This version of Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday retains most of the story and the core gameplay of the computer version of the same name, but differs in several gameplay- and interface-related aspects.

The main differences involve reduction of some of the skills and equipment types present in the computer version. Limitations have been imposed on character creation as well: there are only four character classes (Warrior, Rocketjock, Medic, and Rogue) and three races (Human, Desert Runner, and Tinker) to choose from, as opposed to five character classes and six races in the computer release.

In the computer version, first-person view and pseudo-3D graphics were used for navigation, while combat was viewed from isometric perspective. In this release, isometric view is used both for navigation and combat, the player-controlled party visible from third-person perspective.

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Merchant	Title	Platform	Price
	Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday	Genesis	$3.72
	Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
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One of the top 10 Genesis games...an underrated gem!	zemonn (173)
No Twiki here!	Nick Seafort (22)

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The Press Says

GamePro (US)	Jan, 1992	5 out of 5	100
16bit	2004	91 out of 100	91
Mean Machines	Mar, 1992	91 out of 100	91
RPGFan	Nov 28, 2000	88 out of 100	88
Just Games Retro	Sep 30, 2012		80
Power Play	May, 1992	78 out of 100	78

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Version differences

While the game started out as a direct port of the PC version, it ended up with a number of subtle changes and new features, including: a new isometric "explore" mode, trimmed description text, expanded sub-plots, some new portraits, a number of UI enhancements and completely new space travel and space combat engine.

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