Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

Infocom
December 30, 1987
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure
Developers
Infocom
Release Date
December 30, 1987 (37 years and 6 months ago)
Publishers
Infocom
Franchises
Bureaucracy

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Summary

Bureaucracy is an interactive fiction computer game released by Infocom in 1987, scripted by popular comic science fiction author Douglas Adams. The player is challenged to confront a long and complicated series of bureaucratic hurdles resulting from a recent change of address. Mail isn't being delivered, bank accounts are inaccessible, and nothing is as it should be. The game includes a measure of simulated blood pressure which rises when "frustrating" events happen and lowers after a period of no annoying events. Once a certain blood pressure level is reached, the player suffers an aneurysm and the game ends. While undertaking the seemingly simple task of retrieving misdirected mail, the player encounters a number of bizarre characters, including an antisocial hacker, a paranoid weapons enthusiast, and a tribe of Zalagasan cannibals. At the same time, they must deal with impersonal corporations, counterintuitive airport logic, and a hungry llama.

Genres
Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms
Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Developers
Infocom
Release Date
December 30, 1987 (37 years and 6 months ago)
Publishers
Infocom
Franchises
Bureaucracy

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