Daria's Inferno
A PC game based on the MTV animated series Daria.
In this 2000 PC game based on the MTV show Daria, players guide Daria Morgendorffer around the fictional town of Lawndale. Developed by Hypnotix and published by Simon & Schuster Interactive, the game uses the same voice actors as the TV series. Its full version of Splendora's theme song "You're Standing on My Neck" appears nowhere else—only one verse is ever heard on the show.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Hypnotix
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Interactive
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Adventure, puzzle
- Modes
- Single-player
- Platforms
- Windows, Macintosh
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Did You Know?
- The game provides hints for what to do in the form of Sick, Sad World clips.
- Daria's Inferno was exhibited at E3 2000.
- The plot involves Daria falling asleep in English class while Mr. O'Neil is reading Dante's Inferno.
Reception
Daria's Inferno received generally negative reviews. AllGame graded it 1½ stars out of 5, finding fault with the game's short length and ease of play, as well as disparaging the "dull and unimaginative" cartoon graphics. Just Adventure assigned the game a C+, stating that while the game was far from a classic, it deserved more attention. Entertainment Weekly gave it a C−, stating that the game was "nothing short of a trip to H-E-L-L." Four Fat Chicks gave the game a favorable review, praising both the gameplay and the game's "pure cartoon" graphics.
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