Secret Files: Tunguska

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Secret Files: Tunguska

Developer(s)	Fusionsphere Systems/Animation Arts
Publisher(s)	Dreamcatcher Interactive (UK) The Adventure Company (US) Deep Silver (AU)
Designer(s)	Jörg Beilschmidt
Platform(s)	Windows Wii DS
Release date	PC ^NA October 30, 2006 ^EU September 29, 2006 Wii ^EU May 2008 DS ^EU May 2008^[1]
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T) PEGI: 12+ USK: 6
Media	DVD, Wii Optical Disc, Nintendo DS Game Card
System requirements	Windows: 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Equivalent CPU 128 MB RAM CD/DVD-ROM drive 2 GB hard disk space 16 MB DirectX compatible graphics card DirectX compatible sound card Windows
Input methods	Keyboard Mouse

Secret Files: Tunguska (original German title: Geheimakte Tunguska) is a 2006 adventure game by Fusionsphere Systems and Animation Arts. Released in the last quarter of 2006, it is a classic adventure game and it had positive reviews, mostly for inspired graphics and interesting storyline. A conversion to Nintendo's Wii and DS platforms was announced in June 2007.

1 Gameplay
2 Plot
3 Sequel
4 Easter eggs and trivia
5 Wii/DS Conversion
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Gameplay

The game is viewed from a third person perspective and uses a classic point and click interface. The game features a 'snoop key' tool, which highlights all interactive objects on screen and assists in finding small, easily overlooked objects.

[edit] Plot

The game is centered around the Tunguska event and explores its cause. The main protagonist is Nina Kalenkov, a Russian girl living in Berlin, whose role is to uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of her father, who was involved in a secret scientific project concerning the Tunguska region in Siberia. At times, the role of the player-controlled character switches to Max Gruber, who is a German scientist, and Nina's father's colleague.

[edit] Sequel

Secret Files 2 has been announced.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Easter eggs and trivia

At some point, the main character, Nina, when asked to carry a bucket of water whose handle has come off, makes light of adventure gaming clichés and says:

"Without the handle it's hard to carry. Some colleagues of mine would say: 'that's not possible'. 'that won't work'. 'you can't do it like that."

[edit] Wii/DS Conversion

On the 13th June 2007, Deep Silver announced it would be bringing the game to both of Nintendo's platforms. In an interview with Eurogamer, a spokesman said: "We chose to do it for a couple of reasons. Firstly to explore the control methods of the Wii and DS, which we find very interesting, and secondly because we feel the platforms deserve this kind of game."

The games will feature the same storyline but with controls fitting both systems (i.e. motion controls for Wii and stylus control for DS). The portable version should launch before Christmas but the Wii version will not be seen until at least early 2008.^[2]