Silent Space ( Russian. Quiet space ) - a computer game , the development of which was stopped. The game "Silent Space" was developed by the German company Crytek and was announced on February 8, 2001 . [2] The game was supposed to be a mixture of a space simulator and a real-time strategy with a sci-fi plot. Together with the announcement, several screenshots of the game were presented. The game was developed for personal computers and game consoles Xbox and PlayStation 2 . [2]
| Silent space | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Crytek |
| Announcement Date | February 8, 2001 [1] |
| Date of issue | game canceled |
| Genres | space simulator with elements of real-time strategy and arcade |
| Technical details | |
| Platforms | PC , Xbox , PlayStation 2 |
| Game engine | Cryspace |
| Game modes | single user |
The game was developed in parallel with the shooters Engalus and X-Isle, but the development took an unreasonably long time, the publisher could not be found, and Crytek canceled Silent Space together with Engalus and redirected all resources to the first-person shooter “X-Isle”, which was redesigned and released in 2004 called Far Cry . [3] The exact date of cancellation of the development of the game is not known to the public.
Gameplay and Features
| External Images | |
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| 8 game screenshots | |
| ( IGN.com website; resolution - 800x600 pixels ) | |
| No. 1 [2] | |
| No. 2 [2] | |
| No. 3 [2] | |
| No. 4 [2] | |
| No. 5 [2] | |
| No. 6 [2] | |
| No. 7 [2] | |
| No. 8 [2] | |
It was assumed that "Silent Space" was to become a sci-fi space simulator with elements of real-time strategy and arcade . Details of the game never became known to the public, however, according to the developers, the game was supposed to preserve the classic style and physics of the space simulator genre. It was supposed to use the “advanced” game artificial intelligence , which would use certain battle tactics and have the ability to adapt to the player’s behavior and other circumstances. Nothing is known about the plot, however, the developers promised to make the game missions "very colorful." [1] [3] [4]
Faruk Yerli , co-founder and CEO of Crytek, put it this way about the game [1] [5] :
| We are currently negotiating with some publishers. You know that the game will be fantastic, but you certainly know that without financing it cannot be finished. We believe that Silent Space will be able to expand and expand the genre of space games, and soon we will announce the future of all our projects. |
CrySpace Game Engine
Especially for Silent Space, Crytek developed the CrySpace game engine . According to the specifications, the graphics engine supported DirectX 5/6/7, Transform & Lighting technology, dynamic lighting, bump-mapping , multitexturing, level of detail , an advanced particle system , lens-flares and light-flares post-effects. The physics engine supported accurate collision detection for large bodies with complex geometry. CrySpace, like the game itself, was developed for the PC , PlayStation 2, and Xbox platforms . [6] The development of the engine was stopped along with the development of the game.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Bryan Keers. Crytek slates Silent Space for PS2 psxextreme (February 8, 2001). Date of treatment June 23, 2009. Archived April 18, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 IGN Staff. Crytek to Bring Silent Space to PC, PS2, and Xbox The German developer has multi-console plans for its upcoming sci-fi strategy game . IGN (February 9, 2001). Date of treatment April 11, 2009. Archived February 23, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Dmitry Karasev, Igor Warnavsky. Parade of unfulfilled hopes Promising games that never saw the light of day. Part One Chapter 2. “Closed Space” (inaccessible link - history ) . Gambling (magazine) (Magazine "Gambling" No. 2/133 2007). Date of appeal April 16, 2009.
- ↑ Alexey Borisov. Crytek plans to release the Silent Space game for the PS2 and Xbox platforms . Compulent (February 19, 2001). Date of treatment June 23, 2009. (unavailable link)
- ↑ Silent Space (Xbox) TeamXbox . Date of treatment April 11, 2009. Archived February 23, 2012.
- ↑ CrySPACE . Initially, the official website of Crytek, now - the Internet Archive . Date of treatment April 11, 2009. Archived February 29, 2000.
External links
- Profile of the game "Silent Space" . Absolute Games . Date of treatment April 11, 2009. Archived February 23, 2012.
- Profile of the game "Silent Space" . BestGamer.ru. Date of treatment April 11, 2009. Archived February 23, 2012.