Sinking Island
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Developer(s) | White Birds Productions |
Publisher(s) | Microïds/Encore (USA)[1] Micro Application (Europe) |
Designer(s) | Benoît Sokal |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS |
Release date | October 4, 2007 (France) |
Genre(s) | Adventure |
Mode(s) | Single player |
Rating(s) | PEGI: 12+ |
Media | 1 DVD (PC) |
System requirements | 1.5Ghz CPU, 512 MB Ram, Direct X compatible sound card, 64 MB Video card, 3GB disk space |
Input methods | Keyboard, mouse |
Sinking Island is an third-person perspective adventure game that utilizes point and click game mechanics. Released in France on 4 October 2007, it was developed by White Birds Productions, a company founded and led by Benoît Sokal, the creator of the adventure games Amerzone and Syberia.
[edit] Story
The plot is centred around the investigation of the death of a millionaire named Walter Jones. The main acting character in the game is Jack Norm, a police officer entrusted with the task of solving the mystery. The events take place on a fictional island owned by the late Walter Jones in a Art Deco-style mansion. The plot follows a classic murder mystery scheme where a detective needs to uncover the identity of the murderer.