Nick Bounty: A Case of the Crabs

Nick Bounty: A Case of the Crabs is a wonderfully silly point-and-click detective adventure starring private investigator Nick Bounty, a man whose career has apparently reached the stage where seafood-related mysteries count as legitimate employment. The game combines traditional adventure-game exploration with absurd humor, eccentric characters and plenty of deliberately ridiculous situations. Players investigate locations, collect objects, talk to suspects and solve puzzles while following a story that never takes itself too seriously. The hand-drawn presentation reinforces its homemade charm, while the writing provides plenty of jokes for fans of classic comedy adventures. It is short, funny and packed with the sort of bizarre logic that adventure games traditionally demand. If you enjoy detectives who are slightly less than brilliant, Nick Bounty is ready for duty.