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CyClones

In 2010, the Advanced Ideas Corporation (AI Corp) has discovered the remains of a crashed alien ship. The technological ability of this race (and the race itself) were far superior to what the Humans had. A…

31 December 1994

CyClones is a shooter developed by Raven Software, released 31 December 1994 on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What CyClones is

CyClones is a shooter game developed by Raven Software and released in 1994. It was published by Mindscape. It is available on DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on STEAM engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 2010, the Advanced Ideas Corporation (AI Corp) has discovered the remains of a crashed alien ship. The technological ability of this race (and the race itself) were far superior to what the Humans had. A few days after this discovery, the mothership of the alien race began to attack Earth, without provocation. The aliens quickly subdued the superpowers of the Earth and held them down under their mighty technological power. Earth geneticists studied the remains of the aliens retrived from the crashed ship discovered that the invaders were all cybernetically-enhanced creatures and that under such conditions there was no way that Earth could retaliate sufficiently to destroy these…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

CyClones launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Mario Andretti Racing.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Mario Andretti Racing.

Official trailer

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When did CyClones come out?
CyClones was released on 31 December 1994 for DOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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