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This Infocom text adventure game takes place in and around the
fictional Hardscrabble Island which was for centuries a thriving seaport, but the
local fishing industry died out in the 1920s. Most of the area's remaining population
are an assortment of hard-luck types and people of questionable ethics. The player's
character is a skilled diver scraping to make ends meet. One night, an old shipmate
named Hevlin barges in with a map indicating the locations of two previously
undiscovered shipwrecks. Flashing between excitement and paranoia, Hevlin abruptly
leaves, asking the player to safekeep the map. Naturally, the old sailor is murdered
practically steps from the doorway. Someone obviously wants this map quite badly. As
the player attempts to mount a perilous dive for sunken treasure, several characters
offer their help. Some of them can be trusted and some can not. Failure to tell the
difference between the two can result in an "untimely accident". The fifficulty of the
game is medium. Cutthroats was the first Infocom game to be originally published in
the famous "gray box" format. |
