Extase is a computer game developed by Cryo and published by

Virgin Mastertronic Virgin Interactive Entertainment (later renamed Avalon Interactive) was the video game publishing division of British conglomerate the Virgin Group. It developed and published games for major platforms and employed developers, including Westwoo ...

Summary

It features some puzzles involving a sleeping female android that the player needed to wake up by cleaning its circuit. Each level represented a different level of emotion until the final ''extase'' (ecstasy). The gameplay mechanic is based on the "Brain Bowler" minigame in '' Purple Saturn Day'', an 'alien sports' compilation created by the Cryo team under the name ERE and published by

Epyx Epyx, Inc. was a video game developer and publisher active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The company was founded as Automated Simulations by Jim Connelley and Jon Freeman, originally using Epyx as a brand name for action-oriented games before rena ...

. The music was designed by

Stéphane Picq Stéphane Picq (born 16 August 1965) is a French composer of video game music, primarily for ERE Informatique/Exxos and Cryo Interactive. History Picq first began composing in 1987. He retired from the industry in 1998 and moved to Madagascar. In ...

, and was co-credited to

Philippe Eidel Philippe Eidel (22 December 1956 – 6 September 2018) was a French music producer, writer and film music composer. References External links * Philippe Eidel official web sitePhilippe Eidel 1956 births 2018 deaths French record produc ...

, and The Bulgarian Voices. It punctuated each action of the player or each event, becoming gradually richer until the level was finally completed.

Critical reception

Ace Magazine ''ACE'' (Advanced Computer Entertainment) was a multi-format Video game journalism, computer and video game magazine first published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing and later acquired by EMAP. History ACE launched in October 1987, rou ...

'' wrote that the game was highly original, though noted it is one players would either love or hate. ''

Amiga Format ''Amiga Format'' was a British computer magazine for Amiga computers, published by Future plc. The magazine lasted 136 issues from 1989 to 2000. The magazine was formed when, in the wake of selling ''ACE'' to EMAP, Future split the dual-format t ...

'' described the game as a "musical masterpiece" and "graphic extravaganza".

Legacy

The sleeping female android later became the mascot for

Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game development and publishing company founded in 1990, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo. History Cryo was formed by members of ERE Informatique ...

, and appeared in their many logos.

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