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Great Gaming!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: February 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jack the Ripper lives up to the hype. It has excellent graphics, speech, and a storyline that drags you in. I hope they make a part 2!

Dark and Seedy Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game actually made some horror game lists - and for good reason. It's quite dark and scary. If you are interested in an adventure game that has a good story, some easy puzzles and solid voice acting at a good price this is your game.

The graphics in this game are functional and seedy with some nice rendered backgrounds and characters. The story line along with "puzzles" that fit into the story are quite good actually.

I myself usually play 3rd person adventure games but this game is on my top 10 best games along with ganes like Syberia and The Longest Journey.

The puzzles are very basic and easy to solve without using a walkthrough which was a real plus for me.

In my opinion, this game is what all adventure games should be - a great interactive story. I can recall not too long ago paying $59.99 for games exactly like this one - this game is a real bargin.

Dreamcatcher's usual standard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 19
Date: March 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Not a bad little game overall, though I emphasize the little (a day or two should see you through, and that's without a walkthrough). Graphics, acting, and interface are all unimpeachable. Game play is *extremely* linear, to the extent that you sometimes can't end a day without revisiting every scene and clicking on every dead end to see which one you missed. They've mixed in a fair amount of historical detail from the actual Jack the Ripper case, such as letters and so on, with fantasy and speculation. The most impressive part of the game is the authentic feel of fin de siecle New York City -- and that should tell you something.

Still, it's an enjoyable enough way to spend a weekend. Parents, don't worry; there's no on-screen violence and very little gore (except for written descriptions in autopsy reports). The creepiness is all in the ambience.

Be aware: There are a large number of bugs in the game, some of which will stop you in your tracks. Save early and often!

A Deadly Mystery

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Jack the Ripper harkens computer gamers back to earlier times, in more ways than one. The new release from The Adventure Company represents a nostalgic return to the point-and-click affairs, of which 1993's Myst is the archetype.

What's more, Jack the Ripper is a well-crafted adventure that for many will rekindle interest in the grisly Whitechapel murders that panicked London and frustrated Scotland Yard in 1888. The topic has rarely been treated in the video-game medium, and never so well.

Far from a rehash of the English case, Jack the Ripper moves the investigation across the sea and 13 years into the future.

The year is 1901, and the setting is New York City. Over the course of a fortnight, two prostitutes are found butchered. The killer's bloody handiwork is reminiscent of the famed Whitechapel case, but local police are quick to place the blame on feuding opium traders. Gamers, of course, know better.

Players assume the role of James Palmer, an ambitious but untested reporter for a turn-of-the-century New York newspaper.

Driven by a hard-bitten editor (hmmm, this part sounds vaguely familiar), Palmer takes to the streets of New York in search of a story. While Palmer can jump freely among crime scenes, the police station, his newspaper office, and other locations, his progress is strictly linear. He must complete specific activities to advance the plot.

Using the mouse, Palmer interacts with other characters and objects by clicking on them. Humans are well-rendered, with shifting, blinking, photorealistic eyes as well as lips that move in proper synchronization with spoken words. Jack the Ripper's period settings are also well-done, creating a plausible Big Apple, circa 1901.

Solving the Ripper mystery requires Palmer to meet with a variety of quirky characters, including cops, hustlers, and a beautiful Irish singer named Abigail. He will dig through old documents from the Scotland Yard case, and even receive correspondence from the evil Jack, who takes a liking to Palmer's punchy stories. The game also throws several challenging puzzles in the reporter's path, although these are not convincingly related to the story and thus seem for the most part like stereotypical video-game devices.

Once mastered, Jack the Ripper's game interface is easy to use. The mastery is the tricky part, however; my copy included neither manual nor Help file. I was fortunate to locate a kindred Jack player in the GameFAQS Forum (www.gamefaqs. com) who was able to ease my frustration. This surprising lack of documentation adds to the game's mystery, although not in a good way.

Despite the spooky subject matter and the occasional gory image, Jack the Ripper is not an especially violent game. It will appeal to puzzle and adventure fans, as well as those with even a passing interest in the Whitechapel murders.(...)

great

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: April 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I really enjoyed this game. I thought it was pleasantly different from most of the "go through the weird lands and solve puzzles" games. There were some moments of anticipation of someone jumping out and catching you--fun! And as far as the ending people are complaining about--I thought it was a frustrating but great way to set us up for the sequel--which I will purchase as soon as it comes out.

This game was pretty good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was pretty good, there was one gorey part, not that scary. I did like the music for it though. I liked the ending song that Abigail sings. It is a little bit of a dark game and sometimes it is hard to see what you are doing. Very exciting though. I liked the game overall.

This one was lots of fun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Very similar to Black Mirror, so if you liked that you will like this one. A good combination of puzzles, character interaction, and clue hunting. My kinda game. I only gave it a 4 star, becase the story is one most people know, so their are few surprises. Overall a great game and easy to play.

Not quite what I expected . . .

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

For a while, I've been really interested in Jack the Ripper (and as Silkner says in this game "And serial killers in general"), but this just isn't as exciting as the actual murder cases. The slaughterhouse part was really creepy, though. Your boss in this game, Bur, really would've made a great killer, because you can just tell that he only cares about his job, and wants to see if The Daily to find a story as good as that. However, his face just doesn't match the actual Ripper's face. [..]But, then again, neither does it match in this game.

Ehhh.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: March 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Goodness, I never had a game that gave me so much trouble (on a new system, too), and my time and effort was not even worth it.

First of all, the system requirements are much more than what is put on the box. It's kind of bad when you have tech support state system requirements that are higher than the "recommended" requirements on the box! For those that have problems, you either have to update your graphics card, shut down all your start up programs, or update your DirectX. This will not solve ALL your problems (because there are bugs in the game), but it's a good start.

Okay, quick summary: You play a reporter, trying to get a story for your irritating editor about some mysterious deaths that echo the Jack The Ripper cases back in London years ago. But as you do your own investigation, you have to decide if your life (as well as others) is worth the story of a lifetime. This game is a mystery, so there is lots of interviews, snooping, and collecting objects. The game box states "challenging puzzles", but there were only about 3-4 puzzles (and most of the time you can just click everything to get it right). The cursor was annoying and sometimes did not work for me many times.

The ending was a big disappointment. It was somewhat clever but irritating with no resolution whatsoever. The songs that the "Irish Nightingale" sing in the game I did enjoy to an extent.

This game is 20 bucks, but I would wait until it reaches ten dollars-or less. Too many bugs (major to minor) and nothing new nor stellar about the plot and game play. It's not like I had high hopes for this game, but I would think that it would be less buggy and more interesting than what I have encountered. Wait for a sale for this one.

Fun, but wish I'd bought it used

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed this game while I was playing it, even though it does constrict your movements some, as has been mentioned in other reviews. I thought the graphics were good, and had no problem playing it on a 2 yr old laptop (didn't need to upgrade anything.) My 11 yr old daughter sat next to me most of the time I played, and she enjoyed watching it (and it wasn't too graphic for her.) We both have the same complaint, though... the ending was lame, and came too soon (after only 12 days, game time.)

I bought this brand-new less than a week ago and am now ready to sell it, because it is not one to play over and over again, discovering new things each time. It was fun to play, once, and because of that I wish I'd bought it used!

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