Corpse Killer is a shooter developed by Digital Pictures, released 1 November 1994 on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Corpse Killer is
Corpse Killer is a shooter game developed by Digital Pictures and released in 1994. It was published by Acclaim Japan. It is available on 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
An unnamed United States Marine is airdropped onto a tropical island on a top secret mission to stop the evil Dr. Hellman, who plans to release his army of zombies on the world. He is bitten by a zombie and also meets an attractive female reporter and a Rastafarian male driver. Four of the marine lieutenant's comrades are captured by Hellman and turned into zombies. To rescue them, the lieutenant infiltrates Hellman's compound and shoots each of them with bullets coated with extract from Datura plants, which can turn freshly-created zombies back into humans.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Corpse Killer launched on 1 November 1994, within three weeks of Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!! and Killer Instinct.
Released around the same time: Donkey Kong Country, The Lion King, Super Punch-Out!!, Killer Instinct.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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