324:. They eventually track Kaul to his underground lab where he has built a machine to generate monsters for Germany, also to power a ritual to summon a full Star Spawn. A larger plot is revealed as the cult seeks to eliminate humanity from Earth to clear it for a new hybrid species of part human, part Star Spawn. The ritual goes forward, and the Star Spawn appears. The player is victorious if the Star Spawn is defeated.
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The game has been generally well received. For example,
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312:monsters, including the
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140:Tactical role-playing
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992:Lovecraftian horror
884:The Call of Cthulhu
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190:The Call of Cthulhu
164:Lovecraftian horror
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379:iOS: 68/100
328:Development
316:and hybrid
236:Fire Emblem
215:German army
211:World War I
110:May 5, 2012
60:Platform(s)
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1048:Based on "
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