Even the most gouged CD is repairable. Hold it up to the light. If you can see light actually prickling through in luminous quills, you can safely throw it out. Otherwise, it can generally be sanded and polished to playability again.

Needless to say, my Last Express discs were thrown out years ago. A pity, since it's one of the most unique adventure games I've ever played: it's a rotoscoped murder mystery set on a 20's era train, which plays out in real-time. Your knowledge of the mystery is only by managing to be in the right place at the right time. The game's excellently dynamic; missing events will not necessarily impede your progress.

I've always wanted to replay it, but never quite got around to eBaying a copy. But now I don't have to: comes word from Game Set Watch that GameTap has secured the rights to distribute The Last Express over their broadband service.

Better yet, if you sign up for GameTap's free trial, it looks like you can play the game for free for two weeks. As good a reason as any I can think of to sign-up. Florian Eckhardt

GameTap Grabs Classic Cyan Title & The Last Express [Game Set Watch]

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