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Perils of Poom

You need money fast so what'd you do? Well, you end up getting a job which involves going round the galaxy in search of a rare (illegal) drug for a large cash reward, of course. With 4 different planets to…

1 January 2004

Perils of Poom is an adventure developed by Michael Evans, released 1 January 2004 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Perils of Poom is

Perils of Poom is an adventure game developed by Michael Evans and released in 2004. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Adventure Game Studio.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You need money fast so what'd you do? Well, you end up getting a job which involves going round the galaxy in search of a rare (illegal) drug for a large cash reward, of course. With 4 different planets to visit, a short bonus section to unlock at the end, and..er.. probably some other attributes.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Perils of Poom launched on 1 January 2004, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, Sonic Heroes, NFL Street and Zuma.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, Sonic Heroes, NFL Street, Zuma.

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When did Perils of Poom come out?
Perils of Poom was released on 1 January 2004 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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