Review of Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter
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Authored by Surida on 2008-01-05 10:19:41
In this games as the story begins, the Starship Arcada is under attack. The evil Sariens have boarded and are killing off the crew, one by one. The all-powerful Star Generator has been stolen, the self-destruct sequence has been initiated, and all appears lost. But wait! There, asleep in the broom closet, is our hero, Roger Wilco… the janitor? He steps out from his afternoon slumber to find his co-workers dead and strewn about the floor. Using only his wits – what he has of them anyway – Roger makes it to an escape pod seconds before the Arcada explodes. With the might of the Star Generator on their side, the Sariens are now capable of destroying entire planets. Roger’s pod crash lands on the desert planet of Kerona, and from there he has to overcome traps, battle monsters, and find a way back to the Sarien mothership before his home planet of Xenon is blown to pieces. One way solved every problem it’s mop.
While I doubt a generation of youngsters went into janitorial service after playing this game, it’s easy to see why the franchise took off and became one of Sierra’s biggest hits. An experienced adventure gamer will breeze through Space Quest I in about 3-4 hours. So pick up that mop, cadet, it’s time to clean up the universe.
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