Night Watch (video game)

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Night Watch
Night Watch, Nochnoi dozor Windows Cover Art.jpg
Developer(s) Nival Interactive
Publisher(s) CDV Software
Engine Silent Storm engine
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
Release
  • RUS: August 18, 2005
  • NA: June 26, 2006 [1]
  • EU: September 15, 2006
Genre(s) Tactical RPG
Mode(s) Single-player

Night Watch (Russian : «Ночной дозор») is a tactical role-playing game [2] [3] developed by Russian developer Nival Interactive, and based on the Russian novel and the film of the same name. It features a group of Light Others trying to combat the schemes of Day Watch.

Contents

The game was released in Russia in 2005 and in the rest of the world by CDV in 2006. A sequel, Day Watch , was released in 2007. [4] The game is powered by the Silent Storm engine.

Characters

Plot

Over the course of the game, it was revealed that both Day Watch and Night Watch found a way to change the potential Others' affiliation via electronic transmitters. Stas was one of its first test subjects, as he was originally supposed to be a Dark Other. Zavulon was planning to take advantage of the spell by converting all the potential Others in Russia into Dark Others.

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [5]

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