Countdown
DOS - 1990
Description of Countdown
Similar to Access' early Tex Murphy adventures, Countdown has an incredible amount of "pixel-hunt" puzzles and several pointless "arcade" sequences. The plot of this game is quite interesting, though (although they might have borrowed it from Asylum, a Commodore 64 classic): you are an amnesiac trying to escape the asylum and find your true identity.
Overall, a fun game that's been overlooked by many people, despite frustrating puzzles, time limit, and some downright bad dialogues.
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
CarlV 2023-08-16 0 point
I played this game as kid, it was difficult and there was always one part in the asylum I never got past.
Is it time to load it up again, after all these years?
Blergh 2023-04-22 -3 points
Nearly as bad as Harvester. Just like most of those 90s adventures from the U.S. with digitized graphics, it features massive amounts of pointless violence and a protagonist wearing typical casual U.S. attire from that time.
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