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Commander Blood

Description

The followup to the great Captain Blood. This time, it comes with full motion video and 3d graphics.

Travel space in a 3d rendered spaceship, meet strange aliens, sometimes friendly, sometimes not, and seek black holes in order to go back in time and see the Big-Bang. Along with a techno-industrial soundtrack and a great sense of humour, this game has an unique personality.

Part of the Following Group

• Captain Blood series

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User Reviews

I liked Commander Blood, and think it's far better than Captain Blood	StarsInTheSky (4)
Not nearly as good as its prequel, but still a truly amazing experience	Sam Jeffreys (3021)

The Press Says

Coming Soon Magazine	Feb, 1995	84 out of 100	84
PC Gamer	May, 1995	58 out of 100	58
PC Games (Germany)	Feb, 1995	39 out of 100	39
High Score	Apr, 1995	1 out of 5	20

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Trivia

Commander Blood's intro sequence is an impressive showcase of ingame rendered clips and characters. But if you've completed the game, you might be puzzled to find that half the stuff shown in the intro never featured in the actual game.
That's because a lot of things got changed or cut out during development. There were a lot more planets and scenarios created that never made it to the final release.
However, some deleted fragments were accidentally included on the Commander Blood CD. They're not accessible in the game, but the files are there...I wrote a program called "ORX" which lets you view these unused sequences. That is: 9 extra planet sequences and 29 extra misc. rendered sequences, plus a few other bits and pieces.
I'm sure there's a lot more that we'll never see. All I can offer is what was left on the CD. It's not all interesting, but some of it is definitely cool. If you completed and enjoyed the game, and want to see a bit more, then download ORX.

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One of the music tracks in the game (Megadai Rap by Stephane Picq) contains two samples of Lance Boyle from Cryo's earlier hit, Megarace.

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Commander Blood was never updated in the UK or US (all UK/US versions are 1.0), but in France it went to at least v. 1.2. Later versions apparently removed the 'cyberspace' section of the game.

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In the beta of Commander Blood, Blood's hand is more 'realistic' and has an attached arm. Just like in the original Captain Blood.

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Yep, Commander Blood is the 2nd game in a trilogy. Captain Blood was first, in 1988. The 3rd game, Big Bug Bang, was released in 1996, but only in France, and with very little advertising. It was published by Microfolie's and available either on its own or bundled with Commander Blood. BBB is a very difficult game to get hold of. Here's the official description of the game:

BIG BUG BANG, THE RETURN OF COMMANDER BLOOD

"Oh! What I wouldn't do to see the BIG BANG before I die!" This was Mister Bob's wish. Mister Bob, the biotronic boss of the "Kanary Research Corp.", who sent Commander BLOOD on a mission back in time to see the famous BIG BANG, allowing him to witness the creation of the Universe. Surely you remember Mister Bob! And Commander BLOOD, do you remember him ? No ? And the Universe? Neither? Really? Well, anyway, all three of them are dead ! You don't play with time and go unpunished! It is Bob's fault that the Universe no longer exists! So...You have been directly promoted to be the new Commander BLOOD, the only orderly and highly evolved living creature in a Universe that is brand new, a few nanoseconds after the BIG BANG! You have suddenly become The Script Writer for LIFE itself! It's your responsibility to recreate the Universe, discovering new planets, races, provoking migrations, mutations, and other evolutionary factors in a chaotic Universe on the edge of destruction ! Honk will be your guide. But remember, there are still many surprises awaiting you! If, by chance, you happen to meet Santa Clause on the Internet, ask him why it has taken him so long to give your computer this 100 % pure, concentrated fabulous fun.

The game uses the same interface and visual style as Commander Blood.

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The following alien races appear in both Captain and Commander Blood:
Izwals, Croolis, Migrax, Tromps, Sinox, Tubular Brains and Ondoyantes.

Some changes have occurred. For instance, the Izwals' long tongue (in Captain Blood) becomes a long trunk (in Commander Blood). Other races are very similar in both games (Tromps) or very different (Migrax).