The LucasArts adventure classic gets modern graphics and sounds and makes the move to mobile platforms.
It’s a good month for nostalgia and mobility. First came Cinemaware’s Wings Remastered for Android and iOS, and now developer Double Fine (best known for the modern adventure game Broken Age) has released Grim Fandango Remastered for iOS and Android.
If the name doesn’t ring a bell, you were probably born sometime after 1990. The game made its PC debut in 1998 to almost universal acclaim, and indeed currently holds a Metacritic score of 94. It came from LucasArts, the game-studio offshoot of Lucasfilm responsible for loads of other adventure classics: Maniac Mansion, Zak McKracken and the Monkey Island series.
Grim Fandango was the studio’s first stab at a 3D, and also one of its last original adventure games, as the category seemed to dwindle with the rise of console gaming.
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