Atlantis Evolution
{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
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| state =
| title = Atlantis Evolution
| image = Atlantisevolution.jpg
| series = Atlantis
| developer = Atlantis Interactive Entertainment
| publisher = The Adventure Company
| platforms = {{Unbulleted list|Microsoft Windows|iOS|OS X}}
| released = {{Collapsible list|title={{nobold|October 15, 2004}}{{Cite news |date=2004-10-15 |title=What's New? |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-151004 |access-date=2023-05-12}}{{Cite web |date=2006-03-25 |title= The Adventure Company’s Atlantis Evolution Ships to Retail Play the First Installment of a New Atlantis Series|url=http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/pdf/atlantis_evolution_ships.pdf |access-date=2023-05-12 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325170028/http://www.adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/pdf/atlantis_evolution_ships.pdf |archive-date=2006-03-25 }}|Microsoft Windows{{Video game release|October 15, 2004}}iOS{{Video game release|October 20, 2012}}OSX{{Video game release|October 26, 2012}}}}
| genre = Adventure
| director = Desmond Oku
| producer = Luc Verdier
| programmer = Éric Safar
| writer = Johan Robson
| composer = Pierre Estève
}}
Atlantis Evolution is a 2004 graphic adventure game developed by French studio Atlantis Interactive Entertainment and published by The Adventure Company. It is the fourth in the Atlantis series by Cryo, and the first one made by Atlantis Interactive Entertainment, founded by former Cryo developers. Unlike the second and the third game in the series, the game revolves entirely around Atlantis. It was followed by The Secrets of Atlantis: The Sacred Legacy in 2006.
Story
Near the beginning of the 20th century a 25-year-old journalist named Curtis Hewitt returns home from Patagonia. On his journey, he encounters a storm, which brings him to the world of Atlantis. Here he meets the native people and embarks on a quest to free them from their tyrannical gods.http://www.atlantisevolution.com/ Atlantis Evolution
Development
Atlantis Evolution was first revealed by DreamCatcher Interactive in April 2003,{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041109234322/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/atlantisevolution/news_6026015.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/atlantisevolution/news_6026015.html | title=Atlantis Evolution announced | author=Calvert, Justin | date=April 30, 2003 | work=GameSpot | archive-date=November 9, 2004 | url-status=dead }} as part of several announcements by the company in preparation for the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041012161138/http://www.gamespot.com/pc/news/news_6026014.html | url=http://www.gamespot.com/pc/news/news_6026014.html | title=The Adventure Company E3 lineup | author=Calvert, Justin | date=April 30, 2003 | work=GameSpot | archive-date=October 12, 2004 | url-status=dead }} The game was initially developed by DreamCatcher Europe,{{cite press release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325170304/http://adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/e3_2003.html | url=http://adventurecompanygames.com/tac/press/releases/e3_2003.html | title=The Adventure Company to Showcase Exciting Line-up at the Electronic Entertainment Expo | location=Toronto | date=May 2003 | publisher=The Adventure Company | archive-date=March 25, 2006 | url-status=usurped }}{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041129185346/http://pc.ign.com/articles/400/400272p1.html | url=http://pc.ign.com/articles/400/400272p1.html | title=Many New Adventures | date=April 30, 2003 | author=Sulic, Ivan | work=IGN | archive-date=November 29, 2004 | url-status=dead }} a company formed when DreamCatcher absorbed parts of Cryo Interactive, its defunct parent.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051023082955/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,223 | url=http://www.adventuregamers.com:80/article/id,223 | title=The Adventure Company Europe | author=Bronstring, Marek | date=March 7, 2003 | archive-date=October 23, 2005 | work=Adventure Gamers | url-status=dead | access-date=October 5, 2019 }} However in the summer, DreamCatcher Europe shuttered the game development divisions it had carried over from Cryo.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402035247/http://adventureadvocate.gr/interviews/eng-interviews/item/benoit-hozjan-for-kheops-studio | url=http://adventureadvocate.gr/interviews/eng-interviews/item/benoit-hozjan-for-kheops-studio | title=Benoit Hozjan for Kheops Studio | date=August 9, 2005 | author=Fallen Angel | work=Adventure Advocate | archive-date=April 2, 2015 | url-status=dead }} Around September, the new company Atlantis Interactive Entertainment was founded by ex-Cryo employees; it ultimately became the game's developer.{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041009145204/http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,424 | url=http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,424 | title=Atlantis Evolution interview | author=Dickens, Evan | date=September 26, 2004 | work=Adventure Gamers | archive-date=October 9, 2004 | url-status=dead }}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| rev1 = Jeux Video
| rev1Score = 11/20{{cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030060206/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00004762_test.htm | url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0000/00004762_test.htm | title=Atlantis Evolution; Test | author=Super.panda | date=November 9, 2004 | work=Jeux Video | language=French | archive-date=October 30, 2007 | url-status=dead }}
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References
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{{Atlantis series}}
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Category:The Adventure Company games
Category:Atlantis (video game series)
Category:Atlantis Interactive Entertainment games
Category:First-person adventure games
Category:Point-and-click adventure games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in France
Category:Video games set in Atlantis