Hollywood Monsters
Encyclopedia
Hollywood Monsters is an adventure game
by the Spanish
developer Pendulo Studios which was released in 1997. The game received an indirect sequel in 2011 known in Spain as Hollywood Monsters 2 and internationally as The Next BIG Thing.
s, Sue Bergman and Ron Ashman, are the protagonists of the game. The two work for a Los Angeles
newspaper
called The Quill but dislike each other and are bitter rivals. In the introductory scene we see the Quill editor telling Ron about a "Monsters' Ball"—a social event where all the Hollywood movie monsters have a big party at the mansion
of Otto Hanover, a film producer. The editor stresses that The Quill must cover the event because it is too important to miss. Ron is not enthusiastic, but when Sue comes in Ron tells the editor how important it is that The Quill sends its best reporter and that he is the only one capable of accomplishing the task. This has the expected effect: Sue proclaims that she is the best journalist The Quill has and that there is no way Ron could do a decent job. Sue then proceeds to the Hanover mansion in her little sports car
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Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
by the Spanish
Spain
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developer Pendulo Studios which was released in 1997. The game received an indirect sequel in 2011 known in Spain as Hollywood Monsters 2 and internationally as The Next BIG Thing.
Story
Two journalistJournalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
s, Sue Bergman and Ron Ashman, are the protagonists of the game. The two work for a Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
called The Quill but dislike each other and are bitter rivals. In the introductory scene we see the Quill editor telling Ron about a "Monsters' Ball"—a social event where all the Hollywood movie monsters have a big party at the mansion
Mansion
A mansion is a very large dwelling house. U.S. real estate brokers define a mansion as a dwelling of over . A traditional European mansion was defined as a house which contained a ballroom and tens of bedrooms...
of Otto Hanover, a film producer. The editor stresses that The Quill must cover the event because it is too important to miss. Ron is not enthusiastic, but when Sue comes in Ron tells the editor how important it is that The Quill sends its best reporter and that he is the only one capable of accomplishing the task. This has the expected effect: Sue proclaims that she is the best journalist The Quill has and that there is no way Ron could do a decent job. Sue then proceeds to the Hanover mansion in her little sports car
Sports car
A sports car is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for high speed driving and maneuverability....
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