Space Quest 5 - Roger Wilco in the Next Mutation
Extra Files
Hint Book - 9 MB - The Official Hint Book for Space Quest 5 (PDF).
The Adventures of Roger Wilco Issue 1 - 6.6 MB - Issue 1 of a comic book series based around the Space Quest games released in 1992 by Adventure Comics.
The Adventures of Roger Wilco Issue 2 - 4.9 MB - Issue 2 of a comic book series based around the Space Quest games released in 1992 by Adventure Comics.
The Adventures of Roger Wilco Issue 3 - 4.39 MB - Issue 3 of a comic book series based around the Space Quest games released in 1992 by Adventure Comics.
Review
The fifth installment of Roger Wilcos' quest into space starts at Starfleet academy, where our hero is completely lost in his latest assignment: Mopping the academy's floor.
A few moments and some confusing chats later we find ourselves on board of an old, scruffy spaceship with an even more scruffy and incompetent crew.
The new Orders are simple. Patrol the planets in the quadrant and collect all the trash you can get.
And so Roger Wilco sets out for another dirty and dangerous adventure into space where he will meet new friends, old enemies, and the most disgusting scum of the universe.
The player controls Roger Wilco, by using the typical Sierra Icon system, known from the Kings Quest and Leisure Suit Larry series. The Icon-Interface is located on top of the screen only appearing, when you move the mouse there. You can also right click the mouse to go through the different icons.
The 256 color VGA graphics may be typical for that time, but the very detailed and beautiful designed backgrounds and alien worlds create a wonderful atmosphere that catches the player at once. The music sometimes supports the scenery, and sometimes pushes the plot with fantastic arrangements.
Space Quest 5 is definitely one of the best of the Space Quest Saga, parodying nearly everything the science fiction movie genre had to offer at that time (incl. Alien, Star Trek and of course Star Wars). The Next Mutation is totally a point-and-click-adventure in the best Sierra traditions.
By: Tim
