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Contents<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n

The Intro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Replay<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Verdict<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Intro<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Title:<\/strong> Back to the Future: The Game<\/p>\n

Release year:<\/strong> 2010<\/p>\n

Developed by:<\/strong> Telltale Games<\/p>\n

Genre:<\/strong> Graphic adventure<\/p>\n

Platform replayed on:<\/strong> PC<\/p>\n

What do you do with a much-loved film trilogy from the 80s, around twenty years after the third film and its associated video game were released?<\/p>\n

\"Back
Back to the Future (1985)<\/em>
Image via IMDB<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You go Back\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Back
Back to the Future: The Game (2010)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2026to it and make another video game, apparently.<\/p>\n

Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> released in late 2010, just over twenty years since Back to the Future Part III<\/em> was released in cinemas in 1990. The video game, Back to the Future Part III<\/em>, released in 1991 on a variety of platforms including Amiga, Commodore 64, Master System, and MS-DOS.<\/p>\n

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Back to the Future Part III (1991)<\/em>
Image via Mobygames<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Telltale Games had spent the 2000s releasing episodic video games. Some were based on well-known television franchises such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation<\/em> and Wallace and Gromit<\/em>, while others resurrected popular video games from the 90s, like Sam & Max<\/a><\/em> and Monkey Island<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Sam
Sam & Max<\/a> (1993) got a reboot in 2006.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2010 it was announced that Telltale Games had a deal to create video games based on the Back to the Future<\/em> and Jurassic Park<\/em> film franchises.<\/p>\n

\"Jurassic
Jurassic Park: The Game<\/em> (2011)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But just because you can revisit an old classic, does it mean you should?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time to go back\u2026to Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> and find out.<\/p>\n

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Will this be a worthy addition to the Back to the Future franchise?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Game<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> tells its own, but interrelated, tale featuring our intrepid time travellers Marty McFly and Doc Brown.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Together again<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> also follows the episodic formula that Telltale Games was now known for, with five episodes released over 2010 and 2011.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Th<\/em>e beginning of a new chapter, following events in Back to the Future Part III<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ve covered a couple of other Telltale Games here on Present Perfect Gaming<\/a> before: The Walking Dead: Season One<\/a><\/em> (2012) and Sam & Max: Season 2 Episode 1: Ice Station Santa<\/a><\/em> (2007).<\/p>\n

\"The
The Walking Dead: Season One<\/a><\/em> (2012)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sam
Sam & Max: Season 2 Episode 1: Ice Station Santa<\/a><\/em> (2007)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Where Sam & Max<\/em> by Telltale Games follows the tradition of its predecessor Sam & Max Hit the Road<\/a><\/em> (1993) and is a point-and-click<\/a> adventure game, The Walking Dead<\/em> was more of a graphic adventure game<\/a>, and therefore more on the interactive fiction<\/a> end of the adventure game<\/a> spectrum.<\/p>\n

Further, The Walking Dead<\/em> presented the idea of player choice, where you get to shape the narrative at various decision points in the game. I struggled with this aspect, and thought it was more an illusion of choice, and ultimately the same story overall was being told.<\/p>\n

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The illusion of choice<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Released two years prior to The Walking Dead<\/em>, Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> is also more graphic adventure than point-and-click. There is a lot of narrative, and as it draws well from its source material, it feels more like an interactive movie.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a lot of dialogue in Back to the Future: The Game.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> does also feature traditional point-and-click aspects such as inventory management, conversation trees, and timed events.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Inventory management<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Events in Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> take place after the film trilogy, finding Marty in 1986. Doc Brown has been missing for six months, and the bank is now foreclosing on Doc\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Doc Brown\u2019s house has been vacant for six months.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Marty is at a loss as to what to do next, when the Delorean arrives at Doc\u2019s house, with Einstein inside.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Time-travelling companions<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately, the display showing where the Delorean has just come from in time is malfunctioning.<\/p>\n

\"Back
That would have been too easy\u2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But at least Marty\u2019s got the Delorean back. He just needs to find out \u201cwhen\u201d Doc is\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Back
Marty needs a lead.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> really shines in its fan service to the film trilogy. While Michael J. Fox didn\u2019t return to his role as Marty McFly (though he does make a cameo appearance in the final episode), Christopher Lloyd did as Doc Brown. Claudia Wells, Jennifer Parker in the original Back to the Future<\/em>, returns, and Thomas F. Wilson portrayed Biff Tannen in the 2015 re-release of the game.<\/p>\n

And even though Michael J. Fox didn\u2019t portray Marty, the voice actor that did, A. J. LoCascio did an exceptional job.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Great voice acting in Back to the Future: The Game<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Back to the Future: The Game also<\/em> features many references to the films throughout, and fans will enjoy seeing these, as well as familiar locations in a different time period.<\/p>\n

\"Back
Hitching a ride, just like old times.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Back
Another Tannen ending up in manure.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And which time period will this be, given we\u2019ve seen the 1950s, the 2010s (the future!), and the 1880s?<\/p>\n

\"Back
Hill Valley, but when?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let\u2019s take a look at the first episode of Back to the Future: The Game<\/em>, titled It\u2019s About Time<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Back
It\u2019s all about time\u2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Replay<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Back to the Future: The Game<\/em> begins with a very familiar scene\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2026serious sh*t!\u201d<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can take a look at the intro in full on my Youtube <\/a>channel:<\/p>\n

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