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Destination: Treasure Island

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Destination: Treasure Island
European cover art
Developer(s)Kheops Studio
Publisher(s)Nobilis
Designer(s)Alexia Lang
Programmer(s)Wilfried Hinault
Stéphane Petit
Artist(s)Franck Letiec
Writer(s)Nicolas Hess
Platform(s)Windows, Mac OS X, iOS
ReleaseWindows
  • FRA: November 17, 2006
  • NA: August 21, 2007[1]
Mac OS X
February 24, 2009
iOS
December 9, 2010
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Destination: Treasure Island is an adventure game developed by Kheops Studio and published by Nobilis. The game comes from the creators of The Secrets of Da Vinci, Return to Mysterious Island, Voyage and many more.

Gameplay

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Plot

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Characters

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Jim Hawkings was only a child in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel, Treasure Island. Four years after the events in the novel, Jim has become a fully grown teenager. Treasure Island ends with Jim returning to England. He uses his share of the treasure to buy his mother a small estate. Jim has become an upstanding adventurous young man, attentive to those around him. His taste for adventure soon sets him on his travels again. With the money remaining, he buys a small boat and leaves England for the West Indies.

Captain Flint is a parrot. Faithful to the memory of its master, Captain Flint helps Jim in his quest and delivers useful information. The parrot shows up in different places on the island, always ready to make a sardonic but humorous comment on the player's actions.

Long John Silver is an acquaintance of Jim, and a colorful character. After he betrayed his fellow pirates, he managed to escape the Royal Guard and flee to a secret island with a good amount of the plunder.

The Pirates in the game are Morgan, Dick, Yellow Dog and others. All these men hate Long John, who was their leader and yet betrayed them to save his own skin. Rescued by a passing ship several years later, they have but one goal in life: find Long John to kill him.

Synopsis

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Four years have passed since the end of the adventure recounted in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel. Jim Hawkins has become an upstanding adventurous young man, attentive to those around him. Imagine his surprise when, one morning, he sees a parrot enter his bedroom window: none other than Captain Flint, Long John's own companion. The bird brings him a message from his master. In the message the old pirate announces that he has buried a marvelous treasure on the secret isle where he retired: Emerald Island. Jim is going to have to hurry though. Pirates, old enemies of Long John, are on his trail.

Development

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Reception

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The PC version received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2] GameSpot reviewer Brett Todd didn't think the game was innovative, though he thought it was logical and fun.[5] Jason Flick of Game Chronicles gave particular praise to the game's unique "invention" system.[12]

The PC version was nominated for the "Best Adventure Game" award at GameSpot's Best Games of 2007 Awards, which went to Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure.[13]

References

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  1. ^ GameSpot staff (August 20, 2007). "Shippin' Out August 20-24: BioShock, Brain Age 2 [date mislabeled as "August 21, 2007"]". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Destination: Treasure Island (PC)". Metacritic. Fandom. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Michaud, Rob (April 27, 2007). "Destination: Treasure Island review [Import]". Adventure Gamers. Archived from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Mangot, Thomas (November 27, 2006). "Test: L'Ile au Trésor  : pas assez long John". Gamekult (in French). TF1 Group. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Todd, Brett (August 24, 2007). "Destination: Treasure Island Review". GameSpot. Fandom. Archived from the original on September 2, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Neue Abenteuer auf der Schatzinsel". GameStar (in German). Webedia. May 30, 2007.
  7. ^ Webster, Andrew (October 16, 2009). "Destination: Treasure Island Review (PC)". Gamezebo. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Smith, Brock (September 4, 2007). "Destination: Treasure Island – PC – Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 1, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Fau, Frédéric "Superpanda" (November 18, 2006). "Test: Cap Sur l'Ile au Trésor". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Webedia. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Fernández, Marcos Arjona (March 15, 2007). "Rumdo a la isla del Tesoro: Una herencia bien escondida (PC)". MeriStation (in Spanish). Diario AS. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Destination: Treasure Island". PC Gamer. Vol. 14, no. 13. Future US. Christmas 2007.
  12. ^ Flick, Jason (September 4, 2007). "Destination: Treasure Island". Game Chronicles. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  13. ^ GameSpot staff (2007). "Best of 2007: Best Adventure Game". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 30, 2009.
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