Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure
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Safecracker: The Ultimate Puzzle Adventure is a video game developed by Kheops Studio
and published by The Adventure Company
.
Safecracker was also released on Steam on August 29, 2007.
On February 2, 2007, PC Gamer US, awarded SafeCracker "Best puzzle game of 2007", despite its sister magazine in the UK
, only giving it a score of 38%.
and oil magnate
, Duncan W. Adams. The player has been employed to find the will of Duncan W. Adams, by cracking the 35 safe
s that were in his possession.
, with some reviewers claiming about the difficulty curve of the game "very harsh spikes along the way" and one reviewer calling the game "agonisingly unimaginative".
Kheops Studio
Kheops Studio is an independent video game development studio created in September 2003. The company was co-founded by Benoît Hozjan , who also serves as the Creative Director for the studio and Stéphane Petit , who serves as Technical Director...
and published by The Adventure Company
The Adventure Company
The Adventure Company, is a publishing label of Nordic Games. It is formally a division of DreamCatcher Interactive but was sold to Nordic Games in 2011 following DreamCatcher's parent JoWooD Entertainment being sold after entering administration.-History:...
.
Safecracker was also released on Steam on August 29, 2007.
On February 2, 2007, PC Gamer US, awarded SafeCracker "Best puzzle game of 2007", despite its sister magazine in the UK
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
, only giving it a score of 38%.
Gameplay
The game is a first person adventure game, where the player moves through 3D environments, to find the safes to crack. The safes themselves vary in style and design, from safe to safe.Story
The games story revolves around a safe cracker, being hired by the family of a recently deceased billionaireBillionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
and oil magnate
Business magnate
A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a capitalist, czar, mogul, tycoon, baron, oligarch, or industrialist, is an informal term used to refer to an entrepreneur who has reached prominence and derived a notable amount of wealth from a particular industry .-Etymology:The word magnate itself...
, Duncan W. Adams. The player has been employed to find the will of Duncan W. Adams, by cracking the 35 safe
Safe
A safe is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft or damage. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face removable or hinged to form a door. The body and door may be cast from metal or formed out of plastic through blow molding...
s that were in his possession.
Criticism
Safecracker received mixed reviews, with it being received well by PC Gamer US, and received poorly by PC ZonePC Zone
PC Zone was the first magazine dedicated to games for IBM-compatible personal computers to be published in the United Kingdom. Earlier PC magazines such as PC Leisure, PC Format and PC Plus had covered games but only as part of a wider remit. PC Zone was founded in 1993.The magazine was published...
, with some reviewers claiming about the difficulty curve of the game "very harsh spikes along the way" and one reviewer calling the game "agonisingly unimaginative".