However, 10Tacle proved me wrong: Jack Keane is a quality game and represents a real revival of the genre which, since 1995 of so doesn’t get too much attention from the media or public. But let’s leave that alone and let’s find out why is Jack Keane that good!
The story itself is quite silly but pretty funny nevertheless: en evil Doctor T living on Tooth Island is planning to destroy the world’s balance by making it impossible for the Queen of England to drink her five o’clock tea. The doctor has an army of trained apes to help him succeed and apparently, the only one who can save the day and restore the tea to peoples’ cups is you, a miserable lad, an unlucky and broke ship captain, Jack Keane.
For most of your playing time you will control Jack, but there will be quite some moments when you’ll be controlling beautiful Amanda – I can’t talk too much about her unless if I want to place a big “spoilers” sign over this review (and I don’t). All I can say is that, just like most of the things in Jack Keane, she’s not what she seems to be and she’s the one responsible for most of the twists in the story. Oh, yes, and she’s always incredibly beautiful.
The puzzles are also very nice, even though at the beginning they are pretty easy. But they’re just getting you prepared for the experience and, during the later stages of the game, you will certainly get blocked a few times. But that’s exactly what we love about point and click adventures, right?