Forsaken

by Acclaim

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00002S8DH
• Media: CD-ROM
• Release Date: April 24, 1998
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,521 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PC

Amazon.com Review

If the world as you know it were torn asunder by some nasty nuclear war, what's the first thing you'd do after emerging from the fallout shelter? If you said "loot," welcome to Forsaken, a game that lets you ride a hoverbike through the heavily defended underbelly of a postapocalyptic Earth in an attempt to snatch as many goodies as possible and stay alive while doing so. This is a first-person action game that lets players move up and down in addition to the more normal directions of forward, backward, left, and right, and the introduction of a third dimension adds a lot of dizzying gameplay to the title.

Forsaken is one graphically intense game, with colorful lighting effects and bedazzling pyrotechnics (note that you'll need a 3-D accelerator card to get the most out of this title). The sound effects are also well done and appropriately loud. Once we customized our control setting we found roaring through the cramped levels a breeze. However, this is not a game for claustrophobes. Picture the Podrace scene from Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace or Lando's race for the Deathstar core in Return of the Jedi.

Forsaken was a lot of fun for the first few levels, but things became a repetitive in a hurry. The presence of other "bikers" in the tunnels occasionally makes for some tense moments, but the standard enemies in the game just don't have a lot of bite once you are familiar with their hunting patterns. We did have a lot of fun trying out the various weapons in the game. The bottom line? If you are a fan of any of the Descent games, or just first-person action games in general, be sure to check out Forsaken. Just don't expect too much innovation from the gameplay. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

• Spectacular 3-D accelerated graphics
• Complete freedom of movement adds to the excitement
• Several hoverbikes to choose from

Cons:

• Gameplay can get repetitive, thanks to predictable enemies

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I really love this game!, April 19, 2000

By 

Deinabo D. George "DDG" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forsaken (CD-ROM)

If you've ever played any of the Descent games then you've played Forsaken. The control is very similar in that you can move in 3D through 360 degrees. That doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it; in fact after reading this review you should order it immediately.

Forsaken requires a Pentium 133MHz processor or higher and about 16-32 MB of RAM. Although the game doesn't require a 3D graphics card you'll want to use one to treat yourself to its jaw-dropping graphics. The game supports only Direct3D and virtually every graphics card manufactured in the last four years. The visuals are simply stunning: laser fire is smooth and bright and the explosions are done quite well. Owners of Aureal's Vortex audio chipsets will smile when they hear the sounds of combat oozing out of their quad-speaker setups; Forsaken only supports A3D for 3D positional sound but also supports DirectSound.

The game lets you choose from a number of bounty hunter scum to play as. You then fly through the game's 16 single player levels acquiring gold bars, crystals, and weapons to defend your loot against rival bouunty hunters. There are also 15 multiplayer maps for head-to-head deathmatch action via modem, LAN, or over the Internet.

I gave the game four stars because it should have more levels and, well, it's very hard. The robot sentries you battle are quite smart and some are very powerful. I wish there more levels so the experience wouldn't end but take my word for it: Forsaken is loads of fun. Even you've played Descent and didn't like it you'll love this game. In fact, given it's difficulty level and fun factor you'll playing be it for a long time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funtastic, June 16, 2007

By 

Manuel Ruiz "bushman" (Utah) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Forsaken (CD-ROM)

This game is so awsome, I recomend everyone to try it.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Unknown is your Enemy, March 5, 2000

By 

"thezerg" (Chicago, Il.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forsaken (CD-ROM)

Forsaken takes on a new world of characters, storyline, and graphics from the old Descent days. Yes, that was the game to play back then, but now, if you don't have a good enough PC to play the new Descent, this game is perfect to calm your cravings. With awsome lighting effects and graphics, it's no-doubt that this game could serve a great masterpiece of gameplay. The techno-tunes are also well played too. However, this game falls short of objectives. Basically, you just shoot and move on and not much more. This is not too harsh, but it would have been nice to have a little more to do. So go ahead and buy this game.

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