Software:Hovniválové aneb Záhada komixu
Hovniválové aneb Záhada komixu (English: Dung-beetles aka The Mystery of A Comic) is a 1998 adventure game developed by Centauri Production and published by JRC Interactive.
Plot and gameplay
The game is a 2D adventure about a boy named Jerry who becomes trapped in a world of comic books. To return to the real world he must play through four different comic book narratives and help their protagonists overcome their obstacles.
The game opens with a six-minute video played by live actors.[1] It is divided into four different chapters, and interwoven with movie sequences and minigames in other genres like slot machines.[1] The game has two difficulty settings – easy and hard – which was an uncommon feature of Czech games.[1] The harder version required certain items to be picked up at particular times of the story, and required more actions to complete puzzles.[1]
Production
The game was one of the first titles from Centauri Productions to be released.[2] An extensive demo of the game was featured in the set 'PC GAME COLLECTION SPECIAL LEVEL No. 2/98'.[3] BonusWeb acknowledged this title did not do well upon its release. Jan Hloušek served as chief programmer and team leader on the game.[4]
The creators of Horké léto 2 chose to use Centauri Productions as the game's programmer due to their previous work on games such as Hovniválové.[5]
Critical reception
Level said the camera work, editing, and music were all professionally done,[6][7] Zive felt the cutscenes were captivating[8] and Plne Hry deemed the game "unforgettable".[9] Mirsoft called it a sprawling and impressive adventure.[10] Madukas found it overly confusing and illogical,[11] while Score's reviewer compared the game's graphics to those of the Slovak game Next Space and described them as amateur.[12]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Raková, Michaela (2013). Historie a kontext produkce počítačových her žánru adventure v České republice [History and context of the production of adventure computer games in the Czech Republic] (PDF) (Diploma thesis). Charles University. hdl:20.500.11956/52702.
- ↑ Murcek, Josef. "Profil vývojáře: Centauri Production – nejstarší fungující vývojářské studio u nás" (in cs). http://doupe.zive.cz/clanek/profil-vyvojare-centauri-production--nejstarsi-fungujici-vyvojarske-studio-u-nas.
- ↑ "Tester". http://members.tripod.com/~pf_cz/pf5/tester.htm.
- ↑ "Gooka 2 - rozhovor" (in cs). https://games.tiscali.cz/rozhovor/gooka-2-rozhovor-51891.
- ↑ "Jak se vytvářelo Horké léto 2". 1999-11-08. https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/zahranicni/jak-se-vytvarelo-horke-leto-2.A_991107_214105_pocnovinky_ond.
- ↑ "Level - recenze starších českých her". http://ceskehry.wz.cz/recenze/level.htm#komix.
- ↑ http://rajadventur.cz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hovnivalove-Level40.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ Kalina, Aleš. "Hra Hovniválové: Záhada comicsu" (in cs). https://www.zive.cz/clanky/hra-hovnivalove-zahada-comicsu/sc-3-a-4982/default.aspx.
- ↑ "Domácí násilí – Game over". 6 October 2003. https://www.idnes.cz/hry/plne-hry/domaci-nasili-8211-game-over.A031004_023907_bw-plneHry-strategie_bw/tisk.
- ↑ "HOVNIVÁLOVÉ ANEB ZÁHADA KOMIXU". http://www.mirsoft.info/raven/r7-html/data.dir/raven7/komix/komix.html.
- ↑ "Videonávody, návody, savegame - Videonávody - Hovniválové, Aneb Záhada Komixu". https://www.madukas.cz/clanky/videonavody/hovnivalove--aneb-zahada-komixu.html.
- ↑ http://rajadventur.cz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hovnivalove-Score51.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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