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Świrus
Cover of Świrus
Developer(s)Mirage
Publisher(s)Vochozka Trading
Release1996
Genre(s) Point-and-click adventure
Mode(s) Single-player first person

Świrus (Czech: Dr. Šílenec) is a 1996 Polish adventure video game developed by Mirage and published by Vochozka Trading, who also translated the game into Czech. [1] Some years after its original release the game was released as a free download. [2]

Production

Świrus is the first polish adventure game designed for Windows. [3] The humour of the game derives from the culture of Polish life in the 1980s and 1990s. [3]

Plot and gameplay

Świrus is a classic point & click adventure game, viewed from a first person perspective. it includes the command verb-based SCUMM interface. It features a comic art style. [2] The player takes control of a teenager named Phillip who is visited by a clone from the future with a warning that he is the only one who can save the world from a mad Polish doctor named Dr. Šílenec. [2]

Critical reception

In a nostalgic review of the game 18 years after its release Cnews.cz noted the game's sometimes crazy sense of logic. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kejduš, Radomír (2014-08-01). "Herní nostalgie: Action Supercross, Dr. Šílenec, Grand Theft Auto - Cnews.cz". Cnews.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Šílenec – Databáze-her.cz". www.databaze-her.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. ^ a b "Świrus, Swirus (PC) | GRYOnline.pl". GRY-Online.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-03-27.