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On the occasion of the cinema debut of the “drei ???” in November this year, exozet games and USM Digital Media are publishing two new adventure games with the three young detectives: The cell-phone game relates in content to the film, while the PC game is a new adventure of the novel heroes. Both will be presented at the Games Convention in Leipzig. A playable demo version with the first two chapters of the PC game will be available from the GC at http://www.usm.de for download and thus also for testing. The mobile game is expected to be available for testing from October.
The PC game “Die drei ??? – Das Gold der Inkas” is the first 3D adventure on the characters of this platform. Within the eight book-like chapters with an increasing level of difficulty, the player slips into the role of the detectives and tries, with the help of their friends, to solve the mystery of the Inca treasure.
The mobile game “Die drei ??? – Das Geheimnis der Geisterinsel” refers directly to the cinema film. The cell-phone game lets the player become a detective themselves, because they have to crack tricky puzzles to get to the bottom of the secrets of Ghost Island. The exciting story is told at the locations of the cinema film. Interactive dialogues with the various characters, different possibilities for action and atmospheric light and sound effects are intended to let the player immerse themselves completely in the game.
