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Marathon

By: Bungie

Type: Software (boxed)

Product Line: Computer Games (Bungie)

Mac CD-Rom

Last Stocked on 4/25/2015

Product Info

Title
Marathon
Publisher
Sub-category
Publish Year
1995
Dimensions
5x5x.2"
NKG Part #
2147562767
Type
Software (boxed)

Description

Marathon takes place in the year 2794 aboard a large, multi-generational colony spacecraft called the UESC (United Earth Space Council) Marathon. The ship was converted from Deimos, one of Mars' two moons. The plot of the story sets the player as a security officer and focuses around an invasion of the ship and (to a much lesser extent) a colony on the nearby Tau Ceti by hostile extraterrestrials. The plot is primarily revealed through various computer interfaces called terminals, which relay crew logs, maintenance documents, historical accounts, and stories. It is through these terminals as well that the player receives mission information from Leela, the ship's artificial intelligence, as well as Tycho and Durandal, the science and utilities AI in Marathon respectively. The relationship between and history of these artificial intelligences serves as a significant plot device in the story.