The Raven Project Explained

The Raven Project
Developer:Cryo Interactive
Publisher:Mindscape (MS-DOS)
Cryo Interactive (PlayStation)
Composer:Jean Michel Toulon
Platforms:MS-DOS, PlayStation
Released: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

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 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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raven Project. IGN Staff. 1996-11-25. IGN. en-US. 2018-02-23.
  2. Web site: Electric Playground GAME REVIEWS: PC - The Raven Project. 1997-08-04. 2018-02-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19970804205022/http://www.elecplay.com/pc/ravenpro.html. 1997-08-04.
  3. News: The Raven Project. "ITквариат" - новости, статьи и обзоры из мира Hi-Tech. 2018-02-23. ru.