Time Gentlemen, Please! Review for PC

System: PC	Review Rating Legend
Dev: Zombie Cow Studios	1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid	4.0 - 4.4 = Great
Pub: Zombie Cow Studios	2.0 - 2.4 = Poor	4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
Release: July 2, 2009	2.5 - 2.9 = Average	5.0 = The Best
Players: 1	3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
ESRB Rating: N/A	3.5 - 3.9 = Good

In a time when the newest and best graphics and effects are at the top of the list for bragging rights and selling points, TGP is decidedly simple. Gamers aren't going to see screenshots from the game and be blown away. While art and animation is reminiscent of the classics in adventure gaming, in style it's generally a few notches below in quality, yet therein lies much of the charm.

Time Gentlemen, Please! screenshot

The same can be said for the music and sound effects. There is no voice dialogue and the background music and sound effects are minimal. In a "normal" game, this would cause a good amount complaining and disparaging remarks, but it just works here.

Particularly, old-school gamers will enjoy the homage given to even earlier forms of adventure gaming, including a text adventure within the game reminiscent of Zork. I was perhaps unduly excited when presented with an opportunity to play a text-based game within TGP. My only disappointment was the lack of a "rod" in my inventory to shake. Still, including a brief text adventure should bring a grin to many faces and provides another challenging puzzle to conquer.

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It may be easy to look at the "negatives" pointed out in the review and feel that Time Gentlemen, Please! is lacking in most of the major areas by which a game is rated. Yet that couldn't be farther from the truth. The final product put together by the folks at Zombie Cow Studios is the definition of a game that's greater than the sum of its parts. Pick it apart and you have subpar graphics and minimal sound. Put it together and you have something completely different: a charming, fun, and comical adventure wrapped with loads of nostalgia that was obviously created by a team with a passion for what they do. It's easily worth the five dollar price tag, and hopefully we'll see more adventures from Ben and Dan in the near future.

By Caleb Newby
CCC Freelance Writer

RATING OUT OF 5

RATING DESCRIPTION

2.8

Graphics
While technically subpar, gamers of this genre will be hard-pressed to care.

3.6

Control
A bit clunky at times but otherwise overwhelmingly simple and easy to navigate.

2.6

Music / Sound FX / Voice Acting
Stays out of the way of the story in a "less is more" approach. Thankfully avoids grating, repetitive background music.

4.7

Play Value
Just what starving adventure gamers have ordered to sate their appetite. Funny, likable, and extremely creative.

4.3

Overall Rating - Great
Not an average. See Rating legend above for a final score breakdown.

Game Features:

Zombie Cow Studios' outrageous sequel to the award-winning 'Ben There, Dan That!' expands and improves upon the original.

With its scatological humor, superb design and laugh-out-loud script, 'Time Gentlemen, Please!' is set to single-handedly re-introduce that classic point-and-click vibe we all remember so fondly, to the world.

Sit back, relax, and put your mind to work solving puzzles and reading funny dialogue in this comedy adventure game. It's like a book, only good!