Malvinas 2032
| Malvinas 2032 | |
|---|---|
| Engine | Custom-made |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | 1999 |
| Genre(s) | RTS |
Malvinas 2032 is a video game developed and published by Sabarasa Entertainment.
Plot and gameplay
[edit]The player takes control of Argentinian forces and tries to take back the Falkland Islands from Britain. It takes place in 2032, on the 50th anniversary of the Falklands War.[1]
Development
[edit]Javier Otaegui serves as the project lead.[2] In 1996 he read in the local newspaper that Conde Entertainment Software had just won an international prize for real-time strategy Regnum, the first Argentinian CD release which sold over 10,000 copies.[3] Otaegui was inspired by this moment, later recalling that he thought "If someone has already made a game in Argentina, maybe I can do the same". The game took three years of development and led to Otaegui starting his own company, Sabarasa.[3] He considered it a "tribute" to the combatants killed in the war.[4]
The game's development began in March 1996, taking around 3.5 years to complete. During that time the team created their gaming engine and converted it from DOS to DirectX.[5]
GarageDeveloper International published the game in English.[6]
Release
[edit]In March 2001, LeTemps announced the game was to be released in English in the next few weeks.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]Idnes gave it a scathing review.[8] Absolute Games felt the title had no redeeming qualities.[9] JDeJuegos argues it's the first and only attempt from the Argentinian video gaming industry to create an RTS.[10]
Legacy
[edit]Its legacy is in being one of the first Argentinian video gaming successes,[11] alongside contemporary titles such as Yo, Matías, and Argentum Online.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wolf, Mark J. P. (May 2015). Video Games Around the World. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262527163.
- ^ DeLoura, Mark A. (2001). Game Programming Gems 2. Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781584500544.
- ^ a b Wong, Luis (2016-05-09). "The game industry of Argentina". Polygon. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Folha Online - Informática - Sonho de recuperar as Malvinas aparece em game argentino para PC - 08/03/2001". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Malvinas 2032 - Ya es tiempo de recuperar lo nuestro..." 2001-04-18. Archived from the original on 2001-04-18. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Malvinas 2032 - Ya es tiempo de recuperar lo nuestro..." 2001-04-22. Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Multimédia. Guerre et jeux". Temps (in French). 2001-03-20. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Malvinas 2032 - návrat v čase". iDNES.cz. 2000-09-08. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "Malvinas 2032 - рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru". ag.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ "J de Juegos - PC | Juegos de Estrategia | MALVINAS 2032 | Demo". www.jdejuegos.com. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Penix-Tadsen, Phillip (2016-02-12). Cultural Code: Video Games and Latin America. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262034050.
- ^ Sametband, Ricardo (2003-11-10). "Videojuegos hechos en la Argentina". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-16.