.: December 3, 2004.: December 8, 2004, Mode(s) The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a and developed by and published. Released for the and in, the game is a to the futuristic film.
Actor —who was involved in the game's development—reprises his role as that film's protagonist,. The game follows Riddick, the anti-hero of the two films and, as he attempts to escape from a maximum-security prison called Butcher Bay. Escape from Butcher Bay 's designers focused on exploring Riddick's character in a prison break setting to differentiate the game from the film. The game's influences include the film, and video games such as and. Escape from Butcher Bay was praised by critics, who lauded its graphics and its implementation of stealth, action and adventure elements.
However, they commonly lamented its brevity and lack of multiplayer components. The game went on to win several accolades, including the for Unsung Hero Game of the Year and the for Best Game Based on a Movie.
An enhanced of the game, included in, was released in. Riddick in stealth mode, preparing to stab an enemy with a screwdriver In Escape from Butcher Bay, the player takes the role of and attempts to break out of Butcher Bay prison. The game incorporates elements from such as, and, and is played primarily from a, though the camera switches to a during certain scenes.
Unlike many first-person shooters, the game contains no; on-screen cues are limited to flashes when a new weapon is selected, and small, white boxes that display the 's when damage is taken. Health can be replenished in designated areas throughout the game. By finding cigarette packs hidden in, the player can unlock concept art and video files. The player may interact with and receive from the prison's residents, and earns information, tools and other rewards by completing quests. Violent conflict often occurs between the player, inmates and prison guards. The player attacks with Riddick's bare hands, or with improvised weapons such as and. Are created by stringing together punches.
A DNA-scanning security system initially prevents Riddick from using firearms, but a limited arsenal later becomes available. A 'stealth mode' is activated when the crouches, allowing the player to move silently and tinting the edges of the screen blue when the player is hidden. While in stealth mode, the player can drag bodies out of sight and hide from enemies. The mode grants attacks that quickly kill enemies; the player may drop on enemies from above, or execute them from behind.
During the game, Riddick acquires, allowing him to see in the dark but temporarily blinding him if used in brightly lit areas. Plot Setting and characters Escape from Butcher Bay is set in the futuristic universe of the, and is a prequel to the film. The game takes place inside Butcher Bay, a prison from which no prisoner has escaped.
The facility—constructed on a barren planet—contains three increasingly secure holding areas, and a subterranean mining operation. The game's is Richard B. Riddick (reprised by ), a murderer recently confined in Butcher Bay. Riddick is resourceful, and seeks to break out of the prison by any means necessary.
His capturer is the William J. Johns ; the two have had previous encounters. Butcher Bay's warden is a man named Hoxie , while Abbott is a prison guard disliked by the inmates.
The inmate Pope Joe is an insane old man, who lives in the sewer tunnels beneath the prison. Story The opening cinematic shows Riddick in hiding, having grown out his hair and beard, before the opening scene of the Chronicles of Riddick movie. He hunts an animal and after killing it, a disembodied voice starts talking to him asking him where he got his eyes. He states that he received them from a 'slam preacher' and this causes him to remember his time at Butcher Bay.
The game takes place in a flashback. Another opening cinematic takes place in which Riddick is being transported for collection on the bounty. He and Johns have a brief conversation in which Riddick tells Johns that there is no way he is going to get the price he wants.
Riddick wakes up as they land and stands out front of Butcher Bay waiting for the warden. He sneaks up behind Johns and breaks his neck and proceeds to escape. After getting his hands on a gun, he goes through the ventilation ducts and seemingly escapes into the desert. Everything fades to white as Riddick hears Johns saying 'Rise and shine, Riddick.' It turns out this escape was simply a dream. Riddick wakes up and Johns escorts him off the ship. Johns meets with Hoxie to negotiate his pay, while Abbott escorts Riddick to his cell in the 'single-max' security area.
After making enemies with and killing a gang leader named Rust, Riddick familiarizes himself with the facility, and soon instigates a riot; during the confusion, he escapes into the prison's sewer system. Armed with a shotgun and a dying flashlight, Riddick discovers he is not alone in the sewers. Fighting through the sewers against mutant 'dwellers', Riddick eventually meets Pope Joe, for whom he retrieves a lost radio, which Joe calls a blessed voicebox.
A woman named Shirah tells Riddick that he 'has been blind too long', and he gains his trademark 'eyeshine' night vision. Afterwards, he accuses Pope Joe of tampering with his eyes; Joe says that he merely treated Riddick's injured arm. Riddick then continues his escape, while using the eyeshine to his advantage. After emerging from a manhole in the showers of the guard living quarters, Riddick uses a guard uniform to blend in as he makes his way to the space port and his chance at escape. Realizing he requires a guard to get through the retinal scanner that locks the doors to the space port, Riddick decides to go after Abbott and take his eyes. He gains access to Abbott's apartment by telling him there is a delivery for him. A fire fight ensues and after that, as Abbott bleeds out on the floor, Riddick moves in for the kill but is stopped by Johns.
