Time Paradox
| Time Paradox | |
|---|---|
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| Developer | Flair Software |
| Publisher | Flair Software |
| Platform | MS-DOS |
| Release | 1996 |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
Time Paradox is a point-and-click adventure game developed and released by Flair Software for the MS-DOS in 1996 only in Europe.
Plot
[edit]A futuristic agent named Kay is sent on a mission to stop the evil Morgana Le Fay. She first travels back in time to "the time of dinosaurs and cavemen" (sic), and then jumps to the medieval era in order to find and rescue the wizard Merlin from Morgana's castle and eventually defeat the sorceress.[1][2][3]
Development
[edit]Time Paradox has been in development for several years, having been in first publicly shown in 1993.[4] The game was originally supposed to be released as Genesis already in the first half of 1994 and to be a FMV based, featuring digitized graphics. Besides the PC version, the developers also planned to create the Amiga computer and CD32 versions.[5][6][7][8]
Reception
[edit]The game was poorly received by gaming press upon its release,[9] including receiving one star out of five in Germany's PC Player.[2] It also got low review scores in Polish magazines Gambler (48%) and Secret Service (2/10).[10][11] Retrospectively, Adventure-Archiv rated it a 57% in 2002.[3]
See also
[edit]- Chronicles of the Sword, another 1996 adventure game with a similar quest to defeat Morgana
References
[edit]- ↑ "PC Spiel Magazine (September 1995)". September 1995. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- 1 2 "PC Player German Magazine 1997-06". June 1997. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- 1 2 "Time Paradox - Review english". Adventure-archiv.com. 2002-10-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Amiga World Magazine (December 1993)". December 1993. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Genesis preview from CU Amiga (Nov 1993) - Amiga Magazine Rack". Amr.abime.net. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Amiga CD Format (1993)(Future Publishing)(GB)[supplement, issue 051]". 1993. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Time Paradox - gra przygodowa - przygodówka :: Przygodoskop" (in Polish). Przygodoskop.pl. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Time Paradox for DOS (1996) Trivia". MobyGames.com. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Secret Service Magazine (December 1995)". December 1995. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Gambler Magazine (February 1997)". February 1997. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ↑ "Secret Service Magazine (April 1997)". April 1997. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
External links
[edit]- 1996 video games
- Cancelled Amiga games
- DOS games
- DOS-only games
- Europe-exclusive video games
- Fantasy video games set in the Middle Ages
- Point-and-click adventure games
- Prehistoric people in popular culture
- Science fantasy video games
- Single-player video games
- Video games about time travel
- Video games based on Arthurian legend
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom
- Video games featuring female protagonists
- Video games set in the Middle Ages
- Video games about witchcraft
- Merlin
- Flair Software games