Ankh: Heart of Osiris
{{Short description|2006 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Ankh: Heart of Osiris
|image = Ankh Heart of Osiris cover.jpg
|caption = Cover art
|developer = Deck13 Interactive
|publisher = Xider
|engine = OGRE, PINA
|released = {{vgrelease|GER|October 30, 2006|FRA|November 17, 2006|UK|May 18, 2007}}
|genre = Third-person adventure
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
}}
Ankh: Heart of Osiris ({{langx|de|Ankh: Herz des Osiris}}) is the second game in the Ankh series of video games. The game was released in Germany on October 30, 2006, in France on November 17,{{cite web |url=http://www.ankh-jeu.com |title=Ankh2 est maintenant disponible |author= |date=November 17, 2006 |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205023313/http://www.ankh-jeu.com |access-date=September 16, 2017|archive-date=2006-12-05}} and in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2007. The development team originally considered to make the game as an expansion pack to Ankh, but was later developed as a pseudo-sequel to the first game.{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/news/view/20036 |title=Ankh expansion announced |author=Jack Allin |date=April 10, 2006 |publisher= |access-date=September 16, 2017 |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130306101701/http://www.adventuregamers.com/news/view/20036 |url-status=bot: unknown}}
Plot
Assil has just returned to Cairo weeks after he had dispelled Osiris' curse and finds that the holy ankh has vanished. Assil needs to recover the ankh before Osiris can unleash another curse on Egypt.
Gameplay
File:Screenshot Ankh Heart of Osiris.jpg
The game contains three playable characters: Assil, Thara and the Pharaoh. Gameplay is similar to the Runaway series. The game requires clicking on objects and places in the area to solve puzzles and progress. By default the player will be able to move the playable character around. When the mouse pointer is hovered over a particular something, the icon changes to match a different action such as Looking, Taking, Talking and Using. Items in the inventory can be looked at by left clicking on them and used by right clicking on them.{{cite web |url=http://www.replacementdocs.com/download.php?view.6866 |title=Ankh: Heart of Osiris Manual |author= |date= |publisher=Xider |access-date=September 16, 2017}}
One puzzle served as a copyright protection measure, in which the player was required to use a code wheel provided with the game copy to solve the combination in order to continue the game.{{cite web |url=http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Aa/Ankh2byl4l.htm |title=Ankh: Heart of Osiris review |author=Looney4Labs |date=May 2007 |publisher= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507131250/http://www.gameboomers.com/reviews/Aa/Ankh2byl4l.htm |access-date=September 16, 2017|archive-date=2016-05-07}}
Development
During the game's development, Deck13 revised the puzzles and content based on feedback from the previous game, while trying to balance the storyline and gameplay as well as the difficulty of the puzzles.{{cite web |url=http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/334 |title=Jan Klose Deck13 Interactive |author=Matt Barton |date=May 21, 2008 |publisher=Adventure Classic Gaming |access-date=September 16, 2017}}
Reception
=Domestic=
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = PC Games
| rev1Score = 84/100{{cite journal | author=Schütz, Felix | title=Test; Ankh: Herz des Osiris | date=January 2007 | journal=PC Games | language=German | page=122}}
| rev2 = PC Action
| rev2Score = 87%{{cite journal | author=Blumenthal, Dennis | title=Goldiges Kerlchen | date=January 2007 | language=German | journal=PC Action | page=132}}
| rev3 = 4Players
| rev3Score = 84%{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919041112/http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/8079/4951/0/Ankh_-_Herz_des_Osiris.html | url=http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/8079/4951/0/Ankh_-_Herz_des_Osiris.html | title=Test: Ankh - Herz des Osiris | author=Naser, Bodo | date=November 30, 2006 | work=4Players | language=German | archive-date=September 19, 2015 | url-status=live}}
}}
=International=
{{Video game reviews
| GR = 72.62%{{cite web | title=Ankh: Heart of Osiris for PC - GameRankings | url=http://www.gamerankings.com/pc/937316-/ | publisher=GameRankings | date= | access-date=September 16, 2017}}
| EuroG = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.de/articles/review_ankhosiris_1 |title=Ankh: Das Herz des Osiris - Eurogamer.de |author=Fabian Walden |website=Eurogamer.de |date=October 30, 2006 |publisher=Eurogamer |access-date=September 16, 2017}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{moby game|id=/ankh-heart-of-osiris}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080108134710/http://www.ankh-game.com/ Official Ankh website] (Macromedia Flash required)
{{Deck13}}
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games based on Egyptian mythology
Category:Video games developed in Germany