NiBiRu: Age of Secrets, also known as Ni.Bi.Ru: The messenger of the gods (Czech: NI.BI.RU: Posel Bohů), is a 2005 adventure game developed by Future Games and published by The Adventure Company. According to Future's Martin Malik, it sold roughly 200,000 units by 2009.[4]
| NiBiRu: Age of Secrets | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Future Games |
| Publisher(s) | The Adventure Company |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
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The gameplay is very similar to previous Adventure Company games, such as Syberia and its sequel, Syberia II. Another similar title is Secret Files: Tunguska. The player controls the main character, Martin Holan, in fixed-camera, third-person view.
Plot
editDuring the construction of a new highway bypass, workers discover an entrance to an old tunnel. After they enter the tunnel, they find out that it was probably a German tunnel intentionally backfilled at the end of World War II. They contact an employee of the Western Bohemian Museum who then informs the superior body in Prague about their findings. The news about the discovery is published by the regional press the next day and there is tremendous buzz in the archeology community of the new find.
Martin Holan, the main character, is a linguistics and archeology student.
Development
editNiBiRu is a remake of the company's first game Messenger of the Gods (1998).[5]
NiBiRu uses the AGDS (Advanced Graphic Development System) engine that apart from standard elements enables several graphical effects like rain, lightning, fog, etc. The primary graphical mode of the gaming engine is 32 bit but there is also a less demanding 16 bit mode for older hardware. The engine was originally developed and used for The Black Mirror horror adventure game.[6]
Reception
editAccording to Future Games president Martin Malik, NiBiRu achieved global sales of roughly 200,000 copies by April 2009.[4] Review aggregation website Metacritic reported the game's critical reception as "mixed or average", based on 12 reviews.[7]
NiBiRu was a nominee for GameSpot's 2005 "Best Adventure Game" award, which ultimately went to Fahrenheit.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Future Games hlavn stronka". 2005-11-22. Archived from the original on 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Ni.Bi.Ru: Sur la Piste des Dieux Mayas sur PC". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ Adams, David (2005-08-31). "NIBIRU Ventures to Stores". IGN. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b LFP (April 2, 2009). "Future Games interview by LFP" (PDF). Planete Aventure. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015.
- ^ "An Age of Secrets To Be Revealed In "NIBIRU" - PC News". 2007-05-12. Archived from the original on 2007-05-12. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "NIBIRU: Age of Secrets". 2005-11-05. Archived from the original on 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "NIBIRU: Age of Secrets (pc: 2005): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on July 24, 2007.
- ^ Staff. "Best & Worst 05: Genre Awards; Best Adventure Game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013.
External links
edit- Nibiru: Age of Secrets at GameSpot
- Main page 1
- Main page 2
- Gamezone interview
- Jeuxvideo interview
- GamesVideoPC interview