Uru: Ages Beyond Myst

Uru: Ages Beyond Myst is associate journey game developed by Cyan Worlds and printed by Ubisoft. free in 2003, the title is that the fourth game within the Myst canon. outbound from previous games of the franchise, Uru takes place within the epoch and permits players to customise their onscreen avatars. Players use their avatars to explore the abandoned town of associate ancient race called the D'ni, uncover story clues and solve puzzles.

Cyan began developing Uru shortly once finishing Riven in 1997, deed future Myst sequels to be made by third party developers. Uru needed 5 years and $12 million to complete. Uru was ab initio planned as a multiplayer game; the single-player portion was free, however the multiplayer part, Uru Live, was delayed and eventually canceled. the web game service GameTap free the multiplayer portion of Uru as Myst Online: Uru board Feb 2007, however the service was canceled once more the subsequent year attributable to an absence of subscribers. GameTap passed the rights to Uru Live back to Cyan, WHO re-launched the sport without charge in 2010.

Uru wasn't similarly received as previous Myst titles. Critics loved the visuals and new options of the sport however criticized the dearth of multiplayer within the retail version and unwieldy controls. Uru sold  poorly, whereas the primary 3 games had sold  several copies every. the sport was a essential and business disappointment for Cyan, inflicting the corporate monetary troubles; still, it's attracted a cult following.

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