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Master of Dimensions

Master of Dimensions (שליט המימדים) is a 1996 adventure video game by Israeli developer Makh-Shevet (through their division Mad Engine[1]) and published by Eidos Interactive.

Master of Dimensions
Developer(s)Makh-Shevet
Publisher(s)Eidos Interactive
Release1996
Genre(s)Point and click adventure

Development

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After several years of translating foreign adventure games into Hebrew Makh-Shevet created Master of Dimensions as its first original title.[2] Master of Dimensions is based on an RPG of the same name that Makh-Shevet founder Oren Obstblum created with some friends in 1985[3][4][5] as a result of his dissatisfaction with current RPG.[6] He and his friends started fantasizing about traveling into parallel dimensions to fantastic places and eras.[7] Later when creating a video game, he decided to draw from this idea.[6] The game was programmed by Eric Siegel, who incorporated both 3D and 2D animation.[8]

The game's publisher was Eidos Interactive, who were following up their interactive adventure The Riddle of Master Lu.[9] It was distributed in English under licence by US Gold[10] while Polish distributor of the game, Mirage, produced a localised version under the title Władca Wymiarów.[11] It was localised for the Brazilian market by BraSoft Corporation.[12] The German version featured well-known German voice actors.[13]

At the time, it was one of the only Israeli computer games developed and distributed outside Israel.[2]

The game was relatively successful, and very popular in Europe,[3] leading to Makh-Shevet developing another, less successful puzzle adventure game called Grenix.[2] Master of Dimensions' elderly woman character Omis would later feature in the 1997 Makh-Shevet title Armed & Delirious.[14]

Plot

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Players take the role of a young man who must try to save the magician Merlin.[15][16] The game features a dozen interconnected mini-stories, which correspond to different dimensions the player visits,[17] ranging from detective comics and classic fantasy elements to ultra-realistic mega-cities.[18] The game has a point-and-click interface.

Critical reception

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Critical reception to the game has been mixed.

PC Top Player deemed it a mediocre video game, criticising its unoriginal plot and simple gameplay.[19] Metzomagic critiqued the game's "occasional obscure solution and seeming dead-end, humungous maze and a timed puzzle".[20] Świat Gier Komputerowych liked its "nice graphics, well-chosen difficulty level and...variety".[11] Gry komputerowe wrote it is "well-designed in terms of graphics".[21] Micromania felt the game had "interesting characters and well-plotted stories".[17] PC Player praised the game's "lovely little details" including its music, gags and decent voicework, but criticised the pixel hunting.[22] The magazine added that despite the game experiencing the "teething troubles of a first work", its "small, loving details" reflected the earnestness of its creators.[22]

Paul Ricketts of The Post noted the game's "variety of locations" and "character interaction" as entertaining aspects.[23] PC Home praised graphical elements including large scale character sprites, and camera changes.[24] Folha De Londrina felt the player would have to "work hard" to decipher the game's puzzles.[25] PC Games enjoyed the game's "optical and acoustic details".[26] Meanwhile, PC Joker thought the game had replayability due to its variable solutions.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Cover: Fünfte Dimension, Die - PC CD-ROM". www.kultboy.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ a b c Frost (פרוסט), Tal (טל) (April 16, 2013). "גיימינג כחול לבן: מ-Xonix ועד כוכב כחול" [Blue and white gaming: from Xonix to Blue Star]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. ^ a b "Uma Aventura de Outra Dimensão" [An Adventure from Another Dimension]. Odia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  4. ^ "Master of Dimensions". Netgamer (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  5. ^ "Master of Dimensions feature". PC Home. November 1996.
  6. ^ a b "Master of Dimensions history". Avcom.co.il. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  7. ^ Wiklund, Mats (November 21, 1996). "Avdammat rollspel" [Dusted role play]. DN.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  8. ^ We are all press and media (כולנו עיתונות ותקשורת) (January 1997). תכנות (אנשי הדממה) [Programming (Silent People)] (in Hebrew). Young Computer Magazine (מגזין מחשבים צעיר). p. 15. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  9. ^ "Die fünfte Dimension - Das Rätsel der 5. Dimension" [The Fifth Dimension - The Mystery of the 5th Dimension]. PC Games (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  10. ^ Master of Dimensions ad. September 1996. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  11. ^ a b Gregrowicz, Adam (January 1997). Master of Dimensions (in Polish). pp. 26–7. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/socialmediaprofessional/details/experience/ [self-published source]
  13. ^ a b "Die Fünfte Dimension" [Master of Dimensions]. PC Joker (in German): 106. January 1997.
  14. ^ Telstar Goes East (in German). PC Player. August 1997. p. 19.
  15. ^ Master of Dimensions (in Polish). Excalibur. January 1997. pp. 40–1.
  16. ^ The Master of Dimensions (in Spanish). Micromanía Tercera Epoca. November 1996. pp. 13–4.
  17. ^ a b Master of Dimensions (in Spanish). Micromanía Tercera Epoca. January 1997. p. 56.
  18. ^ Aichinger, Herbert. "Die fünfte Dimension" (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  19. ^ Master of Dimensions (in Spanish). PC Top Player. 1997. p. 46.
  20. ^ Ramsey, Steve (February 2004). "The Master of Dimensions". Metzomagic. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  21. ^ Master of Dimensions (in Polish). Gry Komputerowe (Wydanie Targowe). 1996. p. 5.
  22. ^ a b PC Player (January 1997). Die Fünfte Dimension [Master of Dimensions] (in German). PC Player. p. 78.
  23. ^ Rickitis, Pags (September 13, 1996). "A game that takes you into several dimensions". The Post. p. 50. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  24. ^ McKally, Paul (December 1996). "Master of Dimensions". PC Home. p. 126.
  25. ^ "E tem mais..." [And there's more...]. Folha de Londrina (in Brazilian Portuguese). December 4, 1997. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  26. ^ "Die fünfte Dimension: Time Machine". PC Games (in German). December 1996. p. 172. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
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