Devastation

Underappreciated forgotten gem

User Rating: 9 | Devastation PC

By raistlin1977 | Review Date: November 6, 2007

I bought this game for around 5 dollars after reading about it and liking the concept of a corporate controlled 1984 like reality in the near future.I knew it was suspicious for a game to drop in price so quickly but the story,concept,and graphics seemed worth giving it a chance.I wasnt disappointed, but ill get the bad out of the way first.Very glitchy at times,game can crash at times to desktop,sometimes squad members almost completely ignore commands.The game claims to utilise stealth and using the physics to distract enemies which is rarely if ever practical or needed.
The good outweighs the bad i think in that their just isnt any FPS game ive ever played quite like it.It utilises something similar to the vita chambers in bioshock to make respawning almost believable from a science fiction point of view.Yet it is still challenging with the respawn machines.At certain points in the game its a matter of you and your squad trying to destroy the enemies respawn machines while they are trying to do the same to yours.The respawn machines dont make it overly easy say as they did in bioshock with the vita chambers.The graphics look great with the unreal engine and their is an insane amount of weapons and you can duel wield some of them such as the pistols and small submachine type weapons.The squad does obey commands the majority of the time fortunately despite ignoring some of the time. More often than not you are not fighting alone and at times have up to 6 squad mates helping you at times if i recall correctly.The techno electro style music kicks in sometimes when firefights break out ,creating nice action packed atmosphere for sure.
This game is great but still glitchy after the patch.It a real shame the developers didnt keep on supporting it and just let it blow in the wind.Last time i checked the official forum was a tomb infested with advertisements and porn .Despite the glitches and crashes i still consider this one of the most enjoyable games ive ever played on PC.You can still find this game out there and for a low price.Give it a chance you might not be disappointed.

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