Clou 2 - The Sting!, The
 

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Thanks wendymaree, this one looks interesting.. I'll give it a try
Downloading :D

Woo! I know what to play (yet another thing to do) after the exams :ok:

I'm playing it now. :ok:

I'll be curious to hear anything about its gameplay, interface, linearity, etc. :)

Yes...

Really give this game a try...looks very intresting :ok:

Hmm. So, another Windows game on Abandonia?

Yep, The Sting! is a fine game, albeit limited. It's as if it was planned to be totally open from the beginning, but - perhaps because of lack of time - the developers decided to limit the possible burglary targets into predefined buildings. Pity, would have been nice to choose your own targets.

Fun while it lasts, though.

Hmmm... XP only. A shame, really, because I kept Win 98SE so that I didn't have to go with any of this DosBOX malarkey.

Sure it won't work for 98?

It says that I need the CD to run it. How do I solve this problem? :blink:

put in your c-drive

Still not working! :angry:

2001 and already abandonware?

but it looks so fun! then again, i don't remember hearing anything in 2001. I blame the distributers.

Register the game..

after that try the other .EXE file :ok:

Give it a go. :) I have Win98 as well and I don't know any game on it that doesn't work....and I've tried nearly all - from the oldest to the latest. There's isn't an icon to choose for Windows 9+ so I can't add that choice. This is probably because every game works on the Win9+ OS, so it's a waste of time adding it.

Yup, works smoothly under Win98SE (although when I close it, I get a message that Ddhelp crashed. Java/DirectX problem on my part, though). To get it to work without it asking for the cd, you've got to create the good ol' habbit of starting the setup-file first. In this case: setup.bat. I found out it only popped up a screen that said the game was cracked now.

I consider strategy my favorite genre of gaming, but I just can't seem to get into this game. I guess its because of the limited gameplay, but I don't know. Maybe its an aquired taste? Or maybe I need to play it more? :unsure:

:ot: I prefer The Clue! as opposed to this one.

http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=206 :ok:

You just need to see it as a game that goes for the humor...

Dont take it too serious :ok:

Hmmm...
Sting.exe: Please insert CD
Setupreg: error creating the key

Why is that?

I tried dosbox but it says cannot run in dos mode.

Read the Important part at the bottom of the review.

This is now abandonware, jowood still sells it. This is warez.

I agree.

The clue is much better than the sting, I prefer the 2D-action :)
I believe there's even an open source project remaking the clue in windows... :max:

I`m now at the second robbery of the game (the old lady) and it`s really easy...only it takes so many times :sick:

You haven't tried the cinema yet then. Might seem easy enough when planning, but then running it... some cop walks along the street, you don't notice it, but your character does fall in the far outside corner of the cop's view. Tadaa! Half an hour of planning down the drain, as you can't go back, edit that part a bit and leave the rest in.

Btw... ever tried taking your axe out on the old lady?

Tried that. Matt (or whoever you are useing) cause he (or she) will say "thats not my style" which really ticked me off cause it would make it much easier.

He's right: The Sting.

Except if you follow the shop links you'll get to either Play.com (which no longer has any mention of it at all on their web site) or Amazon (which only has second-hand copies from other sellers listed).


I wouldn't class it as strategy myself. With unlimited retries (no penalty) and no AI opposition (the guards in levels are completely consistent in movement) I think it's more of a puzzle game.

Indeed..

It`s a true puzzle game...and a very funny one :ok:

He's right: The Sting. [/b][/quote]
still supported by jowood.. so this is really pushing the boundaries of abandonware..

i know jowood like their compilations

Blow! It appears you might be right. However, Hotu have the game listed as abandonware on their site, and they rarely make a mistake. Kosta is investigating this as I type and he will take the appropriate action.

Heh, I remember a friend of mine once let me borrow this game from him a few years ago. I was addicted. Addicted, and unable to get past Level 4 :D

Kinda am stuck at choosing between the greenhouse, hotel and boxing club. For the boxing club, I need the soldering tool and the car, and I can only afford one of them. For the greenhouse, I need some pretty damn fast runner, which takes most of the loot, leaving 'bout 34% for me. For the hotel, I'd need a good safecracker, which I just don't have. Stuck... stuck I tell you! Tried to hack the savegame, but there's too much difference between the same two savegames (with one being a bit further in the game, but on the same spot... just buying one object, so the amount of money's different), nor does a search in a hex editor prove useful (or efficient)

It's fun but it's really hard, I have to be extra careful with all my plans even the slightest mistake gets me caught. I believe had to play the first mission at least 10 times over to get used to it.

