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It Came from the Desert PC

An adventure and arcade game, in terms of plot referring to the horrors of class B from the sixties. The player takes on the role of a geological dock, which must resist the invasion of mutated, giant ants.

Adventure

It Came from the Desert Release Date PC

12May1990

developer: Cinemaware

English language game language: English

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It Came from the Desert is an adventure game, in which great emphasis was also placed on arcade elements. In addition to talking to the characters he meets, collecting items and exploring the surrounding area, he will have to e.g. quickly extinguish a house fire, race in a car or fight against the main threat, i.e. ants. The action expires in real time (our 1 second corresponds to 1 minute in the game), so you need to act quickly. Admittedly, we have two weeks to complete the task, but in many cases this is not enough. Particularly annoying are visits to the hospital, where we usually arrive after not completing the task of dexterity. Stay always lasts one day and it is a lost day. You can try to escape from the hospital, but when the guards catch us, we automatically get to bed and then, if you want to, you will have to lie down.

Audio Climbing, as in all Cinemaware games, is at a high level. During the adventure part we observe the action from the first person's perspective. In arcade episodes it is already different. The car race resembles the games from the Test Drive series, while the escape from the Gauntlet Hospital.

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Last updated on 10 December 2007

Game mode: single player  

User score: 4.1 / 10 based on 33 votes.

Age restrictions It Came from the Desert: Good for all ages.

It Came from the Desert System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • 286
  • 640 KB RAM
  • VGA
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