Software:Jazz and Faust

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Short description: 2001 adventure mystery video game
Jazz and Faust
Jazz and Faust cover.jpg
Developer(s)Saturn Plus
Publisher(s)1C Company
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseRussia: Sept 2001
North America: June 11, 2002
Genre(s)Adventure

Jazz and Faust is a detective mystery adventure game released in 2001.[1]

Plot

Players assume the role of one of two characters: the sea captain Faust or smuggler Jazz. They go on a quest to find lost treasure in the Ancient East.[2]

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to Myst, in which still images represent the gaming world, which the player navigates through by clicking with a context-sensitive cursor icon. Unlike that game, the player controls a character from a third-person perspective.[3]

Critical reception

IGN gave the game a "Painful" rating of 2.2, describing it as "ugly, boring, terribly written, and acted out even worse".[2][4] GameSpot said the game had "dull, clumsy gameplay and bad writing".[3] Adventure Gamers described it as "mediocre at best".[5] GameZone liked the unique use of duel perspective: "The way the story is handled from each characters perspective is a new and probably influential addition to the adventure genre".[6]

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