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Black Dahlia is a 1998 full-motion video (FMV) mystery adventure game published by Take-Two Interactive, set in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1940s. The player controls a government agent investigating a chain of murders tied to the real-life unsolved killing of Elizabeth Short, blended with Nazi occultism and supernatural conspiracy. The game shipped on multiple CD-ROMs and employed live-action video cutscenes, a format that defined many adventure games of the late 1990s.
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What kind of game is Black Dahlia?
Black Dahlia is a 1998 full-motion-video mystery adventure with point-and-click investigation elements. It was released for PC and published by Take-Two Interactive.
Where does Black Dahlia take place?
The game is set primarily in Cleveland during the 1940s. Its government-agent protagonist follows a murder investigation that expands into a larger conspiracy.
Is Black Dahlia based on the real Elizabeth Short murder?
The game's story is fictional but draws on the real unsolved murder of Elizabeth Short, known as the Black Dahlia. It also connects its mystery to the Cleveland Torso Murders.
Is Black Dahlia related to the 2006 film The Black Dahlia?
The 1998 game and Brian De Palma's 2006 film are separate works. Both use the Elizabeth Short case as inspiration, but Black Dahlia is an interactive PC mystery set largely in 1940s Cleveland.
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