The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink

The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink is an adventure game for the PC released in October 1997 by Wanderlust Interactive. It is based on the Pink Panther cartoon and is sequel to The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril.

Plot

After the successful events in The Pink Panther Passport to Peril, Pink Panther gives up his life as agent for Inspector Clouseau and gets a job as door-to-door-salesman. However, his leisurely life is soon interrupted as Nathan, six-year-old son of the lunatic dentist Dr. Periowinkle, steals utensils from the magician Dr. Strangeblood and accidentally transforms the little girl Violet, daughter of a guest at a party Dr. Periowinkle is hosting at his mansion, into a giant wombat. It falls to the Pink Panther to find Dr. Strangeblood's book of spell reversals so that he can undo the transformation before it's too late.

Armed with a book of knowledge that contains information on the indigenous people, languages, clothing, entertainment, art, history, nature, and foods of each pertinent area, players must guide Pink on a quest that will span five countries across the globe to find a counterspell. As they make their way through locales such as Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Russia (Siberia), and Kenya, players will need to find objects that can be used or traded to acquire items crucial to solving the mystery. Helping Pink travel between locations is Spot, a sentient black hole that he steals from Strangeblood's magical laboratory.

The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink features ten original songs and over 300 fact-filled pages containing information and photos of the countries in which players find themselves. The game is characterized by comic graphics similar to those from the TV series. ^[2]

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