Game Classification

Riven Cyan (Robyn Miller / Richard Vander Wende) (U.S.A.), Brøderbund (PC, Mac) / NA Acclaim (PlayStation) / EU Sega (Saturn) &#3 (U.S.A.), 1997  

Informations Analyses Serious Gaming
 

Classification

VIDEO GAME

Keywords

Adventure - Graphic adventure - Medieval fantasy - Puzzle-solving

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Storytelling

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 8 to 11 years old / 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick DESTROY : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
0 analysis

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Riven Riven is the sequel to the highly successful computer game Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, it was initially published by Brøderbund. Riven was distributed on five compact discs and released on October 29, 1997 in North America; it was later released on a single DVD-ROM, with improved graphics and a fourteen-minute "making-of" video. In addition to the PC versions, Riven was ported to several other platforms, including the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : PC (Windows) - Sega Saturn - Playstation (PSX) - PC (Dos) - Macintosh - Mobile (Windows Mobile)

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