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Emerald City Confidential
 

"The magical land of Oz, as written by L. Frank Baum and visualized by MGM, is put through the gritty filter of 1940s film noir. Harsh city streets, grey rainy skies, femme fateles, tough guys, trenchcoats, fedoras and plot twists. It's Oz, seen through the eyes of Raymond Chandler. You are Petra. Emerald City's only private detective. One dark night, she is approached by a strange woman named Dee Gale. It appears Dee's fiancé is missing, and Dee is willing to pay high and above the going rate in order to find him. Lacking any other prospects, Petra agrees. What starts off as a simple missing person case soon takes Petra deep into the seedy underbelly of the Emerald City's criminal underground and beyond. She will encounter many characters both familiar and new, learn several magic spells, and uncover the answer to a dark secret that has haunted Petra all her life."


Developer Wadjet Eye Games
Publisher(s) PlayFirst

Platform PC
Perspective Third-Person
Presentation 2D or 2.5D
Control Point-and-click
Theme Licensed properties, Noir
Gameplay Investigative
Graphic Style Stylized art
Media CD, Internet download
Genre Fantasy, Mystery


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