Code-Name: Iceman

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Description

In the beginning of the 21st century, Earth is experiencing a global oil shortage. Surprisingly, Tunisia remains one of the few countries still in possession of large quantities of high-quality oil. USA and Soviet governments race each other in their attempts to purchase as much oil as possible. Finally, the Soviets take a step further and kidnap the US ambassador, hoping to provoke an international incident. Naval Officer Johnny Westland is sent to Tunisia with the order of rescuing the ambassador and preventing further escalation of the conflict.

Code-Name: Iceman is primarily an adventure game similar to Sierra's other works in that genre. The player navigates the protagonist in eight different directions from third-person view, and types text commands to interact with the environment. The command "Look" may be typed separately and lead to different text descriptions depending on where on screen the protagonist is positioned. The game is similar to Police Quest series in that it relies on realistic procedures, in this case military instructions, first aid, etc. The player may reach dead ends and resort to restoring an earlier save if some of these procedures are not followed properly. In addition, a considerable portion of the game consists of submarine simulation, requiring the player to navigate a submarine and fight enemy craft.

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Alternate Titles

• "Codename: Iceman" -- Media title

Part of the Following Groups

• Game Engine: Sierra's Creative Interpreter (SCI)
• Setting: Australian / Oceanian
• Setting: Military Submarine / U-Boat
• Theme: Submarine

User Reviews

So Jim Walls was also a submarine captain as well, eh?	DOS	*Katakis* (38325)
Codename: ICEMAN is a foray into techno-thriller fiction by Jim Walls.	DOS	vni VIC (20)
A ridiculous failiure? Not even.	DOS	Eurythmic (2581)
Interesting, varied, but also terribly hard	DOS	Nowhere Girl (2583)
Police Quest meets Military Quest? Pretty fun game, somewhat of a let down.	DOS	OlSkool_Gamer (99)
A ridiculous Sierra failure.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4351)
A brave, innovative Sierra adventure that ultimately doesn't accomplish much.	DOS	Lucas Schippers (59)
Great promise, good begining, and terrible everything else	DOS	William Shawn McDonie (1088)
2 hours, Bull!	DOS	C W (6)

Critic Reviews

The Games Machine (UK)	DOS	Jun, 1990	85 out of 100	85
ST Action	Atari ST	Mar, 1993	84 out of 100	84
The One	DOS	Apr, 1990	80 out of 100	80
Power Play	DOS	Jun, 1990	72 out of 100	72
Power Play	Amiga	Oct, 1990	72 out of 100	72
Amiga Joker	Amiga	Sep, 1990	69 out of 100	69
The DOS Spirit	DOS	Dec 18, 2009	4 out of 6	67
100 aktuelle PC-Spiele	DOS	1990	6 out of 10	60
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	DOS	Apr, 1990	6.2 out of 12	52
Adventure Gamers	DOS	Oct 19, 2007		30

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Trivia

Cancelled sequel

A sequel was mentioned as forthcoming in Sierra's news magazine, but it was never released.

Comic

There was a comic based on the game published in Sierra's magazine. A page of it can be seen at SierraPlanet.

Information also contributed by Giygas 8

Related Web Sites

• Codename: Iceman Walkthroughs (Several other solutions contributed to The Spoiler Centre)
• IMDb (Codename: Iceman page on IMDb)
• Walkthrough (Full Walkthrough for Codename: Iceman)