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Description

It is the unimaginably distant year 2009. You are Nick Vrenna, falsely locked inside a high security prison. The genetic experiments conducted in the prison, combined with a full-scale riot that took place recently, caused all guards and inmates to be transformed into insane, aggressive mutants. Your job is to escape while stopping the genetic plague from transforming the whole world.

Abuse is a side-scrolling platformer with a lot of shooting. It's a nonlinear game, as the levels often have a few exits that lead to different areas. Your character is a cyborg equipped with various weapons; initially, you only have a weak laser rifle with unlimited ammo, but you can find more powerful guns later on, such as grenade launchers, flamethrowers or lightsabers. You move through a building complex, fighting any enemies you might encounter on the way. The enemies are mostly the mutants, but also the defense systems (such as stationary missile launchers).

While you move with the keyboard, you can aim with your mouse, so you can shoot at any angle no matter what direction you are running. On your way, you'll find elevators, teleporters, cracked walls that can be destroyed and more.

Apart from ammo and health, you can also find upgrades which have a number of beneficial effect - increasing your running speed, for example.

Alternate Titles

  • "Abuse Classic" -- iPhone title

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User Reviews

Let's deliver some abuse inside a prison DOS Black Wolf (37232)
Pure fun, in small doses DOS WWWWolf (390)
A brain sucking thrill DOS El-ad Amir (111)
Nicely atmospheric, great side-scrolling action... but not much else. DOS George Shannon (110)
A wonderful piece of software. DOS Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)
Stunningly Brilliant, not Mediocre DOS emerging_lurker (181)
Stunningly mediocre DOS James Hague (17)

The Press Says

GameSpot DOS May 01, 1996 8.6 out of 10 86
Coming Soon Magazine DOS Jan, 1997 84 out of 100 84
Abandonia DOS Mar 11, 2004 4 out of 5 80
PC Player (Germany) DOS Apr, 1996 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
World Village (Gamer's Zone) DOS 1997 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
Mac Gamer Macintosh 1996 80 out of 100 80
All Game Guide DOS 2007 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
PC Games (Germany) DOS May, 1996 77 out of 100 77
Game Revolution Macintosh Jun 05, 2004 B 75
High Score DOS Jun, 1996 2 out of 5 40

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Trivia

The game had a built-in level editor, and you could make levels for the shareware version.


This entry was contributed by Kabushi (48561), emerging_lurker (181) and Игги Друге (31893)
 

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