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Developer(s) | Pendulo Studios |
Publisher(s) | Focus Home Interactive |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, iOS |
Release | Windows Nintendo DS
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Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is a 2009 graphic adventure game developed by the Spanish company Pendulo Studios and published by Focus Home Interactive. It is the third entry in the Runaway franchise. The game follows series protagonists Brian Basco and Gina Timmins as they seek to clear Brian's name of a murder. Taking control of both characters, the player explores the game world, collects items, solves puzzles and converses with non-player characters.
Pendulo designed A Twist of Fate to avoid the pitfalls of Runaway 2, a game with which the team had been unhappy. Several versions of the game were scrapped before the team settled on the final story and structure. Just like the second entry in the series, the English, the French and German versions of the game were the first available for purchase, all three of them published on November 26, 2009. The original Spanish version was subsequently published in its homeland, Spain, on March 25, 2010, featuring an exclusive special collector's edition to mollify fans annoyed by the delay, as with Runaway 2.[1]
A Twist of Fate received generally positive reviews. Pendulo chose to retire the Runaway series after its release, citing exhaustion with the franchise. However, it was followed by an iOS spin-off, entitled Hidden Runaway, in 2012. A Twist of Fate itself was ported to iOS in 2013.