Game review: Full Throttle Remastered – LucasArts’ updated adventure game proves that good storytelling never goes out of style
Featuring beautiful updated graphics and sound, Full Throttle’s tale of a biker out to clear his name in a near-future world is a standout entry in a recent flood of nostalgic adventure games
Full Throttle Remastered
Double Fine Productions
4/5 stars
Full Throttle wasn’t the first game I ever played, but it was the first that left a real impression on me. Super Mario and the like were fun – bouncy, catchy little games that were all about the points – but here was a game that came with an entire world of its own, together with a truly complete story in which you led the protagonist’s actions, guided his fate, solved mysteries, and had a lot of laughs along the way.
This led to an obsession with LucasArts adventure games – Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, Sam & Max – and it was only later that I understood how truly underrated Full Throttle was. Many of you would likely never have played it, which makes this remastered version (available for PCs) such a treat.
Set in a near future where cars fly and the roads are all but empty, we follow Ben, a greaser biker and the last of a dying chopper breed. Framed for murder by a villain out to destroy all vehicle companies (voiced by the indelible Mark Hamill), Ben has to hit the road to clear his name.