Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back

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Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back
Developer(s) Team VSB
Series Space Quest (unofficial)
Engine AGS
Platform(s) Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
ReleaseDecember 22, 2011
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single-player

Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back is a non-commercial fan-made sequel to Sierra's Space Quest series, released in 2011.

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Premise

When a fallen nemesis returns to wreak vengeance on the galaxy, it's up to space janitor Roger Wilco to tread the treacherous ice world of Radon, outwit an army of simian commandos, and lead the indigenous people in a revolution to take back the planet and defeat the diabolical mad scientist Sludge Vohaul.

Development

Beginning in April 2002, the game was developed by a group of volunteers in their spare time for over nine years. The developers used the free Adventure Game Studio engine, created by Chris Jones.

The game contains approximately: [1]

A voice pack was planned to add speech to the game, but never released.

Several authors of Vohaul Strikes Back, most notably Chris Ushko, also worked on another fan-made sequel, Space Quest: Incinerations , which was in development for over six years and released just a few weeks after Vohaul Strikes Back, in January 2012.

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