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Access Software, Inc., 1990


An interactive movie-like adventure game of intrigue, espionage and suspense. A cross between adventure and action, it is very similar to the Tex Murphy games. You play as Mason Powers and upon awakening you find yourself locked in a cold and barren asylum cell. You know you are a  CIA agent but you have no memory of how and why you're in an asylum, nor what happened in the last few days. Now, you are tasked by fate to unravel this mystery and regain your memory in order to prove yourself innocent. Your tasks include escaping the asylum, interrogating suspects, avoiding or outwitting other agents and spies and most of all finding a way to regain your lost memory. The game has a point-and-click interface, digitized characters and superb VGA 256-Color graphics.