The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present. This point and click adventure originally released by MicroProse in 1993 features a fully voiced cast of characte...
The legendary Phantom of the Opera has returned! As Inspector Raoul Montand, you are the only one who can pursue the Red Death into the past and prevent him from terrorizing the present. This point and click adventure originally released by MicroProse in 1993 features a fully voiced cast of characters with fluid animations, a tense and thrilling story penned by James Bond novelist Raymond Benson, and an atmospheric soundtrack that sets the perfect mood for this new take on a classic story.
Witness the tragedy that befalls the audience inside the famed Paris Opera House
Search for clues along the catwalks, through the wings, and into the many backstage rooms of the opera house
Step back in time as you explore the opera's labyrinth of catacombs
The game is pretty well-done - smooth storyline, good graphics and animations as for 1993 (way better than I expected while looking at screenshots). The sound is good too. The game is short enough to complete it in one evening without getting bored.
Additionally, it explains a lot about inner workings of theater scenery, history of the Opera, etc - if you like clicking on all the items you can see on the screen and read about them.
Enjoyable enough while it lasts, especially if you speed through all those long walkabouts with Alt-F12. Also, cheat the maze, because seriously, who needs to do those anymore?
The basic idea for the plot is great, and there were the premises for a great crime/mystery story: is the ghost real, or is there some crazy copycat going around the theatre? This, together with the beatiful graphics and the well-chosen soundtrack, had my expectations a bit high at the beginning.
The structure of the game is way too simple though: you basically walk around (very slowly) and speak with the characters to progress the plot. The scenarios, collectible items and characters are few, and you are never in doubt of what to do next.
The game is very short, and in the second part the plot becomes increasingly absurd compared with the more concrete beginning. The ending is cliché and expected, and left me a bit disappointed - it feels like the authors trapped themselves and had to end the game that way.
As many already commented, the game includes a maze portion, and you have no real clues on how to traverse it. I'm no hater of mazes, and I do like to draw my own map, but there are some parts of it that can make you lose your patience (rooms that loop back to each other in an innatural way and stuff). So if you're not a fan, use a walkthrough for that section.
Nice interesting game that was developed in 1993. But I can recommend it only for dedicated fans of adventure games.
The story is interesting.
The graphics are nice as for 1993.
Music is very good and mostly the score of classical music.
Puzzles are not difficult except for some.
Gameplay is a little bit boring because of the walking speed of the main character.
I spent one day completing it.
Overall rating is 3 of 5.
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