- Clock Tower -- Very good Condition.
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From the Manufacturer
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The Barrows Mansion stands dark and brooding amid the natural
splendors of Romsdaaren Norway. A creepy past gives birth to
present-day horror as a series of grisly scissors murders
splattered the Barrows Mansion in innocent blood. You'll need
resourcefulness persistence and keen powers of observation and
deduction It is up to you to learn the dark secrets that surround
the killings!
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Review
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Lately, video games have been lacking one thing: terror. No
video game has ever put anyone into shock, but in the old days,
certain video games could strike fear into you at the right
moment. Remember when Jason came out of nowhere in Friday the
13th on the NES? Remember when the painting of the Princess
turned into Bowser in Super Mario 64? Remember when Sega teamed
up with MGM Interactive for that horrible firefighting game?
Video games used to be y, and lately, they haven't been,
which is why Clock Tower by ASCII Entertainment is so cool.
Clock Tower is a y game. No, really - it will actually
frighten you. The premise may sound silly, but believe me, this
game will make you jump more often than you want. The story (as
outlined in the prologue) goes like this: A disfigured mass
murderer called Scissorman is on the loose, cutting up the
citizens of Norway, and you must piece together clues to stop
him. Sound simple? Well, it isn't. Clock Tower combines a
point-and-click, 3D interface with some of the toughest puzzles
since Myst for an interactive quest littered with twists and
turns. Even if you do make it through many of the game's
situations, you still must avoid the blades of the Scissorman,
who is out to hack you up.
Playing Clock Tower is simple, but actually getting anywhere can
be hard. The interface lets you point and click your way through
each scene, but the game's puzzles are rather challenging.
Solving the mystery of the Scissorman is no easy task, but, as a
variety of characters, you can slowly navigate your way through
the game's story and around Scissorman's blade (by hiding under
and behind furniture). When you complete the game, you are
treated to one of the game's many different endings. If
Scissorman gets you, you'll have to be buried in about 18
coffins.
The 3D graphics in Clock Tower are more than you would expect for
a game like this, providing a cinematic level of detail to each
scene. The music also compliments the game; every time Scissorman
is near, the eerie music lets you know that he is coming to get
you. Clock Tower truly feels like an interactive horror film, and
not since Resident Evil has a game gotten down the familiarly
haunting feeling so well. From the cut scenes to the dialogue,
this game sets up a good mix of terror and story, and things come
to a peak with the (somewhat) violent scenes that occur when you
(or someone else) gets sliced.
While Clock Tower is similar to Resident Evil, it definitely has
its own feel - yes, the game is y, but the style of gameplay
is much slower than adventure game players are accustomed. If you
like games that involve a good a of detective work, Clock
Tower is worth picking up. The detailed storyline and immersive
gameplay are sure to win over a set of gamers that don't find
enough cerebral stimulation in today's current crop of games. If
you want faster-paced blood and gore though, your needs are
better served with Resident Evil: Director's Cut or the upcoming
Resident Evil 2. Clock Tower is hardly revolutionary, but it is
very refreshing. --Glenn Rubenstein
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