So I decided to read the book and play the game and not go beyond what I have played.
I had no idea what this game was about. From what I gathered, it could have been about some ancient archeological dig that unearths some kind of crazy killer alien. Boy was I wrong!
It's about an asteroid that is on a collision course with our planet. The government decides to get a group of astronauts together and blow it off course. All the pictures I have posted so far take place during the opening credits.
Figures the dude who thought of this concept also did Deep Impact.
You play as the esteemed Commander Boston Low. You are on this mission with others, most notably Brink Ludger and Maggie Robbins. You go to the asteroid to plant some nuclear devices in it to detonate and blast it off course enough that it will be stuck revolving around Earth. After the blast, you realize that you can actually enter the asteroid.
Once you figure out all the little puzzles in the asteroid, you are transported to another world that is named by the astronauts as Cocytus. Tragedies occur while you try to figure out where you are and how you can get back.
These spires are all connected and hold valuable information on how the astronauts can get back to Earth.
More pictures:
Some animations are cartoons.
The game took me three weeks to beat since I was being an extremely slow player. I bet it could be done in an afternoon. I also loved reading the book to compare with the game. The book generally follows the game's storyline, but there are quite a few differences. You also get to read more about the Cocytans who inhabited the world.
I enjoyed playing the game. It's a great game for both kids and adults.
