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Rise of the Triad : Dark War
(Apogee, 1995)
This was perhaps one of the last of the great Doom clones, before the following
year put Quake on the
map, as well as the first generation of (decent) hardware 3D
accelerators. The storyline involved a special forces unit asked
to defend Earth from...well, you know, the bad guys. While
this was cliche, other game elements were not, including numerous
ingenius uses of a 3D game engine. Among many unique additions
were bounce disks (or whatever) which would shoot the hero up
into the air, allowing you to reach special power-ups, floating
high above you. Obstacles were gruesome yet challenging, including
some very annoying spinning blades. One cute added touch was
the ability to choose from numerous soldiers, both male and female;
the voice heard during the mission would be different, based
on this choice (some even had impressive dialects). While the
thrill of this game was over as soon as the following year, it
was worth playing for action-fans.
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