Description
Requiem is a first person shooter with a unique twist: you take the role of Malachi, an angel sent to Earth to stop the sinister schemes of the Fallen and save mankind.
The Fallen are a group of well-meaning if somewhat misinformed angels who mistakenly believe that God is upset with Earth's corruption and wants it destroyed. Even after being kicked out of Heaven the Fallen still didn't get the point, and have been bidding their time in the realm of Chaos waiting for their moment to strike out at humankind.
Apprently that time has come, for the Fallen have taken control of the minds of Earth's leaders and police force, using them to set up a one world government and generally oppressing the populace into submission. On top of that, the Fallen are messing with Earth's first interstellar starship, the Leviathan. Originally created to explore past the Solar system, the Fallen seem to have other plans for the vessel which they are re-designing towards some unknown purpose.
As Malachi your task will be to contact and aide the human resistance against the Fallen-controlled government's occupation, fight against soldiers, robots, and demons, and ultimately defeat your nemesis the Fallen leader Lillith.
Although he's equipped with a variety of standard fare "secular weapons", what really distinguishs Malachi are his angelic powers which operate somewhat like the force powers in Jedi Knight. Although the transition to mortal form has cost him his powers, he gradually get them back. Once he does, he'll have the ability to shoot lightning from his hand, fly through the air, possess the bodies of others and even bring back the dead to fight on his side.
For the most part Requiem attempts to be a "cinematic" FPS like Half-Life, with scripted sequences, conversations with NPCs, and an evolving plot which is revealed via the ingame engine.
Alternate Titles
- "Requiem: Wrath of the Fallen" -- Working Title
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The Press Says
| Power Unlimited |
May, 1999 |
9.1 out of 10 |
91 |
| PC Zone |
Aug 13, 2001 |
8.9 out of 10 |
89 |
| Gamezilla |
May 26, 1999 |
88 out of 100 |
88 |
| PC Player (Germany) |
Mar, 1999 |
80 out of 100 |
80 |
| Computer Games Magazine |
Apr 30, 1999 |
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80 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jun 21, 1999 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
May, 1999 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
| GameSpot |
Apr 25, 1999 |
7.3 out of 10 |
73 |
| Svenska PC Gamer |
Jun, 1999 |
70 out of 100 |
70 |
| IGN |
Apr 26, 1999 |
6.7 out of 10 |
67 |
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Trivia
On January 29, 2000,
Requiem: Avenging Angel was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here:
BPjS/BPjM indexed games.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
Alan Chan (3715) on Apr 01, 2000.
