Black Moon Chronicles is a 1999 video game by Cryo Interactive, based on the comic book series of the same name.
Black Moon Chronicles | |
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Developer(s) | Cryo Interactive |
Publisher(s) | Cryo Interactive |
Engine | Black Moon Chronicles engine |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | 1999 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) |
Plot edit
The player is Wismerhill, a Half-Elf, who is stuck in the middle of a war between four camps.
Gameplay edit
The gameplay draws both from the Warcraft and Heroes of Might and Magic series.
Critical reception edit
According to Cryo Interactive, Black Moon Chronicles was a commercial success, with sales above 100,000 units by September 1999.[1]
JeuxVideo thought the game brought originality to the real-time strategy genre, though thought its interface was too simple.[2] Craig Vaughan of PC Zone negatively compared it to Magic and Mayhem and Warhammer: Dark Omen, though praised its gothic soundtrack.[3] Mithnar of Polish review site Gry Online praised the "active pause" feature.[4] Russian Michael Kalinchenko of Absolute Games hoped that adventure game company Cryo would stop making attempts at titles in the strategy genre.[5]
References edit
- ^ "C R y O . F i n a n c E". www.cryofinance.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Test de Chroniques de la Lune Noire sur PC - 07/07/1999". 2012-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "PC Review: Black Moon Chronicles - ComputerAndVideoGames.com". 2007-03-15. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Black Moon Chronicles | Recenzja strona 1 | PC | | Gry-Online". 2004-09-01. Archived from the original on 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "AG // Black Moon Chronicles // Рецензия (обзор, review)". 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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