Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Telarium |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Genre(s) | Interactive fiction |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder is an interactive fiction computer game with graphics. The game was published by Telarium (formerly known as Trillium), a subsidiary of Spinnaker Software, in 1985.
Description
The game is based on the popular TV series Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr, who played the fictional defense attorney of the same name created by Erle Stanley Gardner. The player must save client Laura Knapp from being convicted of the murder of her husband Victor.[1]
Reception
Antic Amiga in 1985 called Perry Mason "a major breakthrough in interactive fiction."[2] In 2014 historian Jimmy Maher wrote that it "doesn’t entirely work as game or as courtroom drama. Yet it’s nonetheless kind of fascinating for what it tries to do as well as for the way it tries to do it". He criticized the parser, but liked "the moments here and there [when] you really do feel like Perry Mason up there jabbing and feinting at the witness and playing it up for the jury"[1]
References
- 1 2 Maher, Jimmy (2014-06-05). "Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder". The Digital Antiquarian. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ Brad Kershaw: Perry Mason, Antic Amiga Magazine, Vol. 5 Nr.1, 5/1985, p.81.
External links
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder at MobyGames
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder at Allgame
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder at Museum of Computer Adventure Game History by Howard Feldman
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder at Adventureland by Hans Persson and Stefan Meier