Riddick is captured and transferred to the 'double-max' security area. Gaining the trust of the inmates by participating in fighting matches, Riddick eventually kills the champion of the fighting matches, a guard named Bam. This leads him to be taken to a room where no surveillance is seen and several guards await to kill Riddick. Abbott walks into the room, fully healed, holding a baseball bat. Shirah returns to him and tells him that the fury of all of his kind is within him, and he can release it if he chooses. A blast of energy called the 'Rage of Furya' kills all the guards around him except Abbott, who hides and then panics and attacks Riddick. Riddick kills Abbott and proceeds to find another way to escape.
Using a secret entrance to an elevator, he infiltrates a mining facility. He meets an inmate of great influence in the area named Jagger Valance , who wishes to escape with him. He makes a bomb and plants it in a mining site with a massive gas leak. However, Riddick is discovered and caught by the guards. During his transfer to another section, the prison is disrupted by an outbreak of creatures called 'Xeno', due to the bomb Riddick planted, in order to create the confusion necessary for his escape, and Riddick attempts to escape with Valance.
His plans are foiled again by Johns. After a fist fight, Riddick and Johns are both shot by Valance (who only meant to hit Johns) and Valance is killed by the guards.
After meeting again with the warden, and telling him that he is just getting started, Riddick is placed in the 'triple-max' area, where inmates are kept in sleep. They are awakened daily for two minutes of exercise; during this time, Riddick discovers a flaw in the system and escapes. Kidde kn cosm ib manual. He then hijacks a large robot and fights his way through Butcher Bay to reach Hoxie. Tired of dealing with the prison officials, Johns helps Riddick to elude the guards.
Riddick knocks Johns out and flies the ship into the warden's office. The warden calls in two robot guards with cloaking abilities and Riddick defeats them.
After Hoxie surrenders, Riddick receives the codes to Hoxie's ship and Riddick and Johns escape disguised as a guard and prisoner. Two guards enter Hoxie's room, where Hoxie is bound and covered in Riddick's former attire. They mistake him for Riddick and kill him. Riddick and Johns take off in Hoxie's ship, ending the game.
Development. Actor Vin Diesel reprised his role as Riddick for Escape From Butcher Bay, and assisted in the game's development. Escape from Butcher Bay was developed by Swedish company, and published by and the Vin Diesel-founded. Universal Studios Consumer Products Group granted The Chronicles of Riddick license to Vivendi Games; both companies were owned.
The game was announced in March 2004 as an title. Tigon Studios' Cos Lazouras said, 'The game features an original storyline that provides insight into how Riddick evolved into such a complex character'. In contrast to other film games, which often closely follow the events of their source material, the development team of Escape from Butcher Bay focused on differentiating the game from The Chronicles of Riddick. They sought to explore Riddick's character in a setting, and took inspiration from films such as. Starbreeze was also inspired by video games such as and the. The opening sequence, in which Riddick is escorted into Butcher Bay, is a tribute to, and the game's hand-to-hand combat was inspired. Starbreeze focused solely on developing the game's mode, and did not include; the company believed that such a mode would require a design team twice as large and another year of development.
Vin Diesel, the lead actor of The Chronicles of Riddick, provided his voice and likeness for Riddick. He and director also contributed to the game's plot and character design; the game's story was developed in conjunction with the film's. Per the filmmakers' instructions, the designers made the origin of Riddick's 'eyeshine' vague. Diesel offered guidance to the game's lead writer during voice recording sessions; this included dialogue rewrites to reduce Riddick's lines, as Diesel believed the character spoke too often. Starbreeze intended for Escape from Butcher Bay to feature more complex systems, but feedback from Diesel and game testers dissuaded them.
Starbreeze senior producer Peter Wanat said, 'We tried to limit the number of really hard or really intricate RPG elements, and that was a choice because we wanted the game to be playable.' Other removed features include an electric for the guard Abbott, and a 25-minute final fight. A version that was in development was cancelled so the company could focus on the Xbox version. The game uses, which allows detailed textures to be drawn on models with lower counts; this increases visual fidelity, without sacrificing higher. It also featured dynamic lighting with per-pixel and Escape from Butcher Bay was completed in 18 months. Vin Diesel promoted the game and the accompanying movie at the May 2004 (E3) video game convention.
