The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events, let alone think they are connected. Embittered medium Lauren Blackwell and her spirit guide Joey Mallone are the only ones who believe that there is anything strange going on, and they are the only ones who can stop an enigmatic killer from striking again... The second game in Wadjet Eye's Blackwell mystery adventure series The year is 1973. The sound of a lone, ethereal saxophone drifts over the Roosevelt Island promenade, while a series of accidents plague a midtown construction site. The citizens of Manhattan take no notice of these events... but are they connected? Embittered medium Lauren Blackwell (aunt of Rosa Blackwell) and her spirit guide Joey Mallone are the only ones who believe that there is anything strange going on, and they are the only ones who can stop an enigmatic killer from striking again...
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Classical in form, grave, contemplative and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
- Developer
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Publisher
- Wadjet Eye Games
- Released
- September 4, 2007
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Adventure Game Studio
- Time to beat
- 2.5 h main story
IGDB rating 7.8/10 from 54 ratings.
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