Chron X
Encyclopedia
Chron X is an online
collectible card game
and a turn-based strategy game in which you battle your opponent over the Internet with an arsenal of agents, weapons, programs, and resources chosen from your deck of virtual cards.
Chron X was the first online trading card game, first released by Genetic Anomalies in May 1997. The original game designer was George Moromisato, with later sets designed by Andrea Shubert
, Dan Collins, and Ian Schreiber. Pete Bodenheimer and Slava Zatchuny also contributed to set development.
The game has had several publishers since its release: Genetic Anomalies, Sony Online Entertainment
, THQ
, and later Blue Sky Red Design from 2003 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, the tenth anniversary of Chron X, Darkened Sky Studios acquired Chron X for an undisclosed sum. Darkened Sky has begun work on a new, web-based client in an effort to revitalize and repopularize the game.
released to date.
Act One:
Act Two:
Act Three:
ONLINE
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collectible card game
Collectible card game
thumb|Players and their decksA collectible card game , also called a trading card game or customizable card game, is a game played using specially designed sets of playing cards...
and a turn-based strategy game in which you battle your opponent over the Internet with an arsenal of agents, weapons, programs, and resources chosen from your deck of virtual cards.
Chron X was the first online trading card game, first released by Genetic Anomalies in May 1997. The original game designer was George Moromisato, with later sets designed by Andrea Shubert
Andrea Jennifer Shubert
Andrea Jennifer Shubert is an American video game designer and producer. She is best known for her work on Acrophobia, as well as WWF With Authority!.-Media:...
, Dan Collins, and Ian Schreiber. Pete Bodenheimer and Slava Zatchuny also contributed to set development.
The game has had several publishers since its release: Genetic Anomalies, Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment
Sony Online Entertainment is a game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating massively multiplayer online games, including EverQuest, EverQuest II, The Matrix Online, PlanetSide, Star Wars Galaxies, Free Realms, and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, DC Universe...
, THQ
THQ
THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices...
, and later Blue Sky Red Design from 2003 to 2007. On May 28, 2007, the tenth anniversary of Chron X, Darkened Sky Studios acquired Chron X for an undisclosed sum. Darkened Sky has begun work on a new, web-based client in an effort to revitalize and repopularize the game.
Expansion sets
Expansion sets are divided into "acts", which fit in to the Chron X storyline. Acts are further divided into sets. The game has had 7 expansionsExpansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
released to date.
Act One:
- First Edition (May 1996)
- Overture (December 1997)
- Ascension (July 1998)
Act Two:
- Defiance (February 1999)
- Whiteout (February 2000)
- Breakpoint (August 23, 2003)
Act Three:
- Reboot (March 20, 2004)
- Corruption (June 24, 2005)
- Verify (After an 18-card preview set was released by BSRD, expansion was canceled by Darkened Sky in 2007)
External links
- Darkened Sky Studios LLC, developers of Chron X
- Blue Sky Red Design, owners of Chron X from 2003-2007
- Chron X
- Review at GameSpotGameSpotGameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
- Genesis, third-party forums with articles pertaining to Chron X's history