After a decade toiling for George Lucas and creating the classic PC adventure Grim Fandango Tim Schafer launched his own company Double Fine. Their first effort is Psychonauts, originally an Xbox-only title until Microsoft decided it was too "niche. Though graphically a little weaker than the other versions, its otherwise the same game a hilariously bizarre and insanely creative twist on the platformer genre. As Rasputin, the player goes to a summer camp for Psychonauts and various levels take place inside a different persons mind where Raz must use his newly-learned psychic powers to battle inner demons and sort emotional baggage. Undoubtedly the most surreal game to ever involve merit badges.
(Double Fine/Budcat Creations/Majesco)Psychonauts
PS2
BY Joshua OstroffPublished Jun 19, 2007