The New Adventures of the Time Machine

The New Adventures of the Time Machine is an adventure video game released in 2000, developed and published by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. It is based on H. G. Wells' novella The Time Machine.

The New Adventures of the Time Machine
Cover art of The New Adventures of the Time Machine
Developer(s)Cryo Interactive
Publisher(s)Cryo Interactive (Europe)
DreamCatcher Interactive (North America)
Platform(s)Windows PC
Release
  • NA: August 28, 2000
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Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Production

Design

During development the characters and backgrounds began as wire frames.[2][3]

The game features Real time 3D animation in pre-rendered sets, using the 'Warp' technology.

Plot

A mythical being, a Demi-God, The Master of the Hourglass: Khronos, is the only one who can restore the balance of time, and help you find your own time again.

Reception

Market research firm PC Data reported North American retail sales of 11,252 copies for Time Machine during 2000.[4] The firm tabulated another 18,097 retail sales of the game in North America during 2001,[5] and 21,585 during the first six months of 2002.[6] In 2003, its jewel case SKU secured 16,747 sales in the region.[7]

GameSpot thought the game alternated between a "nonsensical story" and "infuriating puzzles".[8] IGN felt that the game didn't push the boundaries for Cryo and tested player's patience.[9] Jeux Video praised the game's beauty and interactivity.[10] Eurogamer praised the story and graphics and gave the game a 9/10.[11] John Walker of Rock Paper Shotgun criticised the premise of making H. G. Wells the time traveling protagonist himself.[12]

gollark: Sure it can!
gollark: Yes, I'm not saying you're not.
gollark: Calling random things virtues is a virtue.
gollark: Except to the extent which is necessary to get people to *think* of you as ethical or whatever so they might be nicer to you.
gollark: Well, if your moral framework is "what's good for me", you don't really!

References
  1. The New Adventures of the Time Machine release date at GameFAQs
  2. "Wayback Machine". 2000-10-01. Archived from the original on 2000-10-01. Retrieved 2017-12-28.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Wayback Machine". 2000-10-01. Archived from the original on 2000-10-01. Retrieved 2017-12-28.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  4. Sluganski, Randy (February 2001). "The State of Adventure Gaming". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on April 14, 2001.
  5. Sluganski, Randy (March 2002). "State of Adventure Gaming - March 2002 - 2001 Sales Table". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on June 19, 2002.
  6. Sluganski, Randy (August 2002). "State of Adventure Gaming - August 2002 - June 2002 Sales Table". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on March 14, 2005.
  7. Sluganski, Randy (March 2004). "Sales December 2003 - The State of Adventure Gaming". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on April 11, 2004.
  8. Dulin, Ron (2000-09-18). "The New Adventures of the Time Machine Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  9. Staff, I. G. N. (2000-09-12). "The New Adventures of the Time Machine". IGN. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  10. "Test La Machine A Voyager Dans Le Temps sur PC". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20011123023555/http://www.eurogamer.net/content/timemachine
  12. Walker, John (2015-06-22). "I Kind Of Miss Dreadful Adventure Developer Cryo". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
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