H-Craft Championship
| H-Craft Championship | |
|---|---|
 H-Craft Championship logo | |
| Developer | Irrgheist |
| Publishers | Manifesto Games (international) Akella (Russian version) |
| Engine | Irrlicht[1] |
| Platforms | Android, Windows, Linux |
| Release | May 24, 2007 (English) July 19, 2007 (Russian) |
| Genre | Racing game |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
H-Craft Championship is a science fiction racing game developed by independent game studio Irrgheist.[2] The game was built using the free graphics engine Irrlicht for Windows, Linux and Android. In 2007 the game was released in digital distribution internationally by Manifesto Games[3][4] and in a Russian version by Akella.[5] In 2014, after a long downtime, the developers released the game as freeware.[6] In February 2015 the source code was released as open-source under the zlib license. The media files remain proprietary.[7][8][9]
Gameplay
[edit]The game features various hovercraft which race on superhighways in the sky, meaning that an important part of the game involves staying on track and not falling to the ground.[10] It features several different games modes: "Championship" acts as the single-player campaign, while "Rival" allows for multiplayer games with up to four players in sequence.[4][11][12] In addition it also features "Arcade" and "Time attack" game modes.[13]
Reception
[edit]Although not widely known, what reviews there are for the game are generally positive. AllForLinux included it in its list of top Linux games,[14] and LinuxLinks included it as part of their list of "42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games".[15] It also holds a four out of five star rating at The Linux Game Tome.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ H-Craft Championship Full Version Irrlicht3d.org
- ↑ contact
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Purchase "In order to purchase H-Craft Championship please visit our reseller www.Manifestogames.com" (2007)
- 1 2 H-Craft Championship ManifestoGames (archived)
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine CDnavigator.ru
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Freeware release announcement in Reddit
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Irrgheist News, February 25, 2015
- ↑ H-Craft Championship H-Craft Source Code
- ↑ Irrlicht News "Sci-Fi racer coded with Irrlicht got open sourced" on irrlicht.sourceforge.net
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine LinuxLinks
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Worth Playing, August 20, 2007
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Jeux Linux, June 21, 2007
- ↑ H-Craft Championship Review Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine linuX-gamers.net, June 17, 2007
- ↑ Top Linux Games List AllForLinux, April 25, 2010
- ↑ 42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine LinuxLiks
- ↑ H-Craft Championship at The Linux Game Tome
External links
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- Akella games
- Android (operating system) games
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