Virus: The Game (Windows)

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Description

Interesting attempt at a game where you battle within your own computer's directory structure and files. Traverse your directory tree in a 3D environment hunting down 'viruses', with your computer's own sound files being played in the background, graphic files being used to texture the walls.

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "וירוס" -- Hebrew spelling
• "Virus" -- European title

Part of the Following Group

• Genre: Six degrees of freedom

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Critic Reviews

PC Jeux	Sep, 1997	82 out of 100	82
PC Joker	Nov, 1997	70 out of 100	70
PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1997	62 out of 100	62
Power Play	Nov, 1997	48 out of 100	48
Game Revolution	Jun 05, 2004	C-	42
PC Player (Germany)	Nov, 1997		40
GameSpot	Dec 23, 1997	2.9 out of 10	29
GameStar (Germany)	Nov, 1997	28 out of 100	28
Gamezilla	1998	25 out of 100	25
Computer Games Magazine	Jan 16, 1998		10

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Trivia

As a publicity stunt, Telstar Electronic Studios, the UK publishers of Virus: The Game, sent a mock virus email to thousands of PC users across the globe. When the recipient clicked on the attached file, the contents of their hard drive was displayed. The program then appeared to delete all the user's files and the screen went black. After a few seconds the user got the message, 'Thank God this is only a game,' followed by promotional screens for the Virus: The Game.