Dead Reefs

Dead Reefs
Developer(s)	Streko-Graphics
Publisher(s)	The Adventure Company
Platform(s)	Windows
Release date(s)	NA July 3, 2007 PAL June 29, 2007
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	ESRB: T PEGI: 16+
Media/distribution	CD-ROM/DVD
System requirements Windows: 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Equivalent CPU 512 MB RAM 4x CD/DVD-ROM drive 860 MB hard disk space 64 MB DirectX 9 compatible graphics card DirectX 9 compatible sound card Windows

Dead Reefs is a game, developed by Streko-Graphics and published by The Adventure Company.

The investigative adventure that takes place on the island of Dead Reefs off the coast of England, infamous for the wicked pirate inhabitants and a frightful curse. A playable demo is out now.

Storyline

It is said that for hundreds of years, pirates from the English island of Dead Reefs were looting the ships sailing by and slaughtering their crews. One of the wrecked ships was carrying an old relic, kept secret and locked by a centennial monk order. It is known to have been then stolen and retrieved by the ruler of the island, Baron DeSantra.

Shortly after, inhabitants of the island started dying in unnatural ways one by one. The first victim of this strange series of events was the Baron’s wife, who was killed by her husband with his sword.

Ten decades after these alleged “facts”, a new death is reminiscent of the legend and casts fear on the island of Dead Reefs. A detective from the mainland, Amadeo Finvinerro, is sent to investigate the death and find the killer.

You are this detective. And you will need more than natural skills to shed the light on this terrific case.

Production

The island of Dead Reefs is not based on some pre-existing island in real life. Streko-Graphics handled all the scripts and voice recordings, whereas the publisher recruited the voice actors of the roles. The game was written using the Virtools 3D platform. Evgeniy Lebed was the lead developer.

An early game trailor's scenes seem to imply that there were two versions made. The main character in the trailor shows a clean shaven man, where as the game that came in the aniversity The Adventure Company package, shows him as having prominent facial hair and being slimmer of body or rather less muscular. Also the graphics or scenary somewhat contrast between both versions.

External links

• Dead Reefs at Gamespot
• Dead Reefs at The Adventure Company
• Dead Reefs interview, Evgeniy Lebed, Adventure Classic Gaming