Black Moon Chronicles (video game)

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Black Moon Chronicles
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Developer(s) Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s) Cryo Interactive
Engine Black Moon Chronicles engine
Platform(s) Windows
Release1999
Genre(s) Strategy
Mode(s)

Black Moon Chronicles (French : Chroniques de la Lune noire) is a 1999 video game by Cryo Interactive, based on the comic book series of the same name.

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Plot

The player is Wismerhill, a Half-Elf, who is stuck in the middle of a war between four camps.

Gameplay

The gameplay draws both from the Warcraft and Heroes of Might and Magic series.

Critical reception

According to Cryo Interactive, Black Moon Chronicles was a commercial success, with sales above 100,000 units by September 1999. [1]

JeuxVideo thought the game brought originality to the real-time strategy genre, though thought its interface was too simple. [2] Craig Vaughan of PC Zone negatively compared it to Magic and Mayhem and Warhammer: Dark Omen , though praised its gothic soundtrack. [3] Mithnar of Polish review site Gry Online praised the "active pause" feature. [4] Russian Michael Kalinchenko of Absolute Games hoped that adventure game company Cryo would stop making attempts at titles in the strategy genre. [5]

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References

  1. "C R y O . F i n a n c E". www.cryofinance.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Test de Chroniques de la Lune Noire sur PC - 07/07/1999". 2012-10-24. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2017-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  4. "Black Moon Chronicles | Recenzja strona 1 | PC | | Gry-Online". 2004-09-01. Archived from the original on 2004-09-01. Retrieved 2017-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "AG // Black Moon Chronicles // Рецензия (обзор, review)". 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2017-02-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)