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Grim Fandango
 

"Join Manny, the undead travel agent, and uncover a conspiracy to keep new additions to the underworld from buying a safe passage through purgatory. Grim Fandango combines a unique story line and complicated puzzles to create an adventure different from any you have experienced before. Follow Manny through four years of mystery on his quest for true love and eternal salvation."


Developer LucasArts
Publisher(s) LucasArts

Platform PC
Perspective Third-Person
Presentation Realtime 3D
Control Gamepad, Keyboard
Theme Noir, Supernatural, Unique
Gameplay Quest
Graphic Style Stylized art
Media CD


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Grim Fandango is available at Amazon


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