Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy | ||
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Composer(s) Gianluca Verrengia | | |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Amiga | |
Release | Microsoft WindowsAmiga
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Genre(s) | Adventure | |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy is a cyberpunk-themed adventure game developed by Trecision and Team17 and published by MicroProse in Europe and DreamCatcher Interactive in North America. It was later ported to the Amiga by ClickBOOM.
Premise
The game takes place in the futuristic Union City in the year 2099. The player assumes the role of an investigator named Joshua Reev. His long-time friend, Hugh Martens (who is now in charge of the city), summons him to help him with a matter of major political importance. It seems that a group of terrorists are threatening the city, and Martens' reporter friend Simon Ruby (who was investigating) has vanished. Martens has called on Reev to investigate.
Gameplay
Nightlong is a
The game is played mostly from the
Background music and sound effects are unobtrusive. There is little dialogue between characters, although the game itself is
The game has backgrounds that appear to be a mixture of texture-mapped and hand-drawn graphics. An inventory bar is accessible at the bottom of the screen, and the Escape key is used for the game control menu.
Reception
Publication | Score |
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PC Gaming World | 8/10[6] |
The game received mainly mixed reviews, with reviewers praising the graphics and sound while criticising the plot and complexity of some of the puzzles. The game sold well enough to warrant the later Amiga conversion and a
Due to its
See also
References
- ^ "Cheap and Reliable Web Hosting - fast shared hosting and KVM VPS". 9 November 2000. Archived from the original on 9 November 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Nightlong Amiga".
- PC Gamer UK. No. 64. Archived from the originalon 17 March 2002.
- ^ Backer, Andy (21 February 2000). "Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy". Computer Games Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005.
- ^ "GamesRadar+". Archived from the original on 17 March 2007.
- PC Gaming World. Archived from the originalon 14 June 2000.
- ^ "MechCommander Back Cover". MobyGames. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Nightlong Front Cover". MobyGames. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
External links
- Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy at MobyGames
- Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy at the Hall of Light