Y2K: The Game

The final days of the year 1999 are approaching. Buster Everman is an accountant at Dharke Electronics, a company that specializes in robotics and AI technology. After the death of its founder, a gothic horror writer, the company used his mansion as a testing ground for a fully automatized home management system, with robotic servants controlled by a master computer. Now the Dharke Mansion is for sale, and Buster decides to buy it, after having unexpectedly won the lottery.

Buster and his girlfriend Candace arrive at the mansion, where they want to spend the New Year eve. There is just one tiny problem with the sophisticated computerized system of the mansion - it is bound to do unpredictable things at the turn of the millennium. When the clock strikes midnight at the start of the year 2000, things start to go wrong. Buster is unable to leave the house, and his girlfriend has disappeared. Now he has to deal with the treacherous devices of the mansion, rescue his beloved one, and fix the system.

Y2K: The Game is a third-person point-and-click adventure game. Locations are viewed from fixed camera positions, similarly to Alone in the Dark games. Most of the puzzles in the game are dedicated to fixing various computerized devices or figuring out the way to access locked rooms and safes.

Added March 8, 2020
Published By Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Developed By Runecraft Ltd.
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Buster and Candice watch the New Year's festivities in the intro movie. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Hmm... Pasty white skin, thick glasses, bad posture, questionable fashion sense... Finally there's a hero who resembles the people playing the game! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Your PDA will serve as an inventory and a guide to the rooms of your mansion. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The mansion computer interface, one of the first puzzles you will deal with. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Animatronic animal heads liven up any residence. (Windows) from mobygames.com
When Robot Gardeners Attack! (Windows) from mobygames.com
Man, I'll bet Lara isn't having these problems at her estate. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Every modern mansion should have a torture chamber with a robotic executioner. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Actual game line: "Like Candice says, you never know when you'll need some batteries". Since Candice is Busters girlfriend, I'll believe her on this one. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Quick, name a graphical adventure WITHOUT a stained glass window... Yeah, I knew you couldn't. (Windows) from mobygames.com
The fearsome looking but non-waterproof mowerbot. (Windows) from mobygames.com
Candice wonders if she'll ever work again after being in Y2K: The Game. (Windows) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1999

Platform(s):

Genre(s):
Puzzle Adventure

Graphic Style:
3D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Other Tags:
Speech

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