The publisher pitch

Something's rotten in the Land of Dead and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year journey to eternal rest. But there's trouble in paradise. Help Manny untangle himself from a conspiracy that threatens his very salvation.

• A bizarre afterlife adventure -- a homage to Mexican folklore with a film noir twist.
• Extraordinary 3D Art Deco -- and Aztec-inspired environments.
• The dead come alive in a cast of 55 characters and over 7,000 lines of brilliant dialogue.
• Hundreds of puzzles to challenge the novice and veteran adventure gamer.
• Designed by Tim Schafer, creator of Full Throttle™ and Day of the Tentacle®.
• The seamless interface puts players smack in Manny's world.
• Travel through 90 exotic locations, from the bustling metropolis of El Marrow, the the mountaintop portal to the Ninth Underworld.

Concept art gallery.