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| Kabus 22 | |
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 Kabus 22 title screen | |
| Developer(s) | Son Işık Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Designer(s) | Yasin Demirden Yakup Demirden |
| Engine | Gamestudio |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror, Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Kabus 22 is a 3D action-horror video game set in Kadıköy district in Istanbul. The game was also distributed under the names Fearzone Strefa 22, Zona 22 and Sektor 22 in other countries. It is notable for being one of the earliest commercially-sold video games developed in Turkey.
In 2019, the game was released as freeware.
Plot
In the game, the player has three characters to control; the Turkish soldier Demir, his girlfriend Ebru and the mysterious Inzar. These characters have to fight against a despotic religious order and creatures named Maduns in an alternate near future.
Development History
Kabus 22 was developed by Son Işık Ltd, a Turkish video game studio founded in 2004 by a small team of young developers. Inspired by similar survival-horror games such as Resident Evil, they began working on Kabus 22 the same year.
The game's development took three years and was rife with difficulties. The team had little to no experience in game development and had to work within a limited budget and with limited internet access. At the time, the Turkish tax code did not recognize video games as a distinct product category, meaning the developers could not submit a tax stamp application and legally sell the game in Turkey. The team have been suggested to categorize the game as a film instead, that way they could obtain a tax stamp without legislative intervention.
Since no game publishers existed in Turkey at the time, the game was distributed by Vestel, a Turkish appliance store chain. Kabus 22 was released in Turkey on Christmas day 2006. Over the following years it received additional international releases, mostly in Eastern Europe and Russia.
In 2019, after rebranding to Motion Blur, the original development studio released the game for free on their YouTube channel.
Promotion
K22: Demolition Day is a free FPS/arcade minigame. It is a promotion for horror–action PC CD-ROM game Kabus 22. The minigame was released on October 21, 2007. A player can either create an account and try to beat other players' records, or can play offline.
Reception
The game was released to mixed reception, scoring an average of 51% based on 10 reviews.
References
- ^ "İstanbul'u kötü adamdan kim kurtaracak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ Lorem Ipsum (2019-12-08). Kabus 22 | FİNAL BÖLÜM. Retrieved 2024-07-05 – via YouTube.
- "Kabus 22 reviews". MobyGames. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
External links
- Official Website
- Kabus 22 at MobyGames
- Official demo, Gamers Hell Archived 2008-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Trailer, GameTrailers.com Archived 2008-02-29 at the Wayback Machine
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