This game, as a cinematic scifi loving experience is absolutely beautiful.
You sweep over volcanic wastelands, alien desert plains, snow fields and industrial planet-scapes. My biggest regrets is that this game doesn't have a cheat that allows the pre-rendered scenery to just roll on buy. It's absolutely beautiful.
The music, pretty hardcore techno sounds, fits the feel of the game well, which gives off that CyberPunk feeling the 1990s did so brilliantly.
I was, if I'm honest, bang on the money with regards Psygnosis game play. It's a memory test shoot'em up, with sprites overlaid on pre-rendered back drops. It's not always easy to what you're shooting at or what you are aiming at, or indeed how you are aiming. Great portions of the game have your craft, the Scavenger 4, pressed against either the side or the bottom of the screen avoiding seemingly unavoidable enemy fire.
The controls aren't great, the power-ups are best described as meagre. They don't accumulate, don't appear very often and don't help much.
The end of level bosses, while fitted with the 'shoot me here to kill me' imagery are imaginative and well realised.
So, as a game it's not up to much, as an experience it's priceless.
Medium rare - like my steaks!
3DOKid.
Confession ...I still crash into unknown scenery 2 out of 3 times at the end of level 1 ...
Tis a pretty game though, and a huge step up from Microcosm.