Secret Files: Tunguska explodes onto adventure scene

Adventure fans have been salivating over the early screenshots of Secret Files: Tunguska since the game was unveiled at the Games Convention in Leipzig. Along with the first look at the game came the announcement that the title would be published in Germany by Deep Silver (a division of Koch Media) in the second quarter of 2006.

Fortunately for those whose German doesn't extend past "Gesundheit!", the game's developer, Fusionsphere Systems, has confirmed that an English language version of the game is also planned. There is currently no target date scheduled for localized releases, however.

Secret Files: Tunguska is a fictional tale based around the mysterious (but real) 1908 explosion in central Siberia that devastated thousands of square miles of forest. In the game, secret documents are discovered in present day that reveal the phenomenon was not a meteorite as first believed. With her father missing and the military now conducting experiments in the territory, Nina Kalenkow arrives to investigate his disappearance, and finds the characters she encounters to be anything but friendly.

A classic point & click adventure, the game will feature highly detailed, pre-rendered backgrounds with 3D characters, and also promises real-time lighting effects and plenty of ambient animations. Projected to provide 20-25 hours of play time, Secret Files: Tunguska will have a second playable character in addition to Nina, allowing you to switch between them freely.

Adventure Gamers will keep a close eye on this one as its development progresses. Until our next update, Auf Wiedersehen!