In Memoriam (video game)

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In Memoriam (UK) - Missing: Since January (US)

Developer(s)	Lexis Numérique
Publisher(s)	Ubisoft (UK/EU), The Adventure Company (US)
Release date(s)	17th October, 2003 (UK, DE) 29th June, 2004 (US)
Genre(s)	Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single Player
Rating(s)	PEGI: 16+, ESRB: Mature (M)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Macintosh

In Memoriam (known as Missing: Since January in the US) is an adventure game for Windows and Macintosh platforms, and is notable for its Alternate Reality-style gameplay, in which the player receives e-mails from other in-game characters, including the game's main antagonist, as well as being asked to find a lot of information and clues to the games' puzzles on the internet, both from real websites, and from specially-created websites that have been mixed in with other "real-world" domains.

[edit] Plot

The game centres around the disappearance of journalist Jack Lorski, and his young female companion, Karen Gijman, in Europe while investigating a series of bizarre murders. Some weeks later, the agency they work for receives a package containing a CD-ROM. On this CD-ROM is a mixture of disturbing footage and reports made by Jack, but also some other data including puzzles and messages, created by someone referring to themselves only as "The Phoenix."

The agency then decides to release the CD-ROM to the public in the hope of finding out what happened to Jack and Karen. This is where the player comes in.

[edit] Sequel

A sequel, entitled In Memoriam 2: The Last Ritual was produced, and was released in France in September 2006. On 14th July 2006, The Adventure Company announced it was to bring the sequel to the US under the name Evidence: The Last Ritual. The game was released on October 17, 2006.