Software:Ankh (video game)

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Short description: 2005 video game
Ankh
Ankh Coverart.png
Developer(s)Deck13 Interactive (Windows)
VIS Games (DS)
Publisher(s)BHV Software (Windows)
Xider Games (DS)
Daedalic Entertainment (DS)
Designer(s)Timm Schwank
EngineOGRE
Platform(s)Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Nintendo DS
Release
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Ankh is a graphic adventure game from German developer Deck13 and published by bhv Software in 2005. It has a 3D environment with cinematic camera movement and incorporates humor. Ankh is a remake of Ankh: The Tales of Mystery, a 1998 adventure game developed by Artex Software for the Acorn Archimedes.

Ankh spawned two sequels: Ankh and Ankh. In 2006, the original Ankh was ported to Linux and OS X. A Special Edition of the game was released in the UK in February 2007.[3] A Nintendo DS port was released in 2008 under the title Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King.

Plot

Screenshot showing the game interface

The player takes the role of Assil, the son of a respected architect in Cairo. Assil is a party animal but at some point one of his party-nights turned out sour. When he tries to have some fun in the pyramids with two friends of his, he accidentally breaks some urns and thus disturbs the mummy resting in the pyramid. The mummy punishes Assil by placing a death curse on him, and now he has 24 hours to remove the curse and save himself. Later in the game Assil meets the Arabian ambassador's daughter Thara, who is also a playable character.

Jan Klose, Creative Director at Deck13 Interactive, also cited Monkey Island to be an influence for the Ankh series.[4]

Development

The soundtrack for the game was composed by Dynamedion and was rated as 1st place for “Best German Soundtrack 2005”.[5] According to GameStar, Ankh was produced on a small budget "in the low six-digit range".[6]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
GameStar78/100[7]
PC Games85/100[8]
4Players85/100[9]
PC Action86%[10]

Ankh was a commercial hit in the German market, with sales of 100,000 units in that region alone. The Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reported that it also saw success worldwide.[11] According to Deck13, the combined global sales of Ankh and its first two sequels—Heart of Osiris and Battle of the Gods—surpassed 500,000 units by August 2009.[12]

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
DSPC
Adventure Gamers0.5/5 stars[13]3.5/5 stars[14]
EurogamerN/A6/10[15]
GamesMasterN/A88%[16]
GameSpotN/A7.3/10[17]
GameZoneN/A7.8/10[18]
NGamer50%[19]N/A
PC Gamer (UK)N/A76%[20]
PC ZoneN/A68%[21]
VideoGamer.comN/A8/10[1]
Aggregate score
Metacritic61/100[22]74/100[23]

The Microsoft Windows and Nintendo DS versions received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vandervell, Andrew (January 12, 2006). "Ankh Review". VideoGamer.com. https://www.videogamer.com/reviews/ankh-review. 
  2. ↑ "Ankh". Linux game database. https://lgdb.org/game/ankh. 
  3. ↑ "Xider launches a Special Edition of "Ankh" in the UK". February 16, 2007. http://bhvftp.com:80/www/xider.com/english/news/ankhspecialedition.html. 
  4. ↑ Barton, Matt (May 21, 2008). "Jan Klose - Deck 13 Interactive". Adventure Classic Gaming. http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/334/. 
  5. ↑ "Dynamedion Track Record". 2006. http://www.dynamedion.com. 
  6. ↑ Staff (July 19, 2006). "Deutsche Spiele im Ausland" (in German). GameStar. https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/deutsche-spiele-im-ausland,1462953.html. 
  7. ↑ Schmidt, Christian (December 2005). "Das hätte auch den Pharaonen gefallen" (in German). http://www.gamestar.de/magazin/test/adventure/ankh/1457242/ankh.html. 
  8. ↑ Weiss, Thomas (December 2005). "Test; Ankh" (in German). PC Games: 144, 145. 
  9. ↑ Naser, Bodo (November 7, 2005). "Ankh" (in German). 4Players. http://4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/6834/4054/0/Ankh.html. 
  10. ↑ Schütz, Felix (January 2006). "Mit Stil am Nil" (in German). PC Action: 138. 
  11. ↑ Boldt, Martin (August 19, 2010). "Retter der Abenteuerspiele" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. https://www.ksta.de/adventures-retter-der-abenteuerspiele-12159892. 
  12. ↑ Simon, Tobias (August 17, 2009). "Neuankündigung auf der gamescom" (in German). Gameswelt. http://www.gameswelt.de/ankh-der-fluch-des-skarabaeenkoenigs/news/neuankuendigung-auf-der-gamescom,97190. 
  13. ↑ Morganti, Emily (August 12, 2009). "Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King review". Adventure Gamers. http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/18319. 
  14. ↑ Allin, Jack (March 17, 2006). "Ankh review". Adventure Gamers. http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17919. 
  15. ↑ Superb, Egon (February 6, 2006). "Ankh". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_ankh_pc. 
  16. ↑ "Ankh". GamesMaster. February 2006. 
  17. ↑ Todd, Brett (September 18, 2006). "Ankh Review". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/ankh-review/1900-6157830/. 
  18. ↑ Aceinet (October 1, 2006). "ANKH - PC - Review". GameZone. http://www.gamezone.com/reviews/ankh_pc_review. 
  19. ↑ "Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King". NGamer: 66. November 2008. 
  20. ↑ "Ankh". PC Gamer UK. February 2006. 
  21. ↑ PC Zone staff (March 2006). "PC Review: Ankh". PC Zone. http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=134179. Retrieved January 26, 2017. 
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Ankh: Curse of the Scarab King (ds:2008) [date mislabeled as "August 31, 2007": Reviews"]. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ds/ankhcurseofthescarabking?. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Ankh for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/ankh-curse-of-the-scarab-king/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. 

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