Tunguska: Legend of Faith explained

Tunguska: Legend of Faith
Genre:Action-adventure
Publisher:Project Two Interactive
Developer:Exortus GmbH
Platforms:Windows, PlayStation

Tunguska: Legend of Faith (Russian: Тунгусский синдром) is an action-adventure video game by German-based studio Exortus GmbH, released on PC (Windows 9x) and later PlayStation. It received largely negative reviews from critics.

Plot and gameplay

The game is set in a fantasy world that incorporates elements of medieval culture.[1] After having been executed by electric chair, the player character, Jack Riley, unexpectedly wakes up in a castle in Tunguska, the site of a mysterious meteor impact rumored to have otherworldly causes. Riley decides to explore the castle, fighting various monsters and investigating the area's mysteries.[2]

Players move from screen to screen while the camera changes accordingly. The game's combat is inspired by arcade video games; players fight using a combination of the arrow keys, shift, and control.

Production

The title's music was recorded at B & T Records studio.[3] The game was previewed at E3 1999.

The Windows version was released in the United States in 1998 by Project Two Interactive, while a Russian version was localised and released by Amber Company in 1999 (alongside ). It was released in Poland by LK Avalon on October 12, 1998.[4] The PlayStation version was released in France on December 20, 1999 by Take-Two Interactive,[5] and in Germany by the same publisher in 2000.[6] [7]

Critical reception

Game Reactor harshly criticized the game as obsolete and lacking in innovation.[8] Przygodoskop described the title as "master-shit".[9] IGN noted the game's action is very hard and that players should take time to navigate its controls and techniques in order to achieve competency and progress.[2] Meristation felt that it wasn't particularly impressive but that it my be appealing to fans of the genre.[10] PC World Poland felt that negative aspects included the dynamism of the camera and the lack of handling with the player character.[11] Absolute Games thought it was a shame that Amber Company was wasting their time localising "cheap-cheap" games like this one.[12] VR Games panned the "boring and monotonous gameplay" and "unbalanced and rather inconvenient controls".[13] Game Sector, noting that by 2001 Tunguska was in the bargain bin, said the game illustrated the phrase 'you get what you paid for'.[14] Gamer.no examined the game as part of a 2004 article entitled 'Is cheap good?', and noted the pleasure gained from now bad certain aspects were.[15] Computer Inform did appreciate the full Russiafication of the game.[16] Fatal Game deemed it an amateur title.[17] Game.exe thought the game was an unpleasant mix of Myst-like games and Virtua Fighter-like games.[18] [19] Gambler Magazine deemed the quality as "a little bit over average".[20] SuperJuegos lamented that the game had few opportunities to interact with the environment, and that there no characters with which to share engage in a dialogue.[21]

In a rare positive review, PC Action compared the game to Alone in the Dark and complimented its "sophisticated, yet logical puzzles".[22] Planet PLaystation noted in a preview that in opposition to Resident Evil, the game's camera the will scroll in the player's direction quickly and smoothly, without "detaching".[23] PC Joker described it as a "playful mix of Resident Evil and Virtua Fighter.[24]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electronic Entertainment Expo 1999 – Preview – Adventure Classic Gaming – ACG – Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games – Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums. www.adventureclassicgaming.com. 2019-02-10. 2019-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190104212341/http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/previews/122/. live.
  2. Web site: Tunguska. IGN Staff. 1999-09-02. IGN. 2019-02-10. 2014-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140527222344/http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/09/03/tunguska. live.
  3. Web site: Polecamy studio B&T Records. Chachlowski. Artur. MLWZ.pl. 24 August 2012 . pl-pl. 2019-02-10.
  4. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith PC GRYOnline.pl. GRY-Online.pl. 2019-02-10.
  5. Web site: Tunguska. 2016-10-19. Gamelove. fr. 2019-02-10. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027224842/http://www.gamelove.com/jeux/tunguska. live.
  6. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith – дата выхода в России, системные требования, скриншоты, оценки, отзывы, цены, похожие игры, предзаказ, новости. VGTimes.Ru. 2019-02-10.
  7. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith (2000) PlayStation release dates. MobyGames. 2019-02-10. 2021-01-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118040149/https://www.mobygames.com/game/tunguska-legend-of-faith/release-info. live.
  8. Web site: Tunguska – Legend of Faith – Anmeldelse. Gamereactor Norge. 12 February 2001 . no. 2019-02-09. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027224845/https://www.gamereactor.no/lay/webfonts/fa-brands-400.woff2. live.
  9. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith – recenzja – gra przygodowa – przygodówka :: Przygodoskop. www.przygodoskop.pl. 2019-02-09. 2012-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120116161331/http://www.przygodoskop.pl/364/recenzja.htm. live.
  10. Web site: ¿Y la aventura?. 2015-01-26. MeriStation. es. 2019-02-10. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027224844/https://sdk.privacy-center.org/8ba38674-edba-484d-8053-435051d79f72/loader.js?target=as.com. live.
  11. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith. pcworld.pl. pl. 2019-02-10. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027224845/https://www.pcworld.pl/news/Tunguska-Legend-of-Faith,277617.html. live.
  12. Web site: Тунгусский синдром (Tunguska: Legend of Faith) – рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru. www.ag.ru. 2019-02-10. 2019-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190123065424/http://www.ag.ru/games/tunguska-legend-of-faith/review. live.
  13. News: Обзор Tunguska: Legend Of Faith. 2002-02-28. Vrgames – Компьютерные Игры, Кино, Комиксы. ru. 2019-02-10. 2018-07-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711140921/http://vrgames.by/publ/obzor-tunguska-legend-faith. live.
  14. Web site: Tunguska: Legend of Faith. T. Johan. Kensler. rup. da-DK. 2019-02-10.
  15. Web site: Er billig bra? -. Remman. Mats. 2004-04-19. Gamer.no. no. 2019-02-10. 2021-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124015941/https://www.gamer.no/artikler/er_billig_bra/6816. live.
  16. Web site: ТУНГУССКИЙ СИНДРОМ. old.ci.ru. 2019-02-10.
  17. Web site: Игра Тунгусский синдром (игра Tunguska Legend of Faith). www.fatalgame.com. 2019-02-10. 2019-02-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20190205053906/http://www.fatalgame.com/game/tungusskij-sindrom/. live.
  18. Web site: Архив Game.EXE — Game.EXE №2(43)'1999. game-exe.org. 2019-02-10. 2019-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190630163001/http://game-exe.org/index.php?n=Exe.Exe043. live.
  19. http://game-exe.org/uploads/Exe/exe043-045.jpg
  20. Book: Gambler Magazine (August 1999). August 1999.
  21. Book: SuperJuegos 104. spanish.
  22. Book: PC Action Magazine (January 1999). January 1999. german.
  23. Book: Planet Playstation 1999/09. Media Group s.r.l.. RCS Libri. September 1999.
  24. Book: PC Joker Magazine (February 1999). February 1999.

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