9: The Last Resort

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9: The Last Resort
Developer(s)	Tribeca Interactive
Publisher(s)	GT Interactive
Director(s)	Buzz Hays
Producer(s)	Buzz Hays Peter Rosenthal
Designer(s)	David Greene Nikos Constant Marc Blanchard Buzz Hays Larry Kaye Brian Kromrey Neil Lim Sang Jesse Lindlow Todd Pound Peter Rosenthal Michele Thomas
Programmer(s)	Marc Blanchard Brian Kromrey
Writer(s)	Tom Minton
Composer(s)	Marco d'Ambrosio
Platform(s)	Windows, Mac OS
Release	September 30, 1996
Genre(s)	Adventure game
Mode(s)	Single-player

9: The Last Resort is a 1996 adventure computer game developed by Tribeca Interactive. The game was produced by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, and sported a cast of voice-artists including Cher, James Belushi, Christopher Reeve, Tress MacNeille and Steven Tyler & Joe Perry of Aerosmith. It also includes the visual style and artwork of Mark Ryden.^[1] It was developed for the Windows and the Mac OS platforms.

Plot[]

The player character has just inherited a hotel, The Last Resort, belonging to their deceased uncle, Thurston Last. The hotel is inhabited by nine muses. As the player character enters the hotel, it becomes clear that it is no longer a hospitable place. Its wacky inhabitants live in fear of a pair of squatters known as the Toxic Twins. Only the aeroplane-man Salty is brave enough to wander around and talk to the player character. The player's goal is to reconstruct "The Muse Machine" and banish the Toxic Twins.

Gameplay[]

Most of the puzzles in 9 relate to the musical theme, provided mainly by Aerosmith. Many of the puzzles are based in a specific musical instrument, such as the drums, guitar, and organ; however, no musical knowledge of these instruments is required. The gameplay centers on an organ upon which the player can play musical codes. On each "floor" of the resort, the player finds a code sheet containing instructions for playing a short musical piece on the organ. However, each sheet extends the code making it more difficult to interpret. This culminates in the final puzzle in which the player must be thoroughly familiar with the code.

Reception[]

GameSpot gave the game a 7.3 out of 10.^[2] It received a "B" from PC Games.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• 9: The Last Resort at MobyGames
• EPK (Electronic Press Kit) for the game with in-game footage, interviews and more.