| Chron X | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Darkened Sky Studios LLC |
| Publisher(s) | Darkened Sky Studios LLC |
| Designer(s) | George Moromisato, Andrea Shubert, Dan Collins, Ian Schreiber, Colin Davis, Matt Holden |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release date | May 28, 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Online collectible card game, turn-based strategy |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media | Internet download |
| System requirements | 486 processor, 16MB RAM, SVGA video card capable of 800x600 and 256 colors |
| Input methods | Keyboard, Mouse |
Chron X is an online collectible card game and a turn-based strategy game in which you battle your opponent over the Internet with an arsenal of agents, weapons, programs, and resources chosen from your deck of virtual cards. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual that creates Video games A developer may specialize in a certain video A limited liability company (abbreviated LLC or LLC) in the law of the vast majority of the United States is a legal form of business Company A "game designer" is a person who designs Video games or one who designs traditional games such as Board games Video Games Designer A video game designer In Computing, a platform describes some sort of Hardware architecture or Software framework (including Application frameworks, that allows Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar See also [[Game classification]] Video games are categorized into Genres based on their Gameplay interaction Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards A turn-based strategy ( TBS) game is a Strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame that is In video gaming, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session A multiplayer video game is one which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time Digital media (as opposed to analog media) usually refers to Electronic media that work on digital Codes. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The Intel 486, otherwise known as the 80486 i486 or just 486 was the first tightly pipelined X86 design Super Video Graphics Array or Ultra Video Graphics Array, almost always abbreviated to Super VGA, Ultra VGA or just SVGA or UVGA is A video card, also known as a graphics accelerator card, display adapter, or graphics card, is a hardware component whose function is to The display resolution of a Digital television or Computer display typically refers to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed In Computing, a keyboard is an Input device partially modelled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys In Computing, a mouse (plural mice, mouse devices, or mouses) Collectible card games (CCGs also called trading card games (TCGs or customizable card games (CCGs are played using specially designed sets of cards A turn-based strategy ( TBS) game is a Strategy game (usually some type of wargame, especially a strategic-level wargame that is
Chron X was the first online trading card game, first released by Genetic Anomalies in May 1997. Genetic Anomalies Inc was a gaming development company founded in 1996 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The original game designer was George Moromisato, with later sets designed by Andrea Shubert, Dan Collins, and Ian Schreiber. Pete Bodenheimer and Slava Zatchuny also contributed to set development.
The game has had several publishers since its release: Genetic Anomalies, Sony Online Entertainment, THQ, and later Blue Sky Red Design from 2003 to 2007. Sony Online Entertainment ( SOE) is a Game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating Massively multiplayer THQ Inc ( Toy Headquarters) is a global American developer and publisher of Video games. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. On May 28, 2007, the tenth anniversary of Chron X, Darkened Sky Studios acquired Chron X for an undisclosed sum. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Darkened Sky has begun work on a new, web-based client in an effort to revitalize and repopularize the game.
Expansion Sets
Expansion sets are divided into "acts", which fit in to the Chron X storyline. Acts are further divided into sets. The game remains in active development, and has had 7 expansions released to date. An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing Role-playing game, Tabletop game or Video game.
Act One:
Act Two:
Act Three:
- Reboot (March 20, 2004)
- Corruption (June 24, 2005)
- Verify (Planned by Blue Sky Red; status post-Darkened Sky acquisition uncertain)
External links
- Darkened Sky Studios LLC, developers of Chron X
- Blue Sky Red Design, owners of Chron X from 2003-2007
- Chron X
- Review at Yahoo!
- Genesis, third-party forums with articles pertaining to Chron X's history
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