Whale's Voyage

Whale's Voyage is a 1993 role-playing game developed by an Austrian company Neo Software and published by Flair Software. The game was programmed by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber.

Whale's Voyage
Developer(s)Neo Software
Publisher(s)Flair Software
Platform(s)Amiga CD32 
Release1993
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player 

Plot

The player is a space traveler who becomes stranded in space after making a bad deal purchasing the spacecraft "Whale". Left orbiting a remote planet, they must use trade and skill to upgrade the ship enough to escape.

Reception

Amiga Format praised the title, despite describing it as huge, complicated, and daunting,[1] and thought it lacked the depth and immersion of space adventures like BAT 2. Amiga Power thought the game offered CD32 owners something to play other than pinballers and platformers.[2] Amiga Joker thought the game was a successful debut, and congratulated the Austrian video gaming industry.[3] CU Amiga thought the game did not inspire confidence in the Austrian games market.[3] Amiga Dream gave it a score of 85%.[4]

In 1994, the game was voted by readers as #2 Best RPG in 1993 in the Amiga Joker magazine.

Legacy

A sequel was released in 1995 entitled Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht. While never originally released in English, the sequel was unofficially translated into the language in 2018.[5]

References
  1. Amiga Format - Issue 056 (1994-02)(Future Publishing)(GB). February 1994.
  2. Amiga Power - Issue 33 (1994-01)(Future Publishing)(GB). January 1994.
  3. "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  4. Fredo_L. "Le site des anciennes revues informatiques - www.abandonware-magazines.org". download.abandonware.org.
  5. "Whale's Voyage 2 - The sequel to a great Amiga game gets an English translation". www.indieretronews.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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