Ashen (2004 video game)

2004 video game

Ashen

Cover for the North American edition

Developer(s)| Torus Games
Publisher(s)| Nokia
Platform(s)| N-Gage
Release|

* NA: May 25, 2004[1]
* EU: June 17, 2004

Genre(s)| First-person shooter
Mode(s)| Single player, multiplayer, N-Gage Arena

Ashen is a first-person shooter video game for N-Gage developed by Torus Games and published by Nokia in 2004. It was first shown to the public at Cebit 2004.[2]

## Gameplay

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The game is divided into 8 levels, which, for a handheld, are enormous in size and structure. Levels take place in various environments and areas from the city, in which you need to navigate and complete objectives in various sections in order to proceed. It is often considered one of the best performing and highly acclaimed FPS titles on the N-Gage.

There are 9 different weapons available in the game, including 2x pistols, alien weapons, MG, sniper rifle, and a rocket launcher.

There is also the ability to enter your score in the game into the N-Gage Arena, however, A direct Multiplayer over GPRS is not present. The game offers an offline multiplayer mode for up to four players and you can choose up to four different levels to play on.

## Story

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In Seven River City, mysterious phenomena begin to happen. Jacob Ward, along with all of the residents, flee the city. Jacobs sister did not make it out, however, and he decides to return to save her.

## Reception

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Reception

Aggregate scoreAggregator| Score

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Metacritic| 61/100[1]
Review scoresPublication| Score

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Game Informer| 6.25/10[3]
GamePro| [4]
GameSpot| 6.2/10[5]
GameSpy| [6]
GameZone| 8/10[7]
IGN| 7.5/10[8]
X-Play| [9]
The Times| [10]

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Ashen (ngage: 2004): Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
2. ^ "Ashen: Grusel-Shooter auf dem N-Gage - Leser-Test von ElBurro". 2 September 2005. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
3. ^ Reiner, Andrew (July 2004). "Ashen". Game Informer. No. 135\. p. 123.
4. ^ Test Monkey (May 25, 2004). "Ashen Review for N-Gage on GamePro.com". GamePro. Archived from the original on February 14, 2005. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
5. ^ Davis, Ryan (May 21, 2004). "Ashen Review". GameSpot. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
6. ^ Leeper, Justin (June 30, 2004). "GameSpy: Ashen". GameSpy. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
7. ^ Bedigian, Louis (July 22, 2004). "Ashen - NG - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
8. ^ Buchanan, Levi (July 26, 2004). "Ashen". IGN. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
9. ^ Frankovitz, Jason (July 19, 2004). "Ashen Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on August 10, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
10. ^ Wells, Dominic (February 5, 2005). "Ashen". The Times. Retrieved June 12, 2017.(subscription required)

## External links

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* Official Website in the Webarchive

## External links

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* Ashen at MobyGames