The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II
The Omega Stone is a Microsoft Windows puzzle adventure game developed by American studio Omni World Studios. It was the sequel to the game Riddle of the Sphinx: An Egyptian Adventure and was released by DreamCatcher Interactive on March 18, 2003.
| The Omega Stone | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Omni World Studios[a] |
| Publisher(s) | DreamCatcher Interactive |
| Director(s) | Jeffrey S. Tobler Karen E. Tobler |
| Programmer(s) | Thomas Carton Michael Creighton Jeffrey S. Tobler |
| Composer(s) | Jeffrey S. Tobler |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X |
| Release | March 18, 2003 (Win)[1] March 9, 2004 (Mac)[2] |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Singleplayer |
Gameplay Edit
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Plot Edit
In The Omega Stone, players embark on an adventure to solve an ancient mystery, visiting locations such as the Great Sphinx of Giza, Stonehenge, Easter Island and even the ruins of Atlantis in the process. You travel to these sites with the use of passes where you investigate the area for clues on the location of 5 "Omega Discs". The locations of these, in addition to those already mentioned, include beneath the Bermuda Triangle (although where is unknown), inside the manor of an English Lord, inside the pyramid of Chichen Itza and a within a Druidic Compound.
Development Edit
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Reception Edit
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | 72/100[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Adventure Gamers | [4] |
| Computer Gaming World | [5] |
| GameSpot | 8/10[6] |
| GameSpy | [7] |
| Gamezebo | [8] |
| GameZone | 7.1/10[9] |
| PC Gamer (UK) | 29%[10] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 59%[11] |
The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[3] According to PC Data, The Omega Stone's sales in North America totaled 29,400 units by the end of 2003.[12]
Notes Edit
- ^ Ported to Mac OS X by TransGaming.
References Edit
- ^ . 2004-08-13. Archived from the original on 2004-08-13. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ "Riddle of the Sphinx II: The Omega Stone ships for OS X". Macworld. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- ^ a b "Riddle of the Sphinx 2: The Omega Stone Critic Reviews for PC". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Arbour, Tom (2003-05-01). "The Omega Stone review". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Cook, Denice (August 2003). "The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 229. Ziff Davis. p. 86. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
- ^ Dulin, Ron (2003-04-01). "The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II Review". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. from the original on 2004-12-23. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
- ^ Rausch, Allen (2003-04-20). . GameSpy. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Winterburn, Christina (2009-06-05). "The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II Review". Gamezebo. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ Hollingshead, Anise (2003-03-26). "The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II - PC - Review". GameZone. from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II". PC Gamer UK. Future plc. October 2003.
- ^ Humphries, Scott (July 2003). . PC Gamer. Vol. 10, no. 7. Future US. p. 93. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ Sluganski, Randy (March 2004). . Just Adventure. Archived from the original on April 11, 2004.
External links Edit
- Official The Omega Stone website
- The Omega Stone: Riddle of the Sphinx II at MobyGames
- at TopTenReviews
- The Omega Stone on Old World Studios official website.