Going Hands-On With Mouse: P.I. For Hire—A True Classic

When I took a look at Mouse: P.I. For Hire back in June, I really liked what I saw, but I was definitely left wanting more. I had been following the game for a while, so I was already on board, but watching someone else play an FPS is only so much fun. I needed to get my hands on it to truly understand what it was doing.

Thankfully, the team at Fumi Games and PlaySide gave me the chance to try a small demo of Mouse: P.I. For Hire and, as the title of this article suggests, it feels like a true classic in every sense of the term. It is a raucous FPS that genuinely feels like a callback to PC classics such as DOOM, Quake and even Half-Life, while still incorporating modern design sensibilities.

Taking place in an underground laboratory, Detective Jack Pepper searches for clues about the whereabouts of his missing friend, Steve. Things quickly take a turn for the weird and the worse as cultists and deadly robots begin attacking Jack, forcing him to fight for his life and the... Read more