Gene Troopers

Subject: Gene Troopers Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:47 pm

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Gene Troopers (PC/ISO/Multi)
Game Platforme(s) : PC | Language : Multi (5) | Release Date : Dec 25, 2006
Publisher : Playlogic | Developer : Cauldron Ltd. | Genre : Sci-Fi First-Person Shooter
Size : 2 GB

How is it possible to make a game good and bad at the same time? Until now I have never encountered a sum of extremes like this one. When you start to think "Hey, this is quite interesting" the producers hit you in the head with another foul up and right when you start saying, "I can't take this any longer, I'm uninstalling" the opposite is happening. The producer I'm talking about is Cauldron, a company which isn't exactly young and inexperienced and is certainly not at their first game. Probably their most successful game (and one of the most unappreciated) is Chaser. A Sci-Fi FPS with an interesting story and one heck of a gameplay. The engine was simple and beautiful and had a certain specific flavor, which we can find in Gene Troopers too.

Story : The story is very rich in characters and locations and ï¿½ I didn't understand it for quite some time. Many questions remain unanswered and all the pieces of the puzzle seem to be stitched together in a hurry. The main plot is this: In the year 4008 (yeah sure) Johansson Bridger and his daughter were traveling on the starship Earthliner on their way to Eidon, at the far reaches of known universe. The ship is attacked and transported with all its personnel to a distant planet. Johansson is slowly being transformed in a super soldier, a Gene Trooper, a hybrid built to replace the old units from a distant empire, unknown to mankind. Anyway, the process is interrupted by some mercenaries and you find yourself forced to join them so you can someday find your lost daughter.
The story is so corny and badly introduced that you won't even notice it, and every time you are given the opportunity of a dialog (like in an RPG) you have the tendency to skip it. This one is not going to the Oscars.

Video : This is the strong point of the game. The engine is as far as I can see is a much upgraded version of the Cloak Engine, which was used in Chaser. It retains only the atmosphere and the general feeling. Gene Troopers looks like a technology demo, with some dazzling effects and the latest innovations in graphics. The first impression is "wow" and "how come I never heard of it". All the surfaces, or at least the metallic ones, use bump mapping at a level I have only seen in Doom 3. Some surfaces move and are made of liquid. They aren't just pretty textures applied because they appear to be three dimensional and they move at the same time. In any case, they are beautiful. Havok is involved in the action and you can see it from time to time, but usually after killing some creature or moving some boxes that are in your way.

Gameplay : Except for the shooting, which is quite straight forward, other elements have been introduced. One of them is The Hand of the Grip Glove. This is basically a means to show off the Havok Engine. Even if the effect is quite interesting, holding boxes in mid air and throwing them around wears thin after a while. Another fun use of The Hand is pulling your enemies in air but unfortunately you don't get to hold them alive, they are already dead. The second exception from a standard FPS is the Geenpool. With the exception of robots, every enemy leaves a trace of its DNA behind after it's killed. You are able to collect these samples, which are transformed in points, later used to enhance your body in many different ways, such as Regeneration, Grip (which is practically a greater power for The Glove), Night Vision, Health and some other upgrades that will eventually make you virtually impossible to defeat toward the end of the game; not that I mind some help from the producers but this was too easy.

Setup Instruction
1- Extract Rar File
2- Mount ISO file with DAEMON Tools (Or whatever)
3- Click "Setup.exe" to Instal the Game
4- Copy All Content "SKIDROW" Folder to the Folder Game Directory
5- Play & Have Fun .................... Enjoy

System Requirements
* Os : Windows98/ME/2000/WinXP
* Processor : CPU Pentium IV 1.9 GHz or higher
* RAM : 512 MB
* Video Card : 128 MB 3D Video Card (Nvidia GeForce 6600 or Better)
* DirectXÂ® : 9.0c
* HDD : 4 GB Free Drive Space
* Sound Card : DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card
* Keyboard/Mouse
* DVD-Rom Drive

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