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Extreme Assault

Extreme Assault is without question the best action shooter game (not to be confused with first-person 3D shooters or strategic war games, which are really quite different) I have ever played. While its basic structure and goals do not in any way represent a major revolutionary leap forward -- indeed, this type of game has been around in one form or another since the very beginning of computer games -- its implementation is so stunningly superior to anything else out there that it clearly merits a high rating. My one warning is that if you buy it you may suffer discontent playing any similar game around today, and you may be hooked for a whole lot longer than you think.

Und wieder hat die Qualitätsschmiede aus Mülheim an der Ruhr gnadenlos zugeschlagen. Trotz der etwas anderen Thematik ist Extreme Assault in einem Atemzug mit Wing Commander, Magic Carpet oder Comanche zu nennen, wobei Blue Byte die Qualität der Konkurrenzprodukte in fast allen Belangen noch überbieten kann.

Na het spelen van Redneck Rampage dacht ik dat er nog weinig vernieuwends kon worden toegevoegd aan dit genre aan games. Met Extreme Assault moet ik mijn mening herzien. Dit spel geeft het genre een compleet nieuwe impuls. De beleving is zeer intens, je kan bijna alles in je omgeving afknallen, je vliegt onder bruggen, door hangars, tussen de gebouwen in,... en dat geeft een heerlijk gevoel. Blue Byte heeft na Settlers en Battle Isle terug een winnaar van formaat in huis.

None of the problems in the game can take away from the fun of playing Extreme Assault. It's pure mindless action with excellent, stunning looking levels, a huge explosion count (virtually everything in the game is gleefully combustible) and it's simply an enormously entertaining game. For action lovers, Extreme Assault is a must-have and is simply the best game of this type around.

Extreme Assault is one of the most visually stunning games available today. It takes advantage of almost every advancement in technology that a game can and combines that with a solid environment to play in. The missions are packed with detail that keeps the player coming back for more, even after dying time after time. One of the only negatives to the game is the repetitiveness of the different missions. There are only so many things that you can do over the course of the 50 missions and these tend to repeat throughout those missions. But what the game does is create an action-rich 3D game that is exciting to play. If you look at other 3D games available, you could argue that they are repetitive as well. If what you are looking for is an action rich game that features stunning graphics and good action, then Extreme Assault should fulfill those needs.

Ich bin tief beeindruckt. Was Blue Byte mit Extreme Assault auf den Bildschirm zaubert, sucht seinesgleichen. Klar, das Terrain sieht bei Comanche 3 erheblich schöner aus, dafür glänzt der Mühlheimer Drehflügler mit Transparenzeffekten und High-Color-Grafik. Außerdem braucht man nicht unbedingt einen Pentium/200-MMX um einigermaßen flüssig auf Alienjagd gehen zu können.

In the field of PC software development, there's a tendency to bolt a simple arcade-style format onto an impressive 3D engine in the hope that the technology will carry the gameplay. But while Extreme Assault sports that potentially uneasy mix of no-nonsense shoot 'em up action and cutting-edge visuals, it's a formula that instantly impresses, thanks no doubt to a design that squeezes every last bit of mileage from the helicopter genre, not to mention a relentless pace.