The action is viewed from a side-on perspective and you control Conrad directly. Originally released in 1992 for the Amiga and later ported to pretty much every 16, 32 and 64 bit system around, Flashback was a collaboration between French developer Delphine and British Publisher US Gold and very much took the baton from previous titles in this mould - namely Prince of Persia and Another World (also known as Out of This World). And that, in a nutshell is the opening and plot to the epic 2D action adventure yarn, Flashback: The Quest For Identity. Luckily, you just happen to stumble upon a pre-recorded Princess Leia-esque message of yourself, telling you to get your ass to Mars (it's actually to find your trusted friend Ian, who can fill you in on what's happening but I couldn't resist a Total Recall reference) and eventually foil the aliens' undesirable plans for the human race. The next thing you know, you're alone and have no memory and are stranded on an alien world with no idea who you are or what to do. Fearing the worst, and also fearing everyone will think you've finally lost your mind, you quickly download your memories into a holographic storage device and then get yourself captured by said aliens. Problem is, you've inadvertently discovered that a hostile race of alien shape shifters are plotting to wipe out mankind. Hart, agent of the Galaxia Bureau of Investigation.
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