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Adventure

Detective

published by ASP Software Ltd.

199314
PCDOS

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About

Detective is a single player text adventure.

The player is summoned to the chief's office to be told that the mayor is dead, murdered, and that the case must be solved quickly to avoid bad publicity and the FBI getting involved.

Detective is a short game, some reviews say that it can be completed in less than thirty moves, and it is possible to die by entering 'rooms of instant death'. The game has fifty six locations to visit and the highest possible score is three hundred and fifty-five points.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Included in

30 Games

Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Also known as

Detective: A Text Adventure Game — Tag-lined title

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Facts

Released

1993

Platforms

PCDOS

Tags

Text-based / SpreadsheetFixed / flip-screenInteractive fiction / text adventureComedyDetective / mystery