Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy

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Egypt II: The Heliopolis Prophecy
Mac OS X
Release
  • EU: September 27, 2000[1]
  • NA: 2000
  • EU: May 2001 (PS1)
  • WW: April 2012 (Mac)
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Egypt 2: The Heliopolis Prophecy (

Mac OS X in May 2012.[2] Egypt 2 follows Egypt 1156 B.C. and is followed by Egypt III
.

Gameplay

Plot

The game is set in 1360 BC, and

Heliopolis, the City of the Sun, has been struck by a plague
. The player's father has also been infected. From a first-person perspective, the player must find a cure and save the father and the rest of Heliopolis.

Development

Reception

According to Cryo Interactive's marketing manager Mattieu Saint-Dennis, Egypt 2 sold 180,000 units in Europe alone by December 2000. Of this number, France accounted for 50,000 copies.[3] The game and its predecessor, Egypt 1156 B.C., achieved combined global sales above 700,000 units by February 2004.[4]

Sequel

Main article: Egypt III

Following the 2002 bankruptcy and

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).[10] Like the publisher's concurrent project Atlantis Evolution, Egypt III was developed internally by DreamCatcher Europe.[11][12]

In summer 2003, DreamCatcher Europe shuttered the game development divisions it had carried over from Cryo.

Jeux Video reported in January 2004 that Egypt III had "quietly resumed development" and was nearing completion.[17] The game was released in North America on March 29, 2004.[18]

As Cryo had done for Egypt II,

casual gamers.[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pilou. "Tests; Egypte 2: La Prophétie d'Héliopolis". Jeuxvideo.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2004. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Egypt The Heliopolis Prophecy Archived 2012-05-27 at the Wayback Machine release information at MacGameStore
  3. ^ Silva, Beatriz Vieira da (October 2001). "Interviews". Culturtainment - a New Interactive Entertainment Genre (PDF) (MSc). Faculty of Social and Human Sciences. pp. A 20–A 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Walden, Fabian (February 24, 2004). "Egypt 3 - Erscheint im April". Gameswelt. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015.
  5. GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original
    on February 16, 2003.
  6. ^ Bouteiller, Jérôme (October 3, 2002). "L'éditeur de jeux Cryo en liquidation judiciaire". Clubic (in French). Archived from the original on July 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Bronstring, Marek (March 7, 2003). "The Adventure Company Europe". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "DreamCatcher Interactive Enters European Market" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto: DreamCatcher Interactive. January 30, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2003.
  9. ^ Calvert, Justin (April 30, 2003). "Egyptian Prophecy announced". GameSpot. Archived from the original on July 16, 2004.
  10. ^ Calvert, Justin (April 30, 2003). "The Adventure Company E3 lineup". GameSpot. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004.
  11. ^ "The Adventure Company to Showcase Exciting Line-up at the Electronic Entertainment Expo" (Press release). Toronto: The Adventure Company. May 2003. Archived from the original on March 25, 2006.
  12. ^ Sulic, Ivan (April 30, 2003). "Many New Adventures". IGN. Archived from the original on November 29, 2004.
  13. ^ Fallen Angel (August 9, 2005). "Benoit Hozjan for Kheops Studio". Adventure Advocate. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Walter, Johann (November 14, 2006). "Kheops Studio - Benoît Hozjan". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019.
  15. ^ "[afjv] Kheops Studio" (in French). Agence française pour le jeu vidéo. June 12, 2007. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
  16. JeuxVideoPC (in French). Archived from the original
    on December 6, 2007.
  17. Jeux Video (in French). Archived from the original
    on August 3, 2004.
  18. ^ Calvert, Justin (March 29, 2004). "The Egyptian Prophecy ships". GameSpot. Archived from the original on August 4, 2004.
  19. ^ "Interviews". Cryo Interactive. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002.
  20. ^ Staff (March 23, 2004). "Interview Egypt III: The Egyptian Prophecy - The Fate of Ramses". PC Pointer. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004.
  21. ^ Manos, Dimitris (March 2004). "Previews; Egypt III: The Fate of Ramses". The Inventory. No. 13. Just Adventure. pp. 2, 3. Archived from the original on November 15, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2019.

External links

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