Anachronox

Developed by Ion Storm
Release date: 27 Jun 2001
PuzzleRole-playing (RPG)
Anachronox
Publisher: Infogrames
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: Ion Storm
Player perspective: Third person
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Anachronox, an abandoned alien artificial planet at the centre of the universe, now home to lowlifes, thieves, and scoundrels. Here we join Sylvester "Sly Boots" Bucelli--a down on his luck PI--and a cast of 6 other unlikely heroes on their quest to discover who or what is trying to destroy the universe. They are the only ones that believe it is happening, and the only ones that can do something about it.
Keywords:
non-player charactergame referencedream sequencefake in-game advertisingbeetleshoppingprofanitybacktrackingplot twistdancingfuturisticdogcharacter growthalien languagesrobotsdeathsnailspecial attacksmilitaryrabbiteaster eggwhite noiseking of the hilllock pickingfetch questssnakeunrequited lovebreaking the fourth wallvoice actingrevengebatsstatus effectsfemale protagonistinvented languagecloneminigamesactive time battleghostssleepinghigh scoreto be continuedevil organizationcar chasea.i. companionsubtitled silencecyberpunkanthropomorphismpoisoninggiant insectsboss assistancesex workside-scrollinginteractive environmentsbattle screenmeleecheat codedifficulty leveldarknessscripted eventsscientistmoving platformspop culture referencekill questparty systemsteamauto-savingescaping imprisonmentregenerating healthleveling uptheftdescendants of other characterscountdown timersecret areainvisibilityclownsmurderassassinsaving the worldplanet jumpinge3 2000hologrammale protagonistside questsbetrayalaliensbloodymercenaryoverweight charactersuperherodetectivetime limitvillainmultiple protagonistsmazevideo game characters that play video gamessoldierexplosionartificial intelligencecomic book characterorganized crimesave pointbeen here beforecliffhangeroutside of the mapmind controlupgradeable weaponsorder and chaosdialogue treesmulti-phase bossresurrectionpolygonal 3dcollectiblesretail games with steam activationsnowmultiple enemy boss fightslevel scalingplanet destructionvaluable garbageflashbackreligionbirdboss fightlove triangleskeletonshackingturn-basedphotographyrestorationsuggestive themessuperpowersplatform exclusiverail shooting segmentmechanicdeveloper voice actingmascot