Sixty Five Million And One BC is a platform game for Windows about a bunch of velociraptors trying to save the world from a comet.
You see, around about 65 million years ago (as you no doubt are aware) an enormous hunk of rock, 10 km across, hurtled down from space and smacked rudely into what eventually became the Gulf of Mexico. It's what is generally thought to have caused - or at least contributed to - the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Well guess what? The dinosaurs have gotten wind of this and they aren't too happy about it.
In Sixty Five Million And One BC you play a lean, green, smoothly animated velociraptor charged with trekking across the Mesozoic world to gather parts for a dino-designed machine that will blow up the comet and save the world!
Simple, eh? Think again...
- 8th May 08 - Website launched, whoo!
- 6th May 08 - Version 1.2 released. See latest changes for details
- 2nd May 08 - Version 1.1 released.
- 27th Apr 08 - Beta testing completed, no major bugs found.
The late Cretaceous is a dangerous time in which to live - and not just because there's a large comet up there with your name on it. Hordes of rival dinosaurs prowl the prehistoric landscape and they all want nothing more than to bite a large chunk out of your scaly hide. So keep your wits about you and your claws sharp as you pounce, bite and tailwhip your way towards salvation!
But there's more to being a velociraptor than biting things...
During your travels you will encounter puzzles and challenges to stretch the intellect and test the dexterity. While many obstacles can be sorted out with a good pounce or ground-slam, some must be climbed or pushed into place or swum under. Observe the environment around you before you unleash raptor fury upon it.
With their ability to build machines revealed, it should come as no surprise to learn that dinosaurs can also talk. They talk quite a lot in fact, and you will need to listen carefully to what they have to say or you may find yourself lost inside a Cretaceous cave, or marooned on a Mesozoic mountaintop.
So take a look! Check out the screenshots, listen to the soundtrack or go ahead and download the demo!
- Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Vista
- DirectX 8 or later
- DirectX compatible graphics card with at least 32 MB of video memory
- Pentium or equivalent processor
- DirectX 8 compatible sound card
- At least 1 GB of RAM (recommended)
- 800 x 600 (or greater) screen resolution with 16-bit or 32-bit colours
MarkUp Magazine - Monthly online magazine for the Game Maker Community
- Full review (pdf document, 1.2 MB)
- Preview article (pdf document, 1.86 MB)
Alex Krone - Columnist, various game and technology magazines
- Click here (png image, 2.82 MB)
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