H-Craft Championship is a science fiction racing game developed by independent game studio Irrgheist.[2] The game was built using the free graphics engine Irrlicht for Windows, Linux and Android. In 2007 the game was released in digital distribution internationally by Manifesto Games[3][4] and in a Russian version by Akella.[5] In 2014, after a long downtime, the developers released the game as freeware.[6] In February 2015 the source code was released as open-source under the zlib license. The media files remain proprietary.[7][8][9]
| H-Craft Championship | |
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 H-Craft Championship logo | |
| Developer(s) | Irrgheist |
| Publisher(s) | Manifesto Games (international) Akella (Russian version) |
| Engine | Irrlicht[1] |
| Platform(s) | Android, Windows, Linux |
| Release | May 24, 2007 (English) July 19, 2007 (Russian) |
| Genre(s) | Racing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, hotseat |
Gameplay
editThe game features various hovercraft which race on superhighways in the sky, meaning that an important part of the game involves staying on track and not falling to the ground.[10] It features several different games modes: "Championship" acts as the single-player campaign, while "Rival" allows for multiplayer games with up to four players in sequence.[4][11][12] In addition it also features "Arcade" and "Time attack" game modes.[13]
Reception
editAlthough not widely known, what reviews there are for the game are generally positive. Play This Thing praised the game's graphics, stating they were an impressive accomplishment for an independent game.[14] AllForLinux included it in its list of top Linux games,[15] and LinuxLinks included it as part of their list of "42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games".[16] It also holds a four out of five star rating at The Linux Game Tome.[17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ H-Craft Championship Full Version Irrlicht3d.org
- ^ contact
- ^ H-Craft Championship Purchase "In order to purchase H-Craft Championship please visit our reseller www.Manifestogames.com" (2007)
- ^ a b H-Craft Championship ManifestoGames (archived)
- ^ H-Craft Championship Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine CDnavigator.ru
- ^ H-Craft Championship Freeware release announcement in Reddit
- ^ H-Craft Championship Irrgheist News, February 25, 2015
- ^ H-Craft Championship H-Craft Source Code
- ^ Irrlicht News "Sci-Fi racer coded with Irrlicht got open sourced" on irrlicht.sourceforge.net
- ^ H-Craft Championship Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine LinuxLinks
- ^ H-Craft Championship Worth Playing, August 20, 2007
- ^ H-Craft Championship Jeux Linux, June 21, 2007
- ^ H-Craft Championship Review Archived 2010-04-29 at the Wayback Machine linuX-gamers.net, June 17, 2007
- ^ H-Craft Championship - Cool (but Unforgiving) Hovercraft Racer Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine Play This Thing
- ^ Top Linux Games List AllForLinux, April 25, 2010
- ^ 42 of the Best Commercial Linux Games Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine LinuxLiks
- ^ H-Craft Championship Archived 2012-02-29 at the Wayback Machine at The Linux Game Tome