Zero Critical
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| Developer(s) | Istvan Pely Productions |
| Publisher(s) | Bethesda Softworks |
| Designer(s) | Istvan Pely |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS |
| Release | 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Zero Critical is a 1999 science-fiction computer game for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Mac OS. It is a traditional third-person and fully 3D graphic adventure with a heavy emphasis on story and characters. Zero Critical is notable for its scientific realism.
The game's original title was Satin Rift, but it was released with the title Zero Critical by Bethesda Softworks in 1999. Zero Critical's story and plotline was written by Istvan Pely and Sherban Young.
Zero Critical originally was intended as a direct sequel to Majestic (a game developed and released by Istvan Pely while he was still in college), and also an indirect sequel to the adventure game Symbiocom. Despite the fact that there are many references to the previous games, Zero Critical is very different from both Majestic and Symbiocom.
Chatt Rhuller is an Interstellar Transportation Commission (ITC) field agent on assignment to Planet Rheom 1. A research facility has been established there, currently engaged on the SATIN Project. Dr. Victoria Fayn, the head of the project, has killed a fellow scientist, Geopp, allegedly in self-defense. Subsequently, Chatt is sent to investigate the incident and to deliver an encrypted message to Dr. Fayn. Chatt's supposed quick investigation runs into a snag however, when his shuttle is delayed and he has to stay on base for a few more days.
During his stay, Chatt interviews station staff Dr. Fayn, Dr. Vilken, Roger Olken, Myna Symmine and eventually Magus Canter. The interview is for the most part inconclusive but it is revealed that the project staff are all equipped with SynCore Symbiotes, a microcomputer implanted into the brain to augment its calculation powers. Magus, the station's maintenance worker, also reveals that not far from the SATIN research site lies the wreckage of S.S. Majestic, the infamous space ship that was lost and never found. Upon investigating the wreckage, Chatt finds a furious Dr. Fayn who seems to have lost someone on board but is adamant to speak about it.
Incidents however, do not leave the SATIN project alone. Strange anonymous messages that warn about the SATIN project appear on utility room's computer (where Chatt sleeps). Dr. Vilken is caught attempting to infect SATIN computers with a virus that would have ruined the research to which he was so dedicated. After the incident, he seems cooperative and harmless but largely confused. The good-natured and humorous Roger is the next to go mad; just as he once jokingly has fantasized, he knocks Chatt unconscious and attempts to shoot Dr. Fayn, but kills Magus instead and commits suicide.
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