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Hovniválové aneb Záhada komixu (English: Dung-beetles aka The Mystery of A Comic) is a 1998 adventure game developed by Centauri Production and published by JRC Interactive.
Plot and gameplay edit
The game is a 2D adventure about a boy named Jerry who becomes trapped in a world of comic books. To return to the real world he must play through four different comic book narratives and help their protagonists overcome their obstacles.
The game opens with a six-minute video played by live actors.[1] It is divided into four different chapters, and interwoven with movie sequences and minigames in other genres like slot machines.[1] The game has two difficulty settings – easy and hard – which was an uncommon feature of Czech games.[1] The harder version required certain items to be picked up at particular times of the story, and required more actions to complete puzzles.[1]
Production edit
The game was one of the first titles from Centauri Productions to be released.[2] An extensive demo of the game was featured in the set 'PC GAME COLLECTION SPECIAL LEVEL No. 2/98'.[3] BonusWeb acknowledged this title did not do well upon its release. Jan Hloušek served as chief programmer and team leader on the game.[4]
The creators of Horké léto 2 chose to use Centauri Productions as the game's programmer due to their previous work on games such as Hovniválové.[5]
Critical reception edit
Level said the camera work, editing, and music were all professionally done,[6][7] Zive felt the cutscenes were captivating[8] and Plne Hry deemed the game "unforgettable".[9] Mirsoft called it a sprawling and impressive adventure.[10] Madukas found it overly confusing and illogical,[11] while Score's reviewer compared the game's graphics to those of the Slovak game Next Space and described them as amateur.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Raková, Michaela (2013). Historie a kontext produkce počítačových her žánru adventure v České republice [History and context of the production of adventure computer games in the Czech Republic] (PDF) (Diploma thesis). Charles University. hdl:20.500.11956/52702.
- ^ Murcek, Josef. "Profil vývojáře: Centauri Production – nejstarší fungující vývojářské studio u nás". Doupe.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Tester". members.tripod.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Gooka 2 - rozhovor". Games.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Jak se vytvářelo Horké léto 2". iDNES.cz. 1999-11-08. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Level - recenze starších českých her". ceskehry.wz.cz. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ http://rajadventur.cz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hovnivalove-Level40.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Kalina, Aleš. "Hra Hovniválové: Záhada comicsu". Živě.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Domácí násilí – Game over". iDNES.cz. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "HOVNIVÁLOVÉ ANEB ZÁHADA KOMIXU". mirsoft.info. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ "Videonávody, návody, savegame - Videonávody - Hovniválové, Aneb Záhada Komixu". madukas.cz. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
- ^ http://rajadventur.cz/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Hovnivalove-Score51.pdf [bare URL PDF]