In a near future version of California they battle against the encroaching advancement of technology and corporate greed. The story revolves around a gang of bikers known as the Polecats. While Full Throttle retains some of the humour found in previous games, it takes a darker turn in its plot line and setting. Overall the changes feel like LucasArts set out with the intention to make Full Throttle the first of a next generation of adventure games. In addition there’s a licensed soundtrack written specially for the game by rock band The Gone Jackals. As with the CD-ROM version of Sam & Max Hit the Road, Full Throttle is fully voiced, featuring professional voice actors. This allows the more on-screen space to be dedicated to the game world and presents a more cinematic experience. The interface features a refined contextual pie menu, through which interactions with objects and characters are controlled, replacing the older menu and inventory interface which featured in adventure games of the early 90’s.
It also features an evolution of new features that had begun to appear in LucasArts previous game, Sam & Max Hit the Road. The game heavily features animated full motion video along with action sequences and is, overall, a shorter game with smaller self-contained locations than its predecessors. Full Throttle was their eleventh adventure game and shows noticeable changes from previous releases. The only negative I found in this game was its length - or rather its shortness.By the time of Full Throttle’s release LucasArts had become one of the leading developers in the point-and-click adventure game genre. If you didn't like the game, it may be because it's intended for other players.
From this short description it follows that the adventure is really top notch, but at the same time it is intended for a very specific group of players. At the same time, the amount of humor used is typical for rhu, both in the dialogues and in the story itself. Although the graphics look cute, painted at first glance, the game is not intended for the little ones, because the harsh, slang language of the motorcycling environment is used here. In this game you play as the rough biker Ben, the leader of the motorcycle gang Polecats (tchori).
One would think that cartoon adventures are games that were only popular in the 90's, but in 2002 LucasArt tried to change this mindset and came up with the great game Full Throttle. This company in computer games is famous for beautiful adventures with an always excellent story and good control. If you played computer games and loved cartoon adventures in the 90's, LucasArts Entertainment Company is definitely not unknown to you.
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