Dagger's Rage

Moby ID: 5079
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Dagger's Rage is a sci-fi action adventure that tries to capitalize on the market made popular by games like Elite and Privateer. You are a mercenary with your own starfighter, and it's up to you to stop a new pirate menace that has been ravaging the shipping lanes and innocent people of the United Planets.

You choose your own missions and contracts, and uncover the plot as you progress. As you win more contracts, you gain more funds to purchase new ships and weapons.

The main difference between Dagger's Rage and another game that might be compared to it -- i.e. Privateer -- is that this is less a space sim and actually is quite arcade-ish. You control your ship through a top-down view, and combat plays like a toned-down shooter such as Tyrian. Battles take place on various planets and in space. The terrain, however, is 3D.

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Average score: 42% (based on 2 ratings)

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Average score: 2.2 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings with 1 reviews)

Just plain bad top-down space shooter...

The Good
The concept is quite nice. As any Privateer-like game, you can fly around from city to city (and also to other planets) and check out local bars, shipyards, etc. Earn money and buy better ships and equipment. You can also choose what missions you wish to perform as freelance pilot. What stands out is the top-down perspective and the arcade feel, as opposed to the simulation feel of the vast majority of such genre.

The Bad
The concept was about the only thing they got right in this one. Graphics are awful, from the menus, animation and terrain (pixelated and badly colored, which sometimes makes you loose track of your ship) to the cutscenes (which also feature bad voice acting). Exploration is so simplified you can visit every planet in less than 10 minutes, and they all look very much alike and feature just about the same things. The game displays a rare collection of low production values and bad-taste.

The Bottom Line
A terrible attempt at making an top-down shooter work with free-lancing features.

Windows · by tbuteler (3021) · 2003

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Game added by grimbergen.

Windows 3.x, Windows added by Corn Popper.

Game added October 13, 2001. Last modified July 3, 2023.