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Fascination is the last game in Coktel / Tomahawk's short-lived line of risque, mature-themed adventures that began with Emmanuelle. Aside from its eye-catching
"mature" label, the game is a rather mundane story about a business man who has
invented a chemical drug that increases the sex-drive. Unfortunately he was
assassinated, and you accidentally get hold of the drug sample. Your mission is to try
to deliver the sample to the right person and avoid being made out as the murderer.
You play a woman in this game, but in this case it seems as if the woman designer made
the choice only as an excuse to flaunt mildly erotic, useless scenes such as you
taking a shower. Another big problem is that you can't do much that's not related to
the story, and there's no going back, so if you forget to snap a paper in the hotel,
you have to restore an old save. This is made worse by the fact that some puzzles are
not very logical, and it can takes hours to find the solutions. Apart from these
gripes, Fascination is a good murder mystery, with interesting plot and some good
puzzles. Beware of pixel-hunting, and save your game often if you want to finish this
quirky game. |