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IGDB / 1290

Tex Murphy: Mean Streets

1989 68 / 100 Adventure Point-and-click Puzzle
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters could have a motive Show full summary

The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters could have a motive? Could it be J. Saint Gideon, former head of British Intelligence? Could Frank Schimming, president of the largest surveillance company in the world be hiding something? Or what about Sylvia, the professor's daughter. Is she as innocent as she seems? And why is an infamous Detroit hit man in town?

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Story & context

The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about his death. As you begin your investigation you uncover the deaths of several prominent members of the scientific community. Are these deaths coincidental or is there something more sinister going on? And which characters could have a motive? Could it be J. Saint Gideon, former head of British Intelligence? Could Frank Schimming, president of the largest surveillance company in the world be hiding something? Or what about Sylvia, the professor's daughter. Is she as innocent as she seems? And why is an infamous Detroit hit man in town?

GameplayPuzzles GenreAdventure GenrePoint-and-click GenrePuzzle ThemeAction ThemeComedy ThemeEducational
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Access Software, The Code Monkeys
Publisher
U.S. Gold, Access Software, Nightdive Studios
Franchise
Tex Murphy
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
Action, Comedy, Educational, Mystery, Science fiction
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Jun 12, 2014
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Jan 31, 1989
  • Amiga 1990
  • Mac Jun 12, 2014
  • Commodore C64/128/MAX 1989
  • Atari ST/STE 1990
  • Linux Jun 12, 2014
  • DOS 1989

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