Daria's Inferno

Daria's Inferno
Cover art of Daria's Inferno
Developer(s)	Hypnotix
Publisher(s)	Simon & Schuster Interactive
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac
Release date(s)	November 28, 2000[1]
Genre(s)	Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single-player

Daria's Inferno is a 2000 computer game developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive. The game is based on the animated TV show Daria. Players control the character Daria Morgendorffer through the fictional town of Lawndale. Characters in the game are voiced by the same voice actors as on the TV show.^[2] The game is the only media ever to feature the TV series' entire theme song, "You're Standing on My Neck" by Splendora, only one verse of which is ever heard on the show.

Premise

Daria falls asleep in English class while Mr O'Neil is reading Dante's Inferno. She finds herself in her own inferno, taken from the distastes she finds in her world. In her dream, Daria must recover five items stolen from the school, or the entire student body will be placed in detention.

Gameplay

The game uses third-person perspective and consists of five levels. Each level contains mazes to navigate as well as inventory-based puzzles. The graphics are styled in the same cartoon manner as the TV show. The game provides hints for what to do in the form of Sick, Sad World clips.

Reception

Daria's Inferno received mixed reviews. Tap-repeatedly.com gave a favorable review, praising both the gameplay and the game's "pure cartoon" graphics.^[3] By contrast, Allgame graded the game 1½ stars out of 5, finding fault with the game's short length and ease of play, as well as disparaging the "dull and unimaginative" cartoon graphics.^[4] A reviewer from gamesfirst.com gave the game 2 stars out of 5; he criticized the game's length and ease but applauded the voice acting.^[5] Just Adventure assigned the game a score of 58%, stating that while the game was far from a classic, it deserved more attention.^[6]

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