''Extase'' is a computer game developed by Cryo and published by Virgin Mastertronic.

Summary

''Extase'' 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

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. The music was designed by Stéphane Picq, and was co-credited to

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

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

Reviews

* '' Jeux & Stratégie'' nouvelle formule #8

Legacy

The sleeping female android later became the mascot for

Cryo Interactive Cryo Interactive Entertainment was a French video game developer, video game development and video game publisher, publishing company founded in 1990, but existing unofficially since 1989 as a developer group under the name Cryo. The company gai ...

, and appeared in their many logos.

References

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* 1990 video games Amiga games Atari ST games Cryo Interactive games Cyberpunk video games DOS games Europe-exclusive video games Single-player video games Video games developed in France Video games scored by Stéphane Picq Virgin Interactive games {{puzzle-videogame-stub