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Fail-Safe

Author:Jon Ingold
Genre:Science Fiction
Released:2000
Review:

A brief game with a novel premise that it would be disastrous to describe. This work plays some interesting games with the player/player-character/parser identities. It also turns off meta-verbs, so be prepared for the fact that you won't be able to save and restore. The game is so brief, thought, that it probably won't matter much. Definitely worth a try.

Rating: ****

Reviewed by Emily Short (09 Feb 2003)

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Awards:
Finalist, Best Individual NPC, Xyzzy Awards 2000
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FailSafe.z5 (76.50 KB)
Z-code 5 executable


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