''RHEM'' is an

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from Knut Müller and

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. It is distributed as a

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file. The player explores a barren, maze-like landscape of water ponds, walkways, and brick buildings with the aid of a partial map. The game has several puzzles involving machines and symbols. There are three sequels, called '' RHEM 2: The Cave'', '' RHEM 3: The Secret Library'' and '' RHEM 4: The Golden Fragments''. ''RHEM'', like ''

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'', is made up of a series of static images. The object of the game is to locate four pieces of a letter, which must be pieced together.

Plot

The player enters the city of RHEM on a railway car. The car goes into a dead-end station with a rotatable track. The player is unable to leave because the track is not yet rotated. While the player is on his way to the switch to rotate the station track, a previous prisoner of RHEM beats the player to the switch he was after and leaves in the player's railway car. The player must then wander the city of Rhem in search of a second railway station. Each of the quarters of the letter is located in a different area not shown on the map provided in the game's package.

Production

According to Müller, the following development tools are used to develop ''RHEM'' Graphics: * Bryce 2-6 * StrataVision 3D *

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* Amorphium *

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Sound: *

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* Peak *

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Scripting: *

Reception

''RHEM'' received "mixed" reviews according to the

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. Robert Gerbino of GameZone praised its similarity to ''Myst'' in terms of its puzzles but criticized the graphics and repetitive gameplay.

References

External links

* http://www.rhem-game.com/en/rhem1/index.htm * {{moby game, id=/rhem 2002 video games Adventure games First-person adventure games Classic Mac OS games MacOS games Video games developed in Germany Windows games Got Game Entertainment games Single-player video games