Anito: Defend a Land Enraged
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Anito: Defend a Land Enraged is a role-playing game
by Anino Entertainment, an independent video game company based in the Manila, Philippines. It was released on November 22, 2003 for Microsoft Windows
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Anito: Defend a Land Enraged is the first ever video game that was produced and designed entirely by a team of Filipino game developers. The game also became a turning point that spawned the birth of game development industry in the Philippines.
and 55.80% on GameRankings.
Anito has won in the category Innovation in Audio at The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival
in 2004.
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
by Anino Entertainment, an independent video game company based in the Manila, Philippines. It was released on November 22, 2003 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
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Anito: Defend a Land Enraged is the first ever video game that was produced and designed entirely by a team of Filipino game developers. The game also became a turning point that spawned the birth of game development industry in the Philippines.
Gameplay
Players begin with choosing between two characters: Maya and Agila.Plot
Anito is set in the 16th century on the island Maroka in Asia. Maroka is besieged both by internal conflict and armored invaders from a faraway place who are slowly turning the land into their monarch's colony. Datu Maktan – leader of the Mangatiwala tribe and the land's most influential peacemaker – mysteriously disappears, and it is up to his children Agila and Maya to find him and restore delicate peace that their father has kept in balance before conlicting forces tear the land apart.Development
Anito is the first Filipino-made PC game. After two years of waiting, Philippine indie game developer Anino Entertainment launch its pioneering project, Anito: Defend A Land Enraged. Production started in October 2001, with development wrapping up after two years of development. The developers targeted a 12-month development cycle, but this was not sufficient due to their high abmitions about the project. The game was launched in US on November 20, 2003 and in Europe November 20, 2003. In the Philippines it was made available in stores and for online purchase on November 22, 2003.Development team
| Developer | Position |
|---|---|
| Niel Dagondon | Producer and Programmer |
| Michael Rivero | Creative Art Director |
| Gabby Dizon | Designer |
Reception and awards
Anito: Defend a Land Enraged has received average to negative reviews, with a score of 63 on MetacriticMetacritic
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and 55.80% on GameRankings.
Anito has won in the category Innovation in Audio at The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival
Independent Games Festival
The Independent Games Festival is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the indie video game industry. It was founded in 1998 to assist and inspire innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game developers...
in 2004.