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Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within
 

"Gabriel Knight is the last in a long line of Shadow Hunters, those fated to fight the dark forces of the supernatural. Haunted by a centuries-old curse, he is tormented by terrifying nightmares. Now he must spend every waking moment scouring the side streets and back alleys of New Orleans for the key to his dark past."


Developer Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s) Sierra On-Line
1995
Platform PC, Mac
Perspective Third-Person
Presentation 2D or 2.5D, Full motion video
Control Point-and-click
Theme Mystery, Surreal
Gameplay Interactive movie
Graphic Style Illustrated realism, Live Action
Action (compulsory) Timed events
Media CD
Red flags Game-over events
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Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within review
Flashback Friday: See how Sierra overcame the curse of FMV to produce this classic adventure.
Score: ****1/2
January 23, 2004


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Content Ratings
US rating (ESRB)

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Technical Information
Version info
Released for DOS and Windows.

System requirements
Windows® 3.1/95 / MS-DOS 5.0;
486 DX33;
8MB RAM;
20MB hard disk space;
Double speed CD-ROM drive;
SVGA (640x480, 256 colors);
DAC required for speech;
SoundBlaster™ card or 100% compatible;
Microsoft compatible mouse.

Known issues
n/a