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50
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xx
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xx
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xx
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78
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xx
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xx
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xx
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64
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66
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xx
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xx
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xx
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xx
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xx
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xx
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68
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70
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xx
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xx
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80
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xx
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xx
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80
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59
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xx
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72
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76
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82
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80
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80
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74
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74
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81
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xx
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62
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xx
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xx
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xx
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45
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60
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xx
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62
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62
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xx
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xx
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44
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82
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44
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78
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71
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xx
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xx
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xx
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77
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83
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xx
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78
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xx
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93
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89
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87
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86
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83
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83
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82
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82
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78
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78
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77
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76
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74
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72
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71
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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69
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69
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68
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68
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68
Championship Manager 2008
66
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64
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62
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62
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62
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62
Speedball 2 - Tournament
61
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60
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59
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59
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56
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52
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50
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44
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44
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xx
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xx
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xx
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Next Life |
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Adam Raichl is instantly killed in a horrific accident one evening when his SUV suddenly collides with an oncoming truck. But, did he in fact die? Astonished to awaken in the presence of others, Adam quickly realizes that they are all stranded on a large and desolate island. Why does everyone talk about historical events as if they just happened yesterday? Why are mysterious messages hidden all over the island waiting to be discovered? Why does everyone fall asleep when the bell tower rings three times? What Adam first thought was a dream turns into a dark, disturbing reality and a thrilling mystery that Adam must untangle if he ever wants to unlock the secrets of Next Life. [The Adventure Company]
PUBLISHER: |
DreamCatcher Interactive / The Adventure Company |
DEVELOPER: |
Future Games |
GENRE(S): |
Adventure |
PLAYERS: |
1 |
ESRB RATING: |
T (Teen) |
RELEASE DATE: |
November 16, 2007 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
91
Just Adventure
The developers put a lot of effort into the player experience and took a few risks trying to break the mold along the way.
80
Game Chronicles
I really like the player’s changing perspective of the island form day to day and I liked the panty shots *cough*… I mean the nicely done character models. The puzzles while brutal were straight forward and to the point.
68
Game Over Online
I liked Next Life better than "Culpa Innata," but that’s about as left-handed as my left-handed recommendations get.
68
Cheat Code Central
It does what any solid game in the genre should by immersing players in a deeply interactive and fantastic story environment. It also creates a strong sense of intrigue which will draw you forward through the plot of the game. The problem is there are frequent moments were players may wish to keep moving ahead to find out what happens next, yet they'll be impeded by a number of unintentionally frustrating obstacles in the gameplay.
61
Game Almighty
Next Life could have been fantastic. It is by no means bad – just held back by some strange design oversights.
60
GameZone
Slow and monotonous.
60
Four Fat Chicks
The premise and the promise of Next Life led this reviewer to really look forward to spending some hours with these "reprobates." Unfortunately, I can only give a mixed rating to a flawed title.
50
Quandary
I think Next Life could have been awesome. Shorter, sharper, and throw out the arcade puzzles.
50
GamingExcellence
While it is worth checking out Next Life merely for its intrigue, the slow pace and brain-numbing puzzles will leave most adventurers high and dry and barred from the continued storyline that might otherwise quench their thirsts.
45
GameSpot
Tedious pace and annoying pixel hunts sabotage this surreal adventure.
45
IGN
Next Life’s story gets more…intriguing? as you go, but the animation and gameplay continue to be a slow drip of super-clunk tempered only a little by a sprinkle of more action-oriented mini-games.
40
Adventure Gamers
Next Life is fairly lengthy, probably 15+ hours of playtime, but it's not quality time because of the abundance of backtracking and slow animations.
38
PC Gamer
Your current life is too short to waste on this next one. [Mar 2008, p.77]
The average user rating for this game is 4.4 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
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