Now I’m not going to fib to you and rave about significant graphic advancements or an advanced game engine, for Runaway 2 plays and looks exactly like the first game. The graphics are cartoony 2D, from a third person point-of-view. Puzzles are inventory-based and there is a whimsical sense of humor underneath the otherwise serious undertakings.

Thanks to Christopher Kellner, the International PR Manager for German publisher dtp (Digital Tainment Pool), I had the pleasure of playing a lengthy demo of the game’s opening chapter.

The cut-scenes and animation are once again simply gorgeous. Brian and Gina are now a ‘couple’ and – as I don’t want to ruin any more surprises – there is a bedroom scene featuring Gina that, if it makes it into the North American release – will have grown men salivating (As a humorous sidebar, Christopher informed me that he often receives emails from gamers requesting nude pictures of Gina!).