Ark of Time
| Ark of Time | |
|---|---|
 North American PC cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Trecision |
| Publisher(s) | Koei |
| Director(s) | Edoardo Gervino |
| Programmer(s) | Fabrizio Lagorio |
| Artist(s) | Mario Ricco Tommaso Bennati |
| Writer(s) | Stewart Bell Bryn Isaac Laura Sicignano |
| Composer(s) | Luigi Gaggero |
| Platform(s) | MS-DOS, PlayStation |
| Release | MS-DOSPlayStation
|
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ark of Time is a 1997 adventure game developed by Italian studio Trecision and published in 1997 for MS-DOS by Koei.[2] A PlayStation version was released in 1998.
Plot
[edit]Players control Richard, a newspaper reporter whose search for a missing professor takes him around the world and entangles him in the mystery of the fate of Atlantis.[3]
Gameplay
[edit]Ark of Time is a third-person point-and-click adventure game, with mostly inventory based puzzles.
Reception
[edit]Giving the game 80/100, Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks complimented the game's sly sense of humor.[4] AdventureGamers rated the game 70/100, saying "This is the worst game that I've totally enjoyed."[5][6] GameSpot gave it 6.3/10, writing that Ark of Time was neither revolutionary or groundbreaking.[7] Quandary gave the game 60/100, writing that the game was part of a rush of titles centering around the fabled lost city of Atlantis that were released at the time. Additionally, Quandary felt that it was surprising.[8][9] Gameboomers wrote that the game was 'pretty okay'.[10] Just Adventure felt the title was loony and offbeat.[11] Meristation felt that while the game was competent and didn't have any serious flaws, it lacked anything that pushed the genre.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Online Gaming Review". 1997-06-06. Archived from the original on 1997-06-06. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Ark of Time (1997) DOS release dates - MobyGames". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Ark of Time". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 87. Ziff Davis. October 1996. p. 98.
- ^ "Four Fat Chicks -- Ark of Time Review". Tap-repeatedly.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Ark of Time review - AdventureGamers.com". Adventuregamers.com. 19 May 2002. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Game Rankings - External Link". 2005-07-21. Archived from the original on 2005-07-21. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ Poole, Stephen (March 11, 1997). "Ark of Time Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Game Rankings - External Link". 2006-05-29. Archived from the original on 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Ark of Time for DOS (1997) MobyRank - MobyGames". MobyGames. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Game Rankings - External Link". 2007-06-23. Archived from the original on 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ Ivey, Ray (1997). "Ark of Time". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "La Atlántida, mito o realidad". MeriStation (in Spanish). 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-11.