Whale's Voyage

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Whale's Voyage
Developer(s)	Neo Software
Publisher(s)	Flair Software
Platform(s)	Amiga CD32
Release	1993
Genre(s)	Role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Whale's Voyage is a 1993 role-playing game developed by an Austrian company Neo Software and published by Flair Software. The game was programmed by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber.

Plot[]

The player is a space traveler who becomes stranded in space after making a bad deal purchasing the spacecraft "Whale". Left orbiting a remote planet, they must use trade and skill to upgrade the ship enough to escape.

Reception[]

Amiga Format praised the title, despite describing it as huge, complicated, and daunting,^[1] and thought it lacked the depth and immersion of space adventures like BAT 2. Amiga Power thought the game offered CD32 owners something to play other than pinballers and platformers.^[2] Amiga Joker thought the game was a successful debut, and congratulated the Austrian video gaming industry.^[3] CU Amiga thought the game did not inspire confidence in the Austrian games market.^[3] Amiga Dream gave it a score of 85%.^[4]

In 1994, the game was voted by readers as #2 Best RPG in 1993 in the Amiga Joker magazine.^{[citation needed]}

Legacy[]

A sequel was released in 1995 entitled Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht. While never originally released in English, the sequel was unofficially translated into the language in 2018.^[5]

References[]

External links[]

• Whale's Voyage at Lemon Amiga
• Whale's Voyage at Amiga Hall of Light
• Reviews listed at Kultboy