Game Review: Sanitarium Jonathan Christ CIS Game Design University of Michigan - Dearborn

Sanitarium by American Softworks Corporation, DreamForge Intertainment Adventure/Puzzle $14.99 on Amazon.com

Minimum Hardware Pentium 90 or equivalent 16 MB RAM 4x CD-ROM 1 MB Video Memory 30 MB free hard drive space DirectX 5.0 or better Mouse and Keyboard

Story Line Insane Asylum Temporary Amnesia Bandages Travel through asylum and imagination Plot twists later in game Storyline keeps player interested

Player’s Role Play as Max Solve puzzles Use objects Talk to other characters Each Chapter is a new world

Artwork Hand drawn artwork for backgrounds 3D cut-scenes

Sounds Sounds and character voices add to mood Little music, part of story line

Bugs I encountered no bugs Lockout bug Bug fix

The Good Fun and varied puzzles Captivating story line Each chapter brings a new story Learn more as game progresses Result - Addicting game play

The Bad Confusing ending 11 hours needed to complete the game No replay value

Summary An extremely fun game to play Excellent story line Very short game play length Worth the time to play, but maybe not the money to purchase