Perry Rhodan is a name many English speaking gamers may not be familiar with. A German sci-fi legend, the fictional hero has been appearing in weekly German publications (in novella form) since the 1960s, becoming one of the longest-running series of any kind in the world. Not bad for someone with no superpowers. Unfortunately for American sci-fi fans, English runs of Perry’s adventures have never quite made it, burning out several times before they could truly get going.

So if you see the title, “The Immortals of Terra: A Perry Rhodan Adventure” and have no idea who or what a Perry Rhodan is, you’re not alone. Just keep in mind that it’s based on four decades of source material and one of the most popular sci-fi characters of all time, and we’ll go from there.

Alright, so now that the mystery of Perry Rhodan is slightly cleared up that probably brought other questions and concerns; primarily whether or not Immortals of Terra can escape the same “based on source material” curse many American license-based games suffer. Unfortunately, escaping mediocre videogame tie-ins isn’t one of Perry’s fortes.

This is an old-school styled point and click adventure, modeled after the various point and click games of yesteryear. There’s no stats, no real equipment, no upgrades whatsoever—just pointing and clicking. If that bugs you, stay away from the game because the rest of the design is definitely going to make you hate the genre even more.

Even though experts keep saying the genre is dying out there are still plenty of point and click games coming out each year, but it’s rare to see a point and click title come along with the kind of graphical prowess Immortals of Terra shows on the back of the box and in screenshots. Thankfully, this game doesn’t try to trick gamers like other recent point and click titles by showing only select scenes on the back which really aren’t part of the core game at all. The game truly does look that good throughout, and while it won’t be beating Crysis or any other modern high-budget titles for Best Graphics contests it is easily in the upper echelon of point and click titles, visually at least.