Advent Rising

Publisher: Majesco

Developer: GlyphX Games

Category: Action

Release Dates

N Amer - 08/09/2005

Electronic - 09/14/2006

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Interviews

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News

Majesco and Valve Announce Steam Digital Distribution Agreement
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Advent Rising Ships for PC
Advent Rising thrusts players into an intergalactic adventure punctuated with a gripping storyline

Advent Rising Soundtrack Review
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Description

Advent Rising is the first in an epic trilogy of action/adventure games, presented in a stunning cinematic format to deliver an unprecedented variety of game play experiences. Built on the Unreal Warfare engine, it offers precise, refined play-dynamics with action-packed adventure and style, wrapped in a visually imaginative universe. Advent is akin to a fast-paced action movie where the player is swept up in a continuously evolving series of sequences and events. Working with award-winning science fiction author Orson Scott Card, GlyphX Games has created a gripping storyline that will thrust gamers and readers alike into an incredible intergalactic saga. In Advent Rising, players make decisions that effect not only what they experience in the first game, but the entire Advent trilogy.

Features

Single-player game play presented in stunning, cinematic format;

Switch between 1st and 3rd person point-of-view;

Built using next-generation Unreal technology, integrated with the Karma physics engine;

Unprecedented collaboration with Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Orson Scott Card on sweeping storyline;

Develop amazing superhuman powers;

Wield an arsenal of awesome weapons, all with unique alternate fire abilities;

Command a vast array of incredible vehicles including human and alien buggies, hover tanks and flying vehicles;

Versatile control scheme that allows for acrobatic movement and precise targeting of enemies while quickly switching between weapons and powers;

An unprecedented game play experience allows gamers to play through the thrilling action sequences of a blockbuster movie or game, rather than just watch them;

Dolby Digital 5.1 support;

Hardware Requirements

Operating System: Windows 2000/XP Processor: 3.4 GHz Pentium ® IV or AMD Athlon ™ RAM: 512 MB of RAM Video Card: 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI ® Radeon 9600 or higher Processor: Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card Processor: Game Pad