Rent-a-Hero (1998 video game)

Rent-a-Hero is a 1998 graphic adventure game developed by the Austrian studio Neo Software (later Rockstar Vienna) and published by Magic Bytes.[1]

Not to be confused with Rent a Hero.
Rent-a-Hero
British box cover
Developer(s)Neo Software
Publisher(s)Magic Bytes
Director(s)Hannes Seifert
Platform(s)Windows
ReleaseNovember 1998[1]
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Gameplay

Rent-a-Hero is an adventure game controlled with a point-and-click interface.

Story

Rent-a-Hero is set in a fantasy world on the island of Tol Andar. Its protagonist, Rodrigo, is a professional "hero for hire" who undertakes quests for a price. He struggles to compete with Tol Andar's many other mercenary heroes. When Rodrigo's rivals are called away to help combat a pirate invasion, he receives the job of finding Jasmin, wife of a dwarf named Ramil.[2]

Development

Rent-a-Hero was first released in the German market during November 1998.[1] An English version was finished in the third quarter of 1999,[3] and was released by THQ in the United Kingdom that July.[4] The game's North American distribution rights were acquired from THQ by publisher SouthPeak Interactive by September 1999.[5][6] Initially due in January 2000,[7] SouthPeak's North American release of Rent-a-Hero was ultimately canceled in March 2000.[8]

Reception

German-language press
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
PC Action82%[1]
PC Games84%[9]
PC Player72/100[10]

International reviews
Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Adventure Gamers[2]
Just AdventureA[4]
CNET Gamecenter3/10[11]
MeriStation7.0/10[12]

See also

References
  1. Aichinger, Herbert (December 1998). "Wiener Puppenkiste". PC Action (in German): 114–118.
  2. Mooney, Angella (March 3, 2000). "Reviews - Rent-A-Hero". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on June 21, 2000.
  3. Wildgoose, David (September 1999). "State of Play; Adventure/RPG". PC PowerPlay (40): 34.
  4. Guenther, Jenny. "Review: Rent-A-Hero". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on August 8, 2001.
  5. Kennedy, Sam (September 28, 1999). "SouthPeak Grabs THQ Titles". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 8, 2000.
  6. Ojanen, Lasse (September 29, 1999). "Southpeak Interactive to Publish & Distribute Rent-A-Hero". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on April 12, 2001.
  7. Ojanen, Lasse (December 1, 1999). "Rent a Hero US release in January". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on April 12, 2001.
  8. Sluganski, Randy (March 21, 2000). "Rent-A-Hero Canceled". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on December 19, 2003.
  9. Kusenberg, Peter (December 1998). "Heldenalltag". PC Games (in German): 156–158, 160, 161.
  10. Austinat, Rolad (December 1998). "Rent-A-Hero". PC Player (in German): 184–187.
  11. Steinberg, Scott (July 19, 2000). "PC Reviews; Rent a Hero". CNET Gamecenter. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000.
  12. Espunya, Jordi (1999). "Análisis; Rent a Hero". MeriStation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 8, 2000.
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