The game was released in North America on June 1, 2004, shortly before The Chronicles of Riddick. North American of the game included a DVD of promotional content, such as a partial interactive and footage from the film. The game's soundtrack, composed by, was released by Vivendi as a free download on June 24, 2004. Following rumors, Vivendi confirmed in July 2004 that a of Escape from Butcher Bay was in development, entitled ' The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay Director's Cut'. The game features a higher, additional cigarette packs, and new scenes where Riddick steals mechanized riot armor. It includes developer commentary which details the game's creation and design decisions. The game was released on December 8 in North America.
Expanded remake. 'We're very happy to be working in the Riddick universe again. Assault on Dark Athena gives us an opportunity to revisit the original game and share it with a new audience, as well as offer a continuation of the Butcher Bay gameplay and storyline.' Ian Stevens, Starbreeze Studios In December 2007, and Vivendi Games to become; the new company announced the dismissal of Assault on Dark Athena, and others from its roster in July 2008. The titles were put up for sale to other publishers.
In September 2008, Starbreeze Studios confirmed that the game was still in development, and that it was nearing completion. The following month, Atari reportedly paid a flat fee for the publishing rights to Assault on Dark Athena and; Atari later confirmed that it had picked up both titles. The company also stated that it had struck a deal with to develop more Chronicles of Riddick games.
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Assault on Dark Athena was released in April 2009 in North America, Europe, and Australia. Reception Reception Review scores Publication Score A+ A 8.6/10 8.3/10 9/10 9/10 9.5/10 9.3 9.3 8/10 9.2/10 9.2/10 8.8/10 8.5/10 Aggregate scores 90.95% 88.72% 90/100 89/100 Escape From Butcher Bay received critical acclaim. Certain reviewers preferred the game over its film counterpart, and considered it an exception to the general mediocrity of film games. The Xbox version of the game sold 159,000 copies in August 2004, and was among the best-selling games on any platform during June 2004; it was later re-released as a title.
Conversely, the PC version sold 32,500 after six months on shelves. Escape from Butcher Bay 's gameplay was compared to first-person shooters like and, and to stealth game series like Splinter Cell, and. Reviewers enjoyed the variety of gameplay elements: 's Jeremy Zoss noted that 'every aspect of play is expertly implemented', and 's Greg Kasavin believed that the game 'effectively and innovatively combines excellent shooting, hand-to-hand combat, stealth, and adventure elements'. While the game's stealth mechanics were praised, certain critics received its first-person shooter elements with less enthusiasm. Reviewers applauded the control scheme, such as the Xbox version's -based hand-to-hand combat. The implementation of Riddick's ability was also generally praised, but believed that it was no different from in other first-person shooters, and said that it 'could've been developed into so much more.'
The game's visuals—particularly the Xbox version's—were acclaimed, and compared to those of Doom 3 and. 's Michael Lafferty said that the game's graphics 'take the genre to the next level'. The textures and lighting were cited as high points, particularly because of the gameplay role of shadows.
Character models and facial animations were considered highly realistic; much praise was given to those of Riddick. GameSpot appreciated the developers' attention to graphical detail; they noted that recent bullet-holes glow red and smoke, but gradually cool and darken. Certain reviewers complained about graphical glitches, such as 'seams' and 'clipping', and gave as an example the visibility of through walls. The portrayal of Butcher Bay was considered convincing, and 's Shawn Elliott compared it to the settings of the. 'You can almost smell the thick stink of Butcher Bay and its inhabitants from the grime on the walls, dirty clothes of the inmates, and environmental textures. This place oozes with style and creates sense of reality in which it's easy to become immersed.' — Perry and Adams, The audio of Escape from Butcher Bay was generally well received, and critics praised its voice acting; the performances of Vin Diesel and Cole Hauser were given special commendation.
In regard to the music, FiringSquad's Jakub Wojnarowicz stated, 'It's not good enough to sweep you away, but it's also not bad enough to stick out like a sore thumb'. IGN said, 'The music isn't memorable, but it's not bad'. The called the voice acting 'Surprisingly good'. The game's length was commonly criticized. Reviewers noted that it could be completed in eight to fifteen hours, and IGN said, 'If you consider around 12 hours of gameplay short, then Riddick is just that.' Several reviewers were displeased by the game's lack of multiplayer components; Computer and Video Games referred to it as a 'missed opportunity'. Game Informer said, 'Since the main quest is short.
and there is no multiplayer, it’s not a ton of game for your money.' Professor, a researcher of video games, has used Escape from Butcher Bay in his studies. He discussed the relation of from and the nameless soldier from with the character of Riddick, saying that the games 'allow players to take a projective stance to the (virtual) world, but a stance that is rooted in the knowledge, values, and ways of seeing and being in the world of an authentic professional, an 'expert'.'
Awards and accolades Both versions of the game were given editor’s choice awards from IGN, GameSpot, and. The PC version was IGN's PC Game of the Month for December 2004. The editors of presented Butcher Bay with their 2004 'Action Game of the Year' award, and hailed it as 'the best movie prequel ever produced'. Named Escape from Butcher Bay the tenth-best computer game of 2004. IGN later ranked Butcher Bay 12th on its list of the 25 greatest Xbox games of all time. Game Informer placed Escape from Butcher Bay as the 8th best on their list of 25 greatest Xbox games of all time. Escape from Butcher Bay was nominated for GameSpot's Game of the Year award for 2004, but it lost to.
Computer and Video Games called the PC version the 98th best PC game of all time. Digital Entertainment Conference nominated Riddick as its Best Character in a Game and a for 'Unsung Hero Game of the Year'. GamesRadar placed Escape from Butcher Bay in their 'Top 7 movie games that don't suck' list, and said that ' Escape from Butcher Bay was a triumph on almost every level.' In 2013, IGN ranked Escape from Butcher Bay as the 27th greatest of all time. Year Award Category Result Ref. 2004 Unsung Hero Game of the Year (Editors' Award) Won Best Game Based on a Movie Won Best Performance by a Human Male ( as ) Nominated 2005 8th Nominated Nominated Action Game Nominated Xbox Nominated References.
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The Chronicles of Riddick Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut - PC Categories: The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay – Developer's Cut immerses players in the savage nightmare of Butcher Bay prison with voice performances by an impressive cast including Vin Diesel as Riddick, Cole Hauser, Kristin Lehman, Xzibit, Ron Perlman and Michael Rooker. Blending action and stealth elements, the game takes players on a journey through the harsh environments of the slam - dank tunnels, dimly lit corridors, and other hazardous areas filled with enemy guards, savage inmates and deadly creatures that prowl the darkness.
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(always make a backup copy of the original before overwriting) At the System folder of Riddick. Copy the Hoodlums cracks which are 'SbzEngine.exe'. Notice which folder you took it from and paste it in the designated folder. For example: Win32x86SSE2 from Hoodlum to the Win32x86SSE2 from the original (not the backup) And your good to go. I have XP with Service pack 2 = (Win32x86SSE2) which for me it works and I'm guessing it should work with every other version.
So good luck and good game. I always keep getting this error after applying patch and crack.game has crashed do you want to create crash log? This is the report anyone know what it is graphics driver,some kind of window driver it only a little cause dont want to spam pls help this is chinese to me. Ok this dident make sence so I was like wtf man why you given me this rediculous error niga?As soon as I cranked up my cpu fan the game worked, turns out because I was lazy and did not clean my pc for 6 months my graphic card was overheating,I dismantled my cpu heat sink and graphics took them along with my tower down into the garage turned up the air compressor to 90 PSI and you should of seen the dust storm that came out,gave the heat sin a new lick of thermal paste and I was ready to go. So there is a lesson for you kiddies keep your PC`S clean!!!!!! Thankyou very much!
=) works perfectly if you use this crack and follow the instructions below 1) if you installed the game and applied the 'hoodlum' patch, you need to unstinall and reinstall 2) after you've reinstalled, you need to apply the patch. Patch doesn't work, you need to EU patch to get this to work(included in the torrent) after you've apllied the patch, copy the 'system' content in the vitalitycrack folder into the chronicles of riddicks install directory: ('C: Program Files Starbreeze Studios Riddick EFBB ') if you get a warning saying 'system folder already exists' click the 'yes to all' button. I FINALLY got this to work on Win 7 x64. After patching & cracking, when I would try to start the game my 1080p TV would instantly get set to 480p SD and the screen would go black - nothing. I tried the nVidia OpenGL fix - nothing. Here's how I did it.
Do a full install. Make a copy of the 'System' folder and keep it. Copy and paste the v1.0 Hoodlum crack. Run the game (it opened into a window on my desktop). Change the resolution to something your monitor can display and choose full screen display. Exit the game.
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Patch doesn't work, you need to EU patch to get this to work(included in the torrent) after you've apllied the patch, copy the 'system' content in the vitalitycrack folder into the chronicles of riddicks install directory: ('C: Program Files Starbreeze Studios Riddick EFBB ') if you get a warning saying 'system folder already exists' click the 'yes to all' button. I FINALLY got this to work on Win 7 x64.
After patching & cracking, when I would try to start the game my 1080p TV would instantly get set to 480p SD and the screen would go black - nothing. I tried the nVidia OpenGL fix - nothing. Here's how I did it. Do a full install. Make a copy of the 'System' folder and keep it.
Copy and paste the v1.0 Hoodlum crack. Run the game (it opened into a window on my desktop).
Change the resolution to something your monitor can display and choose full screen display. Exit the game. Replace cracked 'System' folder with your original.
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