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The X-Files: Unrestricted Access is a 1998 game that almost acted as a fan Wikipedia years before they became a thing. David Lynch's Twin Peaks is considered one of the most groundbreaking TV shows of all time, with its cinematic look and mix of genres being almost unprecedented for television back in 1990. While the series itself was short-lived, it paved the way for other cinematic shows like The X-Files, which debuted in 1993. It followed the misadventures of FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson, Hannibal) as they investigate the titular files, which are typically paranormal or extraterrestrial in nature.

The X-Files worked because of the chemistry between total believer Mulder and total skeptic Scully. The series also featured some genuinely terrifying monsters and episodes, in addition to sucking in fans with its dense story and mythology. The show was everywhere during the 1990s, including movies, comics, novels, and video game spinoffs, but it lost steam once Duchovny left to pursue other projects following season 7. The X-Files came to an end with season 9 in 2002, before being briefly revived for two more series between 2016 to 2018 with the original cast.

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The X-Files would receive a few different video games, including 1998's The X-Files Game, a point and click, full motion video adventure featuring most of the cast, which received mixed reviews. There was also 2004's The X-Files: Resist Or Serve for the PlayStation 2, a Resident Evil-style survival horror game set during the show's seventh season. The final title, The X-Files: Unrestricted Access for PC, can't really be called a game at all and is instead an interactive database covering everything fans could possibly want to know.

The X-Files: Unrestricted Access is made up of video clips, photos, wallpapers and reams of text that exhaustively cover the first four seasons of the show. It contains episode and character breakdowns, glossaries of terms, and there's even 360-degree view of Mulder's famous office. In short, this database was everything followers of The X-Filescould have possibly wanted back in the late 1990s.

Nowadays fan Wikipedia's would cover everything The X-Files: Unrestricted Access had to offer back in 1998 - and probably a lot more - but its an interesting relic of its era. While certain fans were unhappy with how The X-Files season 11 ended the series, especially in regards to an announcement made by Scully in the finale, it seems unlikely the show will return. Gillian Anderson has ruled out another season and without Scully involved, it just wouldn't feel the same.

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