Sinking Island

Developer(s)| White Birds Productions
Publisher(s)| Microïds/Encore (USA)[1]
Micro Application (Europe)
Designer(s)| Benoît Sokal
Platform(s)| Microsoft Windows
Release| October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04) (France)
August 12, 2008 (USA)[2]
Genre(s)| Adventure
Mode(s)| Single-player

Sinking Island: A Jack Norm Investigation (French: L'Île noyée, lit. 'The Drowned Island') is a third-person perspective adventure game that uses point and click game mechanics. Released in France on October 4, 2007. it was developed by White Birds Productions, a company founded and led by Benoît Sokal.

## Contents

* 1 Development
* 2 Plot
* 3 Critical reception
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Development

The title's genesis came from Olivier Fontenay, who suggested that Benoît Sokal make police games.[3] Sokal wrote a ten-page draft in 2005.[4] He decided to have a male playable character to offer a change from his Syberia series.[5] The team created a new interface for the game, entitled PPA (Personal Police Assistant).[6] The game was supported by the Centre National de la Cinématographie.[7] A sequel was originally going to be released, offering a second Jack Norm adventure set in New York.[8]

## Plot

The plot is centered on the investigation of the death of a millionaire named Walter Jones. The main acting character in the game is Jack Norm, a police officer entrusted with the task of solving the mystery. The events take place on a fictional island owned by the late Walter Jones in an Art Deco-style tower. The plot takes place over three days and follows a classic murder mystery scheme where a detective needs to uncover the identity of the murderer.

## Critical reception

Reception

| Aggregate scores

Aggregator| Score
GameRankings| 70%[9]
Metacritic| 68%[10]

Jean-Marc Oliveres of Clubic wrote that the game would engross players into its story and history.[11] 4Players reviewer Bodo Naser thought that while the game promised a murder mystery akin to those of Agatha Christie, the title did not deliver.[12][13][14][15] Adventure-Treff's Jan Schneider negatively compared the game's world to Paradise and Syberia.[16] IGN offered a negative review, describing the game as having "weary, stranded-island sleuthing at its soggiest".[17] GameSpot thought the game would appeal to adventure fans.[18] Gamekult derided the game's difficult puzzles, sleep-inducing dialogue, and lack of plot momentum.[19]

## See also

* Amerzone (1999)
* Syberia (2002)
* Syberia II (2004)
* Syberia III (2017)
* Syberia (2022)

## References

1. ↑ "Encore and Microids sign exclusive publishing agreement for North America". News Corporation. 17 April 2008. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/04/17/encore-and-microads-sign-exclusive-publishing-agreement-for-north-america. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
2. ↑ "Shippin' Out August 11–15: Madden". CBS Corporation. 11 August 2008. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/shippin-out-august-11-15-madden/1100-6195728/. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
3. ↑ "L'Ile Noyée : interview Benoît Sokal" (in fr). Jeuxvideo.com. 19 July 2007. http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/2007/00021589-l-ile-noyee-interview-benoit-sokal.htm. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
4. ↑ "Visite White Birds Productions: Sinking Island" (in fr). http://www.atlantisamerzoneetcie.com/jeux-dossier-lochness-visite-wbp-sinking.php. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
5. ↑ "Mystery Manor Benoit Sokal French Interview" (in fr). Mystery Manor. 16 September 2007. http://mysterymanor.net/libintvsinkingislandfrench.htm. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
6. ↑ Matt Barton; Philip Jong (27 June 2008). "Benoît Sokal - White Birds Productions - Interview - Adventure Classic Gaming - ACG - Adventure Games, Interactive Fiction Games - Reviews, Interviews, Features, Previews, Cheats, Galleries, Forums". Adventure Classic Gaming. http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/361/. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
7. ↑ "Sinking Island - Adventure Game - Microids.com". 30 October 2007. http://www.microids.com/en/catalogue/47/sinking-island.html.
8. ↑ Jack Allin (11 October 2006). "Sinking Island coming to Nintendo DS - AdventureGamers.com". Adventure Gamers. https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/20143. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
9. ↑ "Sinking Island". CBS Corporation. https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/937314-sinking-island/index.html. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
10. ↑ "Sinking Island". CBS Corporation. https://www.metacritic.com/game/sinking-island/critic-reviews/?platform=pc. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
11. ↑ Jean-Marc Oliveres (25 October 2007). "Test de L'Ile Noyée : Une Enquête De Jack Norm" (in fr). Clubic.com. http://www.clubic.com/article-83792-1-test-ile-noyee-enquete-jack-norm.html. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
12. ↑ Bodo Naser (23 October 2007). "Sinking Island - Test, Adventure - 4Players.de" (in de). 4Players. http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/7730/5936/0/Sinking_Island.html.
13. ↑ Bodo Naser (23 October 2007). "Sinking Island - Test (2), Adventure - 4Players.de" (in de). 4Players. http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht/PC-CDROM/Test/7730/5936/1/Sinking_Island.html.
14. ↑ Bodo Naser (23 October 2007). "Test (Wertung) zu Sinking Island (Adventure) - 4Players.de" (in de). 4Players. http://www.4players.de/4players.php/dispbericht_fazit/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_Wertung/PC-CDROM/7730/5936/Sinking_Island.html.
15. ↑ Bodo Naser (23 October 2007). "Test (Pro und Kontra) zu Sinking Island (Adventure) - 4Players.de" (in de). 4Players. http://www.4players.de/4players.php/procontra/PC-CDROM/Test/Fazit_Wertung/PC-CDROM/7730/5936/Sinking_Island.html.
16. ↑ Schneider, Jan "DasJan". "Sinking Island - Mord im Paradies" (in de). http://www.adventure-treff.de/spiele-datenbank/11291-sinking-island
mord-im-paradies9. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
17. ↑ Balistrieri, Emily (15 September 2008). "Sinking Island Review". News Corporation. https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/15/sinking-island-review. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
18. ↑ "Sinking Island Hands-On". CBS Corporation. July 24, 2008. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sinking-island-hands-on/1100-6194938/. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
19. ↑ "Test L'île Noyée sur PC" (in fr). Gamekult. 22 October 2007. https://www.gamekult.com/jeux/l-ile-noyee-3010003042/test.html. Retrieved March 26, 2019.

## External links

* Sinking Island at Microïds
* Sinking Island at MobyGames

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