ACG writes: "Welcome back to the magical land of Oz!
Published in 1901 by L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was a popular children's novel about the fictitious fantasy world of Oz and its eccentric inhabitants. Since then, Baum had written 13 sequels to his original novel, culminating with Glinda of Oz in 1920. During this period, many new characters were introduced and many new adventures were told. In Baum's last novel, war was imminent in Gillikin Country, north of Emerald City, distinguishable by the color purple. "
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Like any imaginary universe worth its weight in fairy dust, the land of Oz didn't grind to a halt after the events chronicled in The Wizard of Oz. Time marches on, things change, and the Oz that's revisited in Emerald City Confidential, a casual, point-and-click adventure from PlayFirst, is a film noir–style fantasyland full of shady characters and a foreboding atmosphere--no Lullaby League in sight.
The story begins in medias res: You're investigating the Lion, no longer cowardly and working as a high-powered attorney, but a shady one--in fact, he tries to have you killed in the first minutes. After you escape (no, that's not a spoiler--the game wouldn't kill you that quickly, and in fact it's impossible to die at all), you continue trying to solve the decades-old disappearance of your younger brother.
Emerald City Confidential is a good example of how a low budget, low cost game does not have to look like or play like a budget title. The game has a distinct art style and a neat twist on a classic world. While it may not stand up as one of the best Adventure games of all time or anything like that, it is a fun little diversion that is worth the price of admission.
