''Intrigue!'' is an

adventure An adventure is an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountain climbing, scuba diving, river rafting, or other extreme spo ...

video game developed by Kinemation and published by

Spectrum HoloByte Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. The company, founded in 1983, was known for its simulation games, notably the ''Falcon'' series of combat flight simulators, and for publishing the first version of ''Te ...

for

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and Commodore 64 in 1986.

Plot

International terrorists are planning to blow up a bomb that spreads a virus called PF13. The player is a private detective set to find and defuse the bomb in Washington, D.C. The game's plot is randomized each playthrough with suspects, motives, and clues different.

Gameplay

The player chooses from text options during exploration and dialog scenes. Close-ups of characters and other images accompany the text during these sequences. The graphics are in monochrome. 360 degree panoramic view of the gameworld is used on the streets and in building interiors. The characters react differently to the player depending on the gender chosen for the detective. Multiplayer is supported up to four players, where each player controls a different detective.

Reception

Computer and Video Games ''Computer and Video Games'' (also known as ''CVG'', ''Computer & Video Games'', ''C&VG'', ''Computer + Video Games'', or ''C+VG'') is a British-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004. Its offshoot web ...

'' wrote: "Here is a completely novel game system, with a mixture of cartoon style graphics amid digitised pictures, plus some catchy music, that has taken over a year to reach the UK. What a shame! I wonder why!" ''

Commodore User ''Commodore User'', (also referred to as ''CU'') later renamed to ''CU Amiga'', is a British magazine initially published by Paradox Group before being acquired by EMAP. Timeline ''Commodore User'' was launched in October 1983 with an initial pr ...

'' called it "the most polished and absorbing game". ''

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'' said the graphics are of poor quality, conversations are amusing but limited and concluded that it is "a game for mugs". ''

Zzap!64 ''Zzap!64'' is a computer games magazine covering games for computers manufactured by Commodore International, especially the Commodore 64 (C64). It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact. The magazi ...

'' called the audiovisual presentation atmospheric and said the game overall is "quite good". ''

Aktueller Software Markt ''Aktueller Software Markt'' (literally ''Current Software Market''), commonly known by its acronym, ''ASM'', was a German multi-platform Video game journalism, video game magazine that was published by Tronic-Verlag from 1986 until 1995. It was ...

'' said the graphics are outdated but don't distract from the dense atmosphere. ''

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'' said there's no apparent difference between the Apple and Commodore versions: both have the same limited graphics but retain "the power of seduction".

References

External links

* {{moby game, id=/intrigue
''Intrigue!''
at Lemon64 1986 video games Adventure games Apple II games Commodore 64 games Commodore 128 games Detective video games Mirrorsoft games Monochrome video games Multiplayer and single-player video games Spectrum HoloByte games Video games about terrorism Video games with gender-selectable protagonists Video games set in Washington, D.C.