Ringworld Revenge of the Patriarch PC CD travel space star galaxy adventure game Type: Game Platform: DOS Publisher: Tsunami Released: 1992 Media: CD A graphical adventure set in Larry Niven's "Known Space" universe. The centerpiece of the Known Space universe is the Ringworld, an artificially created planet that is actually an immense band orbiting a distant star (the upcoming game Halo borrows this idea for it's setting). If you aren't familiar with Niven's series, go out and pick up any one of the dozens of Known Space books and you won't be far from having to track down all of them.In Revenge of the Patriarch, the player must travel to the Ringworld to uncover information which could prevent the alien Kzinti from starting another war with humanity. It follows the standard point and click formula for adventure games. It never mentioned an insane Patriarch, Kzinti assassins, Puppeteer genocide, or the fact that the only hope for the future of the universe might be found on a world so immense it could hold a million earths.A tangled web of intrigue brings together a vengeful Kzin, a kidnapped engineer and a mercenary - alone against a plot which could plunge all of Known Space into total chaos. The Kzinti are on the warpath, the Puppeteers claim innocence, and Ringworld holds the answer - if only you can find it in time...Truly interactive story line where your input determines the outcome of the adventure.Life-like animation and scrolling in a realistic game environment.Point and click interface with pop-up menus.For DOS/Windows (via DOSBox) [*Please review compatibility/platform sections in 'What You Get']
