Mayday! Deep Space
Deep Space is a science fiction video game created by developer Daniel Wilson and published by Iron Cloud Entertainment on January 7, 2015. In the game, the player must use simple voice commands to instruct a man who is stuck on a spaceship full of monsters. The game follows the story of an unnamed man, who is stranded on a space ship after the rest of the ship's crew members were mysteriously killed while the man was asleep.
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Deep Space is a science fiction video game created by developer Daniel Wilson and published by Iron Cloud Entertainment on January 7, 2015. In the game, the player must use simple voice commands to instruct a man who is stuck on a spaceship full of monsters. The game follows the story of an unnamed man, who is stranded on a space ship after the rest of the ship's crew members were mysteriously killed while the man was asleep.
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The player's role is to guide the man, and keep him alive using commands to tell him what to do. Deep Space generally received mixed opinions from reviewers. Critics praised the voice commands and the unique way the game allowed the player to control the main character. The main criticism for the game was the lack of length, with only a total of forty minutes of gameplay.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Mayday! Deep Space • Developer — Daniel Wilson • Publisher — Iron Cloud Entertainment • Platforms — iOS • Released — January 7, 2015 • Genre — Science fiction • Modes — Single player
Plot
Plot
The story begins as the player receives a call from a ship, which is named the USS Appaloosa. The player discovers that a mysterious incident led to the massacre of all of the crew members onboard, bar one. After this, the game follows the sole survivor on the spacecraft, who was on a mission. The goal of the game is to keep the man alive, by avoiding enemies and navigating him through passages and corridors on the ship.
Gameplay
Gameplay
• Illustration — In the game, the main character is portrayed as a blue dot, whilst his enemies are shown as red. In the game, the man is controlled by simple voice commands from the player, such as "go left", "run faster" and "stop". However, touch controls are also available and can be used instead. There are a total of five playable levels in the game. Mayday! Deep Space also includes a map on the device the game is being played on, which shows the current surroundings of the player. On the map, the player is displayed as a blue dot, whilst his enemies are displayed as red dots. The game also contains environmental obstacles which must be avoided. Since the player is leading the man in the game, rather than controlling him, the game only gives partial control over the character. The man generally listens to the player, however, if the player too obviously tries to kill the man, he will not listen to commands.
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Reception
The game received mostly average to positive reviews from critics. Many reviews found the use of voice commands to be unique and one of the highlights of the game as a whole. The Verge called the gameplay "simple and intuitive". David Shimomura from Kill Screen praised the game for its pace and mood, and how the games makes the player want to protect the main character, and keep him safe. However, with only around forty minutes of gameplay, the game was criticized by some reviews for its lack of length.
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- 1.Nelson, Jared. 'Mayday! Deep Space' is an Incredibly Unique Interactive Story that Uses Apple's Voice Recognition Technology. TouchArcade. 2015-01-07.
- 2.Pocket Gamer. Mayday! Deep space. 7 January 2015.
- 3.Cymet, Eli. Mayday! Deep Space Review: Siri, Where's the Nearest Airlock?. Gamezebo. 2015-01-12.
- 4.Thomas, Rob. Mayday! Deep Space Review. www.148apps.com. 2015-02-10.
- 5.Official Site of Mayday! Deep Space. www.maydayapps.com.
- 6.This creepy iOS game requires only your voice to play. The Daily Dot. 2015-01-08.
- 7.Mohan, Mark. 'Mayday! Deep Space' is Portland author Daniel H. Wilson's newest, and most interactive, story. OregonLive.com. 2014-12-31.
- 8.Shiomura, David. Mayday! Deep Space relies on the panic in your mind. Kill Screen. 2015-01-21.
- 9.Gil, Lory. Mayday! Deep Space review: talk your way out of danger in this stealth game. iDownloadBlog. 2015-01-09.
- 10.'Robopocalypse' author releases Mayday! Deep Space voice-controlled survival game. AppAdvice. 8 January 2015.
- 11.Stark, Chelsea. Answer the call for help in this captivating iOS space adventure game. Mashable. 9 January 2015.
- 12.Mayday! Deep Space. Future of Storytelling. 2015-01-14.
- 13.Mayday! Deep Space - Playing With The Power Of Your Voice - AppleNApps. AppleNApps.
- 14.Mayday! Deep Space. Metacritic.
- 15.Smooth operator: The voice-controlled Mayday! Deep Space is out on iOS right now. Pocket Tactics.
- 16.Webster, Andrew. This game lets you help a stranded survivor using only your voice. The Verge. January 7, 2015.
- 17.Mayday! Deep space. gamer.nl.
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