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− | |introduction = | + | |introduction = '''''Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events''''' is a platform video game based on the Lemony Snicket book series and the 2004 film of the same name. The game is based primarily on the 2004 film, which in turn is loosely based on the plots of the first three books from ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'': ''The Bad Beginning'' (1999), ''The Reptile Room'' (1999), and ''The Wide Window'' (2000). The Windows version of the game runs on Unreal Engine 2.0, sharing much of the same underpinnings as ''Unreal Tournament 2003''. |
− | |release history = | + | |release history = The game was released on November 2004 to tie in with the film, and is a separate release from the console releases, sharing the same basic plot and premise but with different levels and gameplay mechanics. While most releases of the Windows version are shipped without DRM, the German-language release came with SafeDisc v3. |
|current state = | |current state = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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+ | '''Key points''' | ||
+ | {{--}} No native controller support. | ||
+ | {{--}} Attempting to run the game at certain higher resolutions crashes the game after the opening FMVs. | ||
+ | {{++}} Game can be modified using Gildor's Unreal Engine tools and the UnrealEd editor that came with the Unreal Engine 2 runtime. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
− | {{Availability/row| retail | | | + | {{Availability/row| retail | | DRM-free | Uses {{DRM|SafeDisc|3}} for disc checking on the German-language release. | | Windows }} |
− | {{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B0002V3JP0 | | + | {{Availability/row| Amazon.com | B0002V3JP0 | DRM-free | | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 08:28, 22 September 2021
Developers | |
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KnowWonder | |
Publishers | |
Activision | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 9, 2004 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 64 |
IGDB | 59 |
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a platform video game based on the Lemony Snicket book series and the 2004 film of the same name. The game is based primarily on the 2004 film, which in turn is loosely based on the plots of the first three books from A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (1999), The Reptile Room (1999), and The Wide Window (2000). The Windows version of the game runs on Unreal Engine 2.0, sharing much of the same underpinnings as Unreal Tournament 2003.
The game was released on November 2004 to tie in with the film, and is a separate release from the console releases, sharing the same basic plot and premise but with different levels and gameplay mechanics. While most releases of the Windows version are shipped without DRM, the German-language release came with SafeDisc v3.
Key points
- No native controller support.
- Attempting to run the game at certain higher resolutions crashes the game after the opening FMVs.
- Game can be modified using Gildor's Unreal Engine tools and the UnrealEd editor that came with the Unreal Engine 2 runtime.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Uses SafeDisc 3 DRM[Note 1] for disc checking on the German-language release. | |||
Amazon.com |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Italian |
Issues fixed
Vsync (Always on) not working on Windows10
Use dgVoodoo2 |
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Game crashes to desktop when running at higher resolutions
Use dgVoodoo2 |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98, ME | 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 600 MHz AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP equivalent |
System memory (RAM) | 128 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 998 MB | 2 GB |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible | 128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2.0 support |
Notes
References
- ↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
- ↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16