Description:
If the world as you know it were torn asunder by some nasty nuclear war, what's the first thing you'd do after emerging from the fallout shelter? If you said "loot," welcome to Forsaken, a game that lets you ride a hoverbike through the heavily defended underbelly of a postapocalyptic Earth in an attempt to snatch as many goodies as possible and stay alive while doing so. This is a first-person action game that lets players move up and down in addition to the more normal directions of forward, backward, left, and right, and the introduction of a third dimension adds a lot of dizzying gameplay to the title. Forsaken is one graphically intense game, with colorful lighting effects and bedazzling pyrotechnics (note that you'll need a 3-D accelerator card to get the most out of this title). The sound effects are also well done and appropriately loud. Once we customized our control setting we found roaring through the cramped levels a breeze. However, this is not a game for claustrophobes. Picture the Podrace scene from Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace or Lando's race for the Deathstar core in Return of the Jedi. Forsaken was a lot of fun for the first few levels, but things became a repetitive in a hurry. The presence of other "bikers" in the tunnels occasionally makes for some tense moments, but the standard enemies in the game just don't have a lot of bite once you are familiar with their hunting patterns. We did have a lot of fun trying out the various weapons in the game. The bottom line? If you are a fan of any of the Descent games, or just first-person action games in general, be sure to check out Forsaken. Just don't expect too much innovation from the gameplay. --T. Byrl Baker Pros: - Spectacular 3-D accelerated graphics
- Complete freedom of movement adds to the excitement
- Several hoverbikes to choose from
Cons: - Gameplay can get repetitive, thanks to predictable enemies
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