Hellbender (Windows)

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Description

Councillor, we have a big problem. The Bion commandos have just destroyed our fighter pilot training school. ALL of our fighter pilots have perished, along with most of our fighters. You, as a retired pilot, are our ONLY remaining pilot. Fortunately, Hellbender, our experimental assault craft, has survived. Unfortunately, that Bion attack is likely only the first wave. You must take the craft and destroy the Bion attack. Good luck to us all.

Hellbender is a 3D vehicle shooter that is a sequel to Fury³ and a descendant of Terminal Velocity. The player pilots this vehicle through a first or third-person view, going in any direction and shooting almost anything. Fly above the clouds to fight, fly near the ground to attack, and sometimes, dive into the tunnels to search and destroy. The player will be challenged by ground defenses, fighters, missile launchers, and much more -- even a few puzzles to solve, figuring out which switches open what. There are power-ups everywhere, but they have to be looked for. With ten different weapons to choose from, there are plenty of ways to deal out destruction! Even multiplayer is supported.

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Part of the Following Group

• Fury³ series

User Reviews

Nice 3D, lots of action, but the key/switch hunts can be frustrating

Kasey Chang (4617)

unrated

Critic Reviews

PC Multimedia & Entertainment	Aug 26, 1996	82 out of 100	82
PC Joker	Feb, 1997	80 out of 100	80
PC Games	Nov, 1996	B	75
PC Games (Germany)	Oct, 1996	74 out of 100	74
PC Player (Denmark)	1996	69 out of 100	69
Entertainment Weekly	Dec 20, 1996	B-	67
Computer Gaming World (CGW)	Dec, 1996		60
PC Player (Germany)	Oct, 1996		60
World Village (Gamer's Zone)	1996		60
Computer Games Magazine	1996		60

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Trivia

Technology

Hellbender was actually one of the first games that fully supported the DirectX API (DirectSound, DirectDraw, Direct3D)

Title

Hellbender is named after a large salamander (by the name of Hellbender) that lives near North American rivers and streams. It is also known as a "mud puppy", and is fully amphibious. (It is NOT poisonous though)

Voice acting

X-Files star Gillian Anderson does the voice acting of E.V.E. The Hellbender's computer

Information also contributed by Kasey Chang