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Lucas Classic Line: Full Throttle (PC) | 
| From: Activision
Category: Video Games
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £8.76
You Save: £11.23 (56%)
New (9) Used (7) from £3.39
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 8805
Platforms: Windows Me, Windows Xp, Windows 95, Windows 98
Rating: To Be Announced
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 11 - 18 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 023272001551
EAN: 0023272001551
ASIN: B00012CTJW
Release Date: December 1, 2006
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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 Good puzzles / Short / Action parts June 24, 2008
In simple words:
1) The game is funny at places and the character is kind of "cool".
2) It's a short game (shortest Lucas Art I have ever played), and the puzzles are easy, but not too easy. I used hints a couple of times.
3) Greatest drawback of the game: It has action parts!!!!!! I hate them!!!! I always hate action parts in adventure games! They have to do with riding a motorycycle and throw down some opponents if I remember correctly. And you have to do this a number of times in the game.
So, 3 stars minus in the fun factor for the action parts, and 3 stars for the game in general.
Excellent update of a great game March 14, 2004
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
It's difficult to believe now but there was a time when Lucasarts were synonymous with great games and this game dates from when the company were at the height of their powers. It is set at some unspecified point in the near future and you play the leader of a motorcycle gang, Ben, who has been framed for the murder of the head of America's last motorcycle manufacturer, Corley motors. You are out to thwart the evil machinations of true murderer, Adrian Ripburger, and win the heart of the lovely mechanic (and heir to the Corley empire) Maureen. The game is a typical Lucasarts point-and-click affair: you have various puzzles to solve and various items in your inventory which may or may not help in their solution. An example of this is when you have a minefield to navigate and a box of battery-powered rabbits in your pocket. What are you going to do? Not all the puzzles have such obvious solutions but fortunately there are none of the use-watermelon-with-souzaphone variety which require impossible leaps of logic. The game has great atmosphere. Ben is a fun character to play. Imagine this: you have a locked door and the key is on the other side of the lock. Bernard from 'Day Of The Tentacle' would slide a newspaper under the door, poke a swizzle stick through the keyhole, pull the newspaper with key on it out from under the door and open the lock. Ben, on the other hand, would simply give it a damned good kick. The graphics were good in their day and have been very well updated to run on today's systems. You can run it at 640x480 in a window and the graphics smoothing means that there is no horrible pixellation. In fact, the effect is similar to modern "cel-shading" techniques. The voice acting is really good with Mark Hamill outstanding as the odious Ripburger. The music is quite decent with some very good hard rocking tracks. Some of the scripted events are outstanding; the exposure of Ripburger, for example, is one of the more memorable moments I have encountered in a computer game. There is good use of humour throughout as well.There are some complaints which stop this game from getting top marks. First off, it is far too short. I can complete the game in around four hours. However, given that these are four of the more enjoyable hours you will ever spend at your computer this is not so bad as it may seem at first. Also, there is a section which involves you fighting other motorcyclists. The realization is quite poor and the animation is very feeble and the whole minigame detracts from the atmosphere of the main game. Other than this, I have no real gripes. Some have claimed that it is too wasy. I disagree and think that the difficulty is judged just right. However, if you're the sort of adventure game nut who completed all the Monkey Island games without ever needing to resort to a walkthrough you may find that this game lacks challenge. I personally do not believe that computer games used to be better than they are now, but some have stood the test of time remarkably well. All the Lucasarts point and click adventures are a case in point. They still ooze quality and class and their gameplay is a refreshing change from first person shooters and frantic action / adventure games. They make you think but don't hurry you or hassle you and don't punish your mistakes. I always liked that and still do. Full Throttle isn't quite the best adventure game that you can get but it may well be the most fun. I recommend it wholeheartedly, particularly as it isn't very expensive.
 Classic game with classic game play! February 13, 2004
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Any fans of these Lucas games such as the Monkey Island series are going to love this game. If you are one of the people that played it when it originally came out will remember the classic characters such as Ripburger or Ben and will be happy to see them updated to work on more modern operating systems especially after Lucas Arts binned the planned sequel. All is not roses though as this game is incredibly short in comparison to some of the other classic titles available such as Escape from Monkey Island. Because the game is only 8.99 at the moment it is well worth it if you like this style of game.
Good but too easy December 1, 2003
1 out of 7 found this review helpful
Gameplay up to same usual high Lucasarts standards but unfortunately the game is just too easy and short comared with Indy, S&M, Monkey Island, etc.
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