A small step for mankind - The sci-fi adventure Deliver Us Mars from KeokeN Interactive, players experience the fight for survival on the red planet. Not only do they have to brave the inhuman environment, they also have to find out what secret Mars is hiding.
Everything at the beginning
Ten years have passed since the Happenings from the indirect predecessor Deliver Us The Moon. Humanity is on the brink of the abyss and sees only one chance to ensure the survival of the species. The last resources of the dying Earth are pooled to launch a space mission with Mars as its destination. But precisely because the planet's resources are dwindling, not everyone is enthusiastic about the idea of investing valuable resources in a new colony instead of prolonging survival on home soil.
The players experience through the eyes of the young Astronaut Kathy Johanson captures the last moments on Earth before the colony ship ARCHE takes to the skies and leaves the dying planet behind. The crew's mission is clear: to establish a new home colony on Mars and thus ensure the long-term survival of humanity.
However, complications arise shortly before landing. The ARCHE's systems fail and an exit via the escape capsules seems to be the only way out. Shortly afterwards, Kathy finds herself alone on the surface of Mars and has to embark on an arduous search for her other crew members and the remains of the ARCHE.
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Deliver Us Mars is a fight for survival
Deliver Us Mars is an adventure game that takes players through a gripping atmosphere and an interesting sci-fi story. In the role of astronaut Kathy, players have to make their way through the arduous Martian landscape, with the game featuring smaller puzzles and action sequences in addition to jumping and climbing passages.
The focus is on tracking down the other crew members of the ARCHE. It quickly becomes clear that someone - or something - called Outward is Accident of the colony ship caused. However, players have to find out for themselves what Outward is all about and why the ARCHE mission was sabotaged. To do so, they will find tools such as ice picks, which can be used to survive various climbing sections, or a device that enables objects to be moved using electromagnetic assistance. Kathy must use her resources cleverly if she wants to win the fight for survival.
Atmospheric
An important element in Deliver Us Mars from Publisher Frontier Foundry is the game's environmental graphics and sound design. When your gaze falls on the endless expanses of the red planet or Kathy comes across strange structures that could be connected to Outward, you may be tempted to simply stop and look around. However, if you lose yourself in marveling at the world for too long, you will soon have taken your last steps on your supposed new home planet.
The variety of the areas and the clever use of sound make Deliver Us Mars all the more exciting because they emphasize the feeling of loneliness and make Kathy's desperate race for survival even more atmospheric. After all, it's not just about her - Kathy ultimately carries the fate of the entire human race on her shoulders, which is almost palpable in the atmosphere of the game and makes the Mars exploration more threatening and memorable.
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