

Mean City: Learn English or Die! 1997
Developed by Helsinki Media Company
- Point-and-click, Educational
Mean City is an interactive adventure game in which the player has 10 hours to save Harry, a television reporter you meet in the beginning of the game. Mean City is being terrorized by an evildoer, the Jinx, and you have to find out why and stop him by interacting with various characters - in english of course. The game consists of various grammar and vocabulary related puzzles which are accompanied by real actors and video sequences which advance the story. In addition, there is an excercise book bundled with the game. Learn english or die, for the clock is ticking... You have ten hours to save Harry, a television reporter who you meet upon arriving to Mean City, otherwise the town-terrorizing Jinx might realize the threats she is making! It is high time to pop into Mean City, because the city is in danger! To save the city you have to get along with some characters - in English of course!
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About the game
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Developer
- Helsinki Media Company
- Publisher
- Helsinki Media Company
- Released
- December 31, 1997
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view, Text
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