Stíny noci

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Stíny noci
Developer(s)Computer Experts
Release1994
Genre(s)Adventure

Stíny noci (English: Shadows of the Night) is a 1994 Czech adventure video game developed by Computer Experts and authored by Vladimír Peniska. It was originally distributed by Vochozka Trading. By 1999, the game could be freely downloaded on the Internet.[1]

Plot and game play[edit]

The player is a secret detective who has been tasked with capturing a member of the mafia for a big reward.[2]

Players navigate through a series of screens. Possible directions to travel and objects are listed on the screen. Players are able to die.[2] The graphic have a resolution of 320 × 200 pixels.[3] Each location is described with words, while accompanied by an image.[3] It is strictly not considered a point-and-click adventure by Historie a kontext produkce počítačových her žánru adventure v České republice.[4]

Critical reception[edit]

Freegame.cz thought the game was enjoyable, despite having outdated graphics.[5]

Textovky.cz thought it was a great game.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "České adventury - díl 1". iDNES.cz. 1999-08-24. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  2. ^ a b "Stíny noci". Databáze-her.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  3. ^ a b Tišnovský, Pavel. "Historie vývoje počítačových her (148. část – textovky a jednoduché strategie pro DOS: dokončení)". Root.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  4. ^ https://dspace.cuni.cz/bitstream/handle/20.500.11956/52702/DPTX_2010_2_11230_0_322985_0_111952.pdf?sequence=1 [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Stíny noci". Freegame.cz. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  6. ^ "Stíny noci – návod". TEXTOVKY.CZ (in Czech). 20 October 2011.

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