Big Brother (lost build of cancelled PC game based on "Nineteen Eighty-Four" novel; 1998)

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Status: Lost

Tags: 1984 video game dystopia orwell


Big Brother is a video game developed for PC by the U.S company Media X some time in the late 90's. Little is known about the game outside of the December issue of Next Generation Magazine, 1998.

The game's story is based on George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, the plot being "slightly different from that of 1984, with a corrupt regime that’s crumbling even more than in the book". Players are tasked with rescuing their fiancee from the Thought Police through 12 levels, each one apparently "5 hours" long, cut down from an original count of 60 levels.

The published information in Next Generation Magazine describes Big Brother as an adventure game that uses a modern interface, real time graphics, advanced facial animations and environmental puzzles to deliver a fresh experience in the fatigued adventure genre of the late 90's.

Next Generation Magazine seems to be the last time Big Brother or Media X was ever mentioned. The release date was scheduled for the first quarter of 1999.