The Tracer Sanction

As an interplanetary secret agent, you must roam the galaxy in your extremely fuel-conscious space ship (only 500 gallons to the nearest planet). Heaven knows what sort of engine your ship possesses, but as stars scroll past your cockpit you can hear what sounds like a very unhealthy motor-scooter in the background.

There are some touches of dry humour, including an interminable queue of people that you can stand in for ever, never quite reaching the end. You'll also have some trouble with a certain crazed dwarf and some unstable stalactites -- at least if you go the way I did. A 'living tutorial' helps new adventurers get into the swing of things.

Added February 15, 2021
Published By Activision, Inc.
Developed By Interplay Productions, Inc.
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Title Screen from mobygames.com
Your first mission from mobygames.com
Buy fuel from mobygames.com
Your spaceship from mobygames.com
Storage room in space ship from mobygames.com
Somewhere in Sonex from mobygames.com
Meeting with another agent from mobygames.com
The chart shop. from mobygames.com
The jeweler's shop. from mobygames.com
Inside the hermit's hut. from mobygames.com
The hermit is mad! from mobygames.com
In a mine. from mobygames.com
In the desert. from mobygames.com
These guy is psyhco. from mobygames.com
It's Egnad the android! from mobygames.com
The old man dosen't like to be messed with! from mobygames.com
On Earth. from mobygames.com
Outside Mentore's castle. from mobygames.com
Look! A rope! from mobygames.com
A plush bedroom. from mobygames.com
In a library. from mobygames.com
A sword in a stone? from mobygames.com
The condor. from mobygames.com
On Metropolis VII. from mobygames.com
In the bank. from mobygames.com
A bum. from mobygames.com
The software store. from mobygames.com
Outside the casino. from mobygames.com
In the Golden Sol. from mobygames.com
A door. from mobygames.com
The Wing! from mobygames.com
A sunny room... from mobygames.com
Title screen (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Fill 'er up! (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
A star chart may prove useful (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Out on the docks (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Our first interstellar flight... (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
A street on Sonex (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
At the jeweler's (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
A beat-up shack on Jubilex (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Cornered by Mr. Crazy-eyes (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Redecorating a cave (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
In the deserts of Brenon (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Every planet has its jerks, I guess. (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Egad, it's Egnad! (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Outside a castle on Earth (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Time to hit the books? (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
A mess in the cargo hold (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
Metropolis VII sure looks busy. (composite monitor) from mobygames.com
The main menu. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In your ship's storage room. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
On a street on the planet Sonex. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A fellow agent! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In an alleyway. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the hermit's hut, a dumpy place. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
He looks mad! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In a cave. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In a mine shaft. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A desert. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
This guy is nutso! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Your boss. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
It's Egnad the android... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
An opening! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
On the road to the castle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The castle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A bedroom. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The maids chamber. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A sword! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In a sewer... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
On a street. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Your mission: to catch the Wing! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the Golden Sol... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In a hallway. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The gas station. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The chart lady. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Your ship. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A junkyard. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
At the controls of your ship. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Chart. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Jeweler's shop. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
People standing in line to use an info booth. Apparently, they don't have Google on this planet... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
A shovel. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Road to a cave. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Grumpy old man at the park. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Underground passage. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Underground tunnel. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Getting some help from the Condor. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Corner of the castle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Weapons room in the castle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
title screen (Apple II) from mobygames.com
meeting with the boss on Mongo (Apple II) from mobygames.com
fuel station (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the chart of the galaxy (Apple II) from mobygames.com
your spaceship (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the control panel (Apple II) from mobygames.com
cargo storage (Apple II) from mobygames.com
meeting with another agent (Apple II) from mobygames.com
meeting with the jewler (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the line for the information booth (Apple II) from mobygames.com
a tavern (Apple II) from mobygames.com
mad hermit (Apple II) from mobygames.com
bridge across a ravine (Apple II) from mobygames.com
meeting with Egnad (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Mentor's castle (Apple II) from mobygames.com
a fancy bedroom (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the library (Apple II) from mobygames.com
hidden room (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the monkey cage (Apple II) from mobygames.com
a computer gamer (Apple II) from mobygames.com
outside the casino (Apple II) from mobygames.com
the ubiquitous maze (Apple II) from mobygames.com
meeting with Wing (Apple II) from mobygames.com
hidden picture #1 (Apple II) from mobygames.com
hidden picture #2 (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Hallway. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Map shop. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Street on the planet Sonex. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Dingy alleyway. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Hut. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A road. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside the hermit's hut. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Dark cave. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Inside cave. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Old mining camp. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Park. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
More of the park. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Passage. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Underground passage. (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Found money! (Apple II) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1985

Genre(s):
Interactive Fiction Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Setting/Theme:
Mystery Sci-Fi

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