Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
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Plot synopsis:
Players assume the role of Frank Carlson, a former British secret agent who failed a mission aboard the RMS Titanic; he now lives in an apartment. On 14 April 1942, Carlson is caught in an air raid during the London Blitz and his apartment is bombed. Carlson blacks out, before awakening in a ship quarters, as his younger self. He is informed that he is aboard the RMS Titanic; Carlson realises that he has somehow been sent back in time to the ship on the night it sank. His memory from the original timeline intact, Carlson uses his knowledge of the future to have a second chance to complete his mission.
Carlson's first mission is to locate and retrieve a stolen copy of Omar Khayyam's Rubáiyát, suspected of being in the possession of German Colonel Zeitel, who is traveling to New York to inspect embassies in the United States and Central America, alongside his young protegé Willi Von Haderlitz. It is revealed that the Colonel has made a deal with art dealer Sasha Barbicon to exchange the Rubáiyát for a painting in which there are hidden war plans stolen from the British government. They each act through a go-between, the Serbian stowaway Vlad Demonic. In addition to the Rubáiyát and the painting, the player learns that Willi is a spy for the Russians and has a notebook with names of top Bolshevik leaders. The notebook must be handed over to the Ochrana so that Communist rebels will be executed, preventing a threat to the Czar. Barbicon is also in possession of a stolen diamond necklace intended to finance the Black Hand, a Serbian military group. Assisting the player is fellow agent Penny Pringle.
The player can also become involved in optional subplots that do not pertain to the central mission or the winning conditions of the game. The main subplot involves retrieving a business document stolen by steel magnate Andrew Conkling's maid Shailagh Hacker. Others involve helping passengers such as the Lambeths, a wealthy couple whose marriage has deteriorated; Leyland Trask, a psychic from Boston; Reverend Edgar Troutt, a Protestant preacher from New Hampshire who is returning from a mission in Nyasaland; and Max Seidelmann, a businessman from Philadelphia.
The number of objects the player obtains before escaping the ship affects the ending and how history plays out. If the player manages to successfully obtain all four objects, history is altered with World War I, the Russian Revolution, and World War II never occurring.
Without Vlad providing the necklace or the Rubáiyát, the Black Hand is not financed and their plan to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria fails, preventing World War I.
If the painting is rescued, it becomes a popular piece because of it surviving the sinking. The painting is revealed to be Adolf Hitler's "The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich", causes him to become a famous artist after the painting is retrieved, keeping him from joining the National Socialists in Germany, averting the rise of the Nazis and World War II.
If Willie's notebook survives, it's delivered to the Czar, the Bolshevik leaders (Stalin, Lenin, and Trotsky) are executed, and the Russian Revolution never occurs.
Afterwards, the character retires after a successful career to a world of peace. Depending on which items the player fails to collect, history will change, but certain wars or revolutions will still occur.

Review: Rich and complex, many different possible endings.
This is a game you can really immerse (whoops) yourself in.
The story, like the Cameron movie, is fictional, set on the factual Titanic.
You have the chance to change history, but beware!
You may unwittingly make things worse!
The two CD set also features a walk-around only scenario.
After playing the game awhile, you really get to know your way around the Titanic.
Not all of the interior is authentic, (you *couldn't* really climb up the fake stack on the real Titanic!) but it's close enough to make the past live again.
Pay attention and take *lots* of notes!
No conversation with the many guests on board is pointless..
Such A Wonderful Dream World!.
I've always been interested in the Titanic and when I bought this game it felt like I really was one of the passengers.
It's an amazing game with both action, drama and spectacular effects which makes the Titanic alive again.
My favorite character is Penny Pringle.
She's a strong female character and a good role model.
I can't stop thinking about this wonderful game!
It really feels like I was there when it all happened.
I hope this game will never be forgotten and that there will be some kind of re-release or a sequel.
I remember almost all the quotes and I'm in love with all the characters."You came!
After all this time!
It's Georgia!
I heard you were on board, where have you been?".
A RACE TO ALTER HISTORY ON A SHIP OUT OF TIME.
