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AfterShocked!  
The day is June 5th, 2003 (just go with it, okay?). World peace has just been declared. But wait - there seems to be some evil afoot in the middle east! Yes, it seems as if an evil dictator named "Hatler" has just launched nuclear missiles around the world, rendering all but two cities utterly destroyed. And one of the two cities - Scabsboro - was close enough to one of the missiles that anybody who happened to be outside during the explosion is now skinless (aka zombies or skin-impaired). So now, it's up to Jimmy - a normal resident of Scabsboro - to stop Hatler from firing another missile at Scabsboro and Utopiaville.
AfterShocked! is a real gem. It takes serious and sensitive issues, such as racism, homosexuality, prejudices, nuclear holocausts, abusive dictators, death, homelessness, and substance abuse - and makes fun of them all. If you're a fan of the satirical show "South Park," you'll likely appreciate the humor in AS; on the other hand, if you're one of those people who are apalled by South Park (and I'm talking about the humor; not the sex references or swearing) and are concerned with politcal correctness, you'll probably dislike the humor in AS. But even if you do dislike that sort of humor, and especially if you're a fan of point-and-click adventures, AfterShocked! may still be worth playing.
The first thing you'll notice when playing AS for the first time is the unique, hand-drawn backgrounds. At first, I was turned off by them, but once you realize how ridiculous the story and puzzles are, you'll understand why the graphics fit perfectly. Unfortunately, the animation doesn't flow quite as smoothly as one might hope. The legs just seem to alternate rapidly as the character walks. The music is annoying, and there are no effects or voice-overs, but who needs sound, anyway?
AfterShocked! is a point-and-click adventure, so the gameplay consists of completing puzzles, communicating with the various townspeople, and progressing through the story. Along the way,
you'll see cutscenes of Hatler and his servant, Igor, conversing. There's really nothing very innovative about AS's approach to the proven point-and-click adventure formula.
The Bottom Line: If you've got broadband (the file is over 46 MB), AfterShocked! is worth the download and will leave you laughing for nearly the entire game.
Warning (Taken from the readme): "Despite its cartoony look, AfterShocked! isn't a children's game, so you might want to think twice before letting little Billy get his hands on it. If you're under 13, stay away, or be scarred for life."
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GAME AUTHOR Matt Dabrowski
REVIEWED BY Da_Goat
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 7.5/10
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FILE SIZE 46.4 MB
FILE DATE Aug 28, 2002
UPLOADED Oct 28, 2003
DEV TOOL AGAST
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BZflag 
BZflag is a network-based multiplayer tank game in a 3D world of geometrical primitives. The rendition of the 3D word is rudiment yet fully functional that provides fun combating with and against other players. This is an online game only, meaning that you need to be connected to the Internet to partake. In the game menu you have to connect to a game server (there are several active to choose from), and select a team. As a piece of trivia, the first Windows version (1.7d9) was released in March of 2000. As a precaution: Because this game is open source, cheating is possible - if you have the necessary programming skills (collision detections are entirely done in the client. So one of the most simplest cheat is to just remove this detection and you'll be invincible.) This "hole" may be patched in future versions. Note: You will be booted from the game server if your computer lags too much.
| PC REQUIREMENTS: OpenGL 3D graphics accelerator card, fast TCP/IP (Internet) connection |
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GAME AUTHOR Tim Rike
REVIEWED BY Boson
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 9.0/10
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FILE SIZE 2.2 MB
FILE DATE Jun 27, 2002
UPLOADED Jul 11, 2002
DEV TOOL C/C++ (generic)
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Bruce Lee
I assume that many of you grew up in the era when many of the classic Commodore 64 were popular and for many its now a fond memory of the 80's. One of those long-gone classic was a game called Bruce Lee. Now is your change to relive and be young again! This PC clone is a very good emulation of the original from 1986 with the same name. The author of this game has boldly "borrowed" the original graphics which of course make the memories of Bruce Lee so much vivid. It's undoubtly a genuine and commendable attempt to bring back a good old Commodore game to our modern time. In the game menu, you can select 1-2 players of which your opponent can be human or AI, and one of the 3 skill levels. The basic movements (walking and climbing) and kicking is very easy to learn. The graphics in the game conform nicely with the old colors of Commodore 64. The game completes when you manage to kill the Wizard. All original levels are included (20 levels total) - YAY!
