Ashen (2004 video game)

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Ashen
Ashen N-Gage cover art.jpg
North American box art
Developer(s) Torus Games
Publisher(s) Nokia
Platform(s) N-Gage
Release
  • NA: May 25, 2004 [1]
  • EU: June 17, 2004
Genre(s) First-person shooter
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Ashen is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Torus Games and published by Nokia for the N-Gage. It was first shown to the public at Cebit 2004. [2]

Contents

Gameplay

The game is divided into eight levels that take place in various environments and areas from the city, in which the player must complete objectives in various sections in order to proceed. There are nine different weapons available in the game, including two pistols, alien weapons, MG, sniper rifle, and a rocket launcher.

There is also the ability to enter a score in the game into the N-Gage Arena; however, a direct Multiplayer over GPRS is not present. The game offers an offline multiplayer mode for up to four players and with four different levels to play on.

Plot

In Seven River City, mysterious phenomena begin to happen. Jacob Ward, along with all of the residents, flee the city. Jacob's sister did not make it out, however, and he decides to return to save her.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ashen (ngage: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. "Ashen: Grusel-Shooter auf dem N-Gage - Leser-Test von ElBurro". 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. Reiner, Andrew (July 2004). "Ashen". Game Informer . No. 135. p. 123.
  4. Test Monkey (May 25, 2004). "Ashen Review for N-Gage on GamePro.com". GamePro . Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  5. Davis, Ryan (May 21, 2004). "Ashen Review". GameSpot . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  6. Leeper, Justin (June 30, 2004). "GameSpy: Ashen". GameSpy . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  7. Bedigian, Louis (July 22, 2004). "Ashen - NG - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  8. Buchanan, Levi (July 26, 2004). "Ashen". IGN . Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  9. Frankovitz, Jason (July 19, 2004). "Ashen Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  10. Wells, Dominic (February 5, 2005). "Ashen". The Times . Retrieved June 12, 2017.(subscription required)