Rent-A-Hero

Rent-A-Hero (1998)

by neo Software, Magic Bytes LLC, SouthPeak Games, THQ
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Point-and-click
Themes:Fantasy, Comedy
Game modes:Single player
Story:Rent-a-Hero is a graphic adventure game developed by the Austrian studio Neo Software (later Rockstar Vienna) and published by Magic Bytes in 1998, and by SouthPeak Games in 2000. Rent-a-Hero is a traditional point-and-click adventure. The characters are modeled in 3D but the background graphics are pre-rendered. There are over 30 locations and over 30 characters to interact with. With its comic anachronisms and pirate theme, the game's humour is similar to that of Monkey Island.Show more
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