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Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land
Developer(s)Red Wasp Design
Publisher(s)None
EngineRed Wasp Design's custom engine
Platform(s)iOS, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseJanuary 30, 2012 (iOS)
Genre(s)Turn-based Strategy, Role-playing Game
Mode(s)Single-player

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a Lovecraftian horror Turn-based Strategy, Role-playing Game developed by Red Wasp Design in conjunction with Chaosium.[1] The game was released for the iOS system in February [2], PC in May 2012[3] and Android in June of the same year.[4]

The game is based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft, author of The Call of Cthulhu and progenitor of the Cthulhu Mythos. It bases some of its narrative around Lovecraft's novella Herbert West–Reanimator, also containing elements from the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game. The game is set during World War I and pits a group of soldiers and investigators against a conspiracy within the German army to build an army of re-animated corpses from the dead of the conflict.

Gameplay

The game is a mixture of a Turn-based Strategy and a Role-playing Game. The developer explained the mix of gameplay in an interview as, "When we started out, we were aiming for something in the style of Fire Emblem or Advance Wars, but it's evolved into something more like X-Com as we've gone on. The closest parallel is probably with an old PC game called Incubation, which was more storyline-based than X-Com.".[5] In keeping with its influences, it uses an Action Point system combined with aspects of the stats system from the paper version of Call of Cthulhu.

Development

The game took around a year to develop, though it was initially announced on 10 May 2011,[6] with SD screenshots[7] then HD screenshots later released.[8]

Reception

The game has been generally well received, getting good reviews from Wired's GeekDad; "I was totally addicted to this game for weeks...",[9] the Guardian [10] and T3 Magazine "Stunningly complex turn-by-turn strategy-based SIM redefines expectations for the iPad as games platform...".[11] However some reviews expressed concen at the control sensitivity, a point the developers claim they addressed in an update.[12]

References

  1. ^ "CALL OF CTHULHU: THE WASTED LAND Launches!(Chaosium's announcement)". 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  2. ^ "The Stars are Right as 'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Launches! (Developer's announcement)". 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  3. ^ "'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Now Out on AppUp Center, Insanity to follow (Developer's announcement)". 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  4. ^ "'Droid Ftaghn! 'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Launched on Android (Developer's announcement)". 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  5. ^ "Slide To Play Q and A: Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land". 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  6. ^ "Press Release: Call of Cthulhu Spawns on Mobile". 2012-11-20. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  7. ^ "Call of Cthulhu Screenshots and Level-Pan Video Released!". 2011-08-26. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  8. ^ "'Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land' Screenshots HD Released, Launch Date Announced as 30th January 2012". 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
  9. ^ "You'll Go Mad Playing Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land". 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  10. ^ "Six smartphone games you MUST download today". 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  11. ^ "Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land Review". 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  12. ^ "Version 1.22 is out now!". 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
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