Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday (Genesis)

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Description

This version of Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday retains most of the story and the core gameplay of the computer version of the same name, but differs in several gameplay- and interface-related aspects.

The main differences involve reduction of some of the skills and equipment types present in the computer version. Limitations have been imposed on character creation as well: there are only four character classes (Warrior, Rocketjock, Medic, and Rogue) and three races (Human, Desert Runner, and Tinker) to choose from, as opposed to five character classes and six races in the computer release.

You play as a party of new recruits to the organisation NEO which is fighting the RAM faction, a group of tyrants who previously ruled the solar system. The game begins with you preventing an invasion of earth headquarters by alien mutants. After this you transit to an orbital command base where you take on several different missions.

In the computer version, first-person view and pseudo-3D graphics were used for navigation, while combat was viewed from isometric perspective. In this release, isometric view is used both for navigation and combat, the player-controlled party visible from third-person perspective.

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• Buck Rogers games
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User Reviews

One of the top 10 Genesis games...an underrated gem!	zemonn (176)
No Twiki here!	Nick Seafort (22)

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Jan, 1992	5 out of 5	100
Mean Machines	Mar, 1992	91 out of 100	91
16bit	2004	91 out of 100	91
RPGFan	Nov 28, 2000	88 out of 100	88
Just Games Retro	Sep 30, 2012		80
Video Games	Apr, 1992	79 out of 100	79
Power Play	May, 1992	78 out of 100	78
Play Time	Apr, 1992	77 out of 100	77
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	Mar, 1992	9 out of 12	75

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Version differences

While the game started out as a direct port of the PC version, it ended up with a number of subtle changes and new features, including: a new isometric "explore" mode, trimmed description text, expanded sub-plots, some new portraits, a number of UI enhancements and completely new space travel and space combat engine.