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Description

Following the events depicted in The Savage Empire, the Avatar and his friend Dr. Spector receive a book that contains the knowledge of time traveling. They are taken to the year 1893, witnessing Percival Lowell prepare a space cannon not unlike the one described in Jules Verne's works, with the intention of sending humans to Mars. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, the cannon is fired during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, with several famous people of the time on board. The Avatar and his companions follow, only to be transferred into the mysterious and dangerous world of the Martian civilization.

The second entry in the Worlds of Ultima series is very similar to its predecessor visually and gameplay-wise. Like the first game, it utilizes the Ultima VI engine, and is a top-down role-playing game set in a seamless graphical environment and featuring turn-based party combat. Conversations with characters, interaction with the game world, and acquiring crucial items occupy a significant portion of the gameplay. Many supporting characters are famous real-world figures from the depicted time period, such as Marie Curie, Sigmund Freud, Nikola Tesla, and others.

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User Reviews

An Epic, Out Of This World Rpg Adventure! Malik (7) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Edutainment! GOOD edutainment! (did Sid Meier take part in this game?) Don Lee (8) unrated
One of my favorite games of all out of the Ultima series OceansDaughter Bronze Star Contributing Member (105) 3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars3.8 Stars
One of the best (and most overlooked) games in the ultima series Pix (1164) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
An imaginitive, fun, and highly underrated game. Ben Sokal (15) 4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars4.6 Stars
Some game-ideas are even above the unusual ones like Populous and (inspired ?) Alpha Centauri ! Thomas Dahl (1) unrated

The Press Says

ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) Aug, 1991 928 out of 1000 93
Games-X Jul, 1991 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Power Play Sep, 1991 73 out of 100 73
PC-Spiele '92 1991 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

Like Ultima VI, Martian Dreams was re-released by GT Interactive in a smaller package.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by Old man gamer (317) on Jun 14, 2000.
 

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