Hexplore is a 1998 role-playing video game developed by Heliovisions Productions and published by Infogrames Multimedia. It was released digitally on December 20, 2019 by Piko Interactive on GOG.com.[2]
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| Developer(s) | Heliovisions Productions |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Marc Albinet |
| Producer(s) | Pascal Stradella |
| Designer(s) | Marc Albinet |
| Programmer(s) | Denis Dufour |
| Artist(s) | François Delnord Frederic Bascou |
| Composer(s) | Olivier Gaudino |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game, action, adventure, puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer (4 players, cooperative play) |
Premise
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Set in 1000 AD, the player explores the world as MacBride, the adventurer. Early in the game you are joined by three party members, an archer (Drulak), a warrior (Vigrad) and a sorcerer (Uraeus). The player must track down Garkham, the black magician, to free the main characters' companions that were taken prisoner.
The game continues the story from there, and characters may leave or join the party (of a maximum of four members) in subsequent missions. Most of the characters are optional, which means the user may or may not recruit them for future quests.
The game features over 200 levels with puzzle-solving and combat, and allows up to 4 players in cooperative multiplayer mode.
Technical details
editThe game's engine utilises voxels for creating 3-D shapes and the level, being then relatively fast at the time it was released. The game world is seen from a top-down, isometric perspective, and the player is allowed to rotate the camera round the centre of view.
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 66%[3] |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| AllGame |   [4] |
| CNET Gamecenter | 4/10[5] |
| Computer Games Strategy Plus |  [6] |
| Computer Gaming World | [7] |
| Game Informer | 6.5/10[8] |
| GamePro | [9] |
| GameSpot | 6.9/10[10] |
| Next Generation | [11] |
| PC Gamer (US) | 47%[12] |
| PC Zone | 74%[13] |
The game received average reviews according to the Review aggregation website GameRankings.[3] Next Generation said, "Hexplore is no Diablo, but it offers an excellent introduction to the genre. Newcomers can move up to the heavy-hitters later, once they learn the ropes."[11]
References
edit- ^ Mayer, Robert (September 17, 1998). "Hexplore (Quick Take)". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on September 8, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "6 newly-released classic games that deserve your attention". GOG.com. CD Projekt. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hexplore for PC". GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Sutyak, Jonathan. "Hexplore - Review". AllGame. All Media Network. Archived from the original on November 17, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Dembo, Arinn (September 29, 1998). "Hexplore". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Backer, Andy (October 2, 1998). "Hexplore". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Shamma, Tahsin (January 1999). "Marking Time (Hexplore Review)" (PDF). Computer Gaming World. No. 174. Ziff Davis. p. 336. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Bergren, Paul (November 1998). "Hexplore". Game Informer. No. 67. FuncoLand. p. 74.
- ^ Holmes, Matt (1998). "Hexplore Review for PC on GamePro.com". GamePro. IDG Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2005. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Shamma, Tahsin (October 4, 1998). "Hexplore Review [date mislabeled as "May 1, 2000"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Hexplore". Next Generation. Imagine Media. January 1999. p. 108. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ "Hexplore". PC Gamer. Vol. 5, no. 11. Imagine Media. November 1998. Archived from the original on December 12, 1999. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
- ^ Necrochristi, Kat (August 1998). "Hexplore". PC Zone. No. 66. Dennis Publishing. p. 122. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
External links
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