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词条 SOS (1993 video game)
释义

  1. Story

  2. Gameplay

  3. Release

  4. Reception

  5. References

  6. External links

{{about|the 1993 Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game|other uses|SOS (disambiguation)#Games}}{{Infobox video game
| title = SOS
Septentrion
| image =
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = Human Entertainment
| publisher = {{vgrelease|JP|Human Entertainment|NA|Vic Tokai}}
| designer = Keita Kimura
| composer = Kouji Niikura
Hiroyuki Naka
Hiroshi Taniguchi
| released = {{vgrelease|JP|May 28, 1993|NA|April 1994}}
| genre = Survival
Adventure
| modes = Single-player
| platforms = Super Nintendo Entertainment System
}}

SOS, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Septentrion|セプテントリオン}}, is a survival adventure video game developed by Human Entertainment and published in 1994 by Vic Tokai for the Super NES. A sequel to the game was later released in Japan for the PlayStation known as Septentrion: Out of the Blue.

Story

Mostly inspired by the book and film, The Poseidon Adventure, the game is set in 1921, and the players must escape the sinking ship Lady Crithania, which gets hit by a gigantic wave and is capsized.

Gameplay

The player must escape from the ship within a one-hour time limit. The timer is hidden except when the player injures themselves, in which case they fall unconscious and lose five minutes of time. After a period of time, the ship begins to periodically tilt in the water and gradually fill with water.

The game features four different playable characters, each with the same gameplay controls and the same goal, but with a different story:

  • Capris Wisher An architect. This young man takes his younger sister Amy to the Lady Crithania. However, Amy's sickness becomes a severe hindrance to him.
  • Redwin Gardner A counselor, traveling with a family consisting of an unnamed mother, her children Stella and Harry Adams. Plus, Jack Hamilton, a nephew.
  • Jeffrey Howell A senior doctor, he travels along with his wife Adela.
  • Luke Haines A crewman of the Lady Crithania. He suspects that the sea conditions are too much for the Lady Crithania to handle, much to the opposition of his superiors.

Each character can take up to seven other survivors, some of which have different value to each character, and all of them have different requirements in how to get to them and how to make them follow the player. Depending on how many survivors the player finds, who they are and how valuable they are to the character the gamer plays as, the ending will vary. The best ending for each character is obtained by escaping the boiler room, the final area of the game, with their sentimental person (Amy for Capris; Harry, Stella and Jack for Redwin; Ismay for Luke; and Adela for Jeffrey) and over 25 "points" worth of survivors.

Release

The game was released in Japan as Septentrion on May 28, 1993 for the Super Famicom.[1] The game was released in North America April 1994, on under the title S.O.S. and was published by Vic Tokai.[2]

The game was followed up by Out of the Blue released in 1999 for the Sony PlayStation.[3]

Reception

GamePro gave the game a negative review, saying that the premise is compelling but marred by too many poorly-designed segments. They summarized the game as "a movie-like trek that has great ambiance but hits some sticky spots along the way."[4] Weekly Famitsu gave the game a positive score of 32 out of 40.[1]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?a=page_h_title&title_id=17363|title=セプテントリオン [スーパーファミコン] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-11-25}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf#|title=Super NES Games|last=|first=|date=2008-09-20|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920223937/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/snes_games.pdf#|archive-date=September 20, 2008|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-25}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?a=page_h_title&title_id=11902|title=セプテントリオン 〜Out of the Blue〜 [PS] / ファミ通.com|website=www.famitsu.com|access-date=2018-11-25}}
4. ^{{cite news|last= |first= |title=ProReview: SOS|work=GamePro|issue=60|publisher=IDG|date=July 1994|page=70}}

External links

  • Possible endings for the video game SOS at VGMuseum.com
{{John Putch}}{{The Poseidon Adventure}}

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