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Philip José Farmer's Riverworld (1998)

Cryo Interactive

PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.00 from 1 rating

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The player takes the role of Richard Burton, the nineteenth century explorer. The game begins with a cinematic sequence showing what happens to Burton after he has died – how he comes to enter Riverworld. Riverworld is a real-time strategy game, similar to Microsoft's Age Of Empires. Although Burton is the central character, it is seen from a third-person perspective, … Read more
The player takes the role of Richard Burton, the nineteenth century explorer. The game begins with a cinematic sequence showing what happens to Burton after he has died – how he comes to enter Riverworld. Riverworld is a real-time strategy game, similar to Microsoft's Age Of Empires. Although Burton is the central character, it is seen from a third-person perspective, and other people within the game can be moved and controlled. Read less
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  • 1998 (North_America) PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Review Colorfusical 3/5 · Mar 22, 2024

Obscures RTS

It's a curious game loosely based on Philip Jose Farmer's science fiction novels, Riverworld, developed by Cryo Interactive, known for creating various games based on science fiction novels like Dune.

In this RTS game, you must gather materials and special historical builders to advance through ages, with the objective of each match being to progress through four different eras. There …

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It's a curious game loosely based on Philip Jose Farmer's science fiction novels, Riverworld, developed by Cryo Interactive, known for creating various games based on science fiction novels like Dune.

In this RTS game, you must gather materials and special historical builders to advance through ages, with the objective of each match being to progress through four different eras. There are three scenarios, spanning simplistically from the Stone Age to a Cyborg Age, requiring you to gather specific materials for each era; for example, stone for the Stone Age, oil for the Industrial Age, and so forth.

It's fun, somewhat challenging, yet straightforward. The mechanics are somewhat poorly optimized, leading to some cheesing tactics being necessary.

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