Intrigue and adventure await you aboard the Titanic, the most famous ocean liner in history.As a British secret agent on a vital mission, it's up to you to change the course of history as you explore the world's most luxurious ocean vessel in all of its original splendor.Navigate the amazing detailed 3D reconstruction of this doomed ocean liner and rub elbows with high society from the turn of the century, all while gathering clues and solving challenging puzzles.Then, on the night of April 14, 1912, plunge into a race against time that will determine not only your own survival, but the destiny of nations.A great game to play over and over again..
A truly wonderful game for any Titanic fanatic.
I received this game last Christmas and thought it would be really cool.
I loaded it onto my computer and I thought it was really fun.
It made me feel like I was actually on the ship.
While playing the game, I got to talk to several people on the ship.
Let me tell you this: if you need to go someplace soon (such as school or work), I suggest that you not play this game until you get home.
You get so into it, time will really fly by..
Wonderful and stimulating.
Not only do you get to step back in time on the world's most famous ocean liner, you get to actually be a part of history in the making!
Gives me goose-bumps everytime I reach the end of the game.Cyberflix did a breathtaking job with the game.
A must-have for Titanic buffs.
Just don't spend much time trying to look for the Heart of the Ocean.
Also, you won't find Jack Dawson, which I know is a disappointment for girls everywhere.
One of the best games I've played.
This is such a great game.
This is such a great game.
The storyline is rich and complex, and it's really cool to walk around the ship, seeing how the company recreated it.
I definitely recommend this game to anyone who loves history or a game with a good plot.
The characters are often hilarious, and the acting is good.
There's a lot of sub-plots and mysteries you can uncover.
I liked being able to play a game of poker whenever I wished with Riviera, even if he did creep me out in "Dust," what with his odd imagery involving maidenhood.
I liked playing around with the Morse code, too.
I loved the references to actual events, and I learned a few things from the game (I'd never even heard of the Rubaiyat until this game)..
absolutely awesome!!.
I'm not much of a computer game, or indeed any kind of gaming (games consoles etc) enthusiast but there is just something about this one!!
I first got it back in 1996 (when i was ten) and still play it to this day.
For somebody who has always had an incredible fascination with Titanic anyway there is nothing better than the freedom this game offers to roam the ship and interact with things in such a high class manner.
Hours of my life have gladly been lost to this game!
Incredibley well done for its time, I have told almost everyone i know about Titanic: an Adventure Out of Time.
I only wish there were even more areas of the ship accessible to your character, and perhaps that is was even longer haha!
Hell, a follow up of some kind would be most welcome.
Anyway, if you haven't played this game yet i urge you to do so.
However, like somebody above me has said, don't start it unless you have a run of free time ahead- it tends to eat into your day somewhat!.
I bought this game because I have been intriged by the Titanic my whole life.I was  very stunned and pleased to see the incredible detail.If you watch james cameron's > movie Titanic you will find your self saying things like "Hey,i remember that" or "I know  what's behind that door".The detail is incredible,everytime i play this game i feel like i'm  really there and that's very unusual to find anywhere ecspecially in a computer game.The creaters and people who worked on this project should be very proud of themselves.They created a game that is not only fun but very historicly accurate.This game is a must  have for anybody who is facinated by the world of Titanic..
This is one of the best computer games ever!
Filled with excellent graphics and easy controls, and a plot that trumps a good deal of the standard Hollywood fare, you'll find yourself immersed in the imaginary world of intrigue and mystery hidden within the doomed ship.This game will force you to make some choices.
Will you focus on your task of finding a stolen book, or will you get involved in the lives and problems of one of the many characters involved?
Whatever you do, it has an effect on how events will turn out in the end.There are a few flaws, of course.
Some of the characters can be marred by clichés, but many of their mannerisms are reflective of the time period.
Still, the game is entertaining enough that any flaws can be forgiven..
This is an awesome game..
I have had a life-long interest in the Titanic.
This game, Titanic: Adventure out of Time has really fed my enthusiasm for anything to do with Titanic.
It is a really addictive game, and if you have any knowledge of the layout of Titanic at all, playing this game makes you feel as though you really are moving around the actual vessel.
The graphics are superb.
The scenario puts you on board Titanic's maiden voyage as a secret agent.
Your brief is to change history and prevent the sinking:  quite a mammoth undertaking!
You need to talk to as many characters as possible, and the best thing to do is to make copious notes of who you've spoken to, their location, and any other information.
You need to poke and pry into every nook and cranny, and the feeling of satisfaction when you succeed in changing history is tremendous.
But be warned, you may make things worse!
Save your game frequently under different names, and you can go back and search different trails.
Have fun, and allow yourself a couple of days solid game playing to complete the full game - other wise spread it over several evenings..
This is a game that I would recommend to people with even the smallest of interest in the Titanic.
Although the characters are fictional, there are many references made to actual passengers on the maiden voyage and the programmers attention to detail is startlingly accurate.
The gameplay is very addictive and you can even download extra 'tour guides' from the official web page who tell you facts about the ship.
There are many alternative endings depending on certain items you collect along the way, people you talk to etcetera.
On the whole if, like me, you wish you could walk the decks like Jack and Rose, then buy this game.
It's the next best thing!.
Excellent interactive movie....
An excellent interactive movie game about the Titanic.
It's based around the fictional story of you playing a secret service agent during WWII and transported back to the Titanic.
Anyway, it really absorbs you, and is an excellent game to play.
However, the main problem is stability.....random crashes abound!
If you can survive the crashes, will you be able to survive the Titanic?.
A Wild Plot To Make Into A Movie!.
This past April 14TH & 15TH 1912 - 2012 marked the 100 Anniversary of The Sinking Of The Titanic.
Such a loss of life it is hard to believe that from out of that tragedy would inspire someone to create a Computer Game such as "Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time" copy right 1996.
At a Local Salvation Army I bought a 2 CD set of Titanic not really thinking what it was I thought is was a documentary of it's sinking I finally realized it was a game when I placed in my computer to view watch and/or read thinking to myself.
This is a game how very odd taking such a historical event with the loss of life that someone would think or turning it into a game.
The next thing you know the movie will come out.
With all respects to James Cameron's movie but the plot of this very game made into a movie does have interest to me.
I lobby for either Danial Craig or to Jason Statham star as the secret agent after all the part should go to a Englishman.
What do you who reads this think?
I transcribed a thumbnail synopsis of the plot from the covered jacket.
And on You Tube there are videos of this game at this Link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYLjkR4vCmo....
The game itself can also can be found on The Web. The Synopsis; YOUR MISSION Your mission begins in London 1942 during the dark days of World War II.
As the Blitzkrieg rages above, another battle unfolds with in you, a failed secret service agent haunted by the events that destroyed your career on board the RMS Titanic 30 years before.
A violent catalyst hurtles you back in time to April 14, 1912, the night of the disaster.
Assigned to recover a stolen book you are plunged into intrigue with far higher stakes.
Your success could change the future-preventing World War I, Russian Revolution or World War II.
Or even worse.
Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time the answers are left to you.
Sounds like a good plot to a good movie rather than a computer game?
Second to Irwin Allen's Television Series "The Time Tunnel" Pilot titled "Rendezvous With Yesterday" this computer game would if some Movie Maker produces a movie of this game it would be added to The Science Fiction Movie Genre So I wounder if anybody here that has played this game and what are your thought of it??
And what would you think of it being turned into a Science Fiction Movie?
Who would you cast as the star of it or have I hit the mark on who should play The Secret Service Agent??
Let me know your opinions and thoughts.
And less it has slip-ed your minds it also marked the 147TH Anniversary of The Assassination of President Abram Lincoln on April 14TH & 15TH 1865 - 2012..
One of the greatest CPU games of all time.
This game is truly fantastic.
I don't really buy or play computer games anymore.
But every once in a while, I'll pull this game out of the closet and play it all over again for kicks.
The graphics are incredible and the story was very well written.
I love being able to walk around the Titanic and talk to all the different characters.
You also really get a feel to how things were in 1912.
After playing this game, if you watch James Cameron's movie, you'll pretty much always be able to tell where they are on the ship.
The variety of characters that were made for this game are amazing.
You got the stuck up, stingy Charles Lambreth and his wife Georgia (of which the character you play has a history with).
There's the down to earth guy you'd probably find at a bar in Max Zidelman (looks like a young John Goodman).
I have to admit that Vlad gives me the creeps.
The plot of the game involves some thinking, but not too crazy.There is only one thing about this game that I found a disappointment to me, and it's a very minor one.
While I like the different endings, they deal entirely on the aftermath as the result of your mission and finding all the different objects.
But nothing is mentioned of what happened on the personal side.
For instance, as the ship is sinking, one decision your character encounters is whether or not to save the life of Lady Georgia by trading a painting to the evil German Zitel for the antidote of which she's been poisoned.
But whether or not you save Georgia's life, absolutely nothing about it is mentioned in the ending.
Other than that, this game is perfect..
Great Titanic Game!.
I actually bought this game at a garage sale.
It's great!
I have played this game SO many times!
I would have to say that my favorite game characters are Ms. Pringle and Georgia.
I personally like to tick Georgia off after I talk to her for the first time an the Aft section of the Boat Deck by continuously clicking on her.
I also found out that in zeitel's cabin, if you are unable to disable the bomb, you can just continue by clicking give up.
What makes the game even more interesting (for me at least) is picking out some of the factual goofs.
For example, the third officer's last name was actually Pittman.
And the cabin that you are staying in, C-78, is actually on the last row of portholes in the white painted area of the ship, not 3 rows below.
And, who could forget that fourth funnel still smoking as it went under?
The fourth funnel was a fake!
(One of my favorite scenes was at the end of the game in the apartment when I gave the painting to Zeitel to get the antidote to Georgia, The Russians, or Germans, Canadians...
Whoever the world they were...
broke in and shot my character and blood splattered all over the wall!) Overall, if you find this game and you are a Titanic buff, BUY IT!
The sinking simulations are awesome, and you get to put your "what would I have done if i was on the Titanic" phrase into action!.
CHANGING THE COURSE OF HISTORY.
It is very easy to provide a spoiler here as I have finally cracked the puzzle.However I will avoid the temptation to explain specifics and confine myself to general hints on playing this interactive game more effectively.Any student of the Titanic disaster will be fascinated to know they can if they want just explore the ship and this is recommended before star ting the game as you can then familiarise yourself with the ship's layout.Rather than labouriously walk from stem to stern you can in most cases (prior to the iceberg hitting) "jump" from one deck/room to another and so save time.Whenever a fictitous character appears, try and be positive in your response to their questions as you will become nearer to the correct path.It is appropriate the computer programmers did not use real people from this drama, in honour of their death in this tragedy.Depending upon your answer, the game will proceed in a different direction and unless you know the correct responses, no game played will follow the same pattern.This makes for interesting play.Good advice is given by previous reviewers when they say save your game regularly e.g."TIT1" TIT2" etc so you can have a break/go to work or whatever since the game takes quite a long time and is very absorbing.If your computer crashes you will only lose up to the last "save".Also the taking of notes will map out the trail and you will gradually learn that if you do say this, then that will happen.I would advise initially you save the game each time you meet a character noting down the response alternative followed to their question.I thought the actual sinking could have been improved.The boat sinks far too quickly and unrealistically and I had naively hoped we would see the onrush of water coming along the corridors filling rooms and cabins.Perhaps if the makers bring out a second version they could enhance the sensation of sinking inside the vessel.
The various endings cause a corresponding change to history and the solutions, when given to you at the end, makes you the think of cause and effect and of how a seemingly trivial change could have had a cataclysmic change on world history.I also did not like the phony British accents by American actors and as there are plenty of out of work Brit.
actors around, why not give them some real work and make the game more realistic?The pluses outnumber the minuses and will provide players with a novel experience not found in most other compter games.