The X-Files Game

by Fox Interactive Media

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00000DMAN
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,865 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Mac Games > Action > Military & Espionage
  • #18 in Video Games > PC Games > Action > Military & Espionage
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

Fox Interactive successfully transforms the popular science-fiction television series The X-Files into an exciting, but not entirely flawless, multimedia adventure game. Spanning a massive seven CDs, The X-Files Game places you in the role of FBI agent Craig Willmore, assigned to investigate the disappearance of special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). Over the course of the investigation, you'll interact with other X-Files characters, such as Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) and "X" (Steven Williams); use a wide range of FBI gadgetry; and unravel many challenging puzzles.

Graphically, The X-Files Game is fantastic. All events are presented in crisp, colorful, television-like full-motion video that looks incredible on any Microsoft Windows 95/98 compatible video card. Sound and music are also topnotch; the show's familiar theme song resonates throughout the adventure. Both adventure-genre novices and experts should feel at ease with the intuitive mouse-driven interface and the puzzles, which never exceed medium difficulty. The X-Files Game's biggest downer is the lack of the television show's principle characters, Mulder and Scully, who, after the cryptic introduction, don't make an appearance until the very end stages of the story. Still, if you're an X-Files fan who can't get enough alien conspiracy theories, you'll likely enjoy this interactive episode. --Doug Radcliffe

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feels like you are on the show!, December 3, 1999

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wallawallan (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The X-Files Game (CD-ROM)

This was lots of fun for me because I like the show so much. This game is kind of like a choose-your-own-adventure story (but much more advanced)and depending on how you treat the people you meet in the game the outcomes of situations vary a lot. It just made me feel so much like I was actually on a case that I would be on the edge of my seat in fear when something risky was going on...and not many games can do that for me. I think seeing familiar characters talking directly to me added to the feeling of actually being there. If you like the show you'll love the game!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, when is the next one, July 27, 2000

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atmj (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The X-Files Game (CD-ROM)

As a fan of Myst and Riven, I would not put this game in the same category. However, it does equally well for it's type. Myst and Riven don't have a main character that you are per se, whereas in this game, you have a name and a face.

The game puts you in the shoes of one agent Craig Wilmore. He is put on a case to find the missing X-files staff: Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. As an X-files fan, I found this game very entertaining. As a gamer it was well within the genre of adventure games. There were hints, stuff to pick up, things to do etc. This was well within the capabilities of non-X filers and should be equally entertaining.

I likened this game to the Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast within and Phantasmagoria. Unlike Phantasmagoria, there were no gory scenes (of which I was thankful). The people were movies of real people and not cartoons. The dialgue though limited offered enough variability. One important point would be to save often. I got killed alot.

The game had enough of a plot you could figure out what to do next. That is essential rather than blindly clicking on everything you could pick up.

All in all a good buy. When's the next one?

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An A to the X-files, December 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The X-Files Game (CD-ROM)

Though some reviews state this game as boring, I must say that I found it the complete opposite. There is a great deal of interaction between you and the characters, plot, and evidence. Your choice of questions, behavior, and investigative skills make a difference to the various outcomes of parts of the case, making the game highly dynamic. Not only that, but it is graphically stunning.