Rama (video game)
| Rama | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Dynamix |
| Publisher(s) | Sierra On-Line |
| Director(s) | J. Mark Hood |
| Producer(s) | Kate Kloos |
| Designer(s) | Gentry Lee |
| Programmer(s) | Steven Hill Derrick Carlin |
| Artist(s) | Richard Hescox Derrick Carlin |
| Writer(s) | Gentry Lee |
| Composer(s) | Charles Barth |
| Engine | |
| Platform(s) | DOS, Mac OS, PlayStation, Windows |
| Release | DOS/Windows Mac OS PlayStation
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Rama is a point and click adventure game, developed by the subsidiary Dynamix of publisher Sierra On-Line, and released on DOS and Microsoft Windows in 1996 and the MacOS in 1997; a PlayStation version was released in 1998, but exclusively in Japan. The game is based upon Arthur C. Clarke's books Rendezvous with Rama and Rama II, combining elements of their plots with a story that sees the player assuming the role of a replacement crew member for an expedition to investigate an interstellar ship and uncover its mysteries.
The game, although not a strong commercial success for Sierra, received praise for its puzzles, music, story and alien creatures, though was noted to have similarities to the video game Myst. It is the second game that Clarke was involved in, following the 1984 interactive fiction game Rendezvous with Rama by Telarium.