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Halothane

Author:Ravi Rajkumar
Genre:Science Fiction
Released:1999
Review:

You're an author who's decided not to finish his novel and who gets mysteriously drawn into the world of the story. More story than game--the narrative itself is well put together, but the player doesn't have much to do--but it's nicely written and well told, if you can follow along (not a given--there's lots of plot). It takes a while to figure out where the story is going, though, and it's likely that you'll have to replay to figure out how everything fits together. The puzzles are fairly inconsequential, and when they do come along, they break the feel of the story a bit; they're not all that well integrated into the plot. Still, this is a better-developed story than most IF, and those who prefer the narrative to the crossword may well enjoy it.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Duncan Stevens (23 Aug 2000)

Competitions/
Awards:
6th place, rec.arts.int-fiction competition 1999
Play Online:Play it at ifiction.org: Release 1
Related Links:SPAG review
Downloads:
halo.sol (42.32 KB)
Walkthrough
halo.z5 (244.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable (version: Release 1)


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