Deus (video game) explained

Deus
Developer:Silmarils
Producer:Louis-Marie Rocques
Programmer:André Rocques
Louis Elmer
Marc Bourlon
Artist:Arnaud Beaume
Eric Galand
Guillaume Maginot
Composer:Fabrice Hautecloque
Platforms:MS-DOS
Microsoft Windows
Released:31 December 1996
Genre:Survival, simulation
Modes:Single-player

Deus is a 1996 survival simulation game developed by Silmarils and published by ReadySoft. It is the sequel to Robinson's Requiem.

Story

The player again assumes the role of Robinson's Requiem protagonist Officer Trepliev, who has become a bounty hunter for the Alien World Exploration department[1] and has to save a scientific research station from a group of terrorists called the New Crusaders.[2]

Gameplay

Like Robinson's Requiem, the game features complex health monitoring and surgery systems; however, the game now contains an optional "action mode", which removes these systems.

Release

Prior to its release on DOS and Windows, the game was originally in development for the Atari Jaguar CD under the working title Deus Ex Machina and was planned to be published around the fourth quarter of 1995, however, this early version was never released.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Reception

Deus critical reception was mixed. Computer Gaming World found the realism of the simulation mode to be overwhelming, and described the game's action mode as "dull". PC Gamer USs Scott Wolf said that the game's "[i]rritations [...] outweigh any enjoyment you might find". PC Gamer UK offered a dissenting opinion; despite calling the initial learning curve "alpine", the reviewer wrote, "After a while [...] Deus suddenly starts being fun. You begin to get the hang of the interface, and start to get into the plot".[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/19991115221047/http://www.pcgamer.com/reviews/342.html . Deus . Wolf . Scott . April 1997 . . November 15, 1999 . October 14, 2010 . dead .
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20000816005148/http://www.gamespot.com/action/deus/review_cgw.html . Tedious Survival . Nguyen . Thierry . June 1, 1997 . . August 16, 2000 . October 14, 2010 . dead .
  3. Dossier - Ils Arrivent Sur Jaguar - Deus / Jaguar CD. CD Consoles. 5. Pressimage. March 1995. 77. fr. 2018-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926090315/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/CD%20Consoles/cdconsoles_numero05/Page%20077.jpg. 2018-09-26. live.
  4. Jaguar Tackboard - AEO Development List 2.04 - Titles in Development. Atari Explorer Online. 4. 4. Subspace Publishers. March 28, 1995. 2019-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202933/http://www.atarihq.com/jeo/archive.htm. 2016-03-03. live.
  5. Cahier Loisirs / Avant première - Exclusif: Silmarils Et Le Jaguar. ST Magazine. 93. Pressimage. April 1995. 59. fr. 2018-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180924110033/http://download.abandonware.org/magazines/ST%20Magazine/stmagazine_numero093/st%20magazine%20-%20N93%20-%20avril%201995%20-%20page058%20et%20059.jpg. 2018-09-24. live.
  6. Feature - XT Generation Report - Atari Jaguar. MAN!AC. 20. Cybermedia. June 1995. 40. de.
  7. Nepožitek. Marek. Konzole - Jaguar+CD - CD a virtuální realita již tento rok?. LeveL. 6. Naked Dog, s.r.o.. July 1995. 44. cs. 2018-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920122824/http://www.oldgames.sk/en/mag/level-6/page/44/. 2018-09-20. live.
  8. Jaguar Tackboard - AEO Development List 2.06 - Titles in Development. Atari Explorer Online. 4. 5. Subspace Publishers. July 20, 1995. 2019-04-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202933/http://www.atarihq.com/jeo/archive.htm. 2016-03-03. live.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20020316021556/http://www.pcgamer.co.uk/games/gamefile_review_page.asp?item_id=321 . Deus . . March 16, 2002 . October 14, 2010 . dead .

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