Liberation: Captive 2
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Liberation: Captive 2 is an Amiga
game that was written by Byte Engineers and published by Mindscape
in 1994. It is the sequel to Captive.
Although Liberation was released for the Amiga computer, it was notable for being one of the few titles developed primarily with the Amiga CD32
in mind. Specifically, it features long cut-scenes, voice acting, and an atmospheric CD-quality soundtrack - the title of which has been re-recorded by the original composer, Mark Knight, for the Amiga Immortal 4 remix CD.
The game has some similarities with Hired Guns
; both games have a dark cyberpunk
setting. However, the object of Liberation is to find and free a prisoner by gathering clues and following leads. The game world is a very large city containing hundreds of fully explorable households, offices and public buildings. It is this vast setting which precludes a brute-force approach to finding the captive and gives rise to the unusual core gameplay element of detective work.
In line with its nominal classification as an RPG game, Liberation features typical RPG tropes such as inventories, character upgrades, shops, money, and banks. Unlike many games, almost all world features are interactive and well integrated - the libraries contain large volumes of real information you have to use, the police actually enforce the law and have working police stations and cells, the taxis are functional, and you can indeed deal drugs with the drug dealers. The gameplay is highly open ended, much like Elite and Grand Theft Auto
.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
game that was written by Byte Engineers and published by Mindscape
Mindscape
Mindscape is an international software publishing company, previously part of The Learning Company. They are now affiliated with EA . As of 2004, the group has offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. It has an annual turnover of €38 million and employs 150 people. Mindscape...
in 1994. It is the sequel to Captive.
Although Liberation was released for the Amiga computer, it was notable for being one of the few titles developed primarily with the Amiga CD32
Amiga CD32
The Amiga CD32, styled "CD32" , was the first 32-bit CD-ROM based video game console released in western Europe, Australia, Canada and Brazil. It was first announced at the Science Museum in London, United Kingdom on 16 July 1993, and was released in September of the same year...
in mind. Specifically, it features long cut-scenes, voice acting, and an atmospheric CD-quality soundtrack - the title of which has been re-recorded by the original composer, Mark Knight, for the Amiga Immortal 4 remix CD.
The game has some similarities with Hired Guns
Hired Guns
Hired Guns is a role-playing video game produced by DMA Design for the Amiga and the PC in 1993.The game is set in the year 2712, in which the player controls four mercenaries selected from a pool of twelve...
; both games have a dark cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
setting. However, the object of Liberation is to find and free a prisoner by gathering clues and following leads. The game world is a very large city containing hundreds of fully explorable households, offices and public buildings. It is this vast setting which precludes a brute-force approach to finding the captive and gives rise to the unusual core gameplay element of detective work.
In line with its nominal classification as an RPG game, Liberation features typical RPG tropes such as inventories, character upgrades, shops, money, and banks. Unlike many games, almost all world features are interactive and well integrated - the libraries contain large volumes of real information you have to use, the police actually enforce the law and have working police stations and cells, the taxis are functional, and you can indeed deal drugs with the drug dealers. The gameplay is highly open ended, much like Elite and Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (series)
Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
.