76
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100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.5
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Another game in Infogrames' line of H. P. Lovecraft inspired games started by Alone In the Dark, Prisoner of Ice puts you in the role of Lt. Ryan, an American agent stationed aboard the submarine H.M.S. Victoria on a rescue mission to the Antarctic. The Victoria picks up two mysterious crates during the course of the rescue. Before you know it the Captain is eaten alive by the cargo, a horrific monster with whom you are trapped aboard the submarine. And that's just the start of your problems.

Prisoner of Ice features a very simplified version of the classic adventure game interface, where you can left click with the cursor to operate an object or right click to look at it. The program won't let you do anything with these objects, other than the few appropriate actions needed to advance the game.

Alternate Titles

  • "Gevangen in het ijs" -- Dutch title
  • "Call of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice" -- International title

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User Reviews

Do you wanna be a prisoner forever!? Set yourelf free!! MAT Bronze Star Contributing Member (53828) 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars
Nazis, Norweigans with speech-problems and general weirdness. Joakim Kihlman (270) 3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars3.25 Stars
Decent story, but doesn't quite cut it as an adventure game. Alan Chan (3657) unrated

The Press Says

Coming Soon Magazine Oct 31, 1995 94 out of 100 94
Joystick (French) Jun, 1995 86 out of 100 86
High Score Nov, 1995 4 out of 5 80
Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks May, 2002 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Power Play Jun, 1995 79 out of 100 79
The DOS Spirit Sep 03, 2010 4.5 out of 6 75
PC Player (Germany) Jun, 1995 74 out of 100 74
Jeuxvideo.com May 05, 2011 14 out of 20 70
Quandary Dec, 1995 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
Adventure Classic Gaming Apr 22, 2010 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Question about "Prisoner of Ice" game play 3 BostonGeorge Bronze Star Contributing Member (225)
Feb 25, 2009
Is there really Windows edition of a game? 11 Dr. M. "Schadenfreude" Von Katze Bronze Star Contributing Member (588)
Jul 20, 2007

Trivia

When Ryan arrives at the Buenos Aires library, he meets a blind man named Jorge who is the curator. Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986) was director of the Buenos Aires public library for some years (although not close to the year 1937, when the game takes place) and began to lose his eyesight in his last years until finally he was completely blind. According to H.P. Lovecraft's writings, the Buenos Aires Library is one of the few places holding a copy of the Necronomicon.


This entry was contributed by B.L. Stryker (20702), Kabushi (105879), Alan Chan (3657) and Scaryfun (11105)
 

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