Mature
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
79
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.5
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

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... Satoshi Kunsai (1852) unrated
The sega saturn couldn't handle 3D games.. this games proves it. Schutzstaffel88 (14) unrated

The Press Says

Shin Force Feb 02, 1997 9.2 out of 10 92
Hobby Consolas Oct, 1996 91 out of 100 91
Objectif-SEGA Nov 01, 2008 9 out of 10 90
Defunct Games Jul 21, 2007 80 out of 100 80
The Video Game Critic Sep 12, 2008 B- 67
GameSpot Dec 01, 1996 5.4 out of 10 54

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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 (2288), Satoshi Kunsai (1852) and joyvalley (52031)
 

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