Full Throttle
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| Developer(s) | LucasArts {{#if:{{{publisher|}}}|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Publisher(s)<td>{{{publisher|}}} |
| Release date(s) | May 1995 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player {{#if:{{{ratings|}}}|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Rating(s)<td>{{{ratings|}}} |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Mac {{#if:{{{media|}}}|<tr><th style="background-color: #ccccff;">Media<td>{{{media|}}} |
Full Throttle is a graphical adventure game, originally developed in-house and released in May 1995 by LucasArts. It is the tenth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine.
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Plot
The story focuses on Ben, the leader of a biker gang called the Polecats. He is approached in a bar by Malcolm Corley, the CEO and founder of the last domestic motorcycle manufacturer in the country, Corley Motors. When he declines an offer, he is knocked out and thrown in a dumpster by the sinister vice president of Corley Motors, Adrian Ripburger, who seems to have designs on taking over the company. He attempts to link up with the Polecats, whom Ripburger has coerced into escorting Corley and himself to the annual shareholder's meeting. Along the way, he meets a female mechanic named Mo, who later is revealed to be Corley's illegitimate daughter.
Ben finds his gang in time to witness Ripburger murder Corley and pin the murder on the Polecats. A fugitive, he is forced to cross the desert to find a way to clear his name, save his gang, and prevent Ripburger from turning Corley Motors into a minivan producer. He crosses paths with a number of other motorcycle gangs: the speed addicted Vultures (of whom Mo used to be a member), the brutish Rottwheelers and the enigmatic Cavefish. He arrives at the shareholders meeting in time to catch Ripburger announcing his new control of and plan for the company. He and Mo expose Ripburger as the murderer, and broadcast the last will and testament of Malcolm Corley, who names Mo as the rightful successor to his company. Ben is able to free his gang, and the game ends with Ben and his gang riding off into the sunset. The game was admired for its polished look and involving storyline; its only major criticism was that it was of insufficient length.
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Technical information
The game was released only on CD-ROM, featuring a full voiceover soundtrack. The project was led by Day of the Tentacle creator Tim Schafer, who was also its writer and designer, and featured the vocal talents of Roy Conrad (as Ben) and Mark Hamill (as Ripburger)— known to be a consistent contributor to LucasArts' games. It was also one of the only LucasArts games to use externally recorded music, courtesy of the Gone Jackals. Certain tracks from their then current album, Bone to Pick, were featured in the game.
In 2003, development on the sequel Full Throttle II: Hell on Wheels began. A video teaser was released and an interactive demo was shown at E3 that year, but shortly afterwards the game was cancelled.
Voice cast
Full Throttle employed plenty of skilled voice acting professionals, such as Kath Soucie, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Hamilton Camp and Mark Hamill. Full Throttle was the first computer game to employ mostly SAG-registered professional voice actors instead of relying entirely on in-house talent, and also featured a few pieces of licensed music.
See also
External links
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- {{{2|{{{title|Full Throttle}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
- The Kickstand fansite at The International House of Mojo
- ScummVM, an open-source tool to play Full Throttle on modern computers.
- The Gneech's Full Throttle page
- Lucasarts' Full Throttle: The Movie (Edited by VMGD)de:Vollgas (Spiel)