The Abyss: Incident at Europa

The Abyss: Incident at Europa
Developer(s)	Sound Source Interactive
Publisher(s)	Sound Source Interactive
Platform(s)	Windows
Release	October 1, 1998[1][2]
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

The Abyss: Incident at Europa is a 1998 adventure video game by Sound Source Interactive, based on James Cameron's 1989 science fiction film The Abyss.[3]

The game, set six years after the film, is a real-time adventure game played from the first person perspective.[3]

Reception

Retro Gaming Magazine suggested "the game’s not as terrible as many people make it out to be".[4] PC Joker gave the game a rating of 39%[5] and GamesMania gave it 40%.[6] PC Gamer said "the level of frustration will quickly turn off a lot of inexperienced gamers."[7] Just Adventure felt the level of shooting was too little for action fans but too much for adventure fans.[8] The AV Vault felt it had "dated, blocky graphics [and] low production values".[9]

CD-Action wrote "The Abyss is second to none and will surprise you with its fineness".[10] Power Play Magazine thought the game was enriched by "unusual" puzzles and action elements.[11]

See also

• List of underwater science fiction works
• The Abyss: Incident at Europa at MobyGames

References

1. "The Abyss: Incident at Europa". Game Attack (in Russian).
2. "The Abyss: Incident at Europa". Science Fiction Age.
3. "Cameron's Abyss Now a Game". IGN. 1998-10-07. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
4. "Revenge Of The License: The Abyss – Incident At Europa". Retro Gaming Magazine. 2015-01-04. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
5. "The Abyss: Incident At Europe" (in German). PC Joker. January 1999. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 2022-08-21 – via kultboy.com.
6. MacIsaac, Jason (2001-01-09). "Abyss: Incident at Europa". Gamesmania. Archived from the original on 2001-01-09. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
7. "Abyss, The". PC Gamer. January 1999. Archived from the original on 1999-11-14. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
8. Yoder, Stuart. "Review: The Abyss: Incident at Europa". Just Adventure. Archived from the original on 2005-08-30. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
9. Mandel, Bob (2003-07-02). "The Abyss: Incident at Europa". The Adrenaline Vault. Archived from the original on 2003-07-02. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
10. CDAction (1998). CDAction - Numery z 1998 roku.
11. Incident At Europa (in German). Power Play Magazine. August 1998. p. 38.