Devastation

by Softek International

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000088KTA
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,131 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Storyline On a future devastated Earth, powerful, corrupt corporations control remaining technology and rule what's left of society. Pacification Squads, a brutal private police force, maintain order for the corporate syndicate.

The only hope for freedom is a small group of Resistance fighters made up of gang leaders, mercenaries and ex-military operatives. As the Resistance leader you must assemble your army and travel the globe, restoring peace and sanity in a very dangerous world.

Highlights

• Next-generation Unreal Engine coupled with the MathEngine Karma physics system provides dramatic visuals, ultra-realistic object physics, rag-doll deaths, and user-friendly mod tools
• Hollywood-style explosions and in-your-face special effects showcase awesome particle physics including explosive headshots, flowing water and blood, amazing weapons effects and realistic fire created by the amazing "OFX" VisualFX system with full hardware T & L support
• Incredible next-generation AI that gives enemies and NPCs micro-behaviors and heightened awareness, while teammates provide intelligent cooperation and assistance Practically everything can be used, destroyed or manipulated–set traps with the garbage in the streets, use a broken bottle to slash your way to victory or toss a chair down the hall to distract a guard
• More than 40 unique weapons, including machine guns, swords, handguns, sniper weapons and incredible Rat Drones that allow players to "become the weapon"
• Objective-based single player campaign, incorporating special skills like stealth, surveillance, hacking into security systems, sniping, and brute force
• 36 massive, photorealistic levels based off real-world textures, including 22 single player and 14 multiplayer maps, set in four stunning environments
• All the favorite multiplayer standards, including traditional head to head and teamplay games, including an exciting new style of multiplayer gaming
• Superior sound, from the ability to use noise to distract enemies or alert team mates, to the cutting edge soundtrack by Messy--the techno rebirth of members of Love & Rockets

Product Description

As the Resistance leader you must assemble your army and travel the globe, restoring peace and sanity in a very dangerous world. The only hope for freedom is a small group of Resistance fighters made up of gang leaders, mercenaries and ex-military operatives.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT?..., April 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Devastation (CD-ROM)

I have put in about 10 hours playing this game and i have noticed fewer bugs than are in UNREAL 2! It's ridiculous claiming this thing is a 'beta ' test. Maybe that person should test their computer! Moderate system requirements make for great and smooth gameplay with a power system. If you have a 1 ghz or better system with 512 meg of ram and a 64 meg video card, baby you're on your way! This requires much less than that, though. Yes,the game is [similar to] three other games. But, what shooter isn't in some way? The fact is , it makes great use of the purchasing system that was so prevelant in counterstrike, and it has a 'deja vu' feeling when compared to Deus ex. It's every bit as good as RED FACTION 2, if not better. Nice graphics. Yes, the characters are a bit bulky which sometimes seems comical. But, this game is flat out enjoyable. I have come across a couple of clipping problems and one short sequence where the gameplay was choppy for about 45 seconds. But, then all went back to normal. Great game. Forget the naysayers. Some people aren't happy unless they're miserable. ADDED INFO : I have finished this game. It became more enjoyable as i proceeded even further into the sewer and canal systems. The rooftop sequence was very difficult, but no more so than the impossible 'Medal of Honor' sniper sequence. Anyone who's played that knows what i mean. There are more clipping problems throughout the game. They never got in the way of the gameplay. And, there is a serious plot twist about 2/3 of the way through that changes the whole concept of the game and makes it feel 'fresh' just before the concept starts to get old. I still feel the same way, only stronger. THIS GAME IS GREAT! If you're still unsure, wait till it gets below twenty bucks and i guarantee you will not be unhappy! If you're a F.P.S. fan, that is. Please don't disregard this as shovelware, it is so much more than the junk that's thrown at us and soon forgotten. There was true effort put into this and it shows. If we dump this one, we just may be losing out on the next -maybe even better- FPS to come from softtek. I've never heard of them. But, if this is what they have to offer, i'm on board.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Could have been a sleeper hit, but for the bugs. . ., May 11, 2003

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This review is from: Devastation (CD-ROM)

I have rarely, if ever, played a first-person shooter this bug-ridden, and that's too bad since the actual gameplay, while it's nothing original, is pretty good (even if the plot is seriously lacking). But you can only find so much enjoyment from a game that kicks you to your desktop whenever it feels the urge, or forces you to endure horrendous scenery glitches. What could have been one of the year's sleeper hits in the genre is wounded by its own severe lack of polish, despite all its beautiful graphics, realistic physics, and its awesome assortment of weapons. Out of the box, "Devastation" is devastating, and you, as a gamer, should never have to pay to beta test. Wait for the next genre offering to come along instead - there are plenty looming on the horizon.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great engaging game, April 12, 2003

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George Edwards (Oakton, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Devastation (CD-ROM)

I have only played the single player missions for about an hour, but I'm already drawn into the world of Devastation. It is immersive with the physics and graphical elements. Who knew that going through an abandoned building would be so cool, until you could see the fires burning and chemical showers going off throughout the place.

What's really amazing is that this all ran on my old ATI Rage 128 pretty nicely. I can't wait to see what it looks like on my ATI Radeon 9700.

The only downfall is that the gunfights were a little too easy, so far. When all you have to worry about is strafing and shooting at each easy target, it starts to get boring. I think some more heavy weapons should be added like the Grenade Launcher and RPG7 from SOF2. Those are a little harder to dodge.