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A sniper rifle as a toolkit
Dan's rifle never points at anyone. It points at problems. A stuck tap, a machine behaving badly, a sign hanging crooked: you find the trouble and solve it with one well-aimed shot from across the street. The game's one firm rule is that no living thing gets hit, and a red ring appears when a target is safe to shoot, so you always know where the rifle may land. You can even buy new shot sounds and bullet markings in the in-game shop and turn the rifle into a paintball gun, if the whole firearm thing needs softening. It is long-range problem solving with good intentions, and the comedy comes from how seriously Dan takes it.
Every job is a tiny mystery
Jobs arrive as clues, not instructions. "Man I need a haircut" means combing the crowd until you spot the one head with seven manbuns. You read the request, scan the busy 3D scene through the scope, work out what actually needs fixing and take the shot. Solutions are dynamic, so a job can change each time you play, and targets shift location between runs: it is a searching game, not a memorising one. Between the everyday contracts there are Answerphone requests, emergency jobs where a plane needs a clear runway fast, boss jobs and special challenges. Most jobs are gentle; the emergency calls are the ones that make you hurry.
Six locations stuffed with jokes
Dan's business takes him to villages, parks, farms, airports, cities and beyond, and each place is packed with things that are not on your list at all. There are over 100 secrets, more than 200 little ambient stories playing out in the background, and 45 photo opportunities to find and share. Shoot something that is not a job and it often does something funny anyway, sometimes dropping a coin for your trouble. Popping an adult's balloon earns you a long, silent stare at the camera. The world is bright, cartoony and deliberately silly, and it rewards poking at everything just to see what happens.
Grow the business, unlock the toys
Successful jobs earn money and reputation, and there is plenty to spend it on. Upgrade the rifle with a stronger scope and a bigger magazine so you can pick out the smallest details of a scene. Unlock costumes for Dan, collectables, and décor for the office hub, which also brings bonuses like better job payouts. There are bonus games and extra modes too: Time Attack, where every solved job buys you seconds; Ammo Hunt, where shots are rationed; and Snapshot Mode, plus three minigames in Bowling, Tennis and Air Hockey. All of it happens under the judgmental eye of Rank Chook, a chicken whose opinion of your work is apparently official.