Ehehe, cracked the safe in the hotel on my own (winded forward and still took several minutes), only to get seen by the guy on the first floor afterwards :wall:

That has happened to me countless times before, I tried to steal the toilet paper, only to find that the dude right outside the building, there are thousands of moments that make you want to scream in frustration :ranting: !

:help: When I start the game, it works fine till I move my mouse then it freezes. Can anyone tell me what to do?

Does any one else not like how the whole city looks grey and depressing?

Thing is, the game is not available from anywhere. Jowood has no store of their own, their buy links point to various Amazon sites and Play, and none of them have the game anymore.

The official website of the game that Jowood links to doesn't have much else, either. http://www.clou2.com/

Would be nice to see this as a part of a compilation, though.

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I really like it. Gives it a nice, film noir feeling in my opinion.

Yes....but i never walk around in city (at least not so far..) :angel:

I don't like the style of the game, something says it should be colorful and happy, but all I feel is depression, maybe it's just the bad fog effects.

The graphics arent that good ..

But depressing/? :blink:

I dunno, all the characters trugde around like they'd rather be dead, it feels empty and desolate, and why does everything look so dead? Or maybe it's just my hormones. Maybe it's just the bad graphics. I know, it's the stupid grey pallete they used.

That`s absolute True..

The characters in the game doesnt live really :angry:

But maybe they had just not so much time for it (and money)

I stopped playing the game because it didn't really have "life" in it. You know, it's good, but it's not anything you're going to remember.

Dont worry...

At least you didnt pay for it :sneaky:

Don't forget, though. The police are opressive, they enforce a curfew. They can't go out at night. Of course they're depressed.
Another thing, you're a criminal! I'm not surprised it's miserable.

But it's so lifeless, makes you feel alone, and want to stop playing.

My first post. :D

First let me appoligise for my bad spelling, it's due to sevior dyslexia.

This game reminds me alot of 'They stole a million' on the spectrum.

Anyone else notice this or am i just being overly sentimentaly nostalgic?

Welcome ...Welcome :cheers:

This game rocks dude! :Brain: Thanks for uploading it! I downloaded this game last saturday and I couldn't stop playing! The city's pretty depressing though. I walked through the whole city searching for accomplices and everything looks very depressing. Hey, did you went into the scrapland near the power station? I founded a torch there! :D

hey i just founded out that the city was supposed to be dark and depressing! its in the final heist

is it a demo

Hm...I doubt anyone will read this for a couple more months but, eh. If someone does, do ya have any advice?
I think this game's cool, but then cloudiness and dreariness make me feel happier. Eek! As of now, we're in a storm warning here in Nebraska too, yeah! Anywho, I just bought the soldering thing for $900 and now I read that I need an accomplice to help me at the Hotel, not the soldering thing. Grr. Hm...I guess I'll go at it until I crack the safe with the hand drill. That should work...after an hour.

This game pwnzes!!! Total OWNAGE!!! THX :kosta:

Can anyone help me? I downloaded the game of this site and ran the setup.bay and the mythxpak and download the myth.pak file off another site. The registery was created but when i load the game, the screen goes black and then exits. Can anyone help me with this problem? I have a comp with Windows XP so i should work according to your site. Again, can anyone help me with this problem?

how can this be abandon where?
its still for sale in my country.

What country would that be? Could you perhaps post a link to a seller, or something?

Probably still out in Deutschland...

Anyway, I'm downloading it tonight so that I have it...

Does anyone know where I can get this game now? It doesn't seem to be downloadable here anymore...

You will have to buy it. Try Ebay or Amazon or any online store.

NO LINKS OR INFO ON WHERE TO GET WAREZ IS ALLOWED ON THESE FORUMS

I realy love this game! :nuts:
It has awful graphics but it's charms are just great, characters are very interesting, city looks empty though. Making plans is very fun and pretty hard but it suits my taste. I bought this game when it was released back in 2001, haven't finished it jet. I think I'm at the last level(plan). Probably going to finish it by end of this or during next year. :)

how can i download it?

You can't for now, protected or still sold as explained in TeH Fags