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((Infobox video game
| title = Advent Rising
| image = adventrisingbox.jpg
| caption = North American cover art
| developer = [[GlyphX Games]]
| publisher = [[Majesco Entertainment]]
| designer = Donald Mustard<br />Geremy Mustard
| composer = [[Tommy Tallarico]]<br />[[Michael Richard Plowman]]
| writer = [[Orson Scott Card]]<br />Cameron Dayton
| engine = [[Unreal Engine 2]]
| released = ((vgrelease|NA|May 31, 2005 <small>(Xbox)</small>|NA|August 9, 2005 <small>(PC)</small>|EU|February 17, 2006))
| genre = [[Action-adventure game|Action-adventure]], [[third-person shooter]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = ((Unbulleted list|[[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]|[[OnLive]]))
))
'''''Advent Rising''''' is an [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] [[third-person shooter]] [[video game]] developed by [[GlyphX Games]] and published by [[Majesco Entertainment]]. The game was released on May 31, 2005, for [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] and on August 9, 2005, for [[Microsoft Windows]]. Its story was created by Donald and Geremy Mustard and featured a script written by science fiction writers [[Orson Scott Card]] and Cameron Dayton; the full orchestral soundtrack was done by [[Tommy Tallarico]] and [[Emmanuel Fratianni]]. As of September 14, 2006, [[Steam (service)|Steam]] began offering ''Advent Rising'' for download.<ref>((cite web |url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/3800/Advent_Rising/ |title=Advent Rising |website=[[Steam (service)|Steam]] |publisher=[[Valve Corporation]] |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>

Much-hyped ''Advent Rising'' was the first in a planned trilogy which also saw the development of a game that would take place alongside ''Advent Rising'', called '''''Advent Shadow''''' for the [[PlayStation Portable|PSP]]. Despite a large advertising campaign including promotion in cinemas, the game's retail performance fell far short of expectations.<ref>((cite web |author=techtite |date=August 20, 2009 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jTc7bpHXYE |title=Top 10 Biggest Game Disasters (Part 1 of 2) |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=[[Google]] |access-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/_jTc7bpHXYE |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live))((cbignore))</ref> By the end of 2005, Majesco had completely revised its business plan to focus towards [[Handheld video game|handheld games]] and canceled plans for future ''Advent Rising'' games.

A five-issue [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] [[Comics|comic book]] series was produced and ran from October 2005 to November 2006. Plans for novel tie-ins by Orson Scott Card never came to fruition. In June 2006, Donald Mustard posted a statement on the website of his new venture, [[Chair Entertainment]], stating that he "would be happy to finish the ''Advent'' series if the opportunity presented itself", but confirmed he does not currently hold the rights to do.<ref>((cite web |author=Donald Mustard |date=June 1, 2006 |url=http://chairentertainment.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28/ |title=Response to Advent Speculation |website=[[Chair Entertainment]] |access-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090827152816/http://chairentertainment.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28%2F |archive-date=August 27, 2009 |url-status=dead))</ref>

==Plot==

===Story===
The game begins with Gideon Wyeth; the protagonist, escorting a group of human ambassadors from a space station to a meeting with an [[Extraterrestrials in fiction|alien]] race called the Aurelians. At the meeting, the Aurelians tell the humans that they view them as gods and then warn them of another race of aliens called the Seekers who intend to destroy all humanity. Shortly thereafter, the space station is attacked by the Seekers. Gideon manages to board an escape pod and lands on the planet Edumea below.

On the planet, Gideon aids the Marines in their battle against the Seekers, but soon learns that the planet will shortly be destroyed by a meteor shower. The planet is evacuated, and Gideon accepts an invitation from the Aurelians to board their ship. After learning that humans have untapped mystical powers, he begins training with the Aurelians.

