Moebius: Empire Rising is a graphic adventure video game developed by Pinkerton Road Studio and published by Phoenix Online Publishing for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux.
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| Developer(s) | Phoenix Online Studios Pinkerton Road Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Phoenix Online Publishing |
| Designer(s) | Jane Jensen |
| Composer(s) | Robert Holmes |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release | April 15, 2014[1] |
| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Synopsis
editAccording to the description on its Kickstarter page, the game tells the story of Malachi Rector, an antiques dealer who travels the world hunting down valuable artifacts. After returning from a trip to Spain he's hired by Amble Dexter, the head of a secretive government agency called FITA, "to investigate a series of events and document them in his meticulous way".[2]
Development
editOn April 10, 2012, Pinkerton Road Studio announced their plans to have a crowd funded production of two new graphic-adventure games titled Moebius and Mystery Game X, inspired by recent Kickstarter successes such as Double Fine's recent success of using Kickstarter to fund Double Fine Adventure.[3]
On May 7, 2012, Pinkerton Road Studio reached its Kickstarter goal of $300,000.[4] Jane Jensen's Kickstarter campaign ended on May 19, accumulating over $435,000 from backers.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 60.00%[5] |
| Metacritic | 54/100[6] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Adventure Gamers |    [7] |
| Eurogamer | 5/10 (Germany)[8] 4/10 (Italy)[9] |
| Game Informer | 6/10[10] |
| GameRevolution | [11] |
| GameSpot | 4/10[12] |
| GamesRadar+ | [13] |
| IGN | 7.9/10 (Italy)[14] |
| Joystiq | [15] |
| Polygon | 4/10[16] |
Moebius: Empire Rising received mixed reviews from critics. It received an average score of 60.00% on GameRankings[5] and a weighted score of 54/100 on Metacritic.[6]
References
edit- ^ Moebius: Available Now
- ^ Jane Jensen (May 19, 2012). "Jane Jensen's Moebius and Pinkerton Road Studio".
- ^ Nathan Gilchrist. "Legendary Game Designer Jane Jensen Launches 'Pinkerton Road' Studio". Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ Fred Dutton (7 May 2012). "Jane Jensen adventure game Kickstarter reaches funding goal". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Moebius: Empire Rising for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ a b "Moebius: Empire Rising for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Berens, Nathaniel (April 17, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Grimm, Matthias (April 25, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising – Test". Eurogamer.de (in German). Eurogamer (DE). Gamer Network. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Baglioni, Emiliano (May 26, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising e i contro di Kickstarter - review" (in Italian). Eurogamer (IT). Gamer Network. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Wallace, Kimberley (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising". Game Informer. GameSpot. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Almogi, Gil (April 15, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". Game Revolution. Net Revolution Inc. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Woolsey, Cameron (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Tarin, Donny (April 14, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Maderna, Andrea (April 15, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Recensione" (in Italian). IGN. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Conditt, Jessica (April 22, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising review: Elementary, oh dear". Joystiq. AOL. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- ^ Riendeau, Danielle (April 24, 2014). "Moebius: Empire Rising Review: Remedial history". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved November 11, 2014.