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The Raven Project
Developer(s)Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s)Mindscape
Composer(s)Jean Michel Toulon
Platform(s)DOS, PlayStation
Release1995
Genre(s)Action

The Raven Project is a 1995 sci-fi action video game developed by Cryo Interactive. and published by Mindscape. First published on DOS, the game was ported to the PlayStation console soon after.

Plot

In the distant future, humanity has been enslaved by an alien people and is on the verge of extinction. The player embodies a pilot who joins the human rebellion, hoping to finally push back the invader.

Gameplay

The Raven Project is a space combat game in the lineage of Star Wars: Rebel Assault from LucasArts released two years earlier. The player controls different gears (spaceships, ground combat robots) in subjective view: the screen displays the cockpit of the craft and the main commands are at the bottom of the screen. The player moves in various environments and must complete a series of missions. The missions are introduced by cinematic scenes shot with real actors.

Critical reception

IGN felt the game contained "crappy FMV nonsense".[1] Electric Play thought while the game had a good concept at its core, it was let down by bad execution.[2] Russian technology site Itkvariat thought the game won the hearts and minds of space shooter connoisseurs.[3]

References

  1. ^ IGN Staff (1996-11-25). "Raven Project". IGN. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. ^ "Electric Playground GAME REVIEWS: PC - The Raven Project". 1997-08-04. Archived from the original on 1997-08-04. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  3. ^ "The Raven Project". "ITквариат" - новости, статьи и обзоры из мира Hi-Tech (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-02-23.