Whale's Voyage
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| Developer(s) | Neo Software |
| Publisher(s) | Flair Software |
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| Release | February 1993[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Whale's Voyage, known in North America as Distant Frontiers, 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Whale's Voyage". Neo Software. Archived from the original on 1 February 1998.
- ^ Amiga Format - Issue 056 (1994-02)(Future Publishing)(GB). February 1994.
- ^ Amiga Power - Issue 33 (1994-01)(Future Publishing)(GB). January 1994.
- ^ a b "Google Translate". amigareviews.classicgaming.gamespy.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ Fredo_L. "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques". download.abandonware.org.
- ^ "Whale's Voyage 2 - The sequel to a great Amiga game gets an English translation". www.indieretronews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
External links
[edit]- Whale's Voyage at Lemon Amiga
- Whale's Voyage at Amiga Hall of Light
- Whale's Voyage at MobyGames
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