Developed and published by Cinemaware in1989. Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Al82_Retro Add me on Google+: http://bit.ly/1tPwL1u It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game heavily influenced by the 1954 horror B-movie, "Them!", in which a small desert down is under siege from a colony of mutant, irradiated ants. The game starts just as a meteor crash-lands just outside of the town, Lizardbreath. What would normally be considered an important scientific event quickly turns into a fight for survival as the strike brings unforeseen consequences in the form of gigantic, mutant ants. You take on the role of Dr Greg, a geologist who happens to be in town at the time and it's up to you to discover what's going on, collect enough evidence to prove that the creatures exist and ultimately save the town. The game plays out across 11 consecutive days, during each of which a multitude of different events occur. You must choose which locations to visit from the town map and each action will take a certain amount of time to arrive at the desired destination, so it won't be possible to do everything in a single play-through. There are many locations to visit, many characters to meet, not all of whom will want to help you, or may even subvert your attempts to stop the ants. The game is one of the greatest ever created for the Amiga and still one of the best games of all time. The script is really well-written, the story thrilling and is accompanied by some brilliantly created artwork and audio. Even today, the game stands up to the test of time and is a real joy to play, although I suppose that the original thrill of discovery is lost since I know the game so well. This version of the game was also released on PC and it only went to prove just how ahead of it's time the Amiga actually was. The sound and graphics of the Amiga version eclipsed the PC version considerably. Let's raise our glasses in a toast to one of the best games written for one of the best computers ever made.
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