Break-In
| Break-In | |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Main links | |
| Published | 1999 |
| Credits | |
| Author | Jon Ingold |
| Reception | |
| Events | |
| IFDB rating | 2 out of 5 (2 ratings) |
| Gameplay | |
| Interaction style |  Parser |
| Literary genres |  Comedy  Espionage  Fantasy  Mystery  Surreal |
| Language | English |
| Accessibility | Colour: none. Graphics: none. Sound: none. |
| Technical details | |
| Authoring system | Inform 6 |
| Format | Z-code 5 |
| License | Freeware |
| IFID | ZCODE-9-000926-D392 |
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How it begins
The game begins with a quote from 109, your former boss at MI7, telling you you're fired.
You're a professional burglar sitting in your office and waiting for your "secretary" Victor to come in with your next assignment. The office contains just your desk, your rucksack, and most importantly, the door so you can get out. Your business is really just an extension of what you used to do for MI7, except now your clients come from all over the world. You think back how it began...
You loiter in the shadows outside a Greek restaurant where your target, the Russian leader Umberto Elskin, will be receiving the device. Your mission: retrieve the device. You are carrying a stoppered vial of poison and the street's only feature is a solitary street light.
Versions
Release
Date: 1999
- Break-In (Jon Ingold; 1999; Z-code 5).
- XYZZY Awards 1999: Finalist for Best Individual Puzzle.
Release 9
Date: 2000
- Break-In (Jon Ingold; 2000; Z-code 5).
- Release 9 / Serial number 000926 / Inform v6.05 Library 6/2
- IFID: ZCODE-9-000926-D392
IFID links: IFDB - Download break-in.z5 from the IF Archive - The story file.
Links
N.B. IF Archive games are temporarily unavailable in the UK.
General info
- Break-In (archived) - at Baf's Guide.
- Break-In - at IFDB.
Reviews
- Break-In - at SPAG.
- Break-In - at IF Ratings.
- Review (archive) - by Duncan Stevens.
Date: 1999
Date: 2000