Pick Up The Phone Booth And Die

by Rob Noyes

Joke
1996

Web Site

Return to the game's main page

Member Reviews

5 star:
(4)
4 star:
(10)
3 star:
(31)
2 star:
(32)
1 star:
(33)
Average Rating:
Number of Reviews: 13
Write a review


Previous | 11-13 of 13 | Show All


8 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Disappointing, April 21, 2008
by Tracy Poff (Hamlin, West Virginia, United States)
Related reviews: XYZZY Awards 1997

There's just not enough here to satisfy. One does not expect a joke game to be a great work of art, but does expect (or rather hope) that it should be funny. PUTPBAD isn't very funny to begin with, and I don't particularly like the style of 'humour' that relies on insulting the player, as PUTPBAD does when you lose. Winning, too, is unsatisfying, and the humour is similarly unamusing, though not abusive.

In short, the only thing this game has to recommend it is that it is well-known. It is not worth playing for its own sake.

Was this review helpful to you?   Yes   No   Remove vote  
More Options

 | Add a comment 

5 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
A one-joke game, December 29, 2007
by Kake (London, England)
Related reviews: Rob Noyes, **

I only played this because I'd heard you need to play it in order to enjoy Pick Up the Phone Booth and Aisle. It turns out you don't. If you like one-joke games, play this; if you don't, don't.

Was this review helpful to you?   Yes   No   Remove vote  
More Options

 | Add a comment 

1 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Read this review and die, December 25, 2007

Probably one of the most controversial games in the history of IF. The humor isn't the best one around and the puzzle is quite hard without a walkthrough.

Was this review helpful to you?   Yes   No   Remove vote  
More Options

 | Add a comment 


Previous | 11-13 of 13 | Show All | Return to game's main page