BioForge

published by Origin Systems / Electronic Arts in 1995-04, developed by Origin Systems, running on MS-DOS
type: action/reflex, adventure
genre: Science Fiction, Horror
perspective: 3rd person fixed camera
player options: single player
languages: eng
4.6/5
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Description

In the far future, a fanatical group of religious extremists known as the Mondites have begun a campaign of galactic conquest. They believe in the evolution of man through machine by cybernetic implants. You are one of the unlucky victims: a prisoner in a Mondite complex on a distant moon, with no memory of your former life. Your body has been turned into a hideous cybernetic nightmare by the evil Dr. Mastaba. It is up to you to explore the complex (abandoned and on the verge of nuclear meltdown), discover the secrets of the Mondites and the mysterious remnants of alien civilization they've discovered, and get out alive from this moon.

BioForge is an action game with puzzle-solving, technologically similar to Alone in the Dark, featuring polygonal (and textured) characters over pre-rendered backgrounds. The adventure elements involve the hero collecting items and figuring out puzzles in order to get to new places and discover the secrets of the complex. The action elements involve combat against foes robotic and alive, both with melee weaponry and with guns, though some enemies require trickery rather than force to defeat.

Numerous journals, documents and diaries are found throughout the game; these are all recorded and can be re-read at any time.

Cebion # 2023-01-28 07:52:17

Comment

The ending gave me the impression of future sequels, but since there's been none, the project must've been canned (if there even ever were plans for them).

Sanguine # 2009-02-08 15:15:49

Technical specs

hardware: 486DX CPU,
display: _ (mixed), raster, textured polygons

Authors / Staff

management

Bruce Lemons (art director)
Eric Hyman (producer)
Richard Garriott (executive producer)

design

Ken Demarest (design)

coding

Brendan Segraves (programmer)
Jamie Rood (programmer)
Ken Demarest III (programmer)
Lance Grooms (programmer)

graphics

Bob Cook (artist)
Jim McIntyre (artist)
Kraig Count (artist)
Robert Frye (artist)

other

Jack Herman (script)

External review - average: 91%

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Génération 4 (001-082)fr761995-0491/10091%

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