Forsaken

Description

Earth has been rendered largely uninhabitable by an explosion caused by a bungled experiment. Few would dare to brave its unstable and searing environments - only those determined to grab a little of its remaining gold. You are one of those, taking your hover-bike into disintegrating caverns for a few hours of dangerous work which, successful or not, will be your last.

Forsaken is a first-person shoot 'em up in which you have complete movement freedom in 3 dimensions, as you accelerate, swerve and strafe your craft, making for gameplay resembling Descent. Each level has a defined exit which must be reached within a tight time limit. The surrounding areas are collapsing around you, with spikes and turbine fans among your hazards. Be very aware of other craft out to take all you have, as they alter their approach based on your weaponry (from the 25 featured in the game) and past encounters.

On the PC, multiplayer action can feature up to 12 human players. The Nintendo 64 version featured 4 player split-screen multiplayer, while the Playstation version has no multiplayer options.

Alternate Titles

• "浩劫餘生" -- Chinese title (traditional)
• "Forsaken 64" -- Nintendo 64 title
• "Condemned" -- Working title

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User Reviews

Descent	Windows	Ashley Pomeroy (227)
If you're looking for mind-numbing 3D accelerator action, Forsaken delivers.	Windows	Trixter (8866)
A lotta hype without much to ride on...	Nintendo 64	Cormana6868 (16)
Great Multiplayer experience	Windows	Dave LeFleur (2)
A horrible, horrible game.	Windows	Tomer Gabel (4476)
The Forsaken Review	Windows	Eric Barbara (56)

The Press Says

Power Unlimited	Windows	Jun, 1998	9.4 out of 10	94
PC Action	Windows	Apr 15, 1998	90 out of 100	90
GameSpot	Windows	May 14, 1998	8.9 out of 10	89
Power Unlimited	PlayStation	Oct, 1998	8.9 out of 10	89
Gamezilla	Nintendo 64	1998	85 out of 100	85
GameStar (Germany)	Windows	Apr, 1998	84 out of 100	84
Svenska PlayStation Magasinet	PlayStation	Jun, 1998	8 out of 10	80
Game Revolution	Windows	Jun 05, 2004	B	75
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Windows	Jun 16, 1998		70
Game Revolution	PlayStation	Jun 04, 2004	C	50

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Trivia

Forsaken was featured as a comic book series published by Acclaim Comics shortly after its release. First in a Turok/Forsaken special edition (written by Fabian Nicieza and Evan Skolnick, and inked by Mat Broome and Sean Parsons) in which Turok gets lost in the alternate future of Forsaken. And then in a 4-issue limited series (written by Shon Bury and with art by Joe St. Pierre) which delineates the story of the main character presented in the Turok special (yup, the Forsaken babe), who turns out to be an artificial lifeform/living weapon, who gets possessed by what appears to be a human spirit.