Corruption
Alternative title: "Upon Westminster Bridge" -- working title
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Corruption is one of Magnetic Scrolls' interactive fiction games. The player takes control of a stockbroker on the fast track to riches. Suddenly, there are attempts on his life, with the words 'insider dealings' floating around. The hero is framed for a crime he didn't commit, and must prove his innocence before it is too late.

The game is a text adventure with graphics; the player inputs verb commands to interact with the environment and advance the story. The gameplay focuses on realistic investigation and information-gathering rather than puzzle-solving.

Trivia

Sticking with the 'real-world' theme, the manual is in the form of filofax pages, complete with ring binder holes for you to put into your actual filofax.

The game comes with a cassette tape on which is a vital conversation pertaining to the game! (also it had a coupon to send in, if you were not fortunate enough to own a cassette player!).

The game also had a 'casino chip' that never showed up in your inventory... used as part of the copy protection.

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Description from the packaging:

The game of power. Profit. Double-Dealing and Deceit.

Recommended for adult minds only.

Are you ruthless enough to survive?

You're on the fast track. At last, a partnership in the firm. With perks... new car, new office, new secretary. This is the life.

Wake up. This is the real world. The underworld. The city of London, where high-finance and low double deals are commonplace. Where drugs, gambling and big money talk. And you? You find yourself the victim of a frame-up... the chief suspect in an insider trading scandal. And to survive, you have to be as devious, if not more so, than the rest.

Power. Profit. Double-Dealing and Deceit. The name of the game is Corruption. Written by Magnetic Scrolls, the home of classics like The Pawn and The Guild of Thieves, it's a fast-paced thriller, a battle of wits and wills like nothing else you've played. With extraordinary graphics and an amazing vocabulary, it's illustrated interactive fiction at its best!

Compelling adventure tests your skill at manipulating characters and extracting information to solve the puzzle.

Expansive vocabulary lets you interact with over 15 characters in everyday language.

Powerful graphics reflecting the financial world and underworld of London.

Recommended for adult minds only.
