Software:Moebius: Empire Rising
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| Developer(s) | Phoenix Online Studios Pinkerton Road Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Phoenix Online Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Jane Jensen |
| Composer(s) | Robert Holmes |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release | April 15, 2014[1] |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Moebius: Empire Rising is a graphic adventure video game developed by Pinkerton Road Studio and published by Phoenix Online Publishing for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.
Synopsis
According to the description on its Kickstarter page, the game tells the story of Malachi Rector, an antiques dealer who travels the world hunting down valuable artifacts. After returning from a trip to Spain he's hired by Amble Dexter, the head of a secretive government agency called FITA, "to investigate a series of events and document them in his meticulous way".[2]
Development
On April 10, 2012, Pinkerton Road Studio announced their plans to have a crowd funded production of two new graphic-adventure games titled Moebius and Mystery Game X, inspired by recent Kickstarter successes such as Double Fine's recent success of using Kickstarter to fund Double Fine Adventure.[3]
On May 7, 2012, Pinkerton Road Studio reached its Kickstarter goal of $300,000.[4] Jane Jensen's Kickstarter campaign ended on May 19, accumulating over $435,000 from backers.
Reception
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Moebius: Empire Rising received mixed reviews from critics. It received an average score of 60.00% on GameRankings[5] and a weighted score of 54/100 on Metacritic.[6]
References
- ↑ Moebius: Available Now
- ↑ Jane Jensen (May 19, 2012). "Jane Jensen's Moebius and Pinkerton Road Studio". http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1005365109/jane-jensens-pinkerton-road-2012-2013-csg.
- ↑ Nathan Gilchrist. "Legendary Game Designer Jane Jensen Launches 'Pinkerton Road' Studio". http://geekbeat.tv/legendary-game-designer-jane-jensen-launches-pinkerton-road-studio/.
- ↑ Fred Dutton (7 May 2012). "Jane Jensen adventure game Kickstarter reaches funding goal". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-07-jane-jensen-adventure-game-kickstarter-reaches-funding-goal.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Moebius: Empire Rising for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/763456-moebius-empire-rising/index.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Moebius: Empire Rising for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. https://www.metacritic.com/game/moebius-empire-rising/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
- ↑ Berens, Nathaniel (April 17, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising review". Adventure Gamers. http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/26292.
- ↑ Grimm, Matthias (April 25, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising – Test" (in German). Eurogamer (DE). Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.de/articles/2014-04-25-moebius-empire-rising.
- ↑ Baglioni, Emiliano (May 26, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising e i contro di Kickstarter - review" (in Italian). Eurogamer (IT). Gamer Network. http://www.eurogamer.it/articles/2014-05-26-moebius-empire-rising-i-contro-di-kickstarter-review.
- ↑ Wallace, Kimberley (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising". Game Informer (GameSpot). http://www.gameinformer.com/games/moebius_empire_rising/b/pc/archive/2014/04/14/moebius-empire-rising-review.aspx. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ↑ Almogi, Gil (April 15, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". Game Revolution. Net Revolution Inc. http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/moebius.
- ↑ Woolsey, Cameron (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/moebius-empire-rising-review/1900-6415730/.
- ↑ Tarin, Donny (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". GamesRadar. Future plc. http://www.gamesradar.com/moebius-empire-rising-review/.
- ↑ Maderna, Andrea (April 15, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Recensione" (in Italian). IGN. http://it.ign.com/moebius-empire-rising-pc/72157/review/moebius-empire-rising-riporta-in-scena-jane-jensen.
- ↑ Conditt, Jessica (April 22, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising review: Elementary, oh dear". Joystiq. AOL. http://www.joystiq.com/2014/04/22/moebius-empire-rising-review-elementary-oh-dear/.
- ↑ Riendeau, Danielle (April 24, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review: Remedial history". Polygon. Vox Media. http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/24/5641066/moebius-empire-rising-review-remedial-history.
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