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anna nicole smith, roasted, and more, key, mouse, discovery, girls, eastern, liza, eidos, chins, michael clark, dark, id, 00, poe, raccoonus, bowie, sleeping, lives, indie, kill, pilgrim, stupid,
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Fatman is an obvious homage to superhero comics and early graphic adventure games and all the fun times they remind us of. The interface is straight ahead, almost retro in feel with the good old action icons and inventory arranged in a handy bar at the bottom anonymous of the screen. Think Indy Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Think anonymous early anonymous Monkey Island. Smiling yet? Then this game is for you. The graphics are cartoony and brightly colored and flat as a pancake. The 30-plus locations are simple like a haiku poem is simple. Spare but packed with possibilities. It's not about the eye candy and it's not about a super thrilling interface. It's about fun. Remember fun? Having limited resources, this game depends instead on the wit and energy of its designer. Michael Doak has lovingly crafted this little jewel, first and foremost I think because he loves the genres of comics and computer games and secondly because he's got the bug to create.
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