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    The Next Big Thing

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Apr 21, 2011

    An adventure game following the story of Dan Murray and Liz Allaire as they unravel a mystery filled with action and comedy. It's a spiritual sequel to previous Péndulo Studios game, Hollywood Monsters. It's known in Spain as Hollywood Monsters 2.

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    Overview

    The digital version of the game is currently available on Steam. Both retail and digital versions were released on April 21st, 2011.

    A demo of the game is also currently available for download here.

    An iOS version of the game came out in December of 2012, under the name Hollywood Monsters (not to be confused with this game's predecessor of the same title). A lite version is available as of March 12th, 2013.

    Plot

    The story revolves around a couple of charismatic heroes: Dan Murray and Liz Allaire, who become involved in an incredible adventure, full of interesting characters and moments full of comedic action.

    Gameplay

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    The game bears many similarities with Péndulo Studios' earlier works, such as Runaway's unique graphics style and animation. It is a point and click adventure. It will run in full 1080p. The Next BIG Thing also boasts an intricate story, funny and charismatic characters, wacky mysteries, puzzles, and a modern adult tone.

    There are three levels of difficulty; the easiest level will give players the option to get hints on how to solve puzzles and the ability to highlight points of interaction in the game.

    System Requirements

    PC

      • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Vista SP1 or 7
      • Processor: Intel/AMD 2.0GHZ equivalent, or higher
      • RAM Memory: 1GB (XP) / 2GB (Vista/7)
      • Hard Disk Space: 8GB
      • Video Card: : 256 MB 100% DirectX 9 compatible, ATI Radeon X800/Intel GMA 3000/Nvidia GeForce 6800 or Higher
      • DirectX®: 9.0
      • Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible

    Mac

      • Operating System: Mac OSX
      • Processor: Intel/AMD 2.0GHZ equivalent, or higher
      • RAM Memory: 1GB
      • Hard Disk Space: 8GB
      • Video Card: 256 MB ATI Radeon X800/Intel GMA 3000/NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or Higher
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