Hyperspace Delivery Boy!

Hyperspace Delivery Boy!
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Developer	Monkeystone Games
Publishers	Monkeystone Games Linux Game Publishing
Designer	Tom Hall
Programmer	John Romero
Composer	Stevie Case
Platforms	Pocket PC, Windows, Linux
Release	December 23, 2001
Genres	Puzzle, action
Mode	Single-player

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! is a puzzle action game released for the Pocket PC on December 23, 2001. It was ported to Microsoft Windows and Linux. The game was the first title released Monkeystone Games, a small developer formed by id Software and Ion Storm founders John Romero and Tom Hall, and Romero's then-girlfriend Stevie Case. Much of the gameplay involves solving Sokoban-like puzzles.

Plot

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Gameplay (Linux)

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! follows the story of Guy Carrington, a courier in training. Guy is sent by Sergeant Filibuster on several dangerous missions in four locations. During the course of the game, Guy discovers a secret organization known as "THEM".

Reviews

Reception

Review scores

Publication	Score
GameSpot	7/10
PC Games (DE)	61%

Hyperspace Delivery Boy! received average reviews from critics. Marc Saltzman of PC Gamer described the game as a "fun diversion" with "challenging puzzles", but found the game repetitive and featured "sophomoric dialogue" and "embarrassingly cheesy voice acting". Ron Dulin of GameSpot found the game to be fun, highlighting the challenge of the puzzle gameplay and "personality" of the game's humor, but faulted the limited story and "minimal" sound effects and music.

External links

• Hyperspace Delivery Boy! at MobyGames