As Gideon is training, the ship is attacked by the Seekers. Gideon and some of the Aurelians evacuate to the Seeker vessel, though it is on a crash course with the Aurelian homeworld. Gideon and the remaining Aurelians find the planet overrun by Seekers. After liberating the planet, they travel to the Galactic Council to seek their help in combating the Seeker assault on humanity.

When the Council calls the Seekers to explain themselves, a being materializes in the Council chambers claiming to be a “true” human and a god. The being, a Koroem, takes full responsibility for the human genocide and claims that it ordered the Seekers to exterminate humanity because they were physically imitating the Koroem.

A battle ensues after the Koroem wounds one of the Aurelians, but it is ultimately killed when Gideon uses a previously unknown mystical ability. This opens a portal that Gideon is dragged into. He finds himself on an ice planet, where a horned creature dubbed "The Stranger" appears and says, "Come with me, human. There is much to be done." It then beckons Gideon to follow.

===Characters===
* Gideon Wyeth (voiced by [[Will Friedle]]) — The main character of the game. He is a member of one of the last human outposts.
* Ethan Wyeth — Gideon's hotshot older brother. Because of his celebrity following the Independence Wars, he is assigned the role of pilot for the mission of first contact with the Aurelians. He used his connections to instate Gideon as his co-pilot.
* Olivia Morgan (voiced by [[Vanessa Marshall]]) — Gideon's fiancé, a scientist assigned to Luriam space station.
* Marin Steel — A decorated pilot from the Independence Wars, she encounters Gideon as he attempts to escape Bahr Han on her ship. She is captured by the Seekers and unsuccessfully imprisoned on the island of Teran, having developed her own psychic powers.
* Kelehm Farwaters (voiced by [[Dwight Schultz]]) — A ninth-tier Garhgon (an Aurelian religious caste), he has trained himself in the [[telekinesis|telekinetic]] arts. Kelehm belongs to "the old faith" which states that the discovery of humans is part of a prophecy and the Aurelians will gain greater psychic power through them.
* Enorym Tenspur (voiced by [[Michael Bell (actor)|Michael Bell]]) — Ally to Gideon and the most highly trained of the Aurelian elite fighters, Enorym serves as a commander of the elite Felidic warriors. Enorym leads an assault on a Seeker ship shortly after Gideon learns how to use his psychic powers.
* Bud - A troublemaking Marine that starts a bar fight with Gideon and later challenges him and Ethan to a training match. After losing, Bud fires a blaster at Ethan. The player then has the choice of either using a stungun to disable Bud or picking up a blaster and killing him, which determines whether his squadmates help you or abandon you in a later gameplay segment.
* K'Chell — A Seeker ambassador who interrupts the planetary ruling council and demands that the Aurelians hand over Gideon and Marin. When Kelehm refuses, K'Chell kills him, then escapes to the [[ansible]] to inform the Seeker armada.
* Sevan — A council member on Aurelia, he leads a rebellion to give the humans to the Seekers and avoid retaliation. After staging a coup, he co-opts the council, gives Marin to the Seekers, and puts Enorym on trial for treason.
* Banath — Originally serving as Enorym's best warrior, he is revealed to be a double agent for Sevan. Having planted a Seeker ambush inside the ansible, Banath becomes visibly angry after Enorym orders him to escort Marin back to the Aurelian capital. He returns with a dropship crewed by other rebels after giving Marin to the Seekers and announces his betrayal by killing one of Enorym's warriors. Gideon kills Banath shortly after Enorym is put on trial.

