Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths
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Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths is a PC adventure game
designed by Stefano Gualeni
, developed by Prograph Research, released in Italy in 1997 and published in the U.S. in 2002 by Got Game Entertainment
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, which it has been compared with by reviewers. These include a focus on conversations with strange characters, puzzle solving, and combining and using items found throughout the game. The graphics and animation are cartoon-like. Two modes of play are present; beginner mode has less puzzles and does not feature the two in-game mini-games.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
designed by Stefano Gualeni
Stefano Gualeni
Trained as an architect, Stefano Gualeni is an Italian game designer who is best known for creating the games Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths and Tony Tough 2: A Rake's Progress....
, developed by Prograph Research, released in Italy in 1997 and published in the U.S. in 2002 by Got Game Entertainment
Got Game Entertainment
Got Game Entertainment, LLC is an American publisher of videogames, based in Weston, Connecticut.- Games published :*Alida*The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure*A Quiet Weekend in Capri*Anacapri: The Dream*ARMA 2...
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Gameplay
Players control the titular Tony Tough, a private detective described as "a gnome-sized, nasal-voiced hypochondriac momma’s boy", guiding him through the game by positioning the cursor over objects and instructing Tony to interact with them. The game shares many traits with titles such as Day of the TentacleDay of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion...
, which it has been compared with by reviewers. These include a focus on conversations with strange characters, puzzle solving, and combining and using items found throughout the game. The graphics and animation are cartoon-like. Two modes of play are present; beginner mode has less puzzles and does not feature the two in-game mini-games.
External links
- Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths' MobyGames page
- Tony Tough 2: A Rake's ProgressTony Tough 2: A Rake's ProgressTony Tough 2: A Rake’s Progress is a 2006 PC adventure game designed by Stefano Gualeni and published by Dtp-entertainment. -Gameplay:A prequel to Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths, A Rake’s Progress was designed following the structure and the organization of two existing works with the...