Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom
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| Developer(s) | Learn Technologies Interactive |
| Publisher(s) | Time Warner Electronic Publishing, Southpeak Interactive (DOS) Attica (Windows) |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Windows, Macintosh |
| Release date(s) | 1995 (DOS) 1997 (Windows) |
| Genre(s) | Graphic Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: K-A |
| Media/distribution | CD-ROM (1) |
| System requirements
Windows 3.1 / Windows 95; 8 MB RAM for Win 3.1; 2X CD-ROM Drive; 640 X 480 Graphics Card - Under Win 3.1 (256 Color), Under Win 95 (High Color) |
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Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom is a Myst-like graphic adventure computer game developed by Learn Technologies Interactive published by Time Warner Interactive and released for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh systems.
[edit] Plot
The game takes place in the year 2010, where the international conglomerate "Mega Media," headed by Hal Davis, funds a government-approved excavation of the Qin burial mound. The player takes on the role of a researcher assigned to this project. (In reality, the chamber of the terracotta army is the farthest any archaeological team has progressed.) One night, as the researcher is exploring alone, a sudden earthquake opens up the ground underneath, and the researcher tumbles into a deeper part of the tomb. While exploring the tomb, which is immense, he is privy to the observations of the ghost of a Chinese scholar, who was aware of the brutal nature of the emperor.
The game eventually leads to a goal the emperor sought in life—an elixir that can confer immortality. Possessing this, the player has a choice: give it to the dead-but-not-quite-gone Qin, who will revive; deliver it to Hal Davis; or pour it into a scale model of the planet. Each has its own result—the renewed emperor will re-take control of China, Hal Davis becomes immortal in a decaying world, or kick-start the renewal of the planet itself, respectively.
[edit] Reviews
Many of the reviews of the time compared the game to Myst. MSNBC claimed that "In a world full of "Myst"-imitators, Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom stands out as a product with a purpose."[1] PC Gamer said that the game is "rendered with a meticulous eye for detail" [2] while Bernard Yee of PC World regarded it as "a better Myst than Myst itself."[3]
[edit] References
- ^ MSNBC December 1996 Review http://www.viewbyview.com (accessed 21 August 2006)
- ^ PC Gamer October 1996 Review http://www.viewbyview.com (accessed 21 August 2006)
- ^ PC World August 1996 Review http://www.viewbyview.com (accessed 21 August 2006)
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