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
User Reviews
The Press Says
| PC Zone |
Aug 13, 2001 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| Power Unlimited |
Jun, 1998 |
9.4 out of 10 |
94 |
| Gamezilla |
Jun 15, 1998 |
91 out of 100 |
91 |
| Absolute Games (AG.ru) |
May 10, 1998 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Apr 01, 1998 |
90 out of 100 |
90 |
| Yahoo! Games |
Aug 13, 1998 |
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90 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Jun, 1998 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Apr, 1998 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| GameStar (Germany) |
Apr, 1998 |
84 out of 100 |
84 |
| Game Revolution |
Jun 05, 2004 |
B |
75 |
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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.
