Starship Titanic (PC)

Douglas Adams was notoriously lazy and undisciplined. 'Starship Titanic' was probably the project which meant the Salmon of Doubt was not completed before his untimely and tragic death. Was it worth it? I'd have to say 'yes'. This game never really changed adventure gaming in the way I'd hoped it might, but it stands as a great testament to the potential of the genre. The player's task seems simple. To repair and restore the stricken Titanic, then pilot it back home. To achieve this, you need to interact with both objects and a range of neurotic robot characters (who vary in their insanity). The story is essentially a straightforward ...  Read the complete review

Douglas Adams, the writer of ‘the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy’, among other books, and now the creator of Starship titanic. I absolutely love his books and guess what…I absolutely love this game. It is a first person game. The game starts in you nice home, what to do in the evenings, I know lets go onto the computer. Hmmm, what to do. Let’s play starship titanic. At that point your house is smashed by the real starship. Yes thats your house you can see on the front of the box...no its not an ant! At this point a little man-like robot comes out. This would be Fentible, the doorbot. He says, “Oh human…oh don’t worry no harm ...  Read the complete review

Despite ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’ making its way onto the home computer almost two decades ago, it author, Douglas Adams, has managed to distance himself becoming involved with the scene himself. That is until the release of Starship Titanic, where he stated that he believed that computer technology had come on far enough to be able to create the kind of game environment which would be able to do justice to his ideas. Strong words and perhaps enough to convince many of his fans that this game is one worthy of shelling out their hard earned cash for, but were they justified?... The plot behind Starship Titanic is somewhat weak. You ...  Read the complete review