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admitted that "Some people may find a few aspects of the game tasteless." But he thought those elements were minor, and that the game "provides quite a bit of entertainment. Its unique characters, captivating missions, overarching story line, and engaging details of play result in a satisfying sense
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wrote, " is lightweight fare, and as such, may disappoint those looking for challenging puzzles. On the other hand, this zany melange makes up what is the first true comedy CRPG ever, and that alone is worth the price of admission."
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s August 1994 preview of the game stated that "Legend has gone beyond the boundaries of graphic adventures and interbred their traditional fare with elements of computer role-playing". Two month later in the October issue,
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by drinking colored liquids bought or found anywhere in the game. Superpowers mostly are used in combat, although the superpowers of some characters are just a part of the plot (e.g. for solving certain puzzles).
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Anytime the player can choose their team from a retinue of off-beat characters. The protagonist is the
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as "good", but he believed that those who "don't like the surrealism ... will soon get bored."
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The missions in the game were typically bizarre and often satirised present-day society.
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sold only 20,000-25,000 copies, which he considered "pretty disappointing."
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s 1994 "Role-Playing Game of the Year" award. The editors remarked that
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become common, resulting to individuals and creatures with
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Every character has three stats which help him in battle:
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Index


Floppy disk
Developer(s)
Legend Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Legend Entertainment
Designer(s)
Steve Meretzky
Platform(s)
DOS
Genre(s)
Role-playing video game
Single player
adventure
role-playing video game
Legend Entertainment
Steve Meretzky
superhero
comedy
post-apocalypse
genres
floppy disk
CD-ROM
2D graphics
Windows
macOS
Linux
nuclear disasters
pollution
Mutations

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