Description
Byzantine: The Betrayal is a first-person adventure game in which the player takes the role of an American journalist, summoned to the city of Istanbul by an old college friend with the promise of a once in a lifetime story. By the time the player arrives police are already on the scene, his old friend, Emre, has run away. Players must use their investigative skills in order to uncover the secret he struggled, but failed, to reveal. Failure could mean death.
The game plays in a typical first-person adventure fashion, providing 360º of freedom of movement around the player, as well as the ability to look up and down. Locations are presented as static images and talking is handled similar to that in the
Tex Murphy series, with live cast and photo realistic surroundings. The game incorporates details of Turkey's history, as well as that of Southeastern Europe and so the player will have to make use of an abnormal piece of technology to investigate through the past and save yourself in the present, uncovering the secrets that lie behind Emre's disappearance.
Alternate Titles
- "Planet Explorer: Byzantine: The Betrayal" -- Series Title
- "La pesadilla turca" -- Spanish Title
- "Byzantine: Tod in Istanbul" -- German Title
- "Byzantine: O Império da Traição" -- Brazilian Title
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The Press Says
| Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks |
Aug, 2002 |
 |
100 |
| Just Adventure |
Dec, 1999 |
A |
100 |
| Adventure Classic Gaming |
Feb 23, 2006 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| PC Jeux |
Oct, 1997 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Quandary |
Jul, 1998 |
  |
70 |
| Computer Gaming World (CGW) |
Feb, 1998 |
|
70 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Sep, 1998 |
67 out of 100 |
67 |
| Game Revolution |
Jun 05, 2004 |
B- |
67 |
| GameSpot |
Nov 17, 1997 |
6.1 out of 10 |
61 |
| Power Play |
Dec, 1998 |
52 out of 100 |
52 |
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This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
MAT 
(53416) on Apr 13, 2001.
