"Jazz and Faust"

Fulqrum Publishing | Saturn Plus
Publisher in former USSR and Baltic countries: 1C Company
Publisher in the United States: 1C Company
Release date: June 2002

Description:

Jazz and Faust is an exciting adventure game that unfolds in a mysterious and dangerous world of the Ancient East. Unlike other adventure titles, Jazz and Faust is more than a graded adventure resulting in the completion of a preset mission. It represents a well-balanced combination of strong storyline, high-quality 3D graphics and sound and goes on to offer two distinct paths, each offering dozens of nonlinear quests set in a heady and intense atmosphere of ancient ports, stuffy tea-houses and dingy caravans.

In Jazz and Faust you have the unique opportunity to look at the same events with a different pair of eyes. The effect results from constant contiguity of two linear plots, which you live through in the course of gameplay representing one of the two main characters - Jazz or Faust. Jazz and Faust will run into each other throughout the game, separate after a while and follow their own lines, but in the end come to the same final end game. Different personalities and life objectives of the two heroes result in a feeling that you are playing a completely new game when you start it anew with another character.

All along you will run the risk of being killed, robbed or sold into slavery at every corner. It is not easy to survive here, but upon completion of your quest, you will be rewarded with countless riches.

In the beginning of the game you will have to choose whom you will start playing first. There are two characters to chose from - thrifty smuggler Jazz or dreamy captain Faust. In addition, there are about 50 NPCs in the game.
There is a world of difference between the personalities of the two characters. Jazz (a smuggler) is a representative of the world where cupidity is the driving force of life. He constantly finds himself involved in all sorts of risky undertakings, which frequently result in failure. Faust comes from the country on the other side of the sea. He is a captain of his own ship and is always busy with work that doesn't prevent him from dreaming idly. He considers the world an object of contemplation, not a source of filthy lucre.

Having chosen your main character, you may not change to the other while playing the game, but you may meet the other character occasionally and help him overcome a variety of complicated and dangerous adventures. Playing either Jazz or Faust you will be constantly confronted with the need to unravel a variety of unusual and challenging tasks, frequently finding yourself in unexpected situations.

Features

* Beautiful 3D real time effects (fire, magic, smoke, mist, etc.)
* Multiple light sources provide real shadow effects
* 53 interactive characters
* "Live" background scenes including signboards swaying in the wind, water splashes and much more
* Two variants of walk through the game for one of the main characters
* 90 locations that change from day to night
* Hundreds of items to operate
* Up to 5 puzzles for each location
* Impressive stereo sound effects
* Simple and friendly user interface

System requirements

Minimum:
* Windows 95/98
* DirectX 8.0
* Pentium II 300 MHz
* 32 Mb RAM
* 8 x CD-ROM
* PC - compatible mouse
* 3D accelerator (4Mb)
* 16 bit stereo DirectX-compatible sound card

Recommended:
* Windows 95/98
* DirectX 8.0
* Pentium II 400 MHz
* 64 Mb RAM
* 8 x CD-ROM
* PC - compatible mouse
* 3D accelerator (TNT or better)
* 16 bit stereo DirectX-compatible sound card