Lighthouse: The Dark Being

Pass through a shimmering portal into a world teeming with invention, discovery...and evil. An exotic parallel universe is terrorized by a Dark Being. Alien technology, unearthly treachery, and brain-twisting danger skulk around every craggy cliff and corner. You are summoned on a rescue mission; lives and worlds hang in the balance. Do you have the courage and the imagination to leave your world and enter the unknown?

*You are the beacon of hope in a strange and desolate world.

*Fascinating characters provide clues to solve a mystery.

*You alone must learn the lessons of technology gone mad.

*Complex mechanical devices transport you into an alternate world.

*Fathom elaborate puzzles to aid in your search.

Lighthouse creator Jon Bock invites you to journey to a hand-crafted world of exotic architecture, inventions and characters. Drawn with brilliant precision and tinged with ageless folktale imagery, Lighthouse is a visual and literal masterpiece that pulls you into its beckoning beam of hope.

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Back of Box - Windows/DOS (US)

ÜBERLISTEN SIE DAS BÖSE IN DER MASCHINENWELT!

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Entdecken Sie eine seltsame und verlassene Welt

Komplexe mechanische Maschinen transportieren Sie...

...in ein Alternativuniversum

Sie treffen viele faszinierende Charaktere

LIGHTHOUSE

THE DARK BEING

Wagen Sie sich in ein exotisches Parallel-Universum, das von einem dunklen Wesen terrorisiert wird. Außerirdische Technologie, unirdischer Verrat und grausige Gefahr lauern hinter jedem Baum und hinter jeder Klippe...

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Printed advertising - PC Player Strategie-Sonderheft (1997)

Überlisten Sie das Böse in einer übernatürlichen mechanischen Welt

Das plötzliche Verschwinden eines Professors und seiner kleinen Tochter entführt Sie in ein fantastisches Universum. Während Sie versuchen, Dr. Krick zu finden, sehen Sie, wie die kleine Amanda von einer humanoiden Gestalt aus ihrer Wiege gerissen und in eine andere Dimension verschleppt wird. Um Licht in das Geheimnis zu bringen, müssen Sie die Grenze in ein teuflisches Universum überschreiten, ein Universum voller seltsamer Erfindungen und Geschöpfe, das von einer bösartigen Kreatur beherrscht wird. Haben Sie die Fantasie und den Mut, sich dem Unbekannten zu stellen?

"Uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen" PC POWER

*** Ein originelles Szenario in einer packenden Umgebung

• Hintergründe und Animationen in atemberaubendem 3D

• Mehr als 50 Stunden spannender Spielspaß**

Mystery-Adventure

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1997 Blizzard/Sierra game catalogue - Dos/Win/Mac (Germany)

OUTWIT EVILIN A SUPERNATURAL MECHANICAL WORLD

LIGHTHOUSE

Cross the threshold and enter a diabolical universe of inventions and discovery. Discover a fantastic parallel dimension haunted by a baleful creature, where alien technology, unearthly treachery and brain twisting danger skulks around every craggy cliff and corner. You have been summoned on a rescue mission. Lives and worlds hang in a delicate balance. You are the last hope for a doomed world. Will you be imaginative or brave enough to confront the unknown?

*** An original plot set in a captivation environment.

• Breath-taking 3-D animations and decor.

• Outstanding quality graphics.

• Uses the best "Motion capture" techniques.

• Over 50 hours of gameplay.**

"...an absorbing and chilling experience." PC POWER

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Back of Box - DOS/Windows Sierra Originals (UK)

OUTWIT EVIL IN A SUPERNATURAL MECHANICAL WORLD...

**Pass through a shimmering portal into a world teeming with invention, discovery... and evil.

Enter an exotic parallel universe is terrorized by a dark being, where alien technology, unearthly treachery and brain twisting danger skulks around every craggy cliff and corner.

You have been summoned on a rescue mission. Lives and worlds hang in a delicate balance.

Do you have both the courage and the imagination to leave your world and enter the unknown?**

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*You are the beacon of hope in a strange and desolate world.

Fascinating characters provide clues vital to solving a mystery.

...an absorbing and chilling experience"*

PC POWER

Source:

Back of Box - DOS and Windows (UK)