OK, I'll freely admit I'm stuck. But I'll write this review to warn all others who may dare to try it!

The internet is a glorious thing. In this age of electronic information, walkthroughs are abundant. Yes, I had to resort to cheating to help me. Now, I'm no dunce (although I may not exactly be brain of Britain), but this is beyond me.

You play Kyle Hyde. An ex-cop looking for his mate. I couldn't care less. I lost the will to care about him 6 hours into the game, and lost the will to care about the story line. I was just playing to get him out of that awful hotel! I mean, the things he collects and the people he meets don't really help much. I struggle to see how you progress. Don't get me wrong, I hate easy games, but this is difficult beyond belief! I mean, you just end up wandering round the hotel investgating everything, and finding no help! And as for the story, I think I can guess what the outcome is with Kyle's mate. But I won't speculate... I hardly care!

Nothing really links in. You can't use logic, as some of the things you're expected to do are illogical. There's no flow to the game and the dialogue just takes far too long. The idea is good, I just think the execution was lacking. The game is good for some, but if you have little patience, don't bother.

Overall, I'd save your cash. Buy Broken Sword or something.... thats challenging but achieveable, whereas Hotel Dusk is just infuruatingly impossible!