==Soundtrack==
((Infobox album
| name         = Advent Rising Original Soundtrack
| type         = Soundtrack
| artist       = [[Tommy Tallarico]], [[Emmanuel Fratianni]], [[Michael Richard Plowman]], Laurie Robinson
| cover        = 
| alt          = 
| released     = <div style="white-space: nowrap;">June 28, 2005</div>
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Video game music|Video game soundtrack]]
| length       = 57:21
| label        = [[Sumthing Else Music Works]]
| producer     = 
| prev_title   = 
| prev_year    = 
| next_title   = 
| next_year    = 
))

The ''Advent Rising Soundtrack'' of the game was released on June 28, 2005, under record label [[Sumthing Else Music Works]]. The music was composed by Emmanuel Fratianni and [[Michael Richard Plowman]],((citation needed|date=August 2022)) whilst the additional music and orchestrations were performed by Laurie Robinson and [[Tommy Tallarico]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.music4games.net/Music_Display.aspx?p1=39 |title=Advent Rising |website=[[Music4Games]] |publisher=Music4Games, Inc. |access-date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110005017/http://www.music4games.net/Music_Display.aspx?p1=39 |archive-date=November 10, 2007 |url-status=dead))</ref>

((Track listing
| headline = Advent Rising Original Soundtrack (57:21)
| title1   = Muse
| length1  = 3:08
| title2   = Poeta
| length2  = 3:36
| title3   = Bounty Hunter
| length3  = 3:05
| title4   = Aurelia
| length4  = 3:03
| title5   = Greater Lights (feat. [[Charlotte Martin]])
| length5  = 3:52
| title6   = Glorious Human
| length6  = 1:46
| title7   = Stolen Transport
| length7  = 2:15
| title8   = Canyon Encounter
| length8  = 2:04
| title9   = The Rise Of Aurelia
| length9  = 2:01
| title10  = Edumeas Last Stand
| length10 = 2:04
| title11  = Aurelian Conflict
| length11 = 2:04
| title12  = The Aurelian Movement
| length12 = 2:21
| title13  = Luriam Down
| length13 = 1:04
| title14  = The Human Movement
| length14 = 2:09
| title15  = Human Demise
| length15 = 1:35
| title16  = Seeker Assault
| length16 = 2:05
| title17  = Midst Of The N'Kul
| length17 = 0:34
| title18  = Seeker Horde
| length18 = 1:04
| title19  = Fiery Arrival On Aurelia
| length19 = 0:55
| title20  = Power Within
| length20 = 2:11
| title21  = Fortified Strength
| length21 = 1:01
| title22  = Mastery Of Self
| length22 = 2:20
| title23  = Return To Humanity
| length23 = 2:16
| title24  = The Seeker Movement
| length24 = 2:09
| title25  = Seeker Unrest
| length25 = 2:05
| title26  = Conquest
| length26 = 0:36
| title27  = Greater Lights (Jay-J's Shifted UP Mix)
| length27 = 3:58
))

==Development==
The game's overall story was created by Donald and Geremy Mustard. The dialog and screenplay, however, was written by [[Orson Scott Card]] and Cameron Dayton. Card's influences are noticeable in the [[terminology]] which has been carried over from ''[[Ender's Game]]''. The terms "vids", "[[Formics|Buggers]]", and "[[ansible]]" are all references from his critically acclaimed novels (though the term ''ansible'' was coined by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]], and was not actually added to the script by Card himself, but by Donald Mustard).<ref>[http://www.hatrack.com/ubb/main/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=003303;p=1#000001 Card's comments on the use of "ansible"] from his official website</ref>

In 2008, [[Novint]] announced they are adding Novint Falcon support to this game and will sell it as ''Ascension Reborn'' for the Novint Falcon only.<ref>[http://home.novint.com/games/games_list.php?t=28/ NOVINT official Website]((dead link|date=May 2012))</ref>

