Machinarium
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| Studio | Amanita design | ||
| Publisher | Daedalic Entertainment | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
October 2009 | ||
| platform | Microsoft Windows , Linux , Mac OS X , iOS , Android , Windows Phone unofficial: HP TouchPad | ||
| genre | Point-and-click adventure | ||
| Game mode | Single player | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
1.6 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM , 350 MB hard disk space | ||
| medium | 2 CD-ROM (one music CD), download | ||
| language | German | ||
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Machinarium is a 2D point-and-click adventure of the Czech developer Amanita Design and appeared in October 2009 for Microsoft Windows , Linux and Mac OS X .
action
On a distant machine planet, the little robot Josef finds himself in individual parts in a junkyard outside of Machinarium City. After finding his missing pieces and assembling himself, his journey takes him back to town. In search of the answer to what happened, he uncovered the preparations for a bomb attack. A vicious robot brotherhood is wreaking havoc across the city and plans to destroy the mayor's tower in the center of town. Josef can prevent this in the last second and at the same time finds his great robot love Berta again.
Game principle and technology
At the beginning of the adventure, the basic elements of controlling Josef are explained in the respective language. The game largely dispenses with the classic interface of an adventure game. The controls are designed for Josef's ability to compress and stretch. Machinarium continues to do without language completely. Only some of the oil containers that appear in the game are labeled Oil in English . Dialogues with the city dwellers take place with gestures , noises and simply drawn animated film sequences that are shown in a thought bubble.
The game was originally implemented entirely in Adobe Flash . For the Definite Edition , which was released in 2017, the game was rewritten and this new version is based on a proprietary DirectX engine.
Production notes
The soundtrack for the game was composed by Tomáš Dvořák (also known under the pseudonym Floex ). As part of the Machinarium Pirate Amnesty campaign initiated by the developer , the composer Tomáš Dvořák composed another piece of music entitled Pirate Amnesty and offered it free of charge.
Machinarium original soundtrack
| Track # | title |
|---|---|
| 1. | The bottom |
| 2. | The Sea |
| 3. | Clockwise Operetta |
| 4th | Nanorobot Tune |
| 5. | The mezzanine |
| 6th | Mr. Handagote |
| 7th | Gameboy Tune |
| 8th. | The Furnace |
| 9. | The Black Cap Brotherhood Theme |
| 10. | The prison |
| 11. | The Glasshouse with Butterfly |
| 12. | The Castle |
| 13. | The elevator |
| 14th | the end |
Machinarium bonus soundtrack (freely available)
| Track # | title |
|---|---|
| 1. | The Robot Band Tune |
| 2. | Pipe Wrench Dubstep |
| 3. | Game In The Brain |
| 4th | Defusing The Bomb |
| 5. | By The Wall |
Additional material
If you buy the game on CD-ROM you can also purchase:
- The official soundtrack of the game (in the form of an additional CD).
- A poster from the cover of Machinarium and the cover of Deponia on the back .
- The game Samorost 2 is on the game DVD in an HTML file (playable in a web browser ). The game is by the same developer and was released as a browser game a few years earlier .
Some content is also available as DLC for the download version.
reception
The game was largely received positively by the trade press. The intuitive gameplay and the beautifully drawn backgrounds are particularly positive. On the other hand, the short playing time of around six hours was negative.
"Machinarium shows what kind of a comparatively unknown studio is possible if you stay true to your creative line and create your own worlds."
“Anyone who has just a bit of interest in seeing computer games really developed further (and having a lot of fun doing it) [...] has to support innovative products such as Machinarium. In the end, we all benefit from it. "
“Machinarium has almost everything to bewitch an adventure fan properly: original puzzles, lovely graphics and a nice hero. But I found some puzzles a bit too crisp. […] What a shame! Because basically Machinarium is a small, fine adventure insider tip for me. "
reviews
- On GameRankings , Machinarium has an average rating of 84.68%, based on 31 reviews.
- Computer Picture Games : Note 2.45
- GameStar : 80% and GameStar for innovative game mechanics
- PC Games : 78%
Awards
- 2009: Independent Games Festival - Winner Best Graphics
Web links
- machinarium.net (English, requires Flash Player)
- amanita-design.net (requires Flash Player, HTML code also available on CD-ROM)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instructions for installation on the HP TouchPad. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 27, 2011 ; Retrieved August 28, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Machinarium: Definitive Edition offers HD and other bonuses. In: pcgames.de. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Pirate Amnesty Amanita Design Blog
- ↑ Bonus soundtrack. Amanita Design Blog
- ↑ Conclusion on Machinarium. In: 4Players. Retrieved August 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Game rating. In: Gamestar.de. Retrieved August 28, 2011 .
- ^ Felix Schütz: game review. In: pcgames.de. Retrieved August 28, 2011 .
- ↑ Test report collection for Machinarium on GameRankings.com. Retrieved August 28, 2011 .