NOTE: There is a bug in the game installation that prevents you from installing the game other than in the default folder (C:\Games\Bruce Lee\) - which is doesn't really matter much. If you try to install the game somewhere else you get an error message that "Images/Wizard.png doesn't exist".
| PC REQUIREMENTS: Videocard with hardware acceleration |
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GAME AUTHOR Mark Rosten
REVIEWED BY Boson
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 7.8/10
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FILE SIZE 610 KB
FILE DATE Jan 06, 2001
UPLOADED Jul 22, 2002
DEV TOOL Blitz Basic
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Captain Pork's World Violence
I've never been a big fan of Liero or it's clones but (Full title:) Captian Pork's World of Violence has made me a believer. At first I booted up the game and, after a few minutes of playtime, was pretty unimpressed. A week later I decided to blow 5 minutes and give it another chance. For some reason, this time I got hooked.
If you've ever played Liero (a cult freeware classic that is available right here on Gamehippo), then you'll pretty much know the basics of what to expect: Take control of a character and dig your way around the map, picking up weaapons and other power-ups and blowing the opposition to pieces. Well, that's pretty much what Captain Pork's is about but it also throws in more than it's fair share of twists to the formula. Before your character spawns (or respawns after dying) you get a choice of what type of soldier you want him to be. There are plenty of choices, each with their own strenghts and weaknesses; pretty much every playing style is catered to.
There are guns aplenty as well. In fact, I doubt I have ever seen such an assortment of weaponry and other mechanisms of destruction in any other game. It's lots of fun to search out new weapons and test them out on your little friends.
There are tons of customization options in CP:WoV, ranging from A.I. difficulty to sand color, as well as game modes, which include the basic but always fun deathmatch modes to other, more original, modes such as "Collect the Fruit". Good stuff that'll keep the game fresh for a long time, especially if you have some buddies to play with, since Captian Pork is kind enough to support both hot-seat play and direct IP connection play, along with an experimental IPX mode, which does not work.
Bottom Line: Captain Pork's World of Violence is violence the goold old fashioned way. Even if you're like me and don't like Liero you should give this tiny game that packs so much a try. Just make sure to read the Readme file for full info on how to play; I was lost until I read it.
Source code is available at the author's homepage.
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GAME AUTHOR Captain Pork
REVIEWED BY Evil Boris
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 5.5/10
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FILE SIZE 876 KB
FILE DATE Jan 29, 2003
UPLOADED Feb 14, 2003
DEV TOOL DJGPP
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ChoRenSha 68K
ChoRenSha 68K (herein known as "68K) is a retro-type 2D shooter, most similar to the classic shoot-em-up, Raiden.
In 68K you fly over the same backround throughout the entire game, but you will be to busy keeping up with the insane, blazing fast 2D action to even have time to take notice of the backround. 68K makes use of the one-hit-kills system found in many games of its type. This keeps you on your toes the whole time, as just one of the 100's of on-screen bullets can quickly put an end to your life and at the same time dousing any special fire-power you may have picked up, causing you to start your next liife with your default gun, which is hardly enough to keep you alive ones the game starts getting difficult **End too long run-on sentence**. And difficult the game will get, but don't worry, you have unlimited continues that will star you back from the beginning of the level when used. I like the continue system, since I feel that since it starts you over from the beginning of the level it does not let you be careless and waste your lives with reckless abandon. At the same time, you have unlimited chances to keep you from getting frusturated at having to start the game over.
There are only two buttons (not counting Up, Down, Left and Right) to make use of in 68K: Z and X, or Shoot and Bomb. Simple controls but I had the problem that although you can shoot without a break in your bullets, there is no rapid fire so you must keep on hitting the "Shoot" key, which can quickly tire your trigger finger.
The graphics in 68K are a blast from the 2D past. Everything looks really early 90's, arguably the height of 2D 'shmup gaming :-). The explosions are also very impressive. The sound in 68K is a bit above average.
Bottom Line: Old school shooting at it's near best, this is a real fun game that reminds you how good the 2D days were. People who don't enjoy 'shmups, especially ones without fancy graphics, should steer clear, but people with a tast for old style shooters: This is your game. Two thumbs up.
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GAME AUTHOR Yosshin
REVIEWED BY Evil Boris
STAFF RATING 8/10
USER RATING 8.8/10
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FILE SIZE 968 KB
FILE DATE Sep 12, 2001
UPLOADED Oct 07, 2002
DEV TOOL unknown
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