is the soundtrack, the music is spot on and gives the game plenty of atmosphere.
Altogether this deserves a 7/10 rating and is a neat little distraction if you have a free weekend. Also if you played it first time around you'll probably have a super nostalgia rush with all the pixelated SCUMM graphics and what have you.
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