Riana Rouge

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{{Short description|1997 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = Riana Rouge

|image = RianaRouge.jpg

|caption = Cover art

|developer = Black Dragon Productions

|publisher = Black Dragon Productions

|designer =

|writer = Nancy Oliver

|producer = Gillian Bonner, Josh Caine

|platforms = Windows 95, Mac OS

|released = 1997

|genre = Adult, action-adventure

|modes = Single-player

}}

Riana Rouge is a 1997 adult action-adventure game developed and published by Black Dragon Productions. It is one of the few titles that have earned an "Adults Only" rating from the ESRB.

Plot

The game stars Playboy Playmate Gillian Bonner as Riana, a shy secretary who spies on her boss attempting to rape a co-worker. She enters the office and tries to help her, but she is overpowered by her boss and thrown out of the window. Somehow, she is transported to another world where she is a seductive warrior who must rescue the world from an evil dictator (her boss) and rescue her friend (the co-worker).

Development

Riana Rouge was distributed by Konami of America, and cost $1 million to produce.{{Cite news|url=https://ew.com/article/1996/11/29/risque-business-riana-rouge/|title=The Risque Business of 'Riana Rouge'|work=EW.com|access-date=2018-11-04|language=en}}

Gameplay

The game had an interface which allowed players to control the heroine using an "emotivator", which determines the course of action according to whether the player chooses to feel seductive, compassionate, or afraid.

Reception

German gaming magazine PC Player gave the Windows version of Riana Rouge an overall score of 19%,{{cite magazine|title =Adventure für Einsteiger - Riana Rouge |date =May 1998 |url =https://archive.org/details/PC-Player-German-Magazine-1998-05/page/n109/mode/2up |magazine =PC Player |publisher =Consumer Medien GmbH |last =Schütz |first =Volker |page =113 |language=German|issn=0943-6693}} and PC Joker gave it an overall score of 35%.{{cite magazine|title =Riana Rouge |date =April 1998 |magazine =PC Joker |publisher =Joker Verlag |last =Marzinkowski |first =Marco |page =88|language=German}}

The game sold 100,000 copies.{{cite web|first=Susan|last=Carpenter|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-sep-20-cl-12147-story.html|title=She Believes in E-quality|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=September 20, 1999|accessdate=May 28, 2022}}

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