| The Martian Chronicles | |
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| Developer(s) | Byron Preiss Multimedia Company |
| Publisher(s) | Simon & Schuster [1] |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Macintosh |
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
The Martian Chronicles is a 1995 video game developed by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, released for Windows and Mac OS.
The Martian Chronicles is an adventure game based on the works of Ray Bradbury. [2]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared The Martian Chronicles the 16th-worst computer game ever released. [2] It received a largely negative review from Computer Game Review , whose writers called it "dull and lifeless". [3]
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