Dark Orbit
Dark Orbit is an action/role-playing game where you pilot your mining ship through the wind-swept canyons of the tenth planet, Nibiru. An ancient alien species is awakening from deep inside the core, and their…
Dark Orbit is an adventure developed by WildTangent, released 11 December 2001 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dark Orbit is
Dark Orbit is an adventure game developed by WildTangent and released in 2001. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
"It's the year 2150, and you're stuck on Nibiru, the tenth planet of the solar system. As the sole survivor of a shattered mining colony, you must defend yourself from the onslaught of aliens awakening from beneath the barren world's crust. Using the precious few resources still available, you can build more advanced firepower into your mining craft to turn it into an awesome fighting machine. 5 detailed levels to explore with multiple enemies and terrain, many puzzles to solve and quests to conquer, modular and upgradeable ships."
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dark Orbit launched on 11 December 2001, within three weeks of Super Smash Bros. Melee, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 and Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams.
Released around the same time: Super Smash Bros. Melee, Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams.
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