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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Third main game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series, set in Chernobyl's Zone.

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The Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine serves as the setting, with three large playable regions: Zaton, Yanov (which includes Jupiter and Kopachy), and the ghost city of Pripyat.[1]

Key facts and history

The game uses the X-Ray Engine 1.6, which supports DirectX 9 through 11 and includes real-time GPU tessellation.[2] GameSpot called it "the most stable S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game yet" and "the most atmospheric and compelling."[3] Eurogamer noted that "there's still nothing out there quite like STALKER."[4] PC Gamer ranked it 38th in its 2011 list of the top 100 PC games of all time.[5]

As part of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy collection, the game appeared on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch, with its subtitle altered to "Call of Prypiat".[6] Based on Metacritic's aggregation, Call of Pripyat earned "favorable" review scores.[3]

What the cited sources add

The developer's description states that Call of Pripyat makes the player feel like they are fighting against The Zone.[7] It also notes that locations such as Pripyat town, Yanov railway station, Jupiter factory, and Kopachi village were recreated from true-to-life prototypes.[7]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Description-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat", GSC Game World (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "AMD Eyefinity Validated and Ready Software", AMD Eyefinity (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat for PC Reviews", Metacritic; VanOrd, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Review", GameSpot, 2 February 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pearson, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat", Eurogamer, 2 February 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: PC Gamer staff, "The 100 best PC games of all time (Page 7)", PC Gamer, 16 February 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "stalker-game.com" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Description-S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat", GSC Game World. facts only, no text reused. cop.stalker-game.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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