Difference between revisions of "Hugo's House of Horrors"
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| − | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure game for DOS. It uses a game engine similar to | + | [[Image:Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|A later release cover.]] |
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| + | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure game designed by [[David P. Gray]] and released for DOS in 1990. It uses a game engine similar to those used by Sierra adventure games from the 1980s. It is the first game in the Hugo series of games. The story is rather typical: the girlfriend of Hugo has been kidnapped and taken into a mansion. The game uses a haunted house theme with various Halloween and horror movie tropes. | ||
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| + | I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs. | ||
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| − | I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints | + | I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors] - MobyGames. | ||
| + | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors] - Wikipedia. | ||
| + | * [https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors] - GameFAQs. | ||
Revision as of 22:33, 13 June 2017
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game designed by David P. Gray and released for DOS in 1990. It uses a game engine similar to those used by Sierra adventure games from the 1980s. It is the first game in the Hugo series of games. The story is rather typical: the girlfriend of Hugo has been kidnapped and taken into a mansion. The game uses a haunted house theme with various Halloween and horror movie tropes.
I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs.
Status
I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints.
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: DOS
Good
- The game gives a charming adventure with decent puzzles.
- I like the trivia section which includes references to Narnia and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Bad
- The artwork and sound was very dated (King's Quest V came out the same year!).
- The story is lacking, and the theme is tired.
- The game is far too short.
- There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited.
Ugly
- Nothing really.
Gallery
Dr. Hammerstein's house.
Beneath the house.
Links
- mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors - Wikipedia.
- gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors - GameFAQs.
