Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
| Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch | |
|---|---|
 Cover art by John T. Shaw | |
| Developer(s) | Tsunami Games |
| Publisher(s) | Tsunami Games |
| Designer(s) | Robert Eric Heitman Chris Hoyt John Jarrett |
| Programmer(s) | Nancy Churchill Robert Eric Heitman Chris Hoyt |
| Artist(s) | Douglas Herring |
| Composer(s) | Ken Allen |
| Series | Ringworld |
| Platform(s) | DOS |
| Release | 1993 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch is a 1993 video game by Tsunami Games for DOS. It is based on Larry Niven's Ringworld novel series. A sequel, Return to Ringworld, was released in 1994.
Summary
The Patriarch of the Kzinti empire has vowed revenge against the Puppeteer race for their genetic manipulation of the Kzinti. To achieve this, they have created an advanced prototype starship armed with an ancient Slaver weapon capable of destroying planets. The Patriarch first dispatches the ship with the goal of killing the family of the Kzin traitor Speaker-to-Animals, who has taken the name Chmeee. Once done, they will then seek out the home world of the Puppeteers and destroy it. The human Quinn is also travelling to meet with Chmeee to help find Louis Wu who has disappeared. Together, Quinn and Chmeee must travel to Ringworld to find Louis Wu and stop the Kzinti's genocidal plot against the Puppeteers.
Gameplay
Ringworld is a point and click adventure game involving puzzles.[1]
Reception
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Ringworld the 14th-worst computer game ever released.[1]
Sequel
The game had a sequel named Return to Ringworld, published in 1994.[2]
Reviews
- Power Play (German magazine) (1993-05)
- Play Time (German magazine) (1993 May)
- Joystick (French) (Sep, 1993)[3]
- PC Joker (Mar, 1993)[4]
- Power Play (Apr, 1993)[5]
References
- ^ a b Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
- ^ Return to Ringworld at MobyGames
- ^ http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/Joystick/joystick_numero041/Joystick%20041%20-%20Page%20170%20(septembre%201993).jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=951 [bare URL]
- ^ http://www.kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&id=5811 [bare URL]
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