eXtinction

Arrgh! Die!

Here's another genre they don't make any more--2D third-person platform shooters, like Duke Nuke'm back before the Duke went 3D. Developed pretty much by one guy (Dusan Stevanovic), it's a damn impressive effort for a one-man shop. If hopping about and blowing crap up sounds good to you, well, pally, that's what the demo is for, eh?

Developer Says:

Old school 3D arcade platform game (okay, it is technically implemented in 3D, but play is in a 2D plane) - 30 game levels, 6 bosses, 17 soundtracks, and non-stop action. Fight your way through enemy lines, destroy 6 class-3 symbiotic organisms responsible for alien infestation and save mankind. (surprise!)

Description: You are Nick Naster, the most talented and well-trained Special Agent of the Interplanetary. You are chosen to stop a massive alien invasion and viral plague in your home system Zeta 2. Intelligence reports indicate that the alien virus has spread across the planet, infecting and transforming human troops into hostile mutants. Exposure to the planet's atmosphere will result in immediate infection and reinforcements are not possible. You are provided with the last drops of an experimental antidote that has been completed only minutes before the destruction of the Zeta 2 bio lab headquarters. All data and antidote reserves were lost.
Your mission:

• Find your way through six Cities.
  
• Recover remaining data units and unfinished probes of antidote.
  
• Neutralize any opposing alien threat.
  
• Destroy six gigantic class-3 symbiotic organisms, half-human, half-machine, that are the carriers of plague and alien technology necessary for invasion completion.
  
• Prevent a global eXtinction of all known worlds.
  

You have been provided state of the art technology. With your afterburner installed in your backpack, you can deploy nine powerful weapons: uzi, shotgun, chaingun, lasergun, plasma gun, bi- gun, missile launcher, magma cannon and photon thrower. You are your planet's only hope.

Features

• 30 game levels and six distinct zones
  
• Variety of music provided by 17 soundtracks
  
• Six intimidating bosses and numerous enemies
  
• Nine exciting weapons for strategic combat
  
• Detailed animations, advanced particle and lighting effects
  

Reviews:

"In a nutshell, it's fantastic."
  - Videogames.co.nz