Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
MobyRank MobyScore
DOS
56
3.2
PlayStation
81
3.8
SEGA Saturn
79
3.7

Description

In this First person shooter, you're an armed forces specialist sent to investigate strange happenings at the ancient Egyptian city of Karnak. Soon you learn that alien invaders with a penchant for mummifying humans alive have taken over the place. You have to fight your way through increasingly difficult levels with an unbelievable cast in order to finish it.

Alternate Titles

  • "Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu" -- Japanese title
  • "Ruins: Return of the Gods" -- Working title
  • "Exhumed" -- European title

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User Reviews

Only place where it feels most at home... SEGA Saturn Satoshi Kunsai (1823)
One of the PS1's best games PlayStation Luke Kavanagh (4)
A genuinely dull game DOS Maw (849)
The sega saturn couldn't handle 3D games.. this games proves it. SEGA Saturn Schutzstaffel88 (14)

The Press Says

Shin Force SEGA Saturn Feb 02, 1997 9.2 out of 10 92
Absolute Playstation PlayStation Apr, 1997 9 out of 10 90
GamePro (US) PlayStation Feb, 1997 4.5 out of 5 90
GamesCollection PlayStation Jun 09, 2010 8.5 out of 10 85
Defunct Games SEGA Saturn Jul 21, 2007 80 out of 100 80
Gamezilla DOS Aug 17, 2000 76 out of 100 76
PC Gameplay (Benelux) DOS May, 1997 70 out of 100 70
Privat Computer PC DOS 1997 48 out of 100 48
Computer Games Magazine DOS 1997 2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars2 Stars 40
Computer Gaming World (CGW) DOS May, 1997 1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars1.5 Stars 30

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
PC version cheat codes & command line options 4 MrFlibble (1336)
Aug 29, 2012
PC vs. PlayStation/Saturn 2 ALAKA (28285)
Jan 31, 2010
release date 2 joyvalley (131430)
Jan 17, 2010

Trivia

This game used and early version of the Build engine developed by 3D Realms and made popular by Duke Nukem 3d. Even though the registered version of Powerslave was released long after Duke 3d, it used an earlier version of the engine, making it technologically inferior.


This entry was contributed by Andrew Hartnett (2267), Satoshi Kunsai (1823) and joyvalley (131430)
 

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