Whale's Voyage | |
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Developer(s) | Neo Software |
Publisher(s) | Flair Software |
Platform(s) | Amiga CD32 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre(s) | Role-playing |
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Whale's Voyage is a 1993 role-playing game developed by an Austrian company Neo Software and published by Flair Software. The game was programmed by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber.
Plot[edit]
The player is a space traveler who becomes stranded in space after making a bad deal purchasing the spacecraft 'Whale'. Left orbiting a remote planet, they must use trade and skill to upgrade the ship enough to escape.
Reception[edit]
Amiga Format praised the title, despite describing it as huge, complicated, and daunting,[1] and thought it lacked the depth and immersion of space adventures like BAT 2.Amiga Power thought the game offered CD32 owners something to play other than pinballers and platformers.[2]Amiga Joker thought the game was a successful debut, and congratulated the Austrian video gaming industry.[3]CU Amiga thought the game did not inspire confidence in the Austrian games market.[3]Amiga Dream gave it a score of 85%.[4]
In 1994, the game was voted by readers as #2 Best RPG in 1993 in Amiga Joker magazine.[citation needed]
Legacy[edit]
A sequel was released in 1995 entitled Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht. While never originally released in English, the sequel has recently[when?] been unofficially translated into the language.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Amiga Format - Issue 056 (1994-02)(Future Publishing)(GB). February 1994.
- ^Amiga Power - Issue 33 (1994-01)(Future Publishing)(GB). January 1994.
- ^ ab'Google Translate'. translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^Fredo_L. 'Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org'. download.abandonware.org.
- ^'Whale's Voyage 2 - The sequel to a great Amiga game gets an English translation'. www.indieretronews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
External links[edit]
- Whale's Voyage at Lemon Amiga
- Whale's Voyage at Amiga Hall of Light
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