Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy explained

Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy
Director:Yann Masson
Franck Letiec
Grégory Joseph
Yann Troadec
Producer:Jean-Martial Lefranc
Philippe Ulrich
Programmer:Grégory Joseph
Artist:Franck Letiec
Composer:Farid Russlan
Genre:Adventure
Modes:Single-player
Platforms:Windows
PlayStation
Mac OS X

Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy (French: '''Égypte II: La Prophétie d'Héliopolis''') is an adventure video game developed and published by Cryo Interactive for the PC and PlayStation in 2000. It was released for Mac OS X in May 2012.[1] Egypt 2 follows Egypt 1156 B.C. and is followed by Egypt III.

Plot

The game is set in 1360 BC, and Heliopolis, the City of the Sun, has been struck by a plague. The player's father has also been infected. From a first-person perspective, the player must find a cure and save the father and the rest of Heliopolis.

Reception

According to Cryo Interactive's marketing manager Mattieu Saint-Dennis, Egypt 2 sold 180,000 units in Europe alone by December 2000. Of this number, France accounted for 50,000 copies.[2] The game and its predecessor, Egypt 1156 B.C., achieved combined global sales above 700,000 units by February 2004.[3]

Sequel

See main article: article and Egypt III. Following the 2002 bankruptcy and liquidation of Cryo Interactive,[4] [5] many of its key assets were purchased by DreamCatcher Interactive to form that company's new European branch. Two development teams, including that of the Egypt series, were among these acquisitions.[6] DreamCatcher Europe was established in Paris in January 2003,[7] and the publisher subsequently announced a sequel to Egypt II in April, under the names The Egyptian Prophecy (North America) and Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses (Europe).[8] It was one of several announcements by the company in preparation for the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).[9] Like the publisher's concurrent project Atlantis Evolution, Egypt III was developed internally by DreamCatcher Europe.[10] [11]

In the summer of 2003, DreamCatcher Europe shuttered the game development divisions it had carried over from Cryo.[12] As a result, Egypt III "seemed destined for cancellation", Adventure Gamers' Johann Walter later noted. A group of those laid off proceeded to found the developer Kheops Studio, led by Benoît Hozjan.[13] The new company opened in September.[14] Since most of the team had already been involved in Egypt III before its development was interrupted, Kheops sought and received a contract from DreamCatcher to complete the game independently.[15] Jeux Video reported in January 2004 that Egypt III had "quietly resumed development" and was nearing completion.[16] The game was released in North America on March 29, 2004.[17]

As Cryo had done for Egypt II,[18] Kheops worked with archeologist Jean-Claude Golvin to increase historical accuracy.[19] Egypt III was targeted primarily at casual gamers.[20]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.macgamestore.com/product/2334/Egypt-The-Heliopolis-Prophecy/ Egypt The Heliopolis Prophecy
  2. Silva, Beatriz Vieira da . Culturtainment - a New Interactive Entertainment Genre . https://web.archive.org/web/20180717205958/https://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/2071/1/Silva_2001.pdf . October 2001 . Interviews . MSc . . July 17, 2018 . A 20–A 27 . live.
  3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150523042155/http://www.gameswelt.de/egypt-3-das-schicksal-des-ramses/news/the-adventure-company-bringt-es,75507 . Egypt 3 - Erscheint im April . February 24, 2004 . Walden, Fabian . May 23, 2015 . Gameswelt . live.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030216132907/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=pub&aid=407 . Update: Cryo Living on Borrowed Time . July 23, 2002 . Fahey, Rob . . February 16, 2003 . dead.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190705212217/https://www.clubic.com/actualite-45222-.html . L'éditeur de jeux Cryo en liquidation judiciaire . Bouteiller, Jérôme . October 3, 2002 . French . . July 5, 2019 . live.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20051023082955/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,223 . The Adventure Company Europe . Bronstring, Marek . March 7, 2003 . October 23, 2005 . . dead . August 4, 2019.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20030814205415/http://www.dcegames.com/DCE/down/30%20janvier%202003/DreamCatcherCorporate_1_ENG.pdf . DreamCatcher Interactive Enters European Market . . January 30, 2002 . . August 14, 2003 . dead.
  8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040716203818/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/egyptianprophecy/news_6026018.html . Egyptian Prophecy announced . Calvert, Justin . April 30, 2003 . . July 16, 2004 . dead.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041012161138/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/news/news_6026014.html . The Adventure Company E3 lineup . Calvert, Justin . April 30, 2003 . . October 12, 2004 . dead.
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20060325170304/http://adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/e3_2003.html . The Adventure Company to Showcase Exciting Line-up at the Electronic Entertainment Expo . . May 2003 . . March 25, 2006 . dead.
  11. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20041129185346/http://pc.ign.com/articles/400/400272p1.html . Many New Adventures . April 30, 2003 . Sulic, Ivan . . November 29, 2004 . dead.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150402035247/http://adventureadvocate.gr/interviews/eng-interviews/item/benoit-hozjan-for-kheops-studio . Benoit Hozjan for Kheops Studio . August 9, 2005 . Fallen Angel . Adventure Advocate . April 2, 2015 . dead.
  13. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190215035522/https://adventuregamers.com/articles/view/17997 . Kheops Studio - Benoît Hozjan . Walter, Johann . November 14, 2006 . . February 15, 2019 . live.
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071002100029/http://www.afjv.com/studios/kheops.htm . [afjv] Kheops Studio ]. June 12, 2007 . . French . October 2, 2007 . dead.
  15. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071206031455/http://www.jeuxvideopc.com/articles/900-kheops-studio-interview-benoit-hozjan-co-fondateur-directeur/ . [Kheops Studio] Interview de Benoît Hozjan, co-fondateur et directeur ]. Hoopy . August 24, 2006 . . French . December 6, 2007 . dead.
  16. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040803142807/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/2004/00008014.htm . Egypte 3 fait dans le surnaturel . Staff . January 23, 2004 . French . . August 3, 2004 . dead.
  17. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040804062851/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/egyptianprophecy/news_6092440.html . The Egyptian Prophecy ships . Calvert, Justin . March 29, 2004 . . August 4, 2004 . dead.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20021117064711/http://egypte2.cryogame.com/uk/uk_presse_interview.html#story4 . Interviews . . November 17, 2002 . dead.
  19. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20040803182326/http://www.pcpointer.de/egypt3_englisch_interview.php . Interview Egypt III: The Egyptian Prophecy - The Fate of Ramses . Staff . March 23, 2004 . PC Pointer . August 3, 2004 . dead.
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20061115201628/http://www.justadventure.com/TheInventory/TheInventory.shtm . Previews; Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses . The Inventory . March 2004 . November 15, 2006 . Manos, Dimitris . 13 . . 2, 3 . dead . August 4, 2019.

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