Alpha Polaris (Windows)

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Description

In Alpha Polaris the player takes control over Rune Knudsen, a member of a research team in Greenland. They are on the search for oil wells but they also find tracks from an ancient Inuit legend regarding an demon. And so the classical horror story of isolation, nightmares and human stress unfolds...

The game itself uses the traditional point & click interface of its time and takes place in modeled backgrounds with static camera angles. The puzzles are mostly inventory based and focus on physical and technical science. Other puzzles require decrypting the meaning of Inuit symbols - the solutions have to be typed in with the keyboard. Another important part of the game is interacting with the other characters in multiple choice dialogues: the capitalist who is in for the money, the scientist and the Inuit love interest. To help the player there is the possibility to display all spots on a screen which can be interacted with.

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Alternate Titles

• "Alpha Polaris: Thriller Przygodowy" -- Polish tag-line title
• "Alpha Polaris: Mystery Adventure" -- UK tag-line title
• "Alpha Polaris: A Horror Adventure Game" -- Steam tag-line title

Part of the Following Group

• Game Engine: Wintermute

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Critic Reviews

GameFront	Jul 26, 2011	75 out of 100	75
Adventure's Planet	Aug 05, 2012	75 out of 100	75
Adventure Gamers	Jun 24, 2011		70
Adventure-Treff	Aug 05, 2011	68 out of 100	68
GameStar (Germany)	Jun 23, 2011	64 out of 100	64
4Players.de	Jul 07, 2011	60 out of 100	60
Just Adventure	Aug 15, 2011	C+	58
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Jul 26, 2011	42 out of 100	42
GamePro (US)	Aug 24, 2011	2 out of 5	40
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Jul 04, 2011	Unscored	Unscored

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Related Web Sites

• Alpha Polaris Walkthrough (by MaGtRo, posted on Gameboomers.com (English))