Software:Whale's Voyage
| Whale's Voyage | |
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| Developer(s) | Neo Software |
| Publisher(s) | Flair Software |
| Release | February 1993[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Whale's Voyage is a 1993 role-playing game developed by an Austrian company Neo Software and published by Flair Software. The game was programmed by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber.
Plot
The player is a space traveler who becomes stranded in space after making a bad deal purchasing the spacecraft "Whale". Left orbiting a remote planet, they must use trade and skill to upgrade the ship enough to escape.
Reception
Amiga Format praised the title, despite describing it as huge, complicated, and daunting,[2] and thought it lacked the depth and immersion of space adventures like BAT 2. Amiga Power thought the game offered CD32 owners something to play other than pinballers and platformers.[3] Amiga Joker thought the game was a successful debut, and congratulated the Austrian video gaming industry.[4] CU Amiga thought the game did not inspire confidence in the Austrian games market.[4] Amiga Dream gave it a score of 85%.[5]
In 1994, the game was voted by readers as #2 Best RPG in 1993 in the Amiga Joker magazine.[citation needed]
Legacy
A sequel was released in 1995 entitled Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht. While never originally released in English, the sequel was unofficially translated into the language in 2018.[6]
References
- ↑ "Whale's Voyage". Neo Software. http://www.neo.at/games_wv1-e.htm.
- ↑ Amiga Format - Issue 056 (1994-02)(Future Publishing)(GB). February 1994. https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Format_Issue_056_1994-02_Future_Publishing_GB.
- ↑ Amiga Power - Issue 33 (1994-01)(Future Publishing)(GB). January 1994. https://archive.org/details/Amiga_Power_Issue_33_1994-01_Future_Publishing_GB.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Google Translate". Archived on 2008-01-31. Error: If you specify
|archivedate=, you must also specify|archiveurl=. http://amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com/whalesvo.htm. - ↑ Fredo_L. "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques". http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Amiga+Dream/amigadream_numero03/Amiga+Dream+03+-+Jan+1994+-+Page+80.jpg.
- ↑ "Whale's Voyage 2 - The sequel to a great Amiga game gets an English translation". http://www.indieretronews.com/2016/01/whales-voyage-2-sequel-to-great-amiga.html.
External links
- Whale's Voyage at Lemon Amiga
- Whale's Voyage at Amiga Hall of Light
- Whale's Voyage at MobyGames
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