fantasy

I am a huge fan of the Monkey Island series, mostly for the sytle of gameplay, but also for the humor and interesting "twists". Runaway has all of the aspects that I love of that series but with a sytle completely of its own. Runaway takes you on a roller coaster of adventure and suspense, but does it in a supremely crazy and comedic way.

I completely agree with the other reviewers that Runaway should have a "Mature" rating. A few people are killed right in front of you, and there is some mild drug use that is required for the character to complete a puzzle. There are other elements (drag queens, some racy dialogue, and skimpy clothing), but nothing more than what you see on TV.

I really had a lot of fun with this game. I did not realize how much I missed these games until I started playing Runaway. I am definitely hoping for a sequel.

I have played almost all of the adventure games out there (Monkey Island, Lucas Arts, Tex Murphy, etc.). This one wasn't nearly as good as any of them. The graphics were very good but the story line was sorely lacking and 100% linear. I might as well have just watched a cartoon with a bad plot instead. What really irked me was how the player is unable to do things out of sequence. For example, you have two inventory items that should obviously be combined but you can't combine them until you talk to someone about a certain subject. There are no branches whatsoever in the story line. The acting was marginal; the dialogue was boring, the humor lacking. The puzzles were often tedious and some of them seem like they are inserted simply to make the game longer. Many of them are extremely un-obvious and the average player wouldn't be able to guess them without a walk through. I also experienced several technical difficulties with this game (videos not playing, chapters not installing, etc.).
I really like adventure games and regret the fact that the genre is dying. This game doesn't do much to revive it. I was going to sell my copy but I don't want to put someone else through this.

This game is reminiscent of the Monkey Island series by Lucas Arts which is not a bad thing at all. The animation is great and the characters have tons of personality. Game play is pretty fun, I got a little drifty due to lack of challenge. The problem solving is not based on reality logic. You have to use logic according to what you have in your inventory. It's a very short game, I think I logged about 5-7 hours total and like I said, my attention was drifting frequently. Even though it wasn't a huge challenge, it's still a good game for the adventure players. I find games like Syberia way overrated and zero challenge except for the fact that I must finish it so Runaway IS worthwhile. Interesting factoid: the main female voice (a few characters played by her) is also a voice in quite a few games out there...Nancy Drew in particular.

I recommend buy it, play it, resell it!