Hell Cab
Interactive Adventure

by Tony Curro

Time Warner Interactive Group has released Hell Cab, an interactive
adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The game is
available on CD-ROM for Windows or Macintosh computers.

You arrive at JFK airport in New York. Raul Delgado, you driver and the
devil-in-disguise, assures you this is one trip you will NEVER forget.
You carry everything in your I LUV NY shopping bag. Maybe you should get
some cash from the ATM machine before you venture out of the airport?

Hell Cab pulls up to the curb and takes you to the Empire State
Building. You must pay your fare before you leave the  cab. If you are
short of money, which you will always be, Raul asks you to sign a simple
agreement that is a pact with the devil.

You exit the cab and enter the Empire State Building. In here you can
pick up many clues that will aid you on your ventures. Go to the ATM
machines. Here you can get more cash, hints on the game, and historical
information. You will also see curtained windows in various places.
Clicking on them gives you an animated sequence. For example in one you
can see  Dead Sullivan.

The game features digitized actors, synchronized video and sound,
animation, spectacular graphics, and original music. You even hear the
wind howling when go to the observation deck of the Empire State
Building.

Once you leave the building you get back in the cab with Raul. He will
then take you to various historical locations, and return you to the
Empire State Building each time, if you survive. You start the game with
three lives. Each time you lose a life, you go to Hell for a brief
visit. Read the top of the screen, as it will give you hints from time
to time.

The object of Hell Cab is to survive Raul's cab rides with body and soul
intact. You can always check this information on the Soul-o-meter. Hell
Cab features over 15 hours of game play. You go to Jurassic Park, Word
War I, and to Nero's Rome. Each time, you must take quick action to
survive. You will also encounter a man who is looking for change
throughout the game. If you survive all your trips, and return to the
Empire State Building at the end of the game with enough money to pay
your fare, you face a final adventure in apocalyptic New York. This is
worse than all the other adventures combined. Survive this and you will
be whisked to the airport by a flying taxi cab.

Pepe Moreno, who created Hell Cab, is a world-renowned comic artist who
also created the best-selling graphic novel Batman: Digital Justice.

I was enthralled with this game and could not stop playing it. One
suggestion is to save the game often. Everything in it was realistic and
lifelike. There was only one place where I disagree with game. I live in
New York City, and believe me the cabs are NOT as clean as Hell Cab, nor
are the seats unscathed as depicted here. A few dents, some cut seats,
and dirty windows would have made it better!


Product Information

Hell Cab
CD-ROM

SRP -- $99.99

800-482-3766 (orders)
