The characters are excellent, and the professional voice acting really helps bring them to life. However there’s still enough to carry the story well. Many of the puzzles contained within the game aren’t particularly elaborate, and sometimes it felt to me that they were just interludes between the various cut scenes. Along the way he finds himself and his gang framed for murder, and so he must clear their names and ensure control of the company passes to the rightful heir. The protagonist, an old-school biker called Ben, finds himself caught up in events relating to an attempt to take over the last motorcycle manufacturer in America. In a near future version of California they battle against the encroaching advancement of technology and corporate greed. The story revolves around a gang of bikers known as the Polecats. While Full Throttle retains some of the humour found in previous games, it takes a darker turn in its plot line and setting. Overall the changes feel like LucasArts set out with the intention to make Full Throttle the first of a next generation of adventure games. In addition there’s a licensed soundtrack written specially for the game by rock band The Gone Jackals. As with the CD-ROM version of Sam & Max Hit the Road, Full Throttle is fully voiced, featuring professional voice actors. This allows the more on-screen space to be dedicated to the game world and presents a more cinematic experience. The interface features a refined contextual pie menu, through which interactions with objects and characters are controlled, replacing the older menu and inventory interface which featured in adventure games of the early 90’s. It also features an evolution of new features that had begun to appear in LucasArts previous game, Sam & Max Hit the Road. The game heavily features animated full motion video along with action sequences and is, overall, a shorter game with smaller self-contained locations than its predecessors. Full Throttle was their eleventh adventure game and shows noticeable changes from previous releases. By the time of Full Throttle’s release LucasArts had become one of the leading developers in the point-and-click adventure game genre.
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