Ark of Time

Ark of Time is a 1997 adventure game developed by Italian studio Trecision and published in 1997 for MS-DOS by Koei.^[2] A PlayStation version was released in 1998.

Ark of Time
North American PC cover art
Developer(s)	Trecision
Publisher(s)	Koei
Director(s)	Edoardo Gervino
Programmer(s)	Fabrizio Lagorio
Artist(s)	Mario Ricco Tommaso Bennati
Writer(s)	Stewart Bell Bryn Isaac Laura Sicignano
Composer(s)	Luigi Gaggero
Platform(s)	MS-DOS, PlayStation
Release	MS-DOS NA: March 21, 1997[1] EU: 1997 PlayStation WW: 1998
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Plot

Players control Richard, a newspaper reporter whose search for a missing professor takes him around the world and entangles him in the mystery of the fate of Atlantis.^[3]

Gameplay

Ark of Time is a third-person point-and-click adventure game, with mostly inventory based puzzles.

Reception

Giving the game 80/100, Tap-Repeatedly/Four Fat Chicks complimented the game's sly sense of humor.^[4] AdventureGamers rated the game 70/100, saying "This is the worst game that I've totally enjoyed."^[5][6] GameSpot gave it 6.3/10, writing that Ark of Time was neither revolutionary or groundbreaking.^[7] Quandary gave the game 60/100, writing that the game was part of a rush of titles centering around the fabled lost city of Atlantis that were released at the time. Additionally, Quandary felt that it was surprising.^[8][9] Gameboomers wrote that the game was 'pretty okay'.^[10] Just Adventure felt the title was loony and offbeat.^[11] Meristation felt that while the game was competent and didn't have any serious flaws, it lacked anything that pushed the genre.^[12]