Rakia Ocean
Winter, 1989
HQs: Belgrade, Serbia (SRB)
$3,000,000, now: $222,5000
Ракија оцеан поклони!
One night in Kosovo.
Topic: Murder mystery, Realistic fiction
Genre: Adventure game/ Interactive fiction
Rated: MT
Market: All of Europe except Turkey.
Languages: French,Germany, Serbian, Italian, Portuguese
Features:
MADE IN SERBIA BY ALL SERBIAN CREW
None-password save system
Engrossing mystery story line running many hours
Branching story with choices and consequences
Beautifully rendered 16 bit still images
Intuitive puzzles: No more tiring puzzles like those of mentally deficient American devs (Fuck you sierra game logic)
Plot: You are a INTERPOL detective doing investigation over a murdered diplomat. However one morning you wake up implicated with the murder of the diplomat. With only a week to clear your name. You must delve into a seedy underworld amongst the city streets and discover the events and people that led to what happened today
Marketing
DORADUS
Topic: Sci-fi
Genre: SHMP/Action
Markets: Europe & USSR
Language: ALL OF THE CYRILLIC!, German, French, Italian, Spanish, etc
Features:
MOST AMBITIOUS SERBIAN GAME MADE IN SERBIA
Attractive psychedelic & futuristic looking art direction
Equally complementary soundtrack
5 different vessels with different characteristics to enhance play values
Limited customization: LT. Bubalo knows he cannot take on the Yjorliztoc alone and must keep his ship in working order.
Game features a primitive upgrade system that offers some customization of each fighters unique features and some generic changes to things like firing rate, hit toughness, etc
Power ups
11+ stages
Plot: In the distant future of 30XX Lt mankind has reached the stars and expanded beyond their terrestrial home. Nico Bubalo among others is part of proud Earth Nations Space Navy. However mankind is not alone and they have awakened an ancient space evil that consumes all through its rampaging path. Surviving an assault on planet Tangayr-II Lt. Bubalo boards into an experimental starfighter on a mission to save humanity!
Small advertisement: 750K
Feelies: Instruction manual that doubles as art book featuring game hints. Also contains short narrative framing the story. 25k
Announcing:
Researching into: Better graphics. 32 bit 2D?
Releasing an announcement to computer enthusiant press: The CEO of Rakia Oceans says that despite handicaps posed by their location that they will be working on ways to advancing visual quality to keep up with more advanced nations for pride of nation.
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