If you like the movies, you'll love the game
The 80's were known for having many well done, popular, teen and young adult movies. The Karate Kid, The Goonies, Revenge of the Nerds, to name a few. Another movie which was a huge hit back then, was Back to the Future. The movie put an actor named Michael J Fox on the map.
Now you get to play the official game, decades after the film release. The story opens with Doc and Marty doing their experiment, trying to master time Travel. Doc uses his Dog named Einstein as the test subject. What first seems like a succesful test run, soon turns bad when Doc vanishes. Months after this happens, the time car suddently reappears with Einstein. Marty and Einstein travel back in time to find Doc.
The best thing about the game is how well it tells the story. If you remember the films, you'll feel like you're playing through one. This is because of the excellent voice acting and pacing. The voice actors for all the main characters sound just like their real movie counterparts.
The gameplay system is set up like a point and click adventure game. Think Sam and Max. You walk around in closed environments, talk to different people and solve puzzles. However, it's the source material and how well it's done that makes this adventure fun to experience. The graphics are the same cartoon like ones you've seen in other modern point and click adventure games. However, the soundtrack is great. The licensed music from the movies are used and smartly arranged throughout the game.
Sadly, the game is very short. Taking about 2-4 hours to complete, depending how long it takes to solve the puzzles. This was done intentionally, because the game will be divided into Episodes, like the Sam and Max series.
The game is a downloadable available for both PC and Mac. It's also available for a few other sources.
It comes down to this, if you like point and click adventures, and like the Back to the Future Series, then you'll love the official game.
