Software:Erotica Island

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Short description: 2001 video game by Redfire Software
Erotica Island
Erotica Island Cover Art.jpg
Developer(s)Redfire Software
Publisher(s)Flare Media Limited
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Mode(s)Single-player

Erotica Island is a 2001 X-rated video game developed by Redfire Software and published by Flare Media Limited. It was BBFC 18 Certified.[2]

Production

Bonusweb.cz described the graphics as being of the manga style.[3] The developers described the title as similar in tone and gameplay to Leisure Suit Larry.[4]

The game was exhibited by Flare Media Ltd. at an expo, with hostesses in pink dresses promoting the game.[5] The developers wanted to release the game during February 2001, ideally on Valentine's Day.[6] The game went on sale on March 21, 2001 in Britain, and those in other countries could purchase the game online.[7]

While Flare Media assured Bonusweb.cz many times that they would send a demo of the game, they never did. Bonusweb.cz was only able to review the game after a community member who had bought the game sent it to them.[8]

Plot and gameplay

The player is the billionaire Reggie Rich whose plane crashes on an island. The only way to escape is on a boat. However the owner lends it for $10,000. He offers to lend it for $100 if the player seduces all the girls on the island.[9]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Absolute Games25%[10]
GameCaptain.de14%[11]
PC Games1%[12]
Four Fat Chicks0/5 stars[13]

Erotica Island was panned by critics. Four Fat Chicks called the game "crap", with "no redeeming value, social or otherwise".[13] Video game database Spong described it as a "perverted, poor attempt".[14] Bonusweb.cz criticised the game's graphics.[15] GameCaptain.de gave the game a rating of 14 out of 100.[11] Absolute Games gave the game a rating of 25%.[10]

German gaming magazine PC Games strongly criticized Erotica Island, calling it "shit" and an "idiotic pseudo-adventure" with "atrociously bad" graphics, and gave it an overall score of one percent. PC Games summarized the game as a whole as a game about "small dicks and big boobs ... and absolutely nothing at all", further stating bluntly that "if you play this game longer than five minutes, it's your own fault."[12]

References

  1. "PS2 welcomes software boost" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2001-03-23. https://www.eurogamer.net/article-30393. 
  2. "[AVT New Adult PC Adventure Game Erotica-Island"]. https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/avt/current/msg00563.html. 
  3. Bílek, Jan (March 2, 2001). "Erotica Island - mládeži nepřístupno!" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-mladezi-nepristupno-d68-/Novinky.aspx?c=A000904_eroticanov000904_bw. 
  4. "Erotica Island Website". Flare Media Ltd. February 4, 2001. http://www.erotica-island.com:80/. 
  5. Polách, Zdeněk (September 10, 2000). "Růžovoučké hostesky z Erotica Island" (in Czech). Mafra. http://bonusweb.idnes.cz/ruzovoucke-hostesky-z-erotica-island-d8u-/Novinky.aspx?c=A000908_erotisland_bw. 
  6. Polách, Zdeněk (December 30, 2000). "Erotica Island - screenshoty" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-screenshoty-dfl-/Clanek.aspx?c=A001230_eroticaislandscreens_bw. 
  7. Polách, Zdeněk (March 7, 2001). "Erotica Island je ode dneška v prodeji!" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-je-ode-dneska-v-prodeji-d80-/Zurnal.aspx?c=A010307_eroticaisland010307_bw. 
  8. sobě, Čtenáři (March 24, 2001). "Erotica Island – první dojmy z druhé ruky" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-8211-prvni-dojmy-z-druhe-ruky-fi6-/Preview.aspx?c=A010323_eroticaislanddojmy_bw. 
  9. "Erotica Island sur PC" (in fr). http://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00008193-erotica-island.htm. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Чернов, Дмитрий (April 21, 2001). "История Роя Киллинса, часть третья "Несбывшиеся надежды, или баба Нина"" (in Russian). Kanobu Network. http://www.ag.ru/games/erotica-island/review. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 Mickels, Thomas (September 12, 2001). "Erotica Island" (in German). http://www.gamecaptain.de/?file=showTest.php&&modrewrite=1&id=456. 
  12. 12.0 12.1 Daniel Ch. Kriess (February 2002). "Erotica-Island". PC Games (Computec Media GmbH): 124. ISSN 0946-6304. https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n123/mode/2up. 
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Erotica Island". Electric Eye Productions. March 2002. http://fourfatchicks.com/Reviews/Erotica_Island/EI.shtml. 
  14. "Erotica Island - PC" (in en). http://spong.com/game/11028211/Erotica-Island-PC?cc=t. 
  15. sobě, Čtenáři (March 24, 2001). "Erotica Island – první dojmy z druhé ruky" (in Czech). Mafra. http://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-8211-prvni-dojmy-z-druhe-ruky-fi6-/Preview.aspx?c=A010323_eroticaislanddojmy_bw. 

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