The 1-Upper: An Escape Series #3: The Phone Booth

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The 1-Upper: An Escape Series #3: The Phone Booth

POSTED: Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 2:03 AM

And now I'm trapped in the closet ... err ... phonebooth

Much like foul-mouthed Irishman Colin Farrel's 2002 stinker, Afro Ninja's most recent in An Escape Series has you locked in a phone booth, though there's no crazy sniper with you in his sights. For some reason, though, you're locked in a phone booth (bumbling ineptitude, I imagine) and you have to get out. Despite the fact that you probably haven't even seen a phone booth in something like 20 years, the game is still a fun, but really tough, little challenge to figure out. In fact, I'm pretty sure it's unbeatable without the help of the handy-dandy walkthrough link at the bottom of the screen.

The Phone Booth feels a lot like those old point-and-click adventure games, like Shadowgate, that I spent most of my youth playing. If you're not familiar with the games, all you have to do is click on various objects and around the screen to move around and pick up things that will help you on your way. Unlike the point-and-click games of yore, the cursor doesn't light up when you move across something you can interact with. That said, it'll take some guess work to get moving. If you find this one a little tough, try the earlier games as they tend to be a bit easier.

Play The Phone Booth here.

Unrelated, I wonder if Afro Ninja is related to this guy, who never fails to make me laugh.

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