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Atlantis II
''Atlantis II'', known as ''Beyond Atlantis'' in North America, is a 1999 graphic adventure game developed and published by Cryo Interactive. The sequel to '' Atlantis: The Lost Tales'', it follows the story of Ten, a mystical being that travels across time to defeat the Bearer of Dark. Players assume the role of Ten and solve puzzles in locations such as Ireland, the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and China. ''Atlantis II'' was a commercial success, with sales of 180,000 units after fewer than two months of release. It ultimately sold 160,000 units in France alone, and became one of distributor Dreamcatcher Interactive's most popular titles in North America. The game was followed by '' Atlantis III: The New World'', '' Atlantis Evolution'' and '' The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy''. Gameplay The game features a "point and click" interface, full 3D panning, puzzles of varied difficulty, conversations with other characters and a fully orchestrated musical score. Plot A y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 gained recognition for its adventure games, such as the commercially successful titles ''Dune (video game), Dune'', ''Dragon Lore and Atlantis: The Lost Tales,'' along with the Racing game, racing series ''MegaRace''. History Cryo was formed by members of ERE Informatique who left Infogrames (proprietor of ERE since 1986) – among these were Philippe Ulrich, Rémi Herbulot and Jean-Martial Lefranc. The first game developed under the Cryo Interactive moniker was the hit ''Dune'', which granted the newly formed software company both publicity and funding for further games under Virgin Group, Virgin until 1996, when Cryo started self-publishing inside the European market, and in North America through then partially owned Canadian publisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Key
''The Crystal Key'' is a 1999 Graphic adventure game, graphic adventure video game developed by Earthlight Productions and published by DreamCatcher Interactive. A work of science fiction, it casts the player as an interstellar explorer on a quest to save Earth from Ozgar, a malevolent alien conqueror. The player uses portals to traverse multiple planets, including Desert planet, desert and jungle worlds, while collecting items and solving puzzles. ''The Crystal Key'' was conceived by John and Jennifer Matheson in the mid-1990s, and it underwent a five-year creation process hampered by problems with its technology. It was signed by DreamCatcher as part of the publisher's strategic push into the adventure game genre. ''The Crystal Key'' became a commercial hit and was DreamCatcher's best-selling game of 2000. It was a central piece in the effort by the publisher's parent, Cryo Interactive, to penetrate the North American market; the title proceeded to sell above 500,000 units in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventure Company Games
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1999 Video Games
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Faust (video Game)
''Faust'', known as ''Seven Games of the Soul'' in North America, is 1999 graphic adventure game created by Arxel Tribe, Anne Carrière Multimedia and Cryo Interactive. Loosely inspired by Goethe's ''Faust'', it tells the story of Marcellus Faust and his battle of wills with the demon Mephistopheles. ''Faust'' began development in late 1998. Designed primarily as a cultural object rather than a game, it was Arxel Tribe's second project derived from German Romantic literature, following ''Ring''. The team's goal was to make a unique, transgressive adventure for adults, with the episodic structure of a television series such as ''The Twilight Zone'' or '' The Kingdom''. Arxel drew inspiration from the many interpretations of the Faust legend and sought to create its own version for modern day. ''Faust'' underwent one year of development by a team of 30 people, split between France and Slovenia, and ultimately cost £700,000. Its budget was increased by the use of music licensed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resurrection
Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions involving the same person or deity returning to another body. The disappearance of a body is another similar but distinct belief in some religions. With the advent of written records, the earliest known recurrent theme of resurrection was in Egyptian and Canaanite religions, which had cults of dying-and-rising gods such as Osiris and Baal. Ancient Greek religion generally emphasised immortality, but in the mythos, a number of individuals were made physically immortal as they were resurrected from the dead. The universal resurrection of the dead at the end of the world is a standard eschatological belief in the Abrahamic religions. As a religious concept, resurrection is used in two distinct respects: # a belief in the ''individual resurrections'' of individual souls that is current and ongoing (e.g., Christian idealism, realized esch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