==Reception==
((Video game reviews
| PC = true
| XBOX = true
| na = true
| MC_PC = 70/100<ref name=MCPC>((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/advent-rising/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Advent Rising for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Red Ventures]] |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| MC_XBOX = 68/100<ref name=MCXB>((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/advent-rising/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Advent Rising for Xbox Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| CGW_PC = ((Rating|3|5))<ref>((cite magazine |author=Darren Gladstone |url=https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_256.pdf |title=Advent Rising |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=256 |date=November 2005 |page=94 |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| Edge_XBOX = 6/10<ref>((cite magazine |author=Edge staff |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) [US Import] |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |issue=152 |date=August 2005 |page=92))</ref>
| EGM_XBOX = 5/10<ref>((cite magazine |author1=Shawn Elliott |author2=Mark MacDonald |author3=Che Chou |title=Advent Rising |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=194 |date=August 2005 |page=116))</ref>((efn|Three critics of ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' gave the Xbox version each a score of 4.5/10, 4/10, and 6.5/10.))
| EuroG_XBOX = 6/10<ref>((cite web |author=Matt Martin |date=February 15, 2006 |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-adventrising-x |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| GI_XBOX = 7.75/10<ref>((cite magazine |author=Matt Helgeson |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E373B9E3-C3A9-4C7C-AE3E-8D1BD4992282.htm |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |publisher=[[GameStop]] |issue=147 |date=July 2005 |page=122 |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519171418/http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/E373B9E3-C3A9-4C7C-AE3E-8D1BD4992282.htm |archive-date=May 19, 2008 |url-status=dead))</ref>
| GamePro_XBOX = ((Rating|4.5|5))<ref>((cite magazine |author=Ouroboros |date=June 7, 2005 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/45832.shtml |title=Advent Rising Review for Xbox on GamePro.com |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG Entertainment]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050610024159/http://www.gamepro.com/microsoft/xbox/games/reviews/45832.shtml |archive-date=June 10, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref>
| GameRev_XBOX = C−<ref>((cite web |author=J.P. Hurh |date=June 23, 2005 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34237-advent-rising-review |title=Advent Rising Review (Xbox) |website=[[GameRevolution]] |publisher=[[CraveOnline]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909232021/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/advent-rising |archive-date=September 9, 2015 |url-status=live))</ref>
| GSpot_PC = 6.3/10<ref>((cite web |author=Alex Navarro |date=August 12, 2005 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/advent-rising-review/1900-6130970/ |title=Advent Rising Review (PC) |website=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| GSpot_XBOX = 5.7/10<ref>((cite web |author=Alex Navarro |date=June 1, 2005 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/advent-rising-review/1900-6126795/ |title=Advent Rising Review (Xbox) [date mislabeled as "June 17, 2008"] |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |access-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050604012517/http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/adventrising/review.html |archive-date=June 4, 2005 |url-status=live))</ref>
| GSpy_PC = ((Rating|2.5|5))<ref>((cite web |author=Allen Rausch |date=August 30, 2005 |url=http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/advent-rising/646808p1.html |title=GameSpy: Advent Rising (PC) |website=[[GameSpy]] |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| GSpy_XBOX = ((Rating|2.5|5))<ref>((cite web |author=Benjamin Turner |date=May 31, 2005 |url=http://xbox.gamespy.com/xbox/advent-rising/620476p1.html |title=GameSpy: Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=GameSpy |publisher=IGN Entertainment |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| GT_XBOX = 7.5/10<ref>((cite web |date=June 6, 2005 |url=http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=55 |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=[[GameTrailers]] |publisher=[[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070625093652/http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=55 |archive-date=June 25, 2007 |url-status=dead))</ref>
| GameZone_PC = 7.3/10<ref>((cite web |author=Matt Eberle |date=September 8, 2005 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/advent_rising_pc_review/ |title=Advent Rising - PC - Review |website=GameZone |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005123440/http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22070.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2008 |url-status=live))</ref>
| GameZone_XBOX = 8.1/10<ref>((cite web |author=Mike David |date=June 22, 2005 |url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/advent_rising_xb_review/ |title=Advent Rising - XB - Review |website=GameZone |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527184659/http://xbox.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r22070.htm |archive-date=May 27, 2008 |url-status=live))</ref>
| IGN_PC = 7.9/10<ref>((cite web |author=David Clayman |date=August 9, 2005 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/09/advent-rising |title=Advent Rising (PC) |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| IGN_XBOX = 7.8/10<ref>((cite web |author=David Clayman |date=May 31, 2005 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/06/01/advent-rising-2 |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=August 19, 2022))</ref>
| OXM_XBOX = 8/10<ref>((cite magazine |title=Advent Rising |magazine=[[Official Xbox Magazine]] |publisher=[[Future US]] |date=July 2005 |page=86))</ref>
| PCGUS_PC = 62%<ref>((cite magazine |title=Advent Rising |magazine=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=Future US |volume=12 |issue=12 |date=December 2005 |page=88))</ref>
| rev1 = ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''
| rev1_XBOX = ((Rating|3|4))<ref name=Detroit>((cite news |author=Jim Schaefer |date=June 19, 2005 |url=http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/game19e_20050619.htm |title=Advent of a hero |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050917234133/http://www.freep.com/entertainment/videogames/game19e_20050619.htm |archive-date=September 17, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''
| rev2_XBOX = ((Rating|4|5))<ref name=Maxim>((cite web |author=Scott Jones |date=May 31, 2005 |url=http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_9844.html |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] |publisher=MaximNet, Inc. |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050602020622/http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews/review_games_9844.html |archive-date=June 2, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref>
))
Following its Xbox release, the game received "average" reviews according to the [[Review aggregator|review aggregation]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name=MCXB/> The most common complaints were the large number of bugs which caused a range of problems including freezing. Another common complaint regarded the difficulty in using the flick targeting system.

