Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie
Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie is a 1990 arcade adventure video game developed by Impact Software and published by Ocean Software on Atari ST and DOS. It is based on Clive Barker's movie Nightbreed, which in turn is based on Barker's novella Cabal. It was originally supposed to be part of a trilogy, alongside Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Action Game and an ultimately-unreleased RPG.
| Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie | |
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Amiga cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Impact Software |
| Publisher(s) | Ocean Software |
| Platform(s) | Atari ST, DOS, Amiga |
| Release | 1990 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
Plot and gameplay
The player takes the role of Aaron Boone, who must stop the Earth Police from destroying a utopian planet named Midian.
The game is split into many - mostly arcade-based - sequences, which replay scenes from the film in an interactive way.
Development
To promote the release of Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie, Ocean Software and Image Animation ran a contest in The One magazine, where a randomly selected winner who gave the correct answer to three trivia questions received an autographed set of books by Clive Barker, as well as the mask used for Doctor Decker in the film.[1]
Reception
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Amiga Action | 78% (Amiga)[2] |
| Amiga Joker | 78% (Amiga)[3] |
| The One | 75% (Amiga)[4] |
| ST Format | 58% (Atari ST)[5] |
| Amiga User International | 50% (Amiga)[6] |
| Datormagazin | 3/10 (Amiga)[7] |
| Aktueller Software Markt | 3/12 (Amiga)[8] 3/12 (Atari ST)[8] 3/12 (DOS)[8] |
| Power Play | 19% (Amiga)[9] 19% (Atari ST)[9] 19% (DOS)[9] |
Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie received mixed reviews from critics. The One deemed it one of the more competent arcade adventures available.[4] Amiga Action felt the game had a lot of wasted potential.[2] Amiga User International noted that Cinemaware added extra interactivity to their games after being criticized, and hoped Impact did the same.[6] Amiga Computing praised the game's range of graphics, but disliked its gameplay.[10] ST Format noted the title's unique approach to the licence.[5]
References
- ^ "Win! The Mask's Mask!". The One. No. 25. Emap Images. October 1990. p. 46. ISSN 0955-4084.
- ^ a b Merrett, Steve; Johns, Doug; Simmons, Alex (October 1990). "The Interactive Movie". Amiga Action. No. 13. Europress Interactive. pp. 92–93. ISSN 0957-4050.
- ^ Magenauer, Max (November 1990). "Nightbreed". Amiga Joker (in German). Joker Verlag. pp. 32–33. ISSN 0933-8713.
- ^ a b Whitta, Gary (October 1990). "Nightbreed". The One. No. 25. Emap Images. pp. 43–45. ISSN 0955-4084.
- ^ a b Hutchinson, Andrew (November 1990). "Nightbreed The Interactive Movie". ST Format. No. 16. Future plc. p. 70. ISSN 0957-4859.
- ^ a b Horgan, Tony (December 1990). "Entertainment - Nightbreed - Ocean". Amiga User International. Vol. 4, no. 11. Maxwell Specialist Magazines. pp. 70–71. ISSN 0955-1077.
- ^ Friskytt, Magnus (November 1990). "Usch, vad tråkigt!" [Wow, how boring!]. Datormagazin (in Swedish). Bröderna Lindströms förlag. p. 90. ISSN 0283-3379.
- ^ a b c Zimmermann, Bernd (December 1990). "Wenn es Nacht wird, kommt der Zombie" [When it becomes night, the zombies come]. Aktueller Software Markt. Tronic Verlag. p. 56. ISSN 0933-1867.
- ^ a b c Lenhardt, Heinrich (January 1991). "Diese Brut Tut Keinem Gut" [This Breed is No Good]. Power Play (in German). Markt&Technik. ISSN 0937-9754.
- ^ "Nightbreed - The Interactive Movie". Amiga Computing. No. 31. Interactive Publishing. December 1990. p. 59. ISSN 0959-9630.
External links
- Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie at MobyGames
- Clive Barker's Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie at Hall of Light Amiga database