The Raven Project
| The Raven Project | |
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| Developer | Cryo Interactive |
| Publishers | Mindscape (MS-DOS) Cryo Interactive (PlayStation) |
| Composer | Jean Michel Toulon |
| Platforms | MS-DOS, PlayStation |
| Release | 1995: MS-DOS 1997: PlayStation |
| Genre | Action |
The Raven Project is a 1995 science fiction action video game developed by Cryo Interactive . for MS-DOS. A port to the PlayStation console was released in 1997.
Plot
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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.
Reception
[edit | edit source]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
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