Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a 1988 comedic point-and-click adventure game by Lucasfilm Games that follows a tabloid reporter uncovering an alien plot to dumb down humanity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy video game
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point-and-click adventure game ⓘ video game ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | Caponian aliens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | released after Maniac Mansion in Lucasfilm adventure lineup ⓘ |
| containsElement |
dialogue-based puzzles
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inventory-based puzzles ⓘ puzzle-solving ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Lucasfilm Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameEngine | SCUMM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMode | single-player ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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comedy ⓘ point-and-click ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
parody
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surreal humor ⓘ |
| inputMethod | point-and-click interface ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Annie Larris
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Leslie Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Melissa China NERFINISHED ⓘ Zak McKracken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of contemporary Earth and Mars settings
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complex multi-location puzzles ⓘ early use of the SCUMM engine after Maniac Mansion ⓘ |
| partOf | Lucasfilm Games adventure catalog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perspective | third-person ⓘ |
| platform |
Amiga
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Atari ST NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ FM Towns NERFINISHED ⓘ MS-DOS NERFINISHED ⓘ PC-88 NERFINISHED ⓘ PC-98 ⓘ Sharp X68000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A tabloid reporter uncovers an alien plot to reduce human intelligence using a mind-dumbing device embedded in telephones. ⓘ |
| protagonist | Zak McKracken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | tabloid reporter ⓘ |
| publisher |
Activision
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Lucasfilm Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| setting |
Mars
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San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInterfaceSystem | verb-based command interface ⓘ |
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