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6. Runaway

Developer: Pendulo Publisher: Tri Synergy Release Date: 2003 Just Adventure Grade: A-

Gina….she brings the ‘D’ to 3D. Is their any ‘hotter’ female
protagonist in all of adventure gaming? Just typing her name turns
my keyboard to mush. She’s every computer geek’s dream
woman and, of course, every male computer geek in one way or another
resembles Brian – a gangly, intellect who is forever pushing
his glasses back onto the bridge of his nose.

This unlikely couple – Gina
the scantily-clad, striptease dancer and Brian the t-shirted, college
student find themselves drawn together as they travel
across the United States always one step ahead of the mobsters chasing Gina.

According to JA
reviewer Agustin Cordes, “The
storyline is the strongest point in Runaway, filled
with great locations and characters that will be fondly remembered – the drag
queens are not to be missed….
It’s divided into six chapters with Brian eloquently introducing each one.
Yes, the game starts with him telling the story to us so at least we know he
doesn’t
die during the trip. Yet something is strange because he looks very different
than from the beginning of the adventure, more “cool” if you will
– this adds even more to the mystery and it really urges you to solve it!”

Compete with your significant
other to guide Gina and Brian through their journey. Whoever finds
a puzzle solution first gets to be treated
to a striptease from
the other player. Who says you can’t learn anything positive from games?

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