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'''Black Dahlia''' is an [[Adventure Game]] released by ''Take 2'' in 1998. The story begins in Cleveland in 1941, where a brutal serial-killer known as "The Torso Killer" terrorises the population. The main character of the game, Jim Pearson has recently been assigned to the COI - "Co-ordinator Of Information"- unit. Jim's first mission is to investigate a complaint from a businessman who claims that one of his former employees left subversive propaganda at his factory. During the investigation Jim learns about The Black Dahlia; a mysterious artifact that according to legend will grant whoever possesses it the power to rule the world. It soon becomes evident that The Dahlia is somehow linked to "The Torso Killer".
'''Black Dahlia''' is easily, in terms of scope, one of the greatest adventure games ever made; featuring a huge cast of characters and a complex, epic plot that spans over several years. A comparatively more believable storyline than [[Ripper]], Take 2's other noted [[Full Motion Video]] [[Adventure Game]], although it doesn't boast as illustrious a cast list, with "just" [[Dennis Hopper]] and ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Teri Garr.
The game should not be confused with the novel by James Ellroy.
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* [[Affably Evil]]: {{spoiler|Dick Winslow}} who continues to act chummy and cheerful towards the main character even after he has been revealed as a [[Complete Monster]].
* [[Alternate History]]: Did you know [[wikipedia:Cleveland Torso Murderer|The Cleveland Torso Murders]] and [[wikipedia:Elizabeth Short|the murder of Elizabeth Short]] were really the fault of [[Those Wacky Nazis]] trying to unseal some [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]?
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* [[World War Two]]: Set just before and after America's involvement.
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]: Dennis Hopper and Terri Garr are both labeled as the stars on the box, despite the fact that they only appear in minor roles.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: {{spoiler|Winslow}} to Von Hess, in the scene that establishes the former as the game's [[Big Bad]].
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Happens to Al King, who is killed by {{spoiler|Winslow}} in a particularly brutal fashion.
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