Fury³
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Terrans have won the war for the Coalition, but at a terrible price. It has unleashed the powers of the Bions, warriors bred for battle and victory. After the war ended, Bions started their own war against Humanity... And humanity managed to win again, but Earth was decimated in the process. We thought we had destroyed all the Bions, but apparently we are wrong. A few Bions have survived... and they are rebuilding on the planet named Fury... As a councillor in Council of Peace, the premier peacekeeping force, you will take the advanced fighter and repel the Bion invasion, and eventually destroy the Bion threat once and for all.
Fury³ is basically a Windows adaptation of Terminal Velocity where you pilot a super fighter and kill bazillion targets from first person (default) or third-person viewpoints. The action is fast and furious, with plenty of air and ground threats plus structures to shoot. However, the player has to regulate where to shoot because a certain number of points are deducted for each shot greenery. shrub or tree.
The fighter sequences are interspersed with a bit of tunnel running (inspired by Descent, no doubt) and a lot of shooting. Shoot the weapon pods to release missiles and other goodies which you can use to supplement your own ship.
The game is in full 3D without the need for a 3D video accelerator, though it only supports 320x200 resolution and preferably 256 color only.
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- Fury 3 - Alternate spelling
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Average score: 68% (based on 10 ratings)
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Average score: 3.2 out of 5 (based on 20 ratings with 2 reviews)
Give it A Try If You Have Some Free Time!
The Good
For it's time it has some great graphics. Great sense of flight. Missions aren't to bad. The worlds are very unique. Your fighter is cool. Lots 'o' enemies to blast away. Some cool weapons.
The Bad
A total rip off of Terminal Velocity. Sound effects are pretty bad. Pixels! I hate them! Most enemies up until the last level are just fodder for you weapons. Levels get old after a while from doing the same thing, level after level (destroy this destroy that - blow stuff up). Yawn!
The Bottom Line
Even with it's many flaws it still manages to be a very enjoyable game if your up for it. Give it a try if you have some free time.
Overall Rating: 80%
Windows · by MasterAbyss-ESB (11) · 2000
Lots of action for its time, attempted to combine ground and air action with a bit of tunnel running
The Good
Lots of action, lots of things to shoot, Windows compatible (the Microsoft showpiece!) for both Win31 (with Win32s installed) and Win95 (and first version of DirectX!)
The Bad
Tunnel sequences don't make any sense (why are the tunnels there? who uses them?) too much action at times as it gets boring, too much like Terminal Velocity, radar only visible in cockpit mode
The Bottom Line
First came out in 1995, Fury^3 (Fury cubed, or Fury to the third) is the Windows adaptation of the DOS game Terminal Velocity by Terminal Reality Inc. You get a new backstory, but the basic mechanics did not change... Kill a lot of enemy air and ground units, explore a few tunnels, and kill a few bosses along the way.
The game is a showcase of what Windows is capable of, and it supported all the toys then available from Microsoft... From DirectX and DirectPlay (networking) to support for the Microsoft Sidewinder joystick, with support for more than 4 buttons, they are all supported here.
The setup is your typical stuff... The evil Bions are invading and you're the last hope of humanity. Yawn. Of course, once you step into the cockpit all that changes...
The game was full 3D, ahead of its time by a bit, with no help of 3D accelerator! Graphics wise, the terrain is a bit short on polygons but it does its job well enough with the proper textures.The tunnel running sequences are interesting enough the first few times around. Enemies have their special jinks and manuevers if you are chasing them.
The problem is we have seen them all before. The game is virtually identical to Terminal Velocity, with the mechanics the same, and the same tactics will apply. Fly around really fast, save your shields, and so on.
Even the bosses aren't that difficult, when you figured out that there are shield generators you must first destroy around their "base" before you can take them on.
If you need some mindles blasting action with minimal thinking except for reflexes, you should enjoy Fury^3. Otherwise, you may want to try the sequel, Hellbender.
Windows · by Kasey Chang (4591) · 2004
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Engine
Fury³ is based on the same graphics engine as Terminal Velocity.
Expansion
The game was popular enough to spawn an expansion pack called F!Zone, which contains the level editor as well as a bunch of new levels to play on.
Innovations
This was the first game to specifically support the Microsoft Sidewinder digital Joystick.
W32
The Win31 version of the game requires installation of W32s, the "32-bit Windows extension", to work. This is basically a subset of the Win95/WinNT kernel that can be used on Win31 to allow it to run many 32-bit programs.
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Game added by Aquaman.
Additional contributors: Kasey Chang, Shoddyan, jean-louis, Patrick Bregger, Danfer.
Game added December 29, 1999. Last modified November 22, 2023.