Mr. Hasley,
After being a teacher for many years will you be reviewing the upcoming game Dante's Inferno in December 09?

This is not something I have spent much time (Indeed any time) thinking about. However, everything I've read so far about the game leads me to believe that it will be more shooter than adventure game. I don't play shooters at all. Perhaps more importantly, after teaching high school Seniors for twenty-five years in a row, I'm not sure I wish to deal with The Divine Comedy or Macbeth, in any context, ever again. I'd have to be out of games to play this one in December. (By then I feel sure that Dead Mountaineers' Hotel will have finally been released and I won't need anything "Danteesque.")

I'm confused. Googled "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" and it said it was released in 07. ?????

Hmmm, please be aware that everything that follows is only what I think I know. Lately that has not been a very good knowledge indicator. Dead Mountaineers's Hotel was one of those "soon to be released" games that was constantly going to be released "next Month" but never was. Then the game was tied up in a bankruptcy process in Europe. To my knowledge it has not been released in any language. PLEASE NOTE: If anyone has better or more up to date info I will welcome it. If the game is available and anyone knows where to get it, I will send them an autographed picture of my two year old grandaughter (Who is in all ways perfect!)

Now I call that a challenge!

Hi, this is to let you know the "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" has been released in France about a year ago, under the title "Le pic rouge", subtitled "l'auberge de l'alpiniste mort". I own a copy of this but I haven't had time to play it yet. Although it has had fairly poor reviews here, It's still available on most French software vendor's sites, like www.fnac.com.

You can download it for 18 (about $25) here :
http://fnac-jeux.telechargement.fr/fiche_jeux.html?R=ANU2071AF

Enjoy.