The game visual design choice was noted by several reviewers, pointing out that the characters all appear fairly elongated, although it has been said that this was a deliberate stylistic choice.<ref>((cite web |author=Matthew Purdy |year=2005 |url=https://www.gamingevolution.info/?p=3627 |title=Advent Rising (Xbox) |website=Gaming Evolution |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406134646/http://www.gamingevolution.info/?id=776 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |url-status=live))</ref>

Scott Jones of ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' gave the game four stars out of five, saying, "The game's unique flick-targeting system—'flick' the right control stick towards an enemy and you're automatically locked on—takes some getting used to, but actually frees up the triggers and face buttons, meaning you've got plenty of options when it's time to dole out ass-bootings."<ref name=Maxim/> Jim Schaefer of ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' gave it three stars out of four, saying, "my biggest overall complaint is that the game's camera can be jumpy and jittery, leaving you discombobulated. It distracts you from the very good story line and well-done video cut scenes."<ref name=Detroit/> Charles Herold of ''[[The New York Times]]'', however, gave it an average review, saying that "Its most interesting aspect is 'flick targeting,' in which you snap your right control stick at an enemy to lock your weapons on it."<ref>((cite news |author=Charles Herold |date=June 17, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/arts/painting-rainbows-not-battle-scenes.html |title=Painting Rainbows, Not Battle Scenes |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529183912/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/17/arts/painting-rainbows-not-battle-scenes.html |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=live))((subscription required))</ref>

Upon the release of the PC version of the game a few months after the Xbox counterpart, the game was slightly better received, garnering above-average reviews according to Metacritic.<ref name=MCPC/> Many reviewers felt that the months long delay had been put to good use as many of the glitches in the Xbox version had been fixed. Framerate was also improved, with slowdowns becoming rarer. A free copy of the PC version was included on the DVD release of the 2007 [[Uwe Boll]] film ''[[Seed (2007 film)|Seed]]''.<ref>((cite web |author=Johnny Butane |date=September 23, 2008 |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/8444/seed-dvd/ |title=Seed (DVD) |website=[[Dread Central]] |access-date=April 18, 2021))</ref>

A million dollars was offered in a contest via Xbox Live for the first player to find a set of hidden symbols spread throughout the levels of the game. On August 15, 2005, the contest was cancelled, due to concerns that there was "no technically feasible solution that would allow the contest to continue in a fair and secure manner". Majesco offered, as compensation to those players, the choice of two free games (''[[BloodRayne 2]]'', ''[[Guilty Gear X2 updated versions#Guilty Gear X2 #Reload|Guilty Gear X2 #Reload]]'', ''[[Psychonauts]]'', ''[[Raze's Hell]]'', and/or ''[[Phantom Dust]]'') and an apology on its home page.<ref>((cite web |date=August 15, 2005 |url=http://www.xbox.com/en-US/promotions/adventrising.htm |title=To Our Advent Rising Contest Participants |website=Xbox.com |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |access-date=January 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051013071103/http://www.xbox.com/en-US/promotions/adventrising.htm |archive-date=October 13, 2005 |url-status=dead))</ref>

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==Comics==
An avid comics fan, game creator Donald Mustard originally realized the story of ''Advent Rising'' in hand-drawn comic books. He revealed in a 2005 interview: "With ''Advent'', from day one, we conceived it initially as a comic book itself. Back when I was getting out of high school, we were laying the foundation for ''Advent''. I drew the first several hours of what would ultimately become the game as a comic book."<ref>((cite web |author=Jonah Weiland |date=July 27, 2005 |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5663 |title=Talking "Advent Rising" with Bill Jemas, Rob Worley and Donald Mustard |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |publisher=Boiling Point Productions |access-date=August 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020022323/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=5663 |archive-date=October 20, 2007 |url-status=dead))</ref> The release of the ''Advent Rising'' game was supported by a promotional one-shot comic book produced by [[DC Comics]]. The comic was written by Lee Hammock and drawn by Billy Dallas Patton as a direct tie-in to the action of the game. It was inserted free of charge within a handful of comic books published by DC.

Another comic book, this time a series, grew out of the partnership between [[Majesco Entertainment]] and 360ep, a young entertainment properties management concern founded by former [[Marvel Comics]] [[CEO]] [[Bill Jemas]]. The new comic series, ''Advent Rising: Rock the Planet'', was written by [[Rob Worley]], with layouts by Arthur Dela Cruz, pencils by [[Cliff Richards]], inks by Dennis Crisostomo, colors by Cris Delara, and letters by Simon Bowland. The comic was produced with oversight by Mustard and Jemas. This new series begins the franchise some ten years before the events of the game. It follows the adventures of Gideon, Ethan, and Olivia in their formative, teenage years. The first issue was published on October 26, 2005. The fifth and final issue was released on November 22, 2006.

==''Advent Shadow''==
((Infobox video game
| title=Advent Shadow
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| developer = [[Full Fat]]
| publisher = [[Majesco Entertainment]]
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| released = Cancelled
| genre = [[Action-adventure game]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation Portable]]
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''Advent Shadow'' was an [[action-adventure game]] originally planned for the [[PlayStation Portable]] handheld as a [[side story]] of ''Advent Rising'' which ended up cancelled in January 2006.

It followed the story of Marin Steel, a mercenary pilot thrust into a [[wikt:saga|saga]] of intergalactic proportions. In the midst of extracting herself from a hostile negotiation, Marin is interrupted by a planetary invasion led by monstrous aliens bent on human genocide. In her efforts to escape the dying world, she encounters young Gideon Wyeth, the protagonist of ''Advent Rising'', and together they find themselves swept up in a massive struggle against dire forces bent on the destruction of humanity.

[[Majesco Entertainment]] suffered some financial difficulties, and due to the poor sale of ''Advent Shadow''(('))s console predecessor, ''Advent Rising'', the game had been quietly cancelled in January 2006.<ref>((cite web |author=David Adams |date=January 19, 2006 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/19/majesco-sees-red-titles-dead-4 |title=Majesco Sees Red, Titles Dead |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |access-date=November 14, 2020))</ref>

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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*((cite web |url=http://www.adventtrilogy.com/ |title=Official Website |website=Advent Trilogy |access-date=June 3, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904172134/http://www.adventtrilogy.com/ |archive-date=September 4, 2014 |url-status=dead)) 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070427074221/http://www.majescoentertainment.com/catalog/works/adventrising_pc.php ''Advent Rising'' at Majesco]
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