It’s hard to believe that Pendulo’s
Runaway 2 is still looking for
a North American publisher because this game kicks ass.

Now I’m not going
to fib to you and rave about significant graphic advancements or
an advanced game engine, for Runaway 2 plays
and looks exactly like the first
game. The graphics are cartoony
2D, from a third person point-of-view. Puzzles are inventory-based
and there is a whimsical sense of humor underneath the otherwise
serious undertakings.

Thanks to Christopher
Kellner, the International PR Manager for German publisher dtp (Digital Tainment Pool), I had the pleasure
of playing a lengthy demo of the game’s opening chapter.

The cut-scenes and animation
are once again simply gorgeous. Brian and Gina are now a ‘couple’ and – as I don’t
want to ruin any more surprises – there is a bedroom scene
featuring Gina that, if it makes it into the North American release – will
have grown men salivating (As a humorous sidebar, Christopher informed
me that he often receives emails from gamers requesting nude pictures
of Gina!).

The game will, like the
first one, be broken into chapters with each chapter being self-containing.
The first chapter is – by
coincidence I am sure – mildly reminiscent of the beginning
of Broken Sword: Sleeping Dragon as Brian finds himself stranded
after a plane crash. Much like the first game, Brian and Gina will
both find themselves placed in dangerous situations as they travel
around the world.

We’ll have much
more on Runaway 2 soon, but for now enjoy the screenshots.

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