Machinarium
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| Developer(s) | Amanita Design |
| Publisher(s) | Amanita Design |
| Distributor(s) | Amanita Design (via Fastspring)[1], Valve Corporation (Steam)[2], Direct2Drive[3], Gamersgate[4], StarDock (Impulse Driven)[5] |
| Designer(s) | Jakub Dvorsky |
| Composer(s) | Tomáš Dvořák |
| Engine | Adobe Flash |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux |
| Release date(s) | October 16, 2009 |
| Genre(s) | Graphic Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Media | Download |
| Input methods | Keyboard & Mouse |
Machinarium is a puzzle video game developed by Amanita Design. It was released on October 16, 2009 for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. PC and Mac demos were made available on 30th September 2009.
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[edit] Gameplay
The goal of Machinarium is to solve a series of puzzles and brain teasers. The puzzles are linked together by an overworld consisting of a traditional "point and click" adventure story. The overworld's most radical departure is that only objects within the player character's reach can be clicked on.
Machinarium is notable in that it contains no dialogue, neither spoken nor written. The game instead uses a system of animated thought bubbles.
[edit] Development
Machinarium was developed over a period of three years, by seven Czech developers, who financed the project with their own savings. The marketing budget for the game was a scant $1,000.[6]
[edit] Reception
Machinarium won the Excellence in Visual Art award at the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival.[7] The game has received generally favorable reviews from critics, achieving a Metacritic score of 85.[8]
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 85%[8] (based on 16 reviews) |
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| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 8/10[9] |
| Eurogamer | 8/10[10] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Amanita Design Store - Fastspring
- ^ Steam - Machinarium
- ^ Direct2Drive - Machinarium
- ^ GamersGate - Machinarium
- ^ Impulse Driven - Machinarium
- ^ "The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival - Finalists and Winners". ThinkServices. http://www.igf.com/2009finalistswinners.html. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ "Wake up to video game sleeper hits". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33330529/ns/technology_and_science-games/. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b "Machinarium reviews at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/machinarium. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Machinarium (PC) Review" (in English). Edge Online. October 15, 2009. pp. 1. http://www.edge-online.com/features/review-machinarium. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
- ^ Whitehead, Dan (October 17, 2009). "Machinarium (PC) Review" (in English). EuroGamer. pp. 2. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/machinarium-review. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
[edit] External links
- Official site with online Flash demo
- Amanita Design website
- Wake up to video game sleeper hits - MSNBC
- PC and Mac demos PC demo,Mac demo
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