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Loads of fun but very short.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 30
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let me start out by saying this game is a blast. It is a load of fun, has some great puzzles and great moments and you get to know the character. Having said this, it is also a very short game. Most of the puzzles will not prove too much of a challenge if you've played any other adventure games. I think the first time I played through it tooks ~4 hours with no hints over two days. It was a load of fun though, so I decided that since I knew all the puzzles, I would play it again. It took ~1.5 hours total time to play through the entire game, and this is not skipping the cutscene movies.

At the original retail price of about $40, this game was short to the point of being close to disappointing, but at $10 you will definitely get your money's worth. It's a blast from LucasArts who also makes amazing adventure games such as The Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion, Zac McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders, and Sam and Max Hit the Road (all excellent, buy them all).

In short, pick this game up now if you haven't played it before.

Guybrush who?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: April 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Those of you looking for a cool adventure game should seriously consider this. Unlike other genres, adventure games don't NEED the latest graphics to prove that they're good. They need plot and puzzles. Unlike most games of its type, Full Throttle doesn't mess around trying to crack crappy jokes, but at the same time it doesn't take itself too seriously. All the characters are totally believeable and you warm to them really well (the good guys, anyway). Its hard to make a game that will make the gamer care. This really nice guy gets murdered in it, and you're actually touched deep down and its quite emotional, as if it were a film.

Another great thing about this game is that you can fight on the road. As a biker, you get to fight other bikers using chains, fists, planks of wood, whatever you can find. You also get to take part in a destruction derby. Add that to the fact that the music is seriously cool. With perhaps the exception of Iron Maiden in Carmageddon 2, this has the best soundtrack ever. You can find the soundtrack on an album by the Gone Jackals called Bone To Pick.

This game has it all. Plot, meaning, puzzles, action and emotion, and fortunately it is cliche-free. Don't bother shelling out on the new Monkey Island games (which are nothing compared to the first two), go buy this now. It may be little short, but it's a classic.

Best Adventure Game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I must say that this is one of the....no..... THE BEST adventure game i ever played. Maybe its graphics aren't as much advanced as the new Indiana Jones and stuff but believe me, the graphics is just good enough for u enjoy. This game is hek of a fun. The main character Ben, well, if u give stupid commands he laughs at u, the game is programmed that way. The guy loves his bike a lot so try not harming the bike. U can't anyway. The CAVE FISH PART OF THE game is the best, important, interesting and tough part of the game. And i must add that the music used in the game IS FANTASTIC. If u're lookin for an adventerous game, this is the first one u should buy. IF this isn't a good game, i dunno what is!

Fully Functional

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Full Throttle is another example of LucasArts' skill in creating original and enjoyable adventure games. Along with Monkey Island, Sam and Max, Grim Fandango and The Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle is the closest you'll get to taking part in an interactive movie.

The story concerns a biker who's kicked out of his group and his attempts to get back in. It's not one of LucasArts' best plotted efforts. In fact, it's story is very linear, not very puzzling at all. It's most difficult aspects are the sub arcade games like a destruction derby event and on the road motorbike battles. Where it succeeds is in its voice-work, excellent job by everyone, and it's sequences. They might not have the gloss of the modern Monkey Island efforts but they work well.

Full Throttle is a lot of fun. For the adventure fan, it's not entirely successful, but as a game, I think it will appeal to more than just this demographic. It's less of an adventure, more of a multi-genre game.

Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: February 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is, quite possibly my fifth favorite game (next to the monkey island series, of course!) LucasArts are in my opinion the best adventure game creators on the market. This game is very similar to Monkey Island or Grim Fandango (in fact its made by the same person who created Grim Fandango I believe). I enjoyed playing this game so much, that I was devastated when I lost it. There are days when you can find me rummaging through my basement trying to find that jewel case. But that's not the point. This game has excellent controls (point & click interface and an inventory for all the items that you may find useful along the way. This game is tremendously long the first time through if you do not use any walkthroughs or tips. It can get slightly tiring when you find yourself walking back and forth searching for a person or object that you may have missed before. Even if you do use walkthroughs, the game is a satisfying experience. I have beaten it at least 4 times, and each time it is still as good as the first, mainly because you can still experience the thourough storyline that Full Throttle delivers.

I have not decided whether I should buy this game again, and I think I might wait until Full Throttle 2 comes out to consider it. All in all, a great adventure game with hours of endless fun. Quite an experience.

Great, great, great game; my all-time favorite

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is my favorite game of all time. It is absolutely funny, it is absolutely fun, and absolutely a game you should get regardless of how old it is. Note: Full Throttle will work in Windows XP just fine. So get it!

Full throttle is a must-have

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: May 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. I recommend it to anyone who loves adventure, esepecially monkey island. No, it's not as challenging as monkey island, the puzzles are quit simple, but dang is it fun. This game is more focused on a serious story than making you chuckle, which could be good or bad depending on which type of game player you are. The graphics are great for their age, but will undoubtedly look out-dated know days. There is plenty of well acted dialoge, nothing corny or forced. A must have hard-core players.

A great game, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: June 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Without a doubt, Full Throttle is one of the greatest adventure games I've ever played for all the reasons listed by other reviewers. The major bone I have to pick with this edition is that it has *not* been modified to use DirectX and as such it will almost certainly cause problems for anyone who's not using a sound card that's 100% compatible with the old Sound Blaster / SB16 / AWE32 cards (newer cards like the SBLive! and SB Audigy are *NOT* 100% compatible!). If none of that jargon makes sense to you, then let me put it this way: if you are an average user putting the CD in your system, the likelihood that this game will not work "as-is / out-of-the-box" is high. Your best bet to get this thing running is to go buy an ancient 486 computer and load the antiquated Windows 3.1 / MS-DOS on it to play some of the classic DOS games.

Good Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: September 29, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I got this game free with a then new computer. Anyway, this game is actually pretty fun. The graphics are ok, and the gameplay is pretty good. There's a level where your riding around on your bike, and you pull up to people and beat them up using various weapons you've picked up. Overall great game, however LucasArts is currently making a Full Throttle 2, so, do whatever. Fork out the 10 bucks and get the new game also, you won't be disappointed.

A Classic...With a Few Wrinkles!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I remember playing this game so long ago when it first came out 10 years ago. I loved the story, the hard-rock music, the sarcastic LucasArts humor, and the interactivity of the puzzles. Yes, this is a simple point-and-click adventure, but while the process is simple...the way the game unfolds and presents the resulting cutscenes is very impressive. "Full Throttle" is more of an interactive movie than an actual game, but that's actually a compliment, because "interactive movies" don't get much better.

So why not a 5-Star rating? Well, this game is simply too short, and over before WAY before you might want. Games didn't have the 10-hour length of today's titles back then, but there were ones longer than this 5-hour adventure back in the day, too...including LucasArts' own "Star Wars" games! If you don't use a guide, the puzzles can be pretty head-scratching. But like all puzzle games, the second time around just isn't the same, because the solutions don't change. For a low price of 10 bucks or lower, you will have a blast the first time through. The second time around, you'll enjoy the story...but when you can finish it in 3 hours instead of 5, the suspense feels rushed...all because you've passed the test once.

My love for "Full Throttle" isn't only nostalgic --- I had the same criticisms 10 years ago. However, I still have the same praise I had in 1995, too. I highly recommend "Full Throttle" to any gamer, but just be aware of its short length before you buy it.

ROCK ON! GAME ON!

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