Perils of Man is the result of a collaboration between ex-LucasArts’ Bill Tiller and Gene Mocsy and Swiss developing studio IF Games to reboot the beloved classic graphic adventure game with. Perils of Man. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. 0 in Group Chat View Stats. When Ana receives an unexpected gift from her missing father, she is catapulted headlong into a mystery that will take her on a journey through time. At last she must decide if a perfectly predictable world is a curse on humanity or a triumph for mankind.
Our Review by Jennifer Allen on March 17th, 2014
Ignore the dodgy voice acting and enjoy the entertaining adventuring that can be experienced here.
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Developer: IF Games
Price: FREE Version Reviewed: 1.0.580 Device Reviewed On: iPad 2 Graphics / Sound Rating: Gameplay Rating: Playtime Rating: Replay Value Rating: Overall Rating:
The name LucasArts easily conjures up excitement for adventure gaming fans. That's understandable given that some of the finest titles within the genre stem from that very studio. For that reason alone, Perils of Man should be noticed. Designed by veterans from such classics as The Curse of Monkey Island and Full Throttle, Perils of Man is certainly worth checking out.
It's a title that's dark both figuratively and literally. Players control Ana, a young teenager who's effectively been hidden away by her mother since her father's mysterious disappearance ten years ago. Highlighting the fear that one grieving can't help but feel, Perils of Man
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Riffing on familiar motifs, puzzles are a fairly entertaining and thought provoking bunch. Beyond compare 4.3.3 build 24545 crack. They're logical much of the time, but not necessarily easy, with number sequences also playing a role and a particular challenge stemming from strange symbols and a grandfather clock with a specific number pattern. Each forwards the story rather than feeling like filler to make up time.
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Simple controls help things along also, with interacting with objects fairly intuitive and a clearly laid out inventory system making it easy to combine items.
Perils of Man only really suffers from two particularly noticeable flaws, and one of those won't be an issue to many. Perils of Man is currently pretty unstable for the iPad 2 as well as the iPad Mini. I certainly found it crashing a little too frequently for comfort, although at least the app does a good job of returning one back to where they left off.
More importantly, the voice acting within Perils of Man is fairly iffy, turning downright annoying at times. I found myself switching my iPad to mute merely to avoid the irritations. It's unfortunate given that the dialogue itself deserves much better than this.
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Such issues aside, and Perils of Man is still a quality adventure game. Available entirely free without any in-app purchases in sight, as well as offering an interesting storyline and some entertaining puzzles, it's a fine start to what I hope will turn out to be a fantastic episodic series.
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