The Polynomial
Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, mathematical scenery that animates to the music. And this is not some boring mathematics. This is…
The Polynomial is an indie developed by Dmytry Lavrov, released 28 May 2009 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Polynomial is
The Polynomial is an indie game developed by Dmytry Lavrov and released in 2009. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Experience the music in a new way. Feel it pulse around you. The Polynomial is a 3D space shooter with unique, mathematical scenery that animates to the music. And this is not some boring mathematics. This is fractals. There are worlds to explore, ugly enemies to kill, pretty allies to protect, bonuses to collect, and scores to beat (if you are into this sort of thing). It also includes arena editor and a non-shooting mode in which you can simply explore and rock out to your music. The game comes with 50 minute soundtrack; you can also import your music and playlists or even use the microphone input. There is a great variety of options that you can adjust for your own ultimate visual…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
The Polynomial holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 27 points below the year average.
What it launched against
The Polynomial launched on 28 May 2009, within three weeks of Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous and The Sims 3. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Minecraft, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Infamous, The Sims 3.
Official trailer
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