Rent-a-Hero
British box cover
Developer(s)Neo Software
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Hannes Seifert
Platform(s)Windows
Release
  • EU: November 1998[1]
  • NA: June 30, 2000
Genre(s)Graphic adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Rent-a-Hero is a graphic adventure game developed by the Austrian studio Neo Software (later Rockstar Vienna) and published by Magic Bytes in 1998,[1] and by SouthPeak Interactive in 2000.

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

International reviews

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Aichinger, Herbert (December 1998). "Wiener Puppenkiste". PC Action (in German): 114–118.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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, Roland (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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