Description
You are Richard B. Riddick, a convicted criminal with a record as long as
War and Peace. You are the most wanted man in the known universe, and you have just been captured and arrested. You are being transported to Butcher Bay, a triple-maximum-security prison, the deadliest prison ever built. No one has ever escaped, and those who tried have been killed. Will you be the first?
As Riddick, you must find your way out of the prison and to safety. You begin in a cell, and soon, hell breaks out. You are left with nothing to defend yourself, so you must find a machine which will allow you to use guards weapons, otherwise you will be shocked, as they are DNA protected.
Throughout your adventure, you will explore the prison complex, caverns, mines, the triple-security area, and even the palace area, where all of the administration is housed.
To help you escape, you will have access to a small but deadly arsenal of weapons, such as a pistol and machine gun. There are a number of melee weapons available too, like a wrench or shiv (shard of glass).
You will have to take on several different enemies, from guards to prisoners to robotics to mutated humans, also called 'dwellers' who lives deep below under the prison.
Vin Diesel voices Riddick. The game is a prequel to the 1999 film
Pitch Black, which first introduced Vin Diesel as Richard Riddick, the anti-hero.
Alternate Titles
- "超世纪战警：逃离屠场" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Developer's Cut" -- PC title
- "Kroniki Riddicka: Ucieczka z Butcher Bay" -- Polish title
- "A Batalha de Riddick: Fuga de Butcher Bay" -- Brazilian title
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Trivia
References
The characters Moonlight and Soup were named after developers
Michael "Moonlight" Graham and
Cris "Soup" Lee respectively.
Soundtrack
Three weeks after the release, the original video game soundtrack was made available for free. It includes music from the game and four exclusive mixes. All tracks are composed and performed by
Gustaf Grefberg and assistant composer
Johan Althoff. Download it
here.
Windows version
The PC version of the game has the
Developer's Cut subtitle as it includes two added levels (Security Research 1&2). In these, set just before Tower 19, the player gets to explore a bit more of the military complex and can use a Riot Guard mecha suit. Additionally, there's a briefing room for the bad guys in the level which contains a billboard with pictures of the entire Starbreeze Studios team and, in a nearby room, a hidden pack of cigarettes that unlocks a DVD trailer and some behind-the-scenes stuff concentrating on the development team. It also has a Developer's Commentary, which occasionally appears when playing through portions of a level that have a noteworthy piece of trivia
Awards
- Computer Games Magazine
- March 2005 - #10 Game of the Year
- Computer Gaming World
- March 2005 (Issue #249) – Action Game of the Year
- March 2005 (Issue #249) – Coolest Menu System of the Year
- GameSpy
- 2004 – #7 Xbox Game of the Year
- 2004 - The "Reverse Mario Brothers" Award for the Best Game Based on the Worst Movie (Xbox)
- GameStar (Germany)
- Issue 03/2005 - Best Music in 2004
- Golden Joystick Awards
- 2004 - Unsung Hero Game of the Year Award
- PC Powerplay (Germany)
- Issue 01/2005 - Game with the Longest Title in 2004
Information also contributed by
Cris Lee,
piltdown man,
Zack Green and
Zovni.
