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Astérix: Caesar's Challenge

by Infogrames·published by Infogrames Multimedia, Philips Interactive Media, Pathé Interactive

199321
PCDOSCD-iMac

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About

This interactive board game offers action and adventure as Asterix and his friends journey around the Roman Empire on a challenge from Caesar while learning about different countries' history and culture. You can play as various characters including Asterix, Obelix, Impedimenta, Panacea, Justforkix and Geriatrix. You have to collect souvenirs from various places as proof you've been there, and then get back to your village in time or else Caesar will win. It allows for up to 4 players or you can play against the computer. The game track has 54 squares that can be landed on which represent countries, challenges, prisons, magic potions, traps, rest, and meeting character opportunities.

The druid Getafix is host and will hand out magic potion flasks to players (except Obelix who, as fans of the comics know, fell into a potion when he was very young). You can acquire some interesting gadgets from the druid-spy Dubbelosix, that will help you move more quickly. To win the recquired souvenir items, you have to either answer the questions asked in the country squares or buy them from the Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis with sestertii won in challenge squares. The scoundrel Tortuous Convolvulus will also try to impede the players progress, so look out.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Languages

6 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Dutch—
English—
French—
German—
Portuguese (Portugal)—
Spanish (Spain)—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Number of Offline Players

1-4 Players

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel i386 DX

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 5.0

Min. RAM Required

2 MB

Min. MSCDEX Required

2.2

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

1X (150 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

VGA

Sound Devices Supported

Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16

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Also known as

Astérix: De Uitdaging van Caesar — Dutch title

Astérix: Die grosse Reise — German title

Astérix: El Desafío de César — Spanish title

Astérix: La Sfida di Cesare — Italian title

Astérix: Le défi de César — French title

Astérix: O Desafio de Cesar — Brazilian title

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Facts

Developer

Infogrames

Released

1993

Platforms

PCDOSCD-iMac

Age ratings

USK0 (ohne Altersbeschränkung)

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Top 30% by visits

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