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
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 |
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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 |
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60 |
| Adventure Classic Gaming |
Apr 22, 2010 |
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60 |
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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.
