Runaway: A Road Adventure
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- This article is about the 2001 computer adventure game. For other uses, see Runaway.
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| Developer(s) | Péndulo Studios, S.L. |
| Publisher(s) | Dinamic Multimedia |
| Release date(s) |  September, 2001 /  2003 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: T (Teen) USK: 12+ OFLC: M15+ |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Media | 3 CD-ROMs |
| System requirements | 333 MHz Intel Pentium CPU, 32 MB RAM, 64 MB video card RAM, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX 8.0, 631 MB available hard disk space, Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP |
| Input | Keyboard, mouse |
Runaway: A Road Adventure is a point and click adventure game released by Péndulo Studios, S.L. in 2001. The game follows the long tradition of two-dimensional adventure games like the first two installments of the Broken Sword series. It enjoyed immense popularity in countries like Germany, where the adventure genre is still very much alive. The Spanish version of the game was the first to become available for purchase, with other localizations waiting up to three years for their publication. Runaway has been released on CD-ROM and DVD-ROM.
Runaway 2: The Dream of The Turtle is about to be released in March 2007.
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[edit] Story
Brian Basco sets off from New York to California, but does a quick stop on his way there to pick up a book at a bookstore. On the way there, he just avoids running over a fleeing girl who then blacks out. Brian takes her to the hospital and finds out that her name is Gina Timmins and that she witnessed a Mafia murder. He saves her from the killers, but now he also has to run away.
[edit] Characters
Brian Basco, the only player-controlled character, is a student of Physics who just got an accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. He is portrayed as shy, almost nerdy, young man at first, though his love for Gina forces him to some brave actions.
Gina Timmins is the stunningly attractive girl Brian almost ran over with his car and immediately fell in love with. She works as dancer in a New York City nightclub, where she is handed a mysterious crucifix and shortly thereafter witnesses a murder. Her motives are a little shady, though...
Gustav and Fjodor are two hitmen working for the Mafia. Gustav, who wears an eyepatch, is seen as the head of the team, while Fjodor is prone to rash acts of brutality. They are sent after Gina and Brian.
[edit] Fan sequel
A fan sequel is in the making, named Runaway 1.5. It uses a self-developed engine called RAGE (RunAway Game Engine), which is coded in C++.
[edit] External links
- Offical Runaway: A Road Adventure website
- Developer's website (English)
- Runaway: A Road Adventure at MobyGames
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