The Adventures of Fatman
{{Short description|2003 video game}}
{{Lead too short|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox video game
| image =
| developer = SOCKO! Entertainment
| publisher = SOCKO! Entertainment
| composer = Mark Lovegrove
| engine = Adventure Game Studio
| released = May 2003
| genre = Point-and-click adventure
| platforms = Windows
}}
The Adventures of Fatman is a point and click adventure for Microsoft Windows released in 2003.
Gameplay
The game consists of the user playing as the eponymous Fatman, superhero protector of Shadowlawn, investigating an explosion at the ACNE chemical plant, and how exactly the CEO of Mary & Kate cosmetics was involved.{{cite web|title=The Adventures of Fatman – superhrdina v akci|url=https://www.idnes.cz/hry/plne-hry/the-adventures-of-fatman-8211-superhrdina-v-akci.A040305_095022_bw-plneHry-adventury_bw|publisher=IDnes|date=October 14, 2003|last=Krajča|first=Tomáš |access-date=June 22, 2019}} The villain of the game is Toxicman, a mutated thug who has a power to transform others into zombies.{{cite web|title=The Adventures of Fatman Review|url=https://www.gamezebo.com/2009/08/19/adventures-fatman-review/|publisher=Gamezebo|date=August 19, 2009|last=Stone|first=David|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622181336/https://www.gamezebo.com/2009/08/19/adventures-fatman-review/|url-status=dead}} The game features over 30 locations, and over 20 characters with 1,000 fully recorded lines of dialogue, with an original score featuring over fifty tracks. The game also enables you to listen to an "Audio Commentary" while playing, for every location.
Development
The Adventures of Fatman was created by U.S. independent studio SOCKO! Entertainment and released in May 2003. The game was designed by Michael Doak and produced using the popular freeware game creation software the Adventure Game Studio. Fatman was originally released as an independent commercial game.{{cite book |last=Carless |first=Simon |date=2004 |title=Gaming Hacks|page=298|publisher=O'Reilly Media|isbn=9780596007140 |access-date=June 22, 2019|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrqz84QUuSEC&pg=PA298}} When Socko! Entertainment closed down in late 2003 they released the game under the freely distributed Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) as "Abandonware".[https://web.archive.org/web/20040520111714/http://www.socko-entertainment.com/ socko-entertainment.com] (archived)[https://archive.org/details/Fatman_201612 The Adventures of Fatman (CC ISO)] on Webarchive In October 2015 the game was rereleased on Steam.[http://store.steampowered.com/app/395250/ Fatman on Steam] (cited 18 January 2017)
Reception
The game received mostly favourable reviews.{{cite web|title=Adventures of Fatman|url=https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17635|publisher=Adventure Gamers|date=October 14, 2003|last=Michaud|first=Rob|access-date=June 22, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Review: THE ADVENTURES OF FATMAN|url=http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/The_Adventures_of_Fatman/fatman.shtm|publisher=Just Adventure|date=June 23, 2003|last=Indrawan|first=Vic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050305084102/http://www.justadventure.com/reviews/The_Adventures_of_Fatman/fatman.shtm|access-date=June 22, 2019|archive-date=2005-03-05}} It received a DIY Games award for 'Adventure game of the year',[https://web.archive.org/web/20051217115358/http://diygames.com/index.php?p=450&more=1&page=3 archive.org: DIY Games: 2003 Adventure Game of the year] (cited 13 December 2006) and 'Excellence in music',[https://web.archive.org/web/20050903001731/http://diygames.com/index.php?p=450&more=1&page=9 archive.org: DIY Games: 2003 Excellence In Music & Sound] cited 13 December 2006) and was nominated for 'Overall game of the year'.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050912110614/http://diygames.com/index.php?p=450&more=1&page=10 archive.org: DIY Games: 2003 Game of the year] (cited 13 December 2006) It also won two AGS Awards.[http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/323/ AGS games pages: The Adventures of Fatman] (cited 13 December 2006)
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040520111714/http://www.socko-entertainment.com/ Original SOCKO! Entertainment website] (archived 2003)
- [http://www.socko1.com Reopened SOCKO! Entertainment website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418034539/http://www.socko1.com/ |date=2007-04-18 }} (offline)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234906/http://screen7.adventuredevelopers.com/fatman.htm The Adventures of Fatman at screen7]
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Category:Adventure Game Studio games
Category:Creative Commons-licensed video games
Category:Point-and-click adventure games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Superhero video games