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Jack the Ripper

A hidden object game where players try to solve the mystery of Jack The Ripper.

80 31 December 1987

Jack the Ripper is an adventure developed by St. Bride's School, released 31 December 1987 on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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What Jack the Ripper is

Jack the Ripper is an adventure game developed by St. Bride's School and released in 1987. It was published by CRL Group PLC. It is available on Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are drama, historical and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Jack the Ripper holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1987 averaged 72, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Jack the Ripper launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Jack the Ripper come out?
Jack the Ripper was released on 31 December 1987 for Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX and ZX Spectrum.

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