(PC) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Developers Cut (1-DVD) (2004)

Atton · #1 10-15-2009, 07:17 PM

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The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a first-person action/stealth video game developed by Swedish company Starbreeze Studios and published by Vivendi Games. It is a part of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise. The Xbox version was released in June 1, 2004 to coincide with the release of The Chronicles of Riddick film, and a Microsoft Windows version of the game was released on December 8, 2004.
Set before the events of the films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick, the game follows Riddick in his attempt to escape from Butcher Bay, a maximum-security prison. The development team was interested in exploring the character of Riddick by making a game focused on a prison break, instead of a "see-the-movie-play-the-movie" experience that had been emulated in other movie tie-in games. The likeness and voice of the movie's lead actor, Vin Diesel, are also used for Escape from Butcher Bay's main character, Richard B. Riddick.
The game received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. It was lauded for its implementation of different gameplay elements as well as its graphics. A common complaint was the lack of a multiplayer mode. A follow-up, titled The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena was released in 2009 which included an enhanced remake of The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.
Gameplay
Escape from Butcher Bay is played from a first-person perspective and incorporates elements from several video game genres, including first-person shooter, adventure and stealth.[1][2] The camera occasionally transitions into a third-person perspective, such as during cutscenes.[3] Players take the role of Riddick, a recently incarcerated inmate in the Butcher Bay prison.[4] Riddick's goal is to escape Butcher Bay, and along the way he has the opportunity to interact with other residents of the facility.[5] He can receive quests from other inmates to gain information, tools, and other rewards.[6] Bonus materials in the form of concept art and video files can become accessible by finding packs of cigarettes scattered throughout the levels.
The player's exploration of Butcher Bay often leads to violent conflict between Riddick, the guards and other inmates.[4][5] In combat, a variety of homemade and improvised weapons are available for combat, including shivs and clubs.[1][8] The player can also use attack opponents with punches that can be strung together to create combos.[9]
For the initial portion of the game, firearms are unavailable to the player.[10] Prison guards carry rifles, but they are equipped with technology that emits an electrical discharge if touched by someone whose DNA is not registered as a guard in the prison's database.[8] As the player progress, they eventually acquire a limited inventory of firearms,[1]. Health can be replenished by activating adrenaline injection stations found throughout the prison.[11] In addition to combat, enemies can be dispatched discreetly by stalking them from shadows or dropping on them from above.[10][4] The player, by crouching, can toggle a "stealth mode" that allows the player to move silently.[3] While in stealth mode, the player can drag corpses out of sight to avoid discovery by guards and can move silently past enemies.[6] Stealth mode also grants the player additional attacks that allow him to kill opponents quickly.[10] Later in the game, the player gains an "eyeshine" and the ability to see in the dark.[8] The eyeshine ability must be managed by the player because using it in bright light renders Riddick temporarily blind.[12]
Escape from Butcher Bay is played without a heads-up display, a common convention of first-person shooters.[1][13] The only on-screen indicators are quick flashes that signifys a weapon change,[8] or small white boxes that display Riddick's health when he is injured.[4] Stealth mode is represented by a blue tint on the screen, indicating that Riddick is effectively invisible to enemies.
Plot
Setting and characters
Escape from Butcher Bay is set in a futuristic science fiction setting portrayed in other entries in the Riddick franchise.[6] The game's story takes place in the eponymous Butcher Bay, a maximum-security prison located on an off-world penal colony.[4] No prisoner has ever been known to escape from Butcher Bay.[2] The facility is composed of several different wings with increasing levels of security, as well as a subterranean mining area inhabited by aggressive creatures.
The protagonist of Escape from Butcher Bay is Richard B. Riddick (Vin Diesel), a recently apprehended criminal.[10] Riddick is a psychopathic murderer;[8][14] he is also resourceful and committed to breaking out of Butcher Bay by any means necessary.[2] Riddick has been captured and brought to Butcher Bay by a bounty hunter named William J. Johns (Cole Hauser), who has had previous encounters with Riddick.[8] The warden of Butcher Bay is a man named Hoxie (Dwight Schultz), who paid Johns the bounty for Riddick.[15][10] Abbott (Xzibit) is one of the guard officers,[4] and is not popular with the inmates.[7] Pope Joe (Willis Burks II) is a mentally unbalanced old inmate who helps Riddick after an injury and is purported to have given him his "eyeshine" ability.
Windows version
In response to rumors, Vivendi confirmed the development of a Windows port of Escape from Butcher Bay in July 2004.[34] In October 2004, Vivendi Games formally announced the PC version, subtitled Developer's Cut.[35] The game features a higher resolution, additional cigarette packs, and new levels allowing Riddick to wear mechanized riot gear. It also includes a commentary by the development team detailing the creation and design decisions of the game.[36] The PC version was released on December 3, 2004 in Europe and on December 8 in North America.

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Genre: FPS/Stealth
System Requirements:
Minimum System Requirements:

Windows 2000/XP
Pentium 4 or AMD 1.8GHz Processor
256MB RAM
64MB OpenGL 1.5 compatible Video Card
DirectX 9.0
DirectX compatible Sound Card
3.7GB Hard Disk Space
16X CD-ROM Drive
Keyboard
Mouse

Image Format: ISO 1 disc
Archive Format: Winrar/Compressing Method Best
DISC 1 File Size: 3.18GB compressed / 3.16GB decompressed

Install Instructions
1 - Burn/Mount the game
2 - Install
3 - The Crack & Patch can be found in the archive of CD1
4 - Update the game with the patch included
5 - Copy over the crackfiles to the installation directory
6 - I have included a Open Gl fix incase you get openlgl errors

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Password

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http://snesorama.us

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Ultima069 · #2 10-18-2009, 11:17 PM

This games likes to crash for me between loading areas so be sure to Quicksave.....A LOT.
Also to help avoid crashing, quickload after death.
Great game and Better than the movies.

Atton · #3 10-18-2009, 11:33 PM

It didn't crash for me once, so perhaps it is just your computer.

Ultima069 · #4 10-20-2009, 10:04 PM

Well I did torrent the EUR version so that might be it

Also you said this version had the crack and patch in the iso? Are those the EUR patches or not?

Also Muffins

Atton · #5 10-20-2009, 11:22 PM

riddick_update_eu_10_11.exe so this is probably the same version you downloaded

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/p...cut/patch.html

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