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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
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Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Lucasfilm Games' 1988 comedy adventure about a tabloid reporter who stumbles onto a real alien conspiracy.

Aliens are using the phone company to make humanity dumber. Tabloid journalist Zak McKracken teams up with Annie, Leslie and Melissa, travelling from San Francisco to Mars to stop them.

On Steam.

Screenshots

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About the game

You switch between four characters spread across the world, and on Mars.

Built on the same SCUMM engine as Maniac Mansion, with lots of goofy humour.

History

Developed and published by Lucasfilm Games in 1988, designed by David Fox.

It was the second game built with the SCUMM engine, after Maniac Mansion.

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Ways to play

Steam Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Paid Open

Extras

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