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Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland is the interactive sequel to R.L. Stine's kids' horror novel, One Day at Horrorland. You and Lizzy, her brother Luke, and his friend Clay are once again trapped in Horrorland, a sinister, scary "theme park." When Luke and Clay are captured, you and Lizzy must find them and escape from the park with your lives. However, you must go up against a mummy, a werewold, Dracula, and many more monsters in order to escape. Horrorland features cameo appearances by the unlikely duo of Jeff Goldblum and Isabella Rossellini. Horrorland is an excellent adventure game for that 8- to 13-year-old crowd that thrives on the likes of the R.L. Stine tomes and Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark (which was also made into an excellent adventure game). It is an unpretentious romp through a fictional amusement park that contains some genuinely spooky, but not scary, scenes. You play as Lucy, and your siblings, Luke and Clay, have been clutched by the evil tentacles of the Horrorland Theme Park. It now falls upon your shoulders to save your family from their unknown, but sure to be terrible, fate. The theme park is comprised of seven different locations such as Werewolf Village, Valley of Lost Kings, Vampire Village, and Dracula's Castle. Most of these areas and the characters who occupy them are brought to life via a combination of 3D miniature sets, live action video, and animated puppets. This eclectic mix of components provides a nice spooky fairy tale look to the game. Maps are provided to expedite your search, and as in any point-and-click adventure game worth its fangs, you must utilize your inventory as a means to solve problems and further the game. These are not your usual inventory items, either, but objects that an adult would find yucky--like a cockroach or a mummy's decayed hand--and a kid would relish. Flashing pumpkins, alligator heads, guillotines--all add an appropriate touch of eeriness. |
