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Tunguska: Legend of Faith
Developer(s)Exortus GmbH
Publisher(s)Project Two Interactive
Platform(s)Windows, PlayStation
Release
  • PAL: October 27, 2000
Genre(s)Action-adventure

Tunguska: Legend of Faith (Russian: Тунгусский синдром) is an action-adventure video game by German-based studio Exortus GmbH, released on PC (Windows 9x) and later PlayStation. It received largely negative reviews from critics.

Plot and gameplay

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The game is set in a fantasy world that incorporates elements of medieval culture.[1] After having been executed by electric chair, the player character, Jack Riley, unexpectedly wakes up in a castle in Tunguska, the site of a mysterious meteor impact rumored to have otherworldly causes. Riley decides to explore the castle, fighting various monsters and investigating the area's mysteries.[2]

Players move from screen to screen while the camera changes accordingly. The game's combat is inspired by arcade video games;[1] players fight using a combination of the arrow keys, shift, and control.[2]

Production

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The title's music was recorded at B & T Records studio.[3] The game was previewed at E3 1999.[1]

The Windows version was released in the United States in 1998 by Project Two Interactive, while a Russian version was localised and released by Amber Company in 1999 (alongside Liath: WorldSpiral). It was released in Poland by LK Avalon on October 12, 1998.[4] The PlayStation version was released in France on December 20, 1999 by Take-Two Interactive,[5] and in Germany by the same publisher in 2000.[6][7]

Critical reception

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Game Reactor harshly criticized the game as obsolete and lacking in innovation.[8] Przygodoskop described the title as "master-shit".[9] IGN noted the game's action is very hard and that players should take time to navigate its controls and techniques in order to achieve competency and progress.[2] Meristation felt that it wasn't particularly impressive but that it my be appealing to fans of the genre.[10] PC World Poland felt that negative aspects included the dynamism of the camera and the lack of handling with the player character.[11] Absolute Games thought it was a shame that Amber Company was wasting their time localising "cheap-cheap" games like this one.[12] VR Games panned the "boring and monotonous gameplay" and "unbalanced and rather inconvenient controls".[13] Game Sector, noting that by 2001 Tunguska was in the bargain bin, said the game illustrated the phrase 'you get what you paid for'.[14] Gamer.no examined the game as part of a 2004 article entitled 'Is cheap good?', and noted the pleasure gained from now bad certain aspects were.[15] Computer Inform did appreciate the full Russiafication of the game.[16] Fatal Game deemed it an amateur title.[17] Game.exe thought the game was an unpleasant mix of Myst-like games and Virtua Fighter-like games.[18][19] Gambler Magazine deemed the quality as "a little bit over average".[20] SuperJuegos lamented that the game had few opportunities to interact with the environment, and that there no characters with which to share engage in a dialogue.[21]

In a rare positive review, PC Action compared the game to Alone in the Dark and complimented its "sophisticated, yet logical puzzles".[22] Planet PLaystation noted in a preview that in opposition to Resident Evil, the game's camera the will scroll in the player's direction quickly and smoothly, without "detaching".[23] PC Joker described it as a "playful mix of Resident Evil and Virtua Fighter.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Electronic Entertainment Expo 1999 – Preview – Adventure Classic Gaming – ACG – Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games – Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums". www.adventureclassicgaming.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. ^ a b c IGN Staff (1999-09-02). "Tunguska". IGN. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  3. ^ Chachlowski, Artur (24 August 2012). "Polecamy studio B&T Records". MLWZ.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. ^ "Tunguska: Legend of Faith PC | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  5. ^ "Tunguska". Gamelove (in French). 2016-10-19. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  6. ^ "Tunguska: Legend of Faith – дата выхода в России, системные требования, скриншоты, оценки, отзывы, цены, похожие игры, предзаказ, новости". VGTimes.Ru. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  7. ^ "Tunguska: Legend of Faith (2000) PlayStation release dates". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  8. ^ "Tunguska – Legend of Faith – Anmeldelse". Gamereactor Norge (in Norwegian). 12 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  9. ^ "Tunguska: Legend of Faith – recenzja – gra przygodowa – przygodówka :: Przygodoskop". www.przygodoskop.pl. Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
  10. ^ "¿Y la aventura?". MeriStation (in Spanish). 2015-01-26. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  11. ^ "Tunguska: Legend of Faith". pcworld.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  12. ^ "Тунгусский синдром (Tunguska: Legend of Faith) – рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru". www.ag.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  13. ^ "Обзор Tunguska: Legend Of Faith". Vrgames – Компьютерные Игры, Кино, Комиксы (in Russian). 2002-02-28. Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  14. ^ T, Johan; Kensler, rup. "Tunguska: Legend of Faith" (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  15. ^ Remman, Mats (2004-04-19). "Er billig bra? -". Gamer.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  16. ^ "ТУНГУССКИЙ СИНДРОМ". old.ci.ru. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  17. ^ "Игра Тунгусский синдром (игра Tunguska Legend of Faith)". www.fatalgame.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  18. ^ "Архив Game.EXE — Game.EXE №2(43)'1999". game-exe.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  19. ^ http://game-exe.org/uploads/Exe/exe043-045.jpg [dead link‍]
  20. ^ Gambler Magazine (August 1999). August 1999.
  21. ^ SuperJuegos 104 (in Spanish).
  22. ^ PC Action Magazine (January 1999) (in German). January 1999.
  23. ^ Media Group s.r.l.; RCS Libri (September 1999). Planet Playstation 1999/09.
  24. ^ PC Joker Magazine (February 1999). February 1999.
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