What game is this?
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What game is this?
I remember reading about a game a few years ago (maybe more). The game had some governmental conspiracy plot, but the interesting thing was that once you bought the game you'd get clues through e-mails and faxes. I think you may have even gotten voicemails or something. I forget if it was stictly online-based or if you could purchase a CD-ROM of the game in stores. Does this ring any bells? If so, did anyone ever play it?
I just thought it was an interesting concept, but I guess it failed since I haven't heard of any other games like it since.
I just thought it was an interesting concept, but I guess it failed since I haven't heard of any other games like it since.
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I played it at launch, thought it was an interesting concept, albeit poorly implemented. The game was put on hiatus because of 9/11, at which time I lost interest and cancelled my account.
I played it at launch, thought it was an interesting concept, albeit poorly implemented. The game was put on hiatus because of 9/11, at which time I lost interest and cancelled my account.
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Wow - that was quick. Thanks for the answer.
I wasn't sure if there was a video game component or purely a "whodunit" where all'd you get were the clues.
I wasn't sure if there was a video game component or purely a "whodunit" where all'd you get were the clues.
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I remember playing that game. It was fun for a bit but my wife really didn't enjoy the fact that the game could call you and leave messages. I didn't play it for long and had pretty much forgotten it till now.
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You had the option of having a disclaimer attached to the messages stating that it was a message from the game. There was also an in-game "voicemail" system you could use instead of your phone.
The best part was getting faxes at work. Occasionally somebody would find one and bring it over to me with a "WTF" look on their face.
The best part was getting faxes at work. Occasionally somebody would find one and bring it over to me with a "WTF" look on their face.