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The Last Guy

The Last Guy is a rescue game in which the eponymous player character must guide civilians to escape from monster-infested cities.

76 31 July 2008

The Last Guy is a puzzle developed by SCE Japan Studio, released 31 July 2008 on PlayStation 3.

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What The Last Guy is

The Last Guy is a puzzle game developed by SCE Japan Studio and released in 2008. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 3 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Last Guy is a 2008 maze video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It is available as a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store. The game is a rescue game in which the eponymous player character must guide civilians to escape from monster-infested cities. Following the Japan-exclusive release of a demo titled The Last Guy Premium Japan on July 31, 2008, the full game was released in all territories on August 28, 2008.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

The Last Guy holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 53% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 11 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The Last Guy launched on 31 July 2008, within three weeks of Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV and Rhythm Heaven. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, Rhythm Heaven.

Cheats and codes

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When did The Last Guy come out?
The Last Guy was released on 31 July 2008 for PlayStation 3.

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