The Raven Project
The Raven Project is a 1995 sci-fi action video game developed by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. First published on DOS, the game was ported to the PlayStation console soon after. Plot. In the distant future, humanity has been enslaved by an alien people and is on the verge of extinction. The player embodies a pilot who joins the human rebellion, hoping to finally push back the invader. Gameplay. "The Raven Project" is a space combat game in the lineage of "" from LucasArts released two years earlier. The player controls different gears (spaceships, ground combat robots) in subjective  view: the screen displays the cockpit of the craft and the main commands are at the bottom of the screen. The player moves in various environments and must complete a series of missions. The missions are introduced by cinematic scenes shot with real actors. Critical reception. "IGN" felt the game contained "crappy FMV nonsense". "Electric Play" thought while the game had a good concept at its core, it was let down by bad execution. Russian technology site "Itkvariat" thought the game won the hearts and minds of space shooter connoisseurs.