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MindRover: The Europa Project
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Developer(s) CogniToy
Publisher(s) CogniToy
Platform(s) Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Release
November 11, 1999
  • Windows
    • NA: November 11, 1999 (Online) [1]
    • NA: December 5, 2000 (Retail) [2]
    Linux
    • NA: May 23, 2001
    • EU: December 13, 2002
    Mac OS X
    • NA: October 7, 2003 [3]
Genre(s) Strategy

MindRover: The Europa Project, also known as simply MindRover, is a video game for PC, developed by CogniToy.

Contents

Gameplay

The game, which can be thought of as a successor to the Learning Company's Robot Odyssey, revolves around three activities:

Development

The game had a budget of $500,000. [4] In October 2000, CogniToy signed a contract with Tri Synergy to distribute the game to retail stores. [5]

The game was developed for Microsoft Windows and was released for online retail in 1999, and for traditional retail stores a year later. Add-ons were available to control Lego Mindstorms robots.

The game was ported to Linux by Loki Software and Linux Game Publishing and to the Mac by MacPlay.

Reception

The PC version received favorable reviews. Carla Harker of NextGen called the retail version "A truly amazing title for anyone looking for something unique and challenging." [12]

The same PC version was nominated for the "Best Strategy Game for PC", "Best Independent PC Game", and "Most Innovative Game of the Year" awards at The Electric Playground 's Blister Awards 2000, which went to Sacrifice , Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord , and Jet Grind Radio , respectively. [16] [17]

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