Ripper

1996 video game

Video gamevideo gameQ3936380

Developer: Take-Two Interactive
Publisher: Take-Two Interactive
Released: February 29, 1996
Platforms: DOS
, Classic Mac OS
Genre: adventure video game
, cyberpunk video game
Game mode: single-player video game

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Ripper is a 1996 interactive movie point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Take-Two Interactive for MS-DOS and Macintosh. The cast includes Scott Cohen, Christopher Walken, Paul Giamatti, Karen Allen, Burgess Meredith, David Patrick Kelly, Ossie Davis, and John Rhys-Davies. It also uses the Blue Öyster Cult song "(Don't Fear) The Reaper". The villain of the game is chosen at random from the four main characters. A limited number of the clues and puzzles, plus a single line of dialogue in the ending, change according to the villain's identity.

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Distribution format: compact disc
Input device: computer keyboard
ESRB rating: Mature 17+
Director: Phil Parmet
Country of origin: United States
Cast: Christopher Walken
Burgess Meredith
Karen Allen
David Patrick Kelly
Scott Cohen
Ossie Davis
John Rhys-Davies
Tahnee Welch
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Jimmie Walker
Steven Randazzo
Executive producer: Ryan Ashley Brant
Review score: ★★★★ review score by: Gen4 · platforms: PC game
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USK rating: USK 16 platforms: personal computer
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