Martian Gothic

by 2K Games

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00004T4YP
• Item Weight: 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 29, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,033 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description

Ten months after the Vita base lost contact with Earth, a three-member investigative team has been sent to Mars to investigate the problem. The team quickly finds that a plague has stricken members of the Vita crew and turned them into zombies. And the investigators have discovered that they, too, have been infected.

In Martian Gothic, the investigation becomes a race against time and the ravaging effects of the plague. Since the three's survival rests on their ability to work separately on the problem, you'll need to act as all three members, switching between them to solve the mystery while fending off attacks from undead Vita crew members. You'll explore the derelict base and the surface of the red planet as well as go deep below its crust to find the ancient malevolence that's killing you.

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This is a video game for Playstation One This is not a music CD

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Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Original and absorbing game, April 27, 2006

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upshot (England) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Martian Gothic (Video Game)

I was wavering between four and five stars but glancing at the negative scores on this site (one star? you're kidding!) it seems only fair to give a 4.5 combo. One of the reasons I tried out this game is that I love the novels of the SF writer who apparently designed it but I soon forgot about the writer as I became absorbed in this fascinating action adventure. If you're looking for a fresh (despite its age) and layered game that involves more than searching for keys and shooting zombies, then this action adventure, with its attractive location graphics, varied gameplay, engrossing storyline and excellent dialog and acting, should definitely appeal. In fact I have played it on both PC and PSX. Martian Gothic is an overlooked and very underrated game.

Some ridiculous comparisons have been made with Resident Evil. Martian Gothic is no way an RE clone. The truth is, later RE games took certain key elements from MG, such as the item swapping system and walking while firing, and were praised for their originality! So much for fair reviewing.

A factual point. Some reviewers/users have complained about the lack of saves in MG, comparing it unfavorably with RE. This is simply crazy. There are more saves available in MG than in either RE1 or RE2. On top of that, you don't have to hunt around for typewriter ribbons. You just enter any of Martian base's many computers, using any of your three characters, open a file, and save the game. It's that quick and that simple. You can even leave one of your characters standing right beside a computer for most of the time, in which case saving takes about five seconds. Sure, it's a minor point as I said, but the phony grumbling about MG's save system all over the net really bugs me, because the complaints don't make any sense.

The official reviewer for the PC version complained that the player has to use the keyboard... Ever heard (cough) of a gamepad? That's what I used. Hardly cutting edge hardware. As Martian Gothic isn't a point and click adventure it's either the keyboard or a gamepad. What's the problem?

Oh yes, and the one-star reviewer of the PC version who claimed that all three main characters survive to the end - no, they don't. Totally untrue. One always dies. Obviously the hostile reviewer never finished the game, and for all I know never even started it.

I'm not claiming that Martian Gothic will appeal to everyone. Devotees of point and click adventures won't like the action and unrelenting menace and hard-core shoot-em-up fans won't like the problem solving. For everyone else, I would recommend it.

Thanks for your time :)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hard to figure out..but fun, August 29, 2005

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Daniel A. Johnson (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Martian Gothic (Video Game)

I enjoyed the game because you could swap characters at any time and the game was interesting. The one aspect that I did not enjoy was trying to figure out what to do with all the items you pick up and trying to figure out how to combine them and use them. (i had to rely on a online game review to tell me how to combine items- especially hard was trying to figure out which of the 3 characters needed the item). No replay value, but fun for a one time game if you dont mind the old graphics and want to play a suspensful game.

4.0 out of 5 stars Harder than Hell, July 1, 2008

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Clear Channel Radio (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Martian Gothic (Video Game)

This is a great game with very creepy atmosphere. It does play like Resident Evil in space, and if you're a fan of the RE series, like myself, then this should be perfect for you. The only major issue is that this game is harder than hell. The puzzles are difficult, it takes some practice to get used to the character swapping and teamwork aspect, and the enemies are cheap. It took me most of forever to get a gun and get past the first stage.