Developer(s) Phoenix Arts Platform(s) DOS | Publisher(s) Vision, MEC Genre(s) RTS, Science fiction | |
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Release NA: September 1995 (1995-09) Mode(s) Single-player, Multi-player | ||
Paranoia! (or Paranoia) is a Czech conquest science fiction video game and a clone of Dune II. It was developed by Phoenix Arts in 1995 and distributed by Vision and later by MEC. It is the first Czech RTS.
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Development
Paranoia was a project by Radek Ševčík. Ševčík wanted to make a better clone of Dune II as he didn't like some aspects of Dune II. Ševčík joined Phoenix Arts team and started to work on the game. It was originally intended to be a freeware project but as the costs rose, developers decided to release Paranoia as a commercial product. Paranoia was finished in February 1995 but developers decided to delay the release because they weren't satisfied with the game yet and continued the development and added functions. The game was released in September 1995. It was in development for 1 year.
Story
The game's story is set in 2673 in Beretta solar system on the planet Paranoia, where the Aponids war has continued for four years. The war began over one of the barren planet's few plants, the hopsinka, which has special powers. The player commands the Terrans, the native population, and strives to reclaim their territories.
Sequel
Phoenix Arts released Paranoia